| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Clarence Coppedge (fresh) SG - Charles Appling (fresh) SF - Lee Short (fresh) PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) C - John Lamkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) SG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) SF - Michael Sax (fresh) PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Ryan Dean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Michael Sax connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Colorado | Lee Short misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Wolfe | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Colorado | Jackie Smith is fouled on the floor by Ryan Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Colorado | Charles Appling is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Clarence Coppedge - foul #1 on Clarence Coppedge, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Colorado | Jackie Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Robert Conley misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lee Short - foul #1 on Lee Short, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Colorado | John Lamkin grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:18 | Colorado | Lee Short comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Michael Sax's layup is rejected by Jackie Smith | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | John Lamkin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Dean - foul #2 on Ryan Dean, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Ryan Dean | |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Michael Sax scores on a jump hook from the right block | 0-8 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | Lee Short can't finish the layup | 0-8 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Robert Conley tips it but misses | 0-8 |
| 15:40 | Colorado | John Lamkin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Clarence Coppedge (fresh) SG - Charles Appling (fresh) SF - Lee Short (fairly fresh) PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) C - John Lamkin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Trevor Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Colorado | Charles Appling drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-8 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the easy layup | 3-8 |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Lee Short grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Charles Appling clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-8 |
| 14:47 | Colorado | Lee Short tips it home | 5-8 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Charles Appling - foul #1 on Charles Appling, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Arthur Glass (SG), Jay Wall (SF), Benjamin Cresswell (PF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Clarence Coppedge, Charles Appling, Lee Short, Jackie Smith, John Lamkin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Clifton Nord (SF), Karl Desantis (PF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Robert Conley | |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Colorado | Jay Wall can't finish the layup | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bernard Harvey, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (SG) Trevor Meadows | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Bernard Harvey - foul #2 on Bernard Harvey, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (PG) Bernard Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Jay Wall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Cline - foul #1 on Joseph Cline, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge (PG), Charles Appling (SG), Jackie Smith (PF) Geoffrey Walsh, Arthur Glass, Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Jay Wall makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Jay Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Richard Willett comes up short on the shot from the right side | 6-12 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis tips it home | 6-14 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Willett - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Short (SF), John Lamkin (C) Jay Wall, Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Conley (PF) Richard Willett | |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lee Short - foul #2 on Lee Short, team foul #6 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell (SF), Jackie Smith (PF) Lee Short, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG) Charles Alexander | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Charles Appling is whistled for a carry | 6-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jay Wall (SF) Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF) Clifton Nord | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 6-16 |
| 11:49 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge gets the rebound | 6-16 |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Charles Appling misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 11:30 | Colorado | Jackie Smith can't tip it in | 6-16 |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Jackie Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Clarence Coppedge (fresh) SG - Charles Appling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Wall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lamkin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Desantis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Appling | 8-16 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sax blows the layup but he's hacked by Jay Wall - foul #1 on Jay Wall, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (PG), Arthur Glass (SG), Eddie Wickersham (C) Clarence Coppedge, Charles Appling, John Lamkin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Richard Willett (C) Joseph Cline, Karl Desantis | |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Robert Conley steals it from Geoffrey Walsh | 8-17 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Robert Conley blows the layup | 8-17 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Richard Willett tips it in | 8-19 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Willett - foul #2 on Richard Willett, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Appling (PG), Benjamin Cresswell (SF), John Lamkin (C) Geoffrey Walsh, Jay Wall, Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Clifton Nord (SF), Jeffrey Burden (PF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Richard Willett | |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clifton Nord, team foul #6 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge (PG), Jackie Smith (PF) Arthur Glass, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #7 | 9-19 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Desantis (C) Robert Conley | |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Burden - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burden, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF) Clifton Nord | |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Clarence Coppedge steals the ball from Trevor Meadows | 13-19 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge jams it | 15-19 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sax lays it up and in | 15-21 |
| 07:44 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (PG), Arthur Glass (SG), Jay Wall (SF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Clarence Coppedge, Charles Appling, Jackie Smith, John Lamkin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Joseph Cline (SG), Robert Conley (PF) Charles Alexander, Trevor Meadows, Jeffrey Burden | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | David Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Joseph Cline picks off the pass by Geoffrey Walsh | 15-21 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline lays it in | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) SG - Arthur Glass (fresh) SF - Jay Wall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Cresswell (fairly fresh) C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Michael Sax steals the ball from Geoffrey Walsh | 15-23 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Eddie Wickersham - foul #1 on Eddie Wickersham, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge (PG), Charles Appling (SG), John Lamkin (C) Geoffrey Walsh, Arthur Glass, Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Clifton Nord (SF) Joseph Cline, Michael Sax | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 06:26 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to John Lamkin | 15-24 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | John Lamkin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | David Wolfe snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on David Wolfe | 15-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF) Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Burden (PF) Karl Desantis | |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Jackie Smith | 15-24 |
| 05:20 | Colorado | John Lamkin tips it back up and in | 17-24 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-26 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | Jeffrey Burden takes the ball from Jackie Smith | 17-26 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jay Wall - foul #2 on Jay Wall, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (PG), Arthur Glass (SG), Benjamin Cresswell (SF) Clarence Coppedge, Charles Appling, Jay Wall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Michael Sax (SF) David Wolfe, Clifton Nord | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Jackie Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Lamkin | 19-27 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Robert Conley knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows | 19-29 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | John Lamkin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Lee Short (SF), Eddie Wickersham (PF) Geoffrey Walsh, Benjamin Cresswell, Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (SG), Karl Desantis (PF), Richard Willett (C) Trevor Meadows, Jeffrey Burden, Robert Conley | |
| 03:54 | Colorado | John Lamkin makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | John Lamkin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Michael Sax knocks in the shot from the right block | 20-31 |
| 03:12 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Glass | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) SG - Arthur Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Lamkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Alexander (fresh) SG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis is fouled on the floor by Eddie Wickersham - foul #2 on Eddie Wickersham, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge (PG), Charles Appling (SG), Benjamin Cresswell (PF) Bernard Harvey, Arthur Glass, John Lamkin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG) Charles Alexander | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Richard Willett is called for the reach on Charles Appling - foul #3 on Richard Willett, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF) Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Jeffrey Burden (PF), Robert Conley (C) Joseph Cline, Karl Desantis, Richard Willett | |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Charles Appling is called for the reach on Michael Sax - foul #2 on Charles Appling, team foul #11 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Lamkin (C) Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:58 | Colorado | Trevor Meadows takes the ball from John Lamkin | 24-33 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the lay-in | 24-33 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Charles Appling gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | Jackie Smith tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Clarence Coppedge steps in front of the Michael Sax pass | 26-33 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Clarence Coppedge lays it in | 28-33 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows is denied on a layup by Jackie Smith | 28-33 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | David Wolfe tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 01:12 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Lamkin | 28-33 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Michael Sax picks off the pass by Lee Short | 28-33 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Conley drills a floater from the right block set up by Michael Sax | 28-35 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Charles Appling drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Short | 31-35 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Burden comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 00:11 | Colorado | Jackie Smith gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Trevor Meadows steps in front of the Clarence Coppedge pass | 31-35 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows slams it home | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Charles Appling misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-37 |