| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Silas Pringle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Clark (fresh) C - Randy Richter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Carl Brown inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Silas Pringle | 24-21 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Campbell | 26-21 |
| 19:15 | TCU | Corey Campbell steals it from Marvin Cooper in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell hits the finger roll | 28-21 |
| 18:52 | TCU | Howard Remmers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-24 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 18:16 | TCU | Marvin Cooper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 18:14 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:58 | TCU | Howard Remmers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Aaron Jamerson | 30-24 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Corey Campbell | 33-24 |
| 17:37 | TCU | Marvin Cooper is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 17:36 | TCU | James Clark tips it but misses | 33-24 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (SF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:03 | TCU | Marvin Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Scott Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 16:33 | TCU | The rebound goes to Randy Richter | 33-27 |
| 16:19 | TCU | Howard Remmers is fouled on the floor by Scott Turner - foul #1 on Scott Turner, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SG) Corey Campbell, Aaron Jamerson | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Matter (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Dee Dyer, James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| 16:06 | TCU | Marvin Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-27 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Scott Turner snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor lays it in on a nice dish by Vance Giddens | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) SF - Scott Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Silas Pringle (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Matter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | TCU | Joshua Dejohn picks off the pass by Dwight Brown | 35-27 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Dejohn | 37-27 |
| 14:58 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon buries a runner in the lane set up by James Matter and he's hacked by Joshua Dejohn - foul #1 on Joshua Dejohn, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG), Carl Brown (SF) Vance Giddens, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Marvin Cooper, Howard Remmers, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 14:58 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Richter - foul #2 on Randy Richter, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF) Scott McCrimmon | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:06 | TCU | Carl Brown steals the ball from Dee Dyer | 38-30 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Robert Hoar steals the ball from Aaron Jamerson | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | TCU | Robert Hoar hits the finger roll | 38-32 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Samuel McGee takes the ball from Scott Turner | 38-32 |
| 13:04 | TCU | Dee Dyer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 13:02 | TCU | Randy Richter tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 12:31 | TCU | Samuel McGee grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:27 | TCU | Silas Pringle swats the shot by Robert Hoar | 38-34 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson is hacked by Dee Dyer - foul #1 on Dee Dyer, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SG), Robert Villasenor (PF) Corey Campbell, Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), James Matter (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Robert Hoar, Dee Dyer, James Clark, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses the dunk but the foul's on Scott McCrimmon - foul #1 on Scott McCrimmon, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Silas Pringle (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Matter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | TCU | Carl Brown denies the turnaround by James Matter | 40-34 |
| 11:33 | TCU | James Matter hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 11:06 | TCU | Howard Remmers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwight Brown | 42-39 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Marvin Cooper - foul #2 on Marvin Cooper, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Scott McCrimmon, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Carl Brown loses the dribble to Howard Remmers | 42-39 |
| 10:19 | TCU | Dee Dyer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Cooper | 42-42 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:56 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:31 | TCU | Marvin Cooper splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Samuel McGee - foul #4 on Samuel McGee, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Scott Turner (SF) Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (PF) Samuel McGee | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Howard Remmers is fouled on the floor by Corey Campbell - foul #2 on Corey Campbell, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG) Dee Dyer | |
| 08:42 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is fouled on the floor by Howard Remmers - foul #3 on Howard Remmers, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Matter (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Howard Remmers, Randy Richter | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Scott Turner tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 08:05 | TCU | Marvin Cooper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) Corey Campbell | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Dee Dyer (SG) Marvin Cooper, Scott McCrimmon | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:39 | TCU | Dee Dyer grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Silas Pringle (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - James Matter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | TCU | Robert Hoar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dee Dyer | 46-47 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor blows the layup but he's hacked by James Matter - foul #1 on James Matter, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (SF) Scott Turner | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Robert Hoar, James Clark, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:10 | TCU | The rebound goes to Randy Richter | 47-47 |
| 06:48 | TCU | Dee Dyer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Cooper | 47-50 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is fouled on the floor by Samuel McGee - foul #5 on Samuel McGee, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SG) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (PF) Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Robert Villasenor takes the ball from Marvin Cooper after a doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Randy Richter is called for the reach on Corey Campbell - foul #3 on Randy Richter, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG) Scott McCrimmon | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:16 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 04:56 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 51-50 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-50 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Richter | 51-50 |
| 03:35 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Clark (fairly fresh) C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Silas Pringle (C) Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SF), James Matter (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Marvin Cooper, Howard Remmers, James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| 03:07 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 03:05 | TCU | Dwight Brown misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 03:03 | TCU | Robert Hoar grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Corey Campbell steals it from Dwight Brown | 51-50 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Robert Hoar steps in front of the Corey Campbell pass | 51-50 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Dee Dyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hoar | 51-52 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Corey Campbell | 53-52 |
| 01:51 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (SF) Scott Turner | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Howard Remmers (SF), James Clark (PF), Randy Richter (C) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 01:34 | TCU | Dee Dyer is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Cooper | 53-54 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Carl Brown can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | TCU | The rebound goes to Randy Richter | 53-54 |
| 00:51 | TCU | Howard Remmers is hacked by Corey Campbell - foul #3 on Corey Campbell, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Aaron Jamerson | 53-54 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses the dunk | 53-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Howard Remmers takes the ball from Aaron Jamerson | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | TCU | Aaron Jamerson is called for the reach on Dee Dyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Jamerson, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | TCU | Dee Dyer is fouled on the floor by Aaron Jamerson - foul #4 on Aaron Jamerson, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 53-56 |