| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Madden (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Atkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ellis Karcher (fresh) C - Jeffrey King (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Derrick Madden - foul #2 on Derrick Madden, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (PG), John Geib (C) James Harbert, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jacob Hazelip - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher Baptiste, John Geib | |
| 19:13 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | James Harbert grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:24 | Stanford | Jeffrey King's pass is intercepted by Ronald Steenbergen | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey King | 34-33 |
| 16:39 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Iler | 34-33 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 15:52 | Stanford | Jeffrey King can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Ellis Karcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Madden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ellis Karcher (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey King (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Stanford | Jeffrey King makes the jumper from the left block set up by Derrick Madden | 36-35 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | James Harbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley (C) Jeffrey King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), John Geib (C) James Harbert, John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 15:20 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley buries a floater in the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | John Geib's pass is intercepted by Isaac Garrett | 38-35 |
| 14:37 | Stanford | The jump hook by Thomas Ridgley is blocked by Jacob Hazelip | 38-35 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Isaac Garrett is called for the reach on Jerome Iler - foul #2 on Isaac Garrett, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Jeffrey King (C) Thomas Ridgley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher Baptiste, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:38 | Stanford | Jeffrey King buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaac Garrett | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Mendelsohn | 40-40 |
| 13:01 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the easy layup | 40-40 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Howard Holliday (PF) Ellis Karcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste (SG), Michael Szopinski (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 12:25 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Isaac Garrett - foul #3 on Isaac Garrett, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Sova (SG), Richard Farrell (SF) Derrick Madden, Gary Atkinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Jerome Iler (SF) Christopher Baptiste, Michael Szopinski | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Sova (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Farrell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Holliday (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey King (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Stanford | Jeffrey King comes up short on the floater in the lane | 40-43 |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:59 | Stanford | Howard Holliday connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Mendelsohn - foul #1 on John Mendelsohn, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG), Thomas Ridgley (C) Isaac Garrett, Jeffrey King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste (SG), John Geib (C) John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 10:59 | Stanford | Howard Holliday makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 10:42 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Harvey Steele | 43-43 |
| 10:13 | Stanford | Harvey Steele comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Ridgley swats the short shot by Jerome Iler | 43-43 |
| 09:49 | Stanford | Richard Farrell gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:28 | Stanford | Harvey Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:26 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:04 | Stanford | Christopher Courtney steps in front of the Thomas Ridgley pass | 43-43 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 08:59 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:53 | Stanford | Harvey Steele clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 08:52 | Stanford | Howard Holliday tips it home | 45-43 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Isaac Garrett (PG), Derrick Madden (SG), Gary Atkinson (SF), Ellis Karcher (PF), Jeffrey King (C) Harvey Steele, Matthew Sova, Richard Farrell, Howard Holliday, Thomas Ridgley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Michael Szopinski (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher Baptiste, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 08:15 | Stanford | Michael Szopinski denies the turnaround by Jeffrey King | 45-43 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Derrick Madden - foul #3 on Derrick Madden, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF) Michael Szopinski | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:41 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Courtney - foul #4 on Christopher Courtney, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 07:41 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:41 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Madden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ellis Karcher (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey King (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ellis Karcher - foul #3 on Ellis Karcher, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:07 | Stanford | Jacob Hazelip swats the layup by Jeffrey King | 45-47 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 06:50 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Gary Atkinson | 45-47 |
| 06:21 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 06:19 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 05:57 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:30 | Stanford | Jeffrey King loses the dribble to Jerome Iler | 47-47 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 05:07 | Stanford | Derrick Madden snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 04:43 | Stanford | Jeffrey King drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Isaac Garrett | 49-47 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 03:53 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the dunk attempt | 49-49 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Iler | 49-51 |
| 03:22 | Stanford | Jeffrey King is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG), Matthew Sova (SG), Richard Farrell (SF), Howard Holliday (PF), Thomas Ridgley (C) Isaac Garrett, Derrick Madden, Gary Atkinson, Ellis Karcher, Jeffrey King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste (SG), Michael Szopinski (SF), John Geib (PF) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Jacob Hazelip | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Harvey Steele (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Sova (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Farrell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Howard Holliday (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Ridgley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Szopinski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Geib (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste is hacked by Matthew Sova - foul #2 on Matthew Sova, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 02:44 | Stanford | Richard Farrell gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:44 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Isaac Garrett (PG), Derrick Madden (SG), Gary Atkinson (SF), Jeffrey King (C) Harvey Steele, Matthew Sova, Richard Farrell, Thomas Ridgley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:24 | Stanford | Jeffrey King's floater is tipped away by Ronald Steenbergen | 49-51 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Michael Szopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 01:51 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:27 | Stanford | Jeffrey King drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Atkinson | 51-51 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Isaac Garrett steals the ball from Ronald Steenbergen | 51-51 |
| 00:56 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Howard Holliday | 54-51 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | Howard Holliday gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ellis Karcher (PF) Howard Holliday | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Michael Szopinski, John Geib | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG), Joseph Franz (SG), Howard Holliday (PF) Isaac Garrett, Derrick Madden, Ellis Karcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Stanford | Christopher Courtney is called for the reach on Harvey Steele in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Courtney, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG) Christopher Courtney | |
| 00:32 | Stanford | James Harbert is called for the reach on Harvey Steele - foul #1 on James Harbert, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 00:31 | Stanford | Harvey Steele is hacked by James Harbert - foul #2 on James Harbert, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 00:30 | Stanford | Howard Holliday is hacked by Christopher Baptiste - foul #2 on Christopher Baptiste, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 00:30 | Stanford | Howard Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerome Iler | 54-51 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Baptiste | 54-53 |
| 00:13 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Isaac Garrett (PG), Derrick Madden (SG), Ellis Karcher (PF) Harvey Steele, Joseph Franz, Howard Holliday | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | Stanford | Ellis Karcher is hacked by James Harbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Harbert, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:12 | Stanford | Ellis Karcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:12 | Stanford | Ellis Karcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |