| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John McAlevy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dargan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harley Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Michael Dargan inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Seton Hall | David Carlson misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:44 | Seton Hall | David Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | Seton Hall | David Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses short on a turnaround from close range | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Seton Hall | David Carlson gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:13 | Seton Hall | Harley Weaver buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John McAlevy and he's hacked by Albert Render - foul #1 on Albert Render, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Seton Hall | Harley Weaver misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Harold Travis gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Albert Render snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Paul Durham drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Travis | 32-37 |
| 18:03 | Seton Hall | Albert Render steals it from Harley Weaver | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Paul Durham can't connect on a shot in the lane | 32-37 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | John McAlevy takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 32-37 |
| 16:39 | Seton Hall | Harley Weaver can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | Michael Dargan pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:08 | Seton Hall | David Carlson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hall and the foul's on Michael Dargan - foul #2 on Michael Dargan, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Schreiber (PG), Nicholas Partlow (SG), Phillip Pullen (SF), James Brown (PF), Ralph Buske (C) David Carlson, John McAlevy, Michael Dargan, Paul Armstrong, Harley Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Michael Bessler (C) Michael Johnson, Albert Render | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Partlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Pullen (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Buske (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Paul Durham connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 35-42 |
| 14:51 | Seton Hall | James Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Schreiber | 37-42 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 14:31 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 37-42 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Harold Travis gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Matthew Schreiber is called for the reach on Brian Harris - foul #2 on Matthew Schreiber, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG), Michael Dargan (SF) Matthew Schreiber, Phillip Pullen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Brian Harris | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 13:29 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Robert Hall hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 13:02 | Seton Hall | David Carlson's pass is intercepted by Robert Hall | 37-47 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the easy layup | 37-47 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Harold Travis tips it in | 37-49 |
| 12:15 | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske's layup is rejected by Harold Travis | 37-49 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Partlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Dargan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Buske (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Durham (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Travis (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Paul Armstrong (PF), Harley Weaver (C) James Brown, Ralph Buske | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG), Louis Cline (PF), Albert Render (C) Robert Hall, Harold Travis, Michael Bessler | |
| 11:39 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:39 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Paul Durham lays it in | 39-53 |
| 11:02 | Seton Hall | Paul Armstrong is called for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John McAlevy (SG), Phillip Pullen (SF) Nicholas Partlow, Michael Dargan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-53 |
| 10:33 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 10:29 | Seton Hall | David Carlson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Pullen | 42-53 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is hacked by Paul Armstrong - foul #2 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Schreiber (PG), Michael Dargan (SF), James Brown (PF) David Carlson, Phillip Pullen, Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Harold Travis (SF) Michael Johnson, Paul Durham | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Paul Armstrong (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses short on a jump hook from close range | 42-53 |
| 09:23 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Michael Dargan | 42-53 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | Harold Travis swats the layup by Matthew Schreiber | 42-53 |
| 09:18 | Seton Hall | Harley Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:01 | Seton Hall | Paul Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Louis Cline - foul #1 on Louis Cline, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG) Matthew Schreiber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Michael Neal (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Brian Harris, Bryan Jones, Louis Cline, Albert Render | |
| 08:44 | Seton Hall | Harley Weaver hits the finger roll | 44-53 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by David Carlson in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | David Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske (C) Harley Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | David Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | David Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | David Carlson makes the 3rd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Harold Travis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Neal | 46-55 |
| 08:06 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy is hacked by Michael Neal - foul #1 on Michael Neal, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow (SG), Phillip Pullen (C) John McAlevy, Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Stratton (PF) Harold Travis | |
| 07:50 | Seton Hall | Michael Bessler picks off the pass by Nicholas Partlow | 46-55 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler lays it in | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Partlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Dargan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Buske (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Pullen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stratton (fresh) C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Seton Hall | Nicholas Partlow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ralph Buske | 48-57 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Robert Hall misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 06:56 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:32 | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske misses the easy layup | 48-57 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 48-57 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler tips it in | 48-59 |
| 06:07 | Seton Hall | George Stratton is called for the reach on Ralph Buske - foul #1 on George Stratton, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Schreiber (PG), John McAlevy (SG), Harley Weaver (C) David Carlson, Nicholas Partlow, Michael Dargan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Harold Travis (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Michael Neal, Robert Hall, George Stratton, Michael Bessler | |
| 06:07 | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:07 | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Durham | 50-62 |
| 05:28 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Paul Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones is hacked by Phillip Pullen - foul #1 on Phillip Pullen, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG), James Brown (PF) Matthew Schreiber, Ralph Buske | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 04:47 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Durham - foul #2 on Paul Durham, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Dargan (SF) Phillip Pullen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hall (SG) Bryan Jones | |
| 04:43 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:43 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | David Carlson is called for the reach on Paul Durham - foul #1 on David Carlson, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Harold Travis connects on the runner in the paint set up by Robert Hall | 51-64 |
| 04:06 | Seton Hall | David Carlson's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses the easy layup | 51-64 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Durham | 51-67 |
| 03:31 | Seton Hall | John McAlevy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Schreiber (PG), Nicholas Partlow (SG), Mark Swinford (SF), Paul Armstrong (PF), Phillip Pullen (C) David Carlson, John McAlevy, Michael Dargan, James Brown, Harley Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (C) Albert Render | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Partlow (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Swinford (fresh) PF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Pullen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 51-70 |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske (C) Mark Swinford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG) Robert Hall | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Phillip Pullen steals it from Michael Bessler | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Louis Cline (PF), Albert Render (C) Harold Travis, Michael Bessler | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Durham and he's fouled by Ralph Buske - foul #1 on Ralph Buske, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Robert Hall (SG) Michael Johnson, Bryan Jones | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:40 | Seton Hall | Paul Durham denies the turnaround by Phillip Pullen | 51-73 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Paul Durham pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Paul Durham connects on the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Ralph Buske - foul #2 on Ralph Buske, team foul #8 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Harold Travis (PF) Brian Harris, Louis Cline | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:58 | Seton Hall | Phillip Pullen buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Schreiber | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Paul Durham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Pullen - foul #2 on Phillip Pullen, team foul #9 | 53-76 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall 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 (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Ralph Buske misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-77 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson runs out the clock | 53-77 |