| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | John Summerville clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Andrew Angelo buries a 3 from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-28 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Erik Showman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-28 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 17:15 | LSU | The jump hook by Carl Fagan is blocked by Michael Sok | 20-28 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Carl Fagan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Fagan - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas, Carl Fagan | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Dustin Regalado is called for the reach on Stephen Powell - foul #2 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-28 |
| 15:51 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Green | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) SG - Nick Green (fresh) SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Erik Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry is called for traveling | 22-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Erik Showman | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Thomas Daughtry takes the ball from Frederick Davis | 22-28 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Stephen Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Griffin | 22-31 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Regalado | 24-31 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Gregory Griffin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dustin Regalado - foul #3 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Nick Green, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 14:19 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | William Igo double dribbles | 24-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF) Gregory Griffin | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is hacked by Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Carl Fagan | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Joshua Thompson blocks the short jumper by Andrew Angelo | 24-35 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | John Summerville snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Bobby Ornelas steps in front of the Joshua Thompson pass | 24-35 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Erik Showman blows the dunk | 24-35 |
| 13:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Ornelas | 24-35 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Erik Showman connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-37 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | John Summerville loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 12:21 | LSU | Nolan Deputy drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 24-40 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Michael Sok's pass is intercepted by Carl Fagan | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Poulson - foul #2 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #4 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | John Summerville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (C) Michael Sok | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:02 | LSU | Erik Showman travels with the ball | 24-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG) Andrew Angelo | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brad Blackwell | 27-41 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Carl Fagan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-41 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Nolan Deputy tips it back up and in | 27-43 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Carl Fagan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-45 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the dunk attempt | 27-45 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Stephen Powell tips it home | 27-47 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Powell steals it from Neil Smith | 27-47 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Igo | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Powell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 3 from straight away | 29-47 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Neil Smith | 32-47 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Gregory Griffin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry snags the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Stephen Powell travels with the ball | 32-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brad Blackwell | 35-47 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Joshua Thompson picks off the pass by Bobby Ornelas | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Andrew Angelo is called for the reach on Kyle Poulson - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Neil Smith can't tip it in | 35-47 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Stephen Powell gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Nolan Deputy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | John Summerville grabs the board | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Nick Green - foul #2 on Nick Green, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Igo and the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Frederick Davis (PF) Kyle Poulson, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Andrew Angelo connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Fagan | 37-50 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Igo | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nick Green (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Andrew Angelo lays it up and in and the foul's on William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Nick Green, Carl Fagan | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Erik Showman - foul #3 on Erik Showman, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Joshua Thompson takes the ball from Nolan Deputy | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Neil Smith and the foul's on Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy, Erik Showman | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:29 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 02:11 | LSU | Nolan Deputy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas | 44-56 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sok hits a jumper near the basket set up by Erick Keen and he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #4 on Erik Showman, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), John Summerville (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF) Erick Keen, Kyle Poulson, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:00 | LSU | William Igo steps in front of the Andrew Angelo pass in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | William Igo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | John Summerville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 47-56 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Erik Showman clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-56 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Igo snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sok | 47-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | William Igo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-56 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | William Igo is called for the reach on Carl Fagan in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Igo, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Gregory Griffin is fouled on the floor by Erick Keen - foul #1 on Erick Keen, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-57 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it home | 49-57 |
| 00:16 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 00:14 | LSU | John Summerville is called for the reach on Gregory Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | John Summerville is fouled on the floor by Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Stephen Powell, Gregory Griffin | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo runs out the clock | 51-59 |