| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Matlock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Delvalle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Spotts (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle misses the easy layup | 25-30 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mack Crunk | 25-30 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 19:21 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:57 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | Kansas | David Spotts tips it in | 25-32 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-32 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it home | 27-32 |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:02 | Kansas | David Spotts grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Matlock | 27-35 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-35 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 17:25 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | David Spotts makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by John Matlock | 27-37 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Michael Hathcock, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Moffet (SF) Floyd Delvalle | |
| 16:19 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Neil Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 16:13 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (SF) Mack Crunk, Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Graig (C) David Spotts | |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Matlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Moffet (fresh) PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Graig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado's layup is rejected by Richard Wigginton | 27-42 |
| 15:39 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Floyd Arteaga | 27-44 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson can't throw it down but the foul's on Dean Graig - foul #1 on Dean Graig, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Michael Hathcock (SF) John Summerville, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tommy Smith (SG), Floyd Delvalle (SF), John Lawrence (C) Floyd Arteaga, John Matlock, Richard Wigginton | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:58 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Moffet | 28-44 |
| 14:41 | Kansas | Thomas Moffet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Graig | 28-46 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moffet - foul #2 on Thomas Moffet, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG), Neil Smith (PF), Roman Cool (C) William Igo, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Spotts (C) John Lawrence | |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is hacked by Thomas Moffet - foul #3 on Thomas Moffet, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 13:52 | Kansas | The rebound goes to David Spotts | 28-46 |
| 13:35 | Kansas | David Spotts can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roman Cool - foul #1 on Roman Cool, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga (PG), John Matlock (SG), Richard Wigginton (PF) Dean Graig, Tommy Smith, Thomas Moffet | |
| 13:35 | Kansas | David Spotts makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 13:35 | Kansas | David Spotts misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Neil Smith | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Roman Cool clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-47 |
| 13:20 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 12:55 | Kansas | John Summerville is called for the reach on Richard Wigginton - foul #2 on John Summerville, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | John Matlock misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-47 |
| 12:26 | Kansas | The rebound goes to David Spotts | 28-47 |
| 12:02 | Kansas | John Matlock clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 12:01 | Kansas | David Spotts tips it home | 28-49 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Roman Cool knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Matlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Delvalle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Spotts (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Kansas | John Matlock drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Arteaga | 31-52 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mack Crunk | 33-52 |
| 10:49 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle double dribbles | 33-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Mack Crunk, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Moffet (SF), Dean Graig (PF), John Lawrence (C) Floyd Delvalle, Richard Wigginton, David Spotts | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is fouled on the floor by Dean Graig - foul #2 on Dean Graig, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-52 |
| 10:03 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga is fouled on the floor by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG) John Summerville | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Wigginton (PF) Floyd Arteaga | |
| 09:45 | Kansas | Dean Graig scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Matlock | 33-54 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Graig - foul #3 on Dean Graig, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Roman Cool (C) William Igo, Frederick Davis, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tommy Smith (SG) John Matlock | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits a floater from the left side set up by Mack Crunk and he's fouled by Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Tommy Smith, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Spotts (C) John Lawrence | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the free throw | 35-54 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | David Spotts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Dustin Regalado steps in front of the Dean Graig pass | 35-54 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Michael Hathcock (SF) Erick Keen, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga (PG), John Matlock (SG), Floyd Delvalle (SF) Dean Graig, Tommy Smith, Richard Wigginton | |
| 08:13 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-54 |
| 08:11 | Kansas | David Spotts snags the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | John Matlock lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Thomas Moffet and he's fouled by Mack Crunk - foul #3 on Mack Crunk, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | John Matlock makes the free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Moffet swats the short shot by Roman Cool | 35-57 |
| 07:39 | Kansas | David Spotts pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Matlock (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Delvalle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Moffet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Spotts (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Kansas | John Matlock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Hathcock | 35-57 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | John Summerville connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Hathcock | 38-57 |
| 07:00 | Kansas | David Spotts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Mack Crunk, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Wigginton (PF), Dean Graig (C) Thomas Moffet, David Spotts | |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-57 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the follow up shot | 40-57 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Arteaga | 40-59 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Floyd Delvalle is called for the reach on Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Floyd Delvalle, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG) William Igo | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Moffet (C) Dean Graig | |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Floyd Delvalle is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Matlock | 42-61 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mack Crunk | 44-61 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Mack Crunk is called for the reach on Floyd Arteaga - foul #4 on Mack Crunk, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Neil Smith (SF), Roman Cool (C) Michael Hathcock, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Graig (SG), David Spotts (C) John Matlock, Floyd Delvalle | |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Summerville - foul #3 on John Summerville, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG) John Summerville | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Dean Graig takes the ball from Mack Crunk | 44-62 |
| 04:20 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Thomas Moffet tips it but misses | 44-62 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the shot from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 03:32 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roman Cool | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) SG - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Regalado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Floyd Arteaga (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dean Graig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Moffet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Wigginton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Spotts (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | David Spotts steals the ball from Dustin Regalado | 46-62 |
| 03:03 | Kansas | Floyd Arteaga knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dean Graig | 46-65 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 02:23 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton lays it in | 48-67 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Moffet - foul #4 on Thomas Moffet, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, Mack Crunk, Dustin Regalado, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tommy Smith (PG), Floyd Delvalle (SF), John Lawrence (PF) Floyd Arteaga, Richard Wigginton, David Spotts | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:37 | Kansas | William Igo is called for the reach on Dean Graig - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #8 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Dustin Regalado (PF) Kyle Poulson, Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Spotts (C) Floyd Delvalle | |
| 01:37 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:37 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | David Spotts blocks the short jumper by Joshua Thompson | 50-69 |
| 01:27 | Kansas | David Spotts gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:10 | Kansas | David Spotts lays it in | 50-71 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is fouled on the floor by John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | David Spotts grabs the board | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Dean Graig drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Spotts out of the doubleteam | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis tips it back up and in | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Dean Graig runs out the clock | 52-73 |