| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Boswell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Garland Hughes inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bunn | 24-22 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Bunn - foul #1 on Michael Bunn, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Michael Bunn is hacked by Charles Powers - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (PF) Michael Bunn | |
| 18:27 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 25-25 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 18:06 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lonnie Shrum | 25-25 |
| 17:56 | Florida | Raymond Parish clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Patrick Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:30 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 25-27 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette can't connect on a floater from the right block | 25-27 |
| 17:07 | Florida | Raymond Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF) Raymond Parish | |
| 16:50 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Garland Hughes picks off the pass by Bruce Hankins in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 16:39 | Florida | Garland Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 16:15 | Florida | Michael Bunn gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Harrison Brooker - foul #4 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG) James Boswell | |
| 16:01 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Bryant Poon takes the ball from Robert Young in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garland Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Michael Bunn's floater is knocked away by Bruce Hankins | 25-31 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Robert Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it but misses | 25-31 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | John Hale hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 14:54 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Robert Young is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Smith - foul #4 on Patrick Smith, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Thomas Doane (SF), Raymond Parish (PF) Patrick Smith, Garland Hughes, Michael Bunn | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette hits the easy wide open finger roll | 29-31 |
| 14:17 | Florida | Thomas Doane loses the dribble to Joseph Smith | 29-31 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the jump hook near the basket set up by William Davis | 31-31 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Raymond Parish buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Anderson | 31-33 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | William Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 13:24 | Florida | Bryant Poon gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:18 | Florida | William Davis swats the short shot by Stephen Anderson | 31-33 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Anderson takes the ball from Charles Powers | 31-33 |
| 12:45 | Florida | Thomas Doane makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Anderson | 31-36 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lonnie Shrum - foul #2 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, William Davis, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), James Boswell (SG), Loren Marshall (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Bruce Vallecillo (C) Stephen Anderson, Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Raymond Parish, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:07 | Florida | Michael Bunn's pass is intercepted by Harrison Brooker | 33-36 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SF) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF) Loren Marshall | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Boswell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Florida | James Boswell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it home | 35-36 |
| 11:11 | Florida | Patrick Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette (C) Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (PF) Michael Bunn | |
| 10:50 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hale - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF) John Hale, Leonard Youngblood | |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Bruce Vallecillo | |
| 10:50 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:50 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:30 | Florida | Garland Hughes gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:08 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 35-38 |
| 10:07 | Florida | Raymond Parish pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:50 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Boswell | 35-40 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by Garland Hughes - foul #2 on Garland Hughes, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Bruce Vallecillo (C) James Boswell, Garland Hughes, Raymond Parish, Loren Marshall | |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 09:09 | Florida | Leonard Youngblood is called for the reach on Thomas Doane - foul #1 on Leonard Youngblood, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (SF) Leonard Youngblood | |
| Subs | Florida | Lonnie Shrum (C) Bruce Vallecillo | |
| 08:51 | Florida | Thomas Doane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) William Davis, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| 08:16 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker double dribbles | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Leonard Youngblood, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (PF), Bruce Vallecillo (C) Michael Bunn, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 07:34 | Florida | Bryant Poon loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (SG), Garland Hughes (SF) Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Parish (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 37-40 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Powers | 39-40 |
| 06:26 | Florida | Chris Morrissette is called for the reach on Stephen Anderson - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF) James Boswell, Garland Hughes | |
| 06:26 | Florida | Stephen Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:26 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | John Hale snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Young's pass is intercepted by Bryant Poon in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 06:18 | Florida | Raymond Parish jams it on a great pass from Bryant Poon | 39-43 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 05:26 | Florida | Raymond Parish pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 05:15 | Florida | Raymond Parish scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Harrison Brooker - foul #5 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Garland Hughes (SF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Thomas Doane, Bruce Vallecillo | |
| 05:15 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Powers | 39-45 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a shot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Bryant Poon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Florida | Raymond Parish clanks a floater from the left side | 39-45 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Bryant Poon steps in front of the Chris Morrissette pass | 39-45 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Leonard Youngblood is called for the reach on Lonnie Shrum - foul #2 on Leonard Youngblood, team foul #9 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), William Davis (SF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Bryant Poon, Garland Hughes, Raymond Parish | |
| 04:10 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Steven Timko connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 41-46 |
| 03:47 | Florida | Charles Powers steals the ball from James Boswell | 41-46 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Doane steals it from Douglas Faris in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 03:42 | Florida | Michael Bunn banks in the layup set up by Thomas Doane | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 41-48 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it home | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Florida | Michael Bunn loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, William Davis, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF), Bruce Vallecillo (C) Thomas Doane, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by James Boswell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Boswell, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | John Hale connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Timko | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Florida | Bruce Hankins takes the ball from Bruce Vallecillo | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #5 on Patrick Smith, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Bruce Vallecillo | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Michael Bunn connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Anderson - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:58 | Florida | Robert Young steps in front of the Michael Bunn pass | 50-50 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 00:40 | Florida | James Boswell snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Florida | Bruce Hankins is called for the reach on Garland Hughes - foul #1 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Stephen Anderson runs out the clock | 50-52 |