| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) SG - Alvin Keithley (fresh) SF - Roger Burton (fresh) PF - David Mahon (fresh) C - Raymond Jimenes (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 | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean knocks in the floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to David Mahon | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | North Texas | Jay Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Jay Johnson takes the ball from David Wolfe in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | North Texas | Roger Burton can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Sax | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | North Texas | Jay Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roger Burton | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | North Texas | Jay Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | North Texas | Jay Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | North Texas | Jay Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Raymond Jimenes swats the layup by Trevor Meadows | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Alvin Keithley steps in front of the Robert Conley pass | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | North Texas | Jay Johnson is hacked by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Ryan Dean | |
| 16:41 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Richard Willett clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | North Texas | The rebound goes to David Mahon | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jay Johnson | 8-6 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Keithley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Burton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Mahon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Jimenes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) SG - Trevor Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Conley buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Sax and he's fouled by David Mahon - foul #1 on David Mahon, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | North Texas | Henry Robison (SG), Claud Zador (SF), Michael Menard (PF), Hao Wang (C) Alvin Keithley, Roger Burton, David Mahon, Raymond Jimenes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Joseph Cline (SG), Clifton Nord (SF) David Wolfe, Trevor Meadows, Michael Sax | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | North Texas | Jay Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:29 | North Texas | Henry Robison grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | North Texas | Clifton Nord blocks the jumper by Michael Menard | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | North Texas | Michael Menard snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | North Texas | Michael Menard is hacked by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jewell Price (PG) Jay Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Desantis (PF), Ryan Dean (C) Robert Conley, Richard Willett | |
| 14:43 | North Texas | Michael Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Alvin Keithley (SG), Raymond Jimenes (C) Henry Robison, Hao Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG) Joseph Cline | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Menard - foul #1 on Michael Menard, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roger Burton (SF) Claud Zador | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Jimenes | 11-10 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Raymond Jimenes steals the ball from Clifton Nord | 11-10 |
| 13:56 | North Texas | Jewell Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay Johnson (PG), David Mahon (PF) Jewell Price, Michael Menard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Michael Sax (SF) Charles Alexander, Clifton Nord | |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows is fouled on the floor by Alvin Keithley - foul #1 on Alvin Keithley, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 11-10 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | David Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | David Wolfe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 13:12 | North Texas | Roger Burton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jay Johnson | 14-13 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by David Wolfe | 14-15 |
| 12:33 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes misses short on a jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | David Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Sax | 14-17 |
| 12:03 | North Texas | David Mahon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | Henry Robison (SG), Claud Zador (SF), Michael Menard (PF), Hao Wang (C) Alvin Keithley, Roger Burton, David Mahon, Raymond Jimenes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (SG), Richard Willett (C) Trevor Meadows, Ryan Dean | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | David Wolfe loses the dribble to Jay Johnson | 14-17 |
| 11:42 | North Texas | Jay Johnson can't finish the layup | 14-17 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Robison (fresh) SF - Claud Zador (fresh) PF - Michael Menard (fresh) C - Hao Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Karl Desantis (fairly fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | David Wolfe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-17 |
| 11:27 | North Texas | Hao Wang pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:22 | North Texas | Jay Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hao Wang - foul #1 on Hao Wang, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roger Burton (SF) Claud Zador | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Clifton Nord (SF), Jeffrey Burden (PF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Karl Desantis | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:03 | North Texas | Michael Menard pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | North Texas | Joseph Cline takes the ball from Michael Menard | 14-18 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 10:23 | North Texas | Hao Wang snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | North Texas | Jay Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Richard Willett tips it home | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | North Texas | Michael Menard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Cline - foul #1 on Joseph Cline, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jewell Price (PG), Alvin Keithley (SG), Raymond Jimenes (C) Jay Johnson, Henry Robison, Hao Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Ryan Dean (PF) Joseph Cline, Jeffrey Burden | |
| 09:46 | North Texas | Michael Menard makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:46 | North Texas | Michael Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 09:25 | North Texas | Roger Burton gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:20 | North Texas | Jewell Price loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Claud Zador (SF), David Mahon (PF) Roger Burton, Michael Menard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Michael Sax (SF), Karl Desantis (PF) Charles Alexander, Clifton Nord, Richard Willett | |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sax connects on the shot near the basket and he's fouled by David Mahon - foul #2 on David Mahon, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | North Texas | David Eslick (SF) David Mahon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:57 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes's floater is tipped away by Karl Desantis | 16-22 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Karl Desantis | 16-24 |
| 07:50 | North Texas | Karl Desantis steals the ball from Raymond Jimenes | 16-24 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 16-26 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jewell Price (fresh) SG - Alvin Keithley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Eslick (fresh) PF - Claud Zador (fresh) C - Raymond Jimenes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) C - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:23 | North Texas | David Eslick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Raymond Jimenes takes the ball from Karl Desantis | 16-26 |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Claud Zador - foul #1 on Claud Zador, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay Johnson (PG), Henry Robison (SG), Roger Burton (SF), Michael Menard (PF), Hao Wang (C) Jewell Price, Alvin Keithley, David Eslick, Claud Zador, Raymond Jimenes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Joseph Cline (SG), Clifton Nord (SF), Robert Conley (PF) David Wolfe, Trevor Meadows, Michael Sax, Karl Desantis | |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:59 | North Texas | Jay Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Burton | 19-28 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clifton Nord | 19-31 |
| 05:20 | North Texas | Roger Burton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 05:18 | North Texas | Michael Menard grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 04:52 | North Texas | Jay Johnson misses the floater from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 04:50 | North Texas | Henry Robison tips it in | 21-31 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ryan Dean | 21-33 |
| 04:08 | North Texas | Robert Conley steps in front of the Jay Johnson pass | 21-33 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Jay Johnson takes the ball from Charles Alexander | 21-33 |
| 03:27 | North Texas | Jay Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Menard | 23-33 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Robison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hao Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SF - Clifton Nord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Dean (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Cline | 23-36 |
| 02:57 | North Texas | Roger Burton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord can't connect on a runner in the paint | 23-36 |
| 02:44 | North Texas | Henry Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:39 | North Texas | Jay Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Henry Robison - foul #1 on Henry Robison, team foul #7 | 23-36 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jewell Price (PG), Alvin Keithley (SG), Claud Zador (SF), David Mahon (PF), Raymond Jimenes (C) Jay Johnson, Henry Robison, Roger Burton, Michael Menard, Hao Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Trevor Meadows (SG), Karl Desantis (PF), Richard Willett (C) Charles Alexander, Joseph Cline, Robert Conley, Ryan Dean | |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:19 | North Texas | David Mahon grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Mahon and he's hacked by Richard Willett - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #5 | 25-37 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF) Clifton Nord | |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Alvin Keithley steps in front of the David Wolfe pass in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 02:05 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley hits the finger roll | 28-37 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Michael Sax scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Trevor Meadows | 28-40 |
| 01:35 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Richard Willett gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | David Wolfe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 01:25 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:13 | North Texas | Claud Zador comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 01:12 | North Texas | David Mahon gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:07 | North Texas | Alvin Keithley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sax comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | David Wolfe tips it in | 28-42 |
| 00:39 | North Texas | Raymond Jimenes misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-42 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Karl Desantis | 28-42 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Richard Willett can't connect on a floater in the lane | 28-42 |
| 00:31 | North Texas | Claud Zador grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:06 | North Texas | David Mahon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | David Mahon gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Jewell Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax snags the defensive board | 28-42 |