| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Garry Harrison (fresh) SG - Anthony Saver (fresh) SF - Joshua Elsberry (fresh) PF - Jeff Engles (fresh) C - Andrew Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller is fouled on the floor by Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry misses the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harrison Brooker - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 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 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG), Gregory Henry (SG), Mark Thompson (PF), Larry Webb (C) Garry Harrison, Anthony Saver, Jeff Engles, Andrew Miller | |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | William Davis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson loses the dribble to Douglas Faris | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Charles Powers connects on the open runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Powers | 9-7 |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, William Davis, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison (PG), Anthony Saver (SG), Jeff Engles (SF), Andrew Miller (C) Matthew Alderman, Gregory Henry, Joshua Elsberry, Larry Webb | |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Powers | 9-8 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses badly on a shot from the left side | 9-8 |
| 15:43 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Garry Harrison (fresh) SG - Anthony Saver (fresh) SF - Jeff Engles (fresh) PF - Mark Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Seton Hall | Chris Morrissette steps in front of the Mark Thompson pass | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Mark Thompson swats the shot by Robert Young | 9-8 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jeff Engles | 9-8 |
| 14:27 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:25 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Miller picks off the pass by John Hale in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Robert Young is hacked by Garry Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garry Harrison, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG), Gregory Henry (SG), Joshua Elsberry (SF) Garry Harrison, Anthony Saver, Mark Thompson | |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Webb (C) Andrew Miller | |
| 13:16 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 12:45 | Seton Hall | Larry Webb grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:38 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Larry Webb is called for the reach on Bruce Hankins - foul #1 on Larry Webb, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), William Davis (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Bruce Hankins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison (PG), Alex Clark (SG), Andrew Miller (C) Matthew Alderman, Gregory Henry, Larry Webb | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 9-10 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | John Hale hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 11:44 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) SF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Garry Harrison (fresh) SG - Alex Clark (fresh) SF - Joshua Elsberry (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jeff Engles (tiring) C - Andrew Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 11:01 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Steven Timko - foul #2 on Steven Timko, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Bruce Hankins (PF), Charles Powers (C) Robert Young, William Davis, Steven Timko, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG), Anthony Saver (SG), Larry Webb (C) Garry Harrison, Alex Clark, Andrew Miller | |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Hankins | 9-12 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Hale | 11-12 |
| 10:21 | Seton Hall | Charles Powers swats the short shot by Joshua Elsberry | 11-12 |
| 10:19 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry tips it home | 11-14 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Alderman - foul #1 on Matthew Alderman, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Henry (SG), Andrew Miller (C) Joshua Elsberry, Jeff Engles | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:50 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:45 | Seton Hall | Bruce Hankins picks off the pass by Anthony Saver | 11-14 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Youngblood and he's fouled by Andrew Miller - foul #1 on Andrew Miller, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison (PG) Matthew Alderman | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette blows the wide open layup | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Hale | 15-14 |
| 08:37 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-16 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Saver - foul #1 on Anthony Saver, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Bruce Hankins (PF) Robert Young, John Hale, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Alex Clark (SG), Joshua Elsberry (SF), Mark Thompson (PF) Gregory Henry, Anthony Saver, Larry Webb | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | William Davis connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Faris and the foul's on Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG) Garry Harrison | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | William Davis makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:59 | Seton Hall | John Hale takes the ball from Alex Clark | 18-16 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Andrew Miller is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Miller, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SF), Charles Powers (C) William Davis, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles (PF), Larry Webb (C) Mark Thompson, Andrew Miller | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:37 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles grabs the board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hale (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Alderman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Clark (fresh) SF - Joshua Elsberry (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Engles (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Webb (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry knocks in the runner from the right block | 18-18 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is hacked by Matthew Alderman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Alderman, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison (PG), Anthony Saver (SG) Matthew Alderman, Alex Clark | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers is fouled on the floor by Larry Webb - foul #2 on Larry Webb, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Henry (SG), Mark Thompson (C) Joshua Elsberry, Larry Webb | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Garry Harrison | 20-20 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Garry Harrison - foul #2 on Garry Harrison, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Alex Clark (SG) Garry Harrison | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Hankins - foul #1 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF) John Hale, Bruce Hankins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry (SF) Gregory Henry | |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Saver steps in front of the Harrison Brooker pass in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver misses the easy layup | 22-22 |
| 05:51 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson tips it in | 22-24 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Mark Thompson steals the ball from Robert Young | 22-24 |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | Leonard Youngblood steals it from Jeff Engles | 22-24 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Youngblood | 24-24 |
| 05:01 | Seton Hall | Steven Timko denies the turnaround by Joshua Elsberry | 24-24 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Faris | 26-24 |
| 04:31 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Elsberry, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Henry (PG) Alex Clark | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the dunk but the foul's on Gregory Henry - foul #1 on Gregory Henry, team foul #12 | 26-24 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:11 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jeff Engles | 26-24 |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Saver and he's fouled by Steven Timko - foul #3 on Steven Timko, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette (C) Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG), Garry Harrison (SF), Andrew Miller (C) Anthony Saver, Jeff Engles, Mark Thompson | |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Joshua Elsberry makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Joshua Elsberry is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Elsberry, team foul #13 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Webb (PF) Joshua Elsberry | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison is hacked by Bruce Hankins - foul #2 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-29 |
| 03:17 | Seton Hall | Gregory Henry grabs the board | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Hale (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fairly fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Alderman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Henry (fairly fresh) SF - Garry Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Webb (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Seton Hall | Larry Webb connects on the floater from close range | 28-31 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Davis | 30-31 |
| 02:21 | Seton Hall | Andrew Miller's layup is rejected by Harrison Brooker | 30-31 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Charles Powers (C) William Davis, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver (SG), Joshua Elsberry (SF), Jeff Engles (PF) Matthew Alderman, Gregory Henry, Larry Webb | |
| 01:28 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Garry Harrison | 30-33 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | John Hale is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Alex Clark (SG) Anthony Saver | |
| 01:09 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Garry Harrison gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:31 | Seton Hall | Jeff Engles's pass is intercepted by Charles Powers | 30-35 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-35 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Charles Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Engles - foul #1 on Jeff Engles, team foul #14 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (PG), Gregory Henry (SG), Anthony Saver (SF), Mark Thompson (PF), Larry Webb (C) Garry Harrison, Alex Clark, Joshua Elsberry, Jeff Engles, Andrew Miller | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Anthony Saver misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-35 |