| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ferron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Michael Ralls | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Johnson - foul #3 on Walter Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Roger Grant (SF) Walter Johnson | |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | Washington | Edward Patterson is called for the reach on Richard Brown - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | Washington | Roger Grant comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Phillip Brisson - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | Washington | Roger Grant makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:26 | Washington | Roger Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Philpott - foul #1 on Christopher Philpott, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Dowd (C) Christopher Philpott | |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | Washington | Philip Dowd pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Washington | Richard Brown can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-30 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is called for 5 seconds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG), Christopher Philpott (C) Richard Ferron, Richard Brown | |
| 16:24 | Washington | Roger Grant comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dustin Thompson and he's fouled by Philip Dowd - foul #1 on Philip Dowd, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:02 | Washington | Jason Clifton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 16:01 | Washington | Philip Dowd tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Laurence Whitehead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Dowd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 37-32 |
| 15:35 | Washington | Christopher Philpott gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:06 | Washington | Jeff Young takes the ball from Philip Dowd | 37-32 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Jeff Young lays it in | 39-32 |
| 14:41 | Washington | Philip Dowd blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Washington | Walter Johnson (PG), Richard Ferron (SG), Richard Brown (PF), Alan Sheffield (C) Jason Clifton, Laurence Whitehead, Roger Grant, Christopher Philpott | |
| 14:41 | Washington | Philip Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:41 | Washington | Philip Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Richard Brown steals the ball from Michael Ralls | 39-34 |
| 13:58 | Washington | Alan Sheffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (PG) Philip Dowd | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| 13:22 | Washington | Walter Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ferron and he's hacked by George Eddleman - foul #2 on George Eddleman, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| 13:22 | Washington | Walter Johnson makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | Washington | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 12:49 | Washington | Alan Sheffield is fouled on the floor by Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Edward Patterson, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 12:33 | Washington | Walter Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses badly on a floater from the right block | 39-39 |
| 12:02 | Washington | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:42 | Washington | Richard Ferron is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Ferron, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), Philip Dowd (PF), Christopher Philpott (C) Laurence Whitehead, Richard Brown, Alan Sheffield | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ferron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Dowd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | George Eddleman banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy and the foul's on Walter Johnson - foul #4 on Walter Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Roger Grant (SF) Walter Johnson | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:05 | Washington | Roger Grant's layup is rejected by Michael Ralls | 42-39 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | George Eddleman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is fouled on the floor by Richard Ferron - foul #4 on Richard Ferron, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG) Richard Ferron | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls is hacked by Christopher Philpott - foul #2 on Christopher Philpott, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG) Leonard Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Washington | Alan Sheffield (C) Christopher Philpott | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:26 | Washington | Philip Dowd grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 09:57 | Washington | Alan Sheffield misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Edward Patterson - foul #4 on Edward Patterson, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Washington | Christopher Philpott (PF) Philip Dowd | |
| 09:57 | Washington | Alan Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:57 | Washington | Alan Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson's fadeaway is rejected by Laurence Whitehead | 42-41 |
| 09:44 | Washington | The rebound goes to Christopher Philpott | 42-41 |
| 09:29 | Washington | Jason Clifton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses long on a shot in the lane | 42-44 |
| 09:16 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 08:56 | Washington | Alan Sheffield banks in the layup set up by Jason Clifton out of the doubleteam | 42-46 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Philpott picks off the pass by Ryan Krueger | 42-46 |
| 08:16 | Washington | Alan Sheffield misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-46 |
| 08:15 | Washington | Roger Grant tips it home | 42-48 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled on the floor by Jason Clifton - foul #2 on Jason Clifton, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Washington | Richard Ferron (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Philip Dowd (C) Laurence Whitehead, Roger Grant, Christopher Philpott, Alan Sheffield | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:00 | Washington | The rebound goes to Walter Johnson | 42-48 |
| 07:31 | Washington | Walter Johnson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Clifton | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeff Young (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Ferron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Dowd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Philip Dowd denies the turnaround by Michael Ralls | 42-50 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls can't tip it in | 42-50 |
| 07:11 | Washington | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 07:05 | Washington | Jason Clifton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | George Eddleman connects on the jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 06:28 | Washington | George Eddleman steals it from Walter Johnson | 44-50 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson lays it up and in set up by George Eddleman | 46-50 |
| 06:04 | Washington | Philip Dowd misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | George Eddleman can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 05:36 | Washington | Richard Brown grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Washington | Richard Ferron misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Thompson - foul #2 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (PG), Christopher Philpott (PF), Alan Sheffield (C) Jason Clifton, Richard Brown, Philip Dowd | |
| 05:12 | Washington | Richard Ferron makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:12 | Washington | Richard Ferron misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Krueger | 46-51 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Phillip Brisson | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Washington | Jeff Young steals it from Laurence Whitehead | 48-51 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ryan Krueger | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 50-51 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Alan Sheffield steps in front of the Ryan Krueger pass | 50-51 |
| 03:27 | Washington | Richard Ferron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 03:25 | Washington | Christopher Philpott snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Laurence Whitehead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ferron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Walter Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), Roger Grant (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Richard Ferron, Walter Johnson, Christopher Philpott | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | George Eddleman drills a shot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 02:18 | Washington | Alan Sheffield misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-51 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls tips it home | 54-51 |
| 01:51 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Richard Ferron (SG), Walter Johnson (SF) Laurence Whitehead, Roger Grant | |
| 01:31 | Washington | Walter Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Kirk - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 01:31 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:31 | Washington | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | George Eddleman is hacked by Jason Clifton - foul #3 on Jason Clifton, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:56 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-52 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | George Eddleman gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Kirk | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Washington | Phillip Brisson picks off the pass by Jason Clifton in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jason Clifton is called for the reach on James Kirk - foul #4 on Jason Clifton, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) George Eddleman, Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:18 | Washington | Jason Clifton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (SG) Phillip Brisson | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Richard Ferron is called for the reach on Leonard Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Ferron, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG) Richard Ferron | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Washington | The rebound goes to Alan Sheffield | 61-52 |
| 00:09 | Washington | Jason Clifton's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Kirk | 61-52 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Laurence Whitehead is called for the reach on Leonard Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Laurence Whitehead, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:01 | Washington | Alan Sheffield hits a shot from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Kirk runs out the clock | 63-54 |