| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Ronald Broadwater (fresh) SG - Charles Komar (fresh) SF - Justin Flynn (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mather (fresh) C - Michael Steward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Bates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn lays it in set up by Jeffrey Mather | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | James Carroll is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Westmoreland | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Steward | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward misses the dunk | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | James Carroll connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Seton Hall | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Justin Flynn - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward is called for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dave Gillette (SF) Justin Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Michael Steward is called for the reach on Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Steward, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan (PF), Luis Hunt (C) Jeffrey Mather, Michael Steward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a floater near the basket | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Ronald Broadwater (fresh) SG - Charles Komar (fresh) SF - Dave Gillette (fresh) PF - Norman Sloan (fresh) C - Luis Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater's pass is intercepted by Chris Mitchell | 6-4 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:03 | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:37 | Seton Hall | Charles Komar misses the jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-4 |
| 14:13 | Seton Hall | Luis Hunt snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Komar | 9-4 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | James Carroll comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Charles Komar - foul #1 on Charles Komar, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn (PG), Bruce Barre (SG), Jeffrey Mather (PF), Michael Steward (C) Ronald Broadwater, Charles Komar, Dave Gillette, Norman Sloan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), David Nance (C) Lee Westmoreland, Robert Bates | |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez (SG) Luis Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-6 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | George Brown can't tip it in | 11-6 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | James Carroll tips it in | 11-8 |
| 12:13 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:44 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward loses the dribble to David Nance | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Justin Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mather (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Steward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (tiring) SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (tiring) 8 pts. C - David Nance (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | David Nance loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater (PG), Charles Komar (SG) Bruce Barre, Pedro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Chris Mitchell, George Brown, James Carroll | |
| 11:11 | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn's floater is knocked away by Lee Westmoreland | 11-8 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Broadwater - foul #1 on Ronald Broadwater, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Moore and he's hacked by Michael Steward - foul #2 on Michael Steward, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan (C) Michael Steward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) David Nance | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dave Gillette (SF), Luis Hunt (C) Justin Flynn, Jeffrey Mather | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, Robert Bates | |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | Norman Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | James Carroll is hacked by Norman Sloan - foul #1 on Norman Sloan, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Carroll can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Komar - foul #2 on Charles Komar, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (SG), Jeffrey Mather (PF) Charles Komar, Luis Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), George Brown (SF) Darrell Lewis, Lee Westmoreland | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:15 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Barre steals it from Thomas Moore | 13-14 |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | Dave Gillette lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Barre | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Ronald Broadwater (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Gillette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mather (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Nance (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell and the foul's on Dave Gillette - foul #1 on Dave Gillette, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn (SG) Bruce Barre | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Chris Mitchell, George Brown, James Carroll | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:00 | Seton Hall | Darrell Lewis steals it from Ronald Broadwater in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it up and in set up by Darrell Lewis | 15-19 |
| 06:40 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather makes the shot from the right block | 17-19 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis | 17-21 |
| 06:02 | Seton Hall | Robert Bates takes the ball from Norman Sloan | 17-21 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is hacked by Ronald Broadwater - foul #2 on Ronald Broadwater, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Matthew Vallejo (PF), Luis Hunt (C) Ronald Broadwater, Dave Gillette, Jeffrey Mather, Norman Sloan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), James Carroll (PF) Thomas Moore, David Nance | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Luis Hunt | 17-21 |
| 05:27 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre is fouled on the floor by Darrell Lewis - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 05:09 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-24 |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Pedro Rodriguez | 19-24 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Pedro Rodriguez is called for the reach on Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Pedro Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater (PG), Charles Komar (SG), Jeffrey Mather (PF), Michael Steward (C) Bruce Barre, Pedro Rodriguez, Matthew Vallejo, Luis Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), David Nance (PF), Jeremy Wagner (C) Lee Westmoreland, James Carroll, Robert Bates | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:42 | Seton Hall | George Brown is called for the reach on Justin Flynn - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dave Gillette (SF) Justin Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG) Chris Mitchell | |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Broadwater makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Ronald Broadwater (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Komar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Gillette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mather (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Steward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - David Nance (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Wagner (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | George Brown is hacked by Dave Gillette - foul #2 on Dave Gillette, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Jeremy Wagner | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-28 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | David Nance snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Flynn (SF) Dave Gillette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, George Brown, David Nance | |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by Justin Flynn - foul #1 on Justin Flynn, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:27 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather is fouled on the floor by Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 01:27 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Mather misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | James Carroll connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 24-31 |
| 00:32 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Westmoreland | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Michael Steward is whistled for traveling | 24-34 |