| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Thomas Beal - foul #2 on Thomas Beal, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Patrick Reese picks off the pass by Thomas Beal | 33-31 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Leon Collins tips it home | 33-33 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Baber | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Beal | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 36-35 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brandon Gentry | 38-35 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shannon Baber | 38-35 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Reese - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF) Brandon Gentry, Steve Stewart, Carlton Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF), Oliver Hamlin (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy (C) Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is fouled on the floor by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF) Shannon Baber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez misses the dunk attempt | 42-35 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese connects on the 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 42-38 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 42-38 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy drills a jumpshot from the left side | 44-38 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Greening | 44-41 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Shannon Baber (SG), Carlton Anderson (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Scottie Southwell, Juan Ramirez, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlton Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Oliver Hamlin is called for the reach on Steve Stewart - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson buries a jump hook in the lane | 46-44 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Eric Sneed denies the turnaround by Thomas Beal | 46-44 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | James Johnson steals it from Jeffrey Hipple in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber banks in the layup on a great pass from James Johnson | 50-44 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin blows the dunk | 50-44 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 53-44 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Beal - foul #3 on Thomas Beal, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Scottie Southwell (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) James Johnson, Steve Stewart, Carlton Anderson, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it in on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Gentry | 57-47 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Gentry - foul #2 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it up and in | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scottie Southwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell's floater is tipped away by Heriberto Marino | 57-50 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry tips it home | 59-50 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Eric Greening | 59-52 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Carlton Anderson (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Juan Ramirez, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF) Scottie Southwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leon Collins - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Leon Collins | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Patrick Reese | 61-54 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Carlton Anderson - foul #4 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Sneed | 61-54 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart can't tip it in | 61-54 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal makes the driving attempt from the left block | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Beal | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carlton Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Brooks (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-54 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 66-56 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Brandon Gentry, Steve Stewart, Carlton Anderson, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin, Jeffrey Hipple, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alexander Clancy | 69-59 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 69-61 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF), Carlton Anderson (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Scottie Southwell, Juan Ramirez, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SF) Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-61 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Juan Ramirez (PF) Brandon Gentry, Carlton Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the lay-in | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | James Johnson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Shannon Baber and the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF), Alexander Clancy (C) Shannon Baber, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson runs out the clock | 74-63 |