| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Gregory Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Victory (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carstarphen (fresh) PF - Clarence Valente (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Greening | 31-40 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is fouled on the floor by John Phillips - foul #3 on John Phillips, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Scott (C) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Thomas Scott - foul #2 on Thomas Scott, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 31-42 |
| 18:12 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 17:28 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 17:19 | Colorado State | Thomas Scott pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-42 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 16:42 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Carter (PG), Michael Kent (SG) Gregory Howe, Hubert Victory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:38 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Carstarphen - foul #3 on Thomas Carstarphen, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter (SG) Thomas Carstarphen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Thomas Scott | 32-43 |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter loses the dribble to Oliver Hamlin | 32-43 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Scott - foul #3 on Thomas Scott, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Hubert Victory (SG), James Allen (PF), Joseph Zullo (C) Raymond Cotter, Thomas Scott, Clarence Valente | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:50 | Colorado State | James Allen gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Douglas Carter (fresh) SG - Hubert Victory (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kent (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Zullo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Zullo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-44 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is hacked by Joseph Zullo - foul #4 on Joseph Zullo, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Phillips (C) Joseph Zullo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Eric Greening | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Carter - foul #1 on Douglas Carter, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gregory Howe (PG) Douglas Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:24 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 14:24 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:24 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 33-48 |
| 13:44 | Colorado State | James Allen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Carter (SG), Thomas Carstarphen (SF) Hubert Victory, Michael Kent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Jeffrey Hipple (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Eric Sneed | |
| 13:07 | Colorado State | Heriberto Marino denies the turnaround by James Allen | 33-48 |
| 13:05 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to John Phillips | 33-48 |
| 12:55 | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter (SG), Clarence Valente (PF) Gregory Howe, James Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Kent (SG) Douglas Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins | |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:07 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Kent | 37-48 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Hipple | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Raymond Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carstarphen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Valente (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Colorado State | Eric Greening blocks the jumper by John Phillips | 37-50 |
| 11:28 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente grabs the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:12 | Colorado State | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Raymond Cotter - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gregory Howe (PG), Hubert Victory (SG), James Allen (PF) Raymond Cotter, Thomas Carstarphen, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:58 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Eric Greening throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Carter (SF) Michael Kent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 10:18 | Colorado State | James Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 37-52 |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | James Allen scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Victory | 39-52 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Leon Collins | 39-54 |
| 08:50 | Colorado State | James Allen is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Allen, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Carstarphen (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), John Phillips (C) Gregory Howe, James Allen, Clarence Valente | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Carter - foul #2 on Douglas Carter, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Colorado State | Thomas Scott makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Hubert Victory | 41-56 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a driving attempt in the lane | 41-58 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Patrick Reese is called for the reach on Thomas Scott - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Kent (SG), Joseph Zullo (C) Hubert Victory, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Douglas Carter (fresh) SG - Michael Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carstarphen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Zullo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the jumper from the right side | 43-60 |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | Douglas Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter (PG), James Allen (PF) Douglas Carter, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Cotter - foul #1 on Raymond Cotter, team foul #9 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gregory Howe (PG), Hubert Victory (SG) Raymond Cotter, Michael Kent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | Eric Greening is called for the reach on Hubert Victory - foul #3 on Eric Greening, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-62 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 45-64 |
| 05:44 | Colorado State | Gregory Howe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Howe, team foul #10 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Kent (SF) Thomas Carstarphen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Eric Sneed | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dwayne Brooks | 45-67 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Joseph Zullo comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-67 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 45-67 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory grabs the board | 45-67 |
| 04:49 | Colorado State | Leon Collins steps in front of the Gregory Howe pass | 45-67 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 45-70 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | Hubert Victory drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gregory Howe | 48-70 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the lay-in | 48-70 |
| 03:53 | Colorado State | Gregory Howe snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 03:48 | Colorado State | Gregory Howe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-70 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | James Allen hits the follow up shot | 50-70 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Gregory Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Victory (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Zullo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | Michael Kent is called for traveling | 50-72 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Carter (PG), Raymond Cotter (SG), Clarence Valente (PF), John Phillips (C) Gregory Howe, Hubert Victory, James Allen, Joseph Zullo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Patrick Reese (PF), Eric Sneed (C) Oliver Hamlin, Jeffrey Hipple, Heriberto Marino | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Leon Collins and he's hacked by Clarence Valente - foul #1 on Clarence Valente, team foul #11 | 50-74 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Patrick Reese is called for the reach on Clarence Valente - foul #3 on Patrick Reese, team foul #9 | 50-75 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 50-75 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by John Phillips - foul #4 on John Phillips, team foul #12 | 50-75 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 3rd free throw | 50-78 |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente loses the dribble to Dwayne Brooks | 50-78 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the lay-in | 50-78 |
| 02:06 | Colorado State | Clarence Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 50-78 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Michael Kent buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Carter | 53-78 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese blows the layup | 53-78 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-78 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Douglas Carter pulls down the rebound | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Douglas Carter hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #10 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Douglas Carter makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Valente - foul #2 on Clarence Valente, team foul #13 | 56-78 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Raymond Cotter clanks a jumper from the left wing | 56-80 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 56-80 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 56-80 |