| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Michael Lee | 28-28 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Michael Lee - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Thad Lueras (PF) Michael Lee, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Christopher West is denied by Thad Lueras | 28-28 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the right block | 30-28 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the floater from the right side set up by Jacob Hazelip and he's hacked by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Matthew Dates (SF), Carlos Lopez (PF) Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez misses the easy layup | 30-31 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas's pass is intercepted by Carlos Lopez | 30-31 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Christopher Thomas steals it from Michael Lee | 30-31 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas lays it in | 30-33 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's layup is rejected by Norman Jandreau | 30-33 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Hunter | 30-33 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez blows the wide open dunk | 30-33 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jacob Hazelip | 30-33 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dates (fresh) PF - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter banks in the layup | 32-36 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (PG), Ernest Joiner (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF), Donald Zurheide (PF), Thad Lueras (C) James Sloss, Michael Lee, Matthew Dates, Carlos Lopez, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Jacob Hazelip, Thomas Zayas | |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Gilbert Hunter (C) Matthew Hall, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Donald Zurheide steals it from Ronald Steenbergen | 32-38 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #4 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG) Ernest Joiner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), John Geib (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 12:03 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Sloss | 36-40 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler's floater is tipped away by Donald Zurheide | 36-40 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Zurheide (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Hunter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-40 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Michael Lee grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Jerome Iler steals the ball from Gilbert Hunter | 36-40 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Fischer | 36-43 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by John Geib - foul #2 on John Geib, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Michael Lee, Harold Jacobs, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ferris (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Christopher West, Joseph Fischer, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | William Ferris picks off the pass by Thad Lueras | 36-43 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Ferris | 36-45 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez tips it in | 38-45 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Sloss and he's fouled by Thomas Zayas - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) William Ferris, Thomas Zayas | |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Zurheide (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau tips it in | 40-47 |
| 07:11 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Lopez | 43-47 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Thad Lueras (C) Matthew Hall, Ernest Joiner, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Gilbert Hunter (C) Michael Lee, Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Christopher West loses the dribble to James Sloss | 46-47 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | James Sloss lays it in | 48-47 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Thad Lueras is called for the reach on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #1 on Thad Lueras, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Harold Jacobs (SF) Ernest Joiner, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher West | 48-50 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter's floater is tipped away by Ronald Steenbergen | 48-50 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 48-50 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau double dribbles | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner (SG), Thad Lueras (C) Michael Lee, Gilbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), John Geib (PF) Christopher West, Norman Jandreau | |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-50 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras grabs the board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ernest Joiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Zurheide (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thad Lueras (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-50 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Harold Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | Ernest Joiner knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Jacobs | 53-50 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lee (SG), Carlos Lopez (PF), Gilbert Hunter (C) Ernest Joiner, Harold Jacobs, Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Joseph Fischer, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Christopher West | 53-52 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Christopher West is called for the reach on James Sloss - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Hall (PG), Harold Jacobs (SF) James Sloss, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-54 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from close range | 56-54 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 56-54 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen comes up short on the shot from the right block | 56-54 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Christopher West tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Hall | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher West | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter is hacked by Joseph Fischer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Fischer, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG) Matthew Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #5 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (C) Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Thomas Zayas is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunter - foul #4 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Gilbert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |