| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Brian Griffin inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Denver | Rick Sterner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Griffin - foul #2 on Brian Griffin, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Joseph Bolton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Brian Griffin can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Brian Griffin tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Bolton - foul #3 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Ronald Hillman | |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 18:25 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 17:51 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-39 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Dan Hamilton snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Donald Llanos is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Llanos, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (PG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Brian Griffin, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 33-42 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 33-42 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard scores on a runner near the basket | 33-44 |
| 15:52 | Denver | Gordon Prince is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Donald Llanos (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (C) Gordon Prince, Jeremy Maurer, Bryan Ramsey, James Richins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 33-46 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Dan Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Zlatko Zachman | 33-48 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-48 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Wallace Lowe tips it home | 35-48 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Wallace Lowe steals it from Joshua Savage | 35-48 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Wallace Lowe clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 35-48 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 35-51 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Joseph Bolton scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Llanos | 37-51 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Dan Hamilton - foul #1 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Donald Llanos, Brian Griffin, Wallace Lowe, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Gordon Prince is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Gordon Prince, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Joshua Savage | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gordon Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:31 | Denver | James Richins is fouled on the floor by Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Gordon Prince | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 11:06 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey tips it home | 39-56 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Bryan Ramsey swats the layup by Ronald Hillman | 39-56 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 10:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bryan Ramsey | 39-56 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey is whistled for a carry | 39-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Jeremy Maurer, Bryan Ramsey, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Brian Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Jones | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark loses the dribble to Gordon Prince | 39-59 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-59 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Dan Hamilton grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Brian Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Brian Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Dan Hamilton is called for the reach on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Rick Sterner (PF) Gordon Prince, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard, Richard Norby | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Brian Griffin pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 40-59 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Richard Jones scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman and he's hacked by Wallace Lowe - foul #2 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| 06:53 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Brian Griffin is called for the reach on Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Brian Griffin, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Bryan Ramsey (SF) Brian Griffin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Rick Sterner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Hamilton (C) Wallace Lowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Paul Sanders | |
| 06:21 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman loses the ball out of bounds | 43-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG) Jeremy Maurer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 05:24 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-62 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #3 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #9 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Jones | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 43-64 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Gordon Prince - foul #2 on Gordon Prince, team foul #10 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:52 | Denver | James Richins pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-64 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gordon Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it home | 43-66 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Gordon Prince can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 03:04 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 43-66 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Gordon Prince comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 43-66 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-66 |
| 02:24 | Denver | James Richins grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 02:10 | Denver | James Richins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 43-66 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Gordon Prince travels with the ball | 43-66 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-68 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 43-68 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Lawrence Gilyard is denied by Wallace Lowe | 43-68 |
| 01:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Lowe | 43-68 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Lawrence Gilyard denies the turnaround by Donald Llanos | 43-68 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Wallace Lowe snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver 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 (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Donald Llanos is whistled for a carry | 43-68 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 43-70 |
| 00:03 | Denver | James Richins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Llanos | 45-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 45-70 |