| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rains (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | John Watts inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Indiana | James Carroll steals it from David Rains | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Moore | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Indiana | Rudy Green throws it down set up by John Watts | 33-29 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | John Watts picks off the pass by James Carroll | 33-29 |
| 18:20 | Indiana | Lee Westmoreland picks off the pass by Luka Swatloski | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:56 | Indiana | John Watts snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:40 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is fouled on the floor by Zachariah Lyles - foul #3 on Zachariah Lyles, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Grover Sadler (C) Zachariah Lyles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Grover Sadler knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by David Rains | 37-29 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by John Watts - foul #3 on John Watts, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SF) John Watts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Luka Swatloski - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Zachariah Lyles (PF) Rudy Green, Luka Swatloski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:14 | Indiana | James Carroll is called for the reach on Zachariah Lyles - foul #3 on James Carroll, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bates | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Robert Bates knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Moore | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger loses the dribble to Thomas Moore | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 40-40 |
| 12:45 | Indiana | David Rains is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), John Watts (SF), Luka Swatloski (PF) David Rains, Gary Hughes, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), George Brown (SF), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland, Robert Bates | |
| 12:19 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses long on a shot from the left block | 40-40 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 40-40 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (SG) Peter Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Rudy Green connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Watts | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Merritt (fresh) SF - John Watts (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chris Mitchell (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nance (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the shot from close range | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | David Nance hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 10:53 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles tips it home | 44-42 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Luis Merritt picks off the pass by Darrell Lewis | 44-42 |
| 10:29 | Indiana | Luis Merritt lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:44 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Watts | 46-42 |
| 09:31 | Indiana | John Watts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rudy Green | 48-42 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Luka Swatloski blocks the short jumper by Darrell Lewis | 48-42 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:50 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-42 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | James Carroll tips it in | 48-44 |
| 08:19 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 48-44 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis clanks a jump hook in the lane | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 07:25 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chris Mitchell (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) PF - James Carroll (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:45 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Rudy Green | 53-46 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 06:25 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 06:21 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Luka Swatloski | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by George Brown | 56-48 |
| 05:48 | Indiana | John Watts scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rudy Green | 58-48 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Luis Merritt, John Watts, Zachariah Lyles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Chris Mitchell, George Brown, James Carroll | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 05:10 | Indiana | Rudy Green connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rains | 61-50 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | David Rains gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rudy Green and he's hacked by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG) Rudy Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) David Nance | |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:03 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Hughes - foul #1 on Gary Hughes, team foul #3 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), John Watts (SF) Peter Clevenger, Gary Hughes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Indiana | John Watts hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rudy Green | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Rains (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Carroll (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Watts | 66-52 |
| 02:41 | Indiana | Rudy Green is hacked by Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Luis Merritt (SG), Gary Hughes (SF) Rudy Green, David Rains, John Watts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger drills a 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Carroll | 69-52 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 02:03 | Indiana | Gary Hughes gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the floater from the right side | 69-52 |
| 01:16 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 01:05 | Indiana | Grover Sadler snags the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Gary Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-52 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | James Carroll connects on the jumper from the right wing | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Grover Sadler grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Grover Sadler runs out the clock | 69-54 |