| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) SG - Allen Fiorini (fresh) SF - Wayne Perea (fresh) PF - Jon Hartley (fresh) C - William Probst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Powers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini buries a floater in the lane set up by Kenneth Cutts | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Cutts - foul #1 on Kenneth Cutts, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Georgetown | William Probst grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cutts - foul #2 on Kenneth Cutts, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG) Kenneth Cutts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Roger Ragsdale | 7-3 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 7-3 |
| 18:21 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini is hacked by George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 17:40 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley makes the contested jump hook from the baseline | 9-3 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is hacked by William Probst - foul #1 on William Probst, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Harvey Radford (C) Allen Fiorini, William Probst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins | 9-5 |
| 17:04 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SF), Tom Schorr (PF) Wayne Perea, Jon Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:51 | Georgetown | Harvey Radford gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:28 | Georgetown | Harvey Radford buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Ragsdale | 11-5 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris travels in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini (SG), William Probst (C) Richard Banks, Harvey Radford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 15:59 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wayne Perea (PG), Jon Hartley (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Tom Schorr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Douglas Faris | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Wayne Perea (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Varner (fresh) PF - Jon Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Probst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is hacked by William Probst - foul #2 on William Probst, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Harvey Radford (C) Anthony Varner, William Probst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood buries a jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:18 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Hartley out of a doubleteam | 13-7 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Harvey Radford - foul #1 on Harvey Radford, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG) Allen Fiorini | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF), Steven Timko (C) George Taylor, Chris Morrissette | |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:53 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Powers - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood | |
| 14:53 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:53 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Charles Powers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:44 | Georgetown | Harvey Radford snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:40 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea is fouled on the floor by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman (C) Harvey Radford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| 14:22 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley is fouled on the floor by Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini (SG), Anthony Varner (SF), Tom Schorr (PF) Richard Banks, Wayne Perea, Jon Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:54 | Georgetown | Harrison Brooker takes the ball from Allen Fiorini | 14-10 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | John Hale is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Schorr - foul #1 on Tom Schorr, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Taylor | 14-13 |
| 13:16 | Georgetown | John Hale is called for the reach on Allen Fiorini - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Wayne Perea (SF), Jon Hartley (PF), Harvey Radford (C) Allen Fiorini, Anthony Varner, Tom Schorr, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Harrison Brooker | |
| 12:48 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF) George Taylor | |
| 12:48 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:48 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 12:09 | Georgetown | Harvey Radford makes the runner in the lane | 16-15 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Banks - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini (SG), Tom Schorr (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Harvey Radford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Chris Morrissette | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:05 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Tom Schorr | 16-16 |
| 11:42 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-16 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Wayne Perea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Allen Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) PF - Tom Schorr (fresh) C - Jon Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Powers | 16-18 |
| 11:06 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 16-18 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood banks in the layup and he's hacked by Tom Schorr - foul #2 on Tom Schorr, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SF), Drazen Zimmerman (PF), Harvey Radford (C) Wayne Perea, Richard Banks, Tom Schorr, Jon Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 16-24 |
| 09:59 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Youngblood - foul #1 on Leonard Youngblood, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Jon Hartley (PF) Harvey Radford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Chris Morrissette (C) Leonard Youngblood, Steven Timko | |
| 09:59 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:59 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris's pass is intercepted by Roger Ragsdale in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 09:54 | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale lays it in | 19-24 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 19-24 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Harrison Brooker and he's hacked by Roger Ragsdale - foul #1 on Roger Ragsdale, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wayne Perea (SF), Harvey Radford (C) Anthony Varner, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF) John Hale, Harrison Brooker | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:44 | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG) Allen Fiorini | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a shot from the right block set up by Bruce Hankins | 19-29 |
| 08:04 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Ragsdale | 22-29 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Charles Powers drills a runner in the paint | 22-31 |
| 07:26 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ragsdale (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Perea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jon Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harvey Radford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 07:16 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Wayne Perea | 24-31 |
| 06:54 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 06:52 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 06:51 | Georgetown | Harvey Radford tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses long on a jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 06:35 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 06:07 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea's pass is intercepted by Leonard Youngblood | 26-31 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Roger Ragsdale steps in front of the Chris Morrissette pass in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 05:44 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Hartley out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Charles Powers - foul #2 on Charles Powers, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Allen Fiorini (SG), Tom Schorr (PF), William Probst (C) Roger Ragsdale, Richard Banks, Jon Hartley, Harvey Radford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 05:44 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Steven Timko pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-31 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Steven Timko tips it in | 28-33 |
| 05:15 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts is fouled on the floor by George Taylor - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SF) Wayne Perea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF) George Taylor | |
| 05:15 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:15 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Kenneth Cutts is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Cutts, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wayne Perea (PG) Kenneth Cutts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:54 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Perea - foul #1 on Wayne Perea, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:59 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-37 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Drazen Zimmerman (PF) Wayne Perea, Tom Schorr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Morrissette | 30-39 |
| 03:17 | Georgetown | William Probst makes the shot from the right wing set up by Roger Ragsdale | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ragsdale (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Fiorini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Varner (fairly fresh) PF - Drazen Zimmerman (fresh) C - William Probst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Chris Morrissette is denied by Drazen Zimmerman | 32-39 |
| 02:55 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Drazen Zimmerman | 32-39 |
| 02:31 | Georgetown | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Drazen Zimmerman | 32-39 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith lays it in | 32-41 |
| 02:06 | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | John Hale is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-41 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Wayne Perea (SF), Jon Hartley (PF) Allen Fiorini, Anthony Varner, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 01:31 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 01:30 | Georgetown | William Probst tips it in | 34-41 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 01:13 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Jon Hartley | 34-41 |
| 00:44 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Harrison Brooker - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harvey Radford (C) William Probst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SF) Bruce Hankins | |
| 00:44 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:44 | Georgetown | Jon Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Roger Ragsdale is called for the reach on Leonard Youngblood - foul #2 on Roger Ragsdale, team foul #12 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Allen Fiorini (SG), Anthony Varner (SF) Roger Ragsdale, Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | Georgetown | Wayne Perea misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 36-43 |