| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hockett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Zinner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tomblin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Fresno State | Ryan Jones steals it from Robert Tomblin | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Zinner - foul #1 on James Zinner, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Jones | 30-26 |
| 18:39 | Fresno State | James Zinner can't throw it down | 30-26 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Eric Holcomb is denied by Robert Tomblin | 30-26 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Daniel Everitt steals the ball from Timothy Hodge | 32-26 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-26 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 17:45 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:40 | Fresno State | Ronald Langley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Holcomb | 35-26 |
| 16:58 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by James Zinner | 35-28 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Zinner - foul #2 on James Zinner, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SF) Daniel Everitt, Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell (SF), Robert Fleming (PF) Timothy Hodge, James Zinner | |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:27 | Fresno State | William Hockett knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kerry Clark and he's fouled by Robert Tomblin - foul #1 on Robert Tomblin, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (SF) Anthony Rector | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson (PG), Luther Soriano (SF), Bertram Smith (C) Ronald Langley, William Hockett, Robert Tomblin | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:03 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Jones - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kim Richardson (fresh) SF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dustin Nelson (fresh) SG - Raymond Bedell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Luther Soriano (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bertram Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 15:18 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:56 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell is hacked by Kerry Clark - foul #1 on Kerry Clark, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Langley (PG), William Hockett (SG), Timothy Hodge (SF), Robert Tomblin (C) Dustin Nelson, Raymond Bedell, Luther Soriano, Bertram Smith | |
| 14:47 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Langley - foul #3 on Ronald Langley, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Zinner (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:57 | Fresno State | Ronald Langley travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 13:34 | Fresno State | James Zinner grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | James Zinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is fouled on the floor by Ronald Langley - foul #4 on Ronald Langley, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson (PG) Ronald Langley | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Hockett - foul #3 on William Hockett, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell (SF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:45 | Fresno State | William Hockett connects on the jumper from the left side set up by James Zinner | 44-35 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 47-35 |
| 12:04 | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-35 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dustin Nelson (fresh) SG - William Hockett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Bedell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Zinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tomblin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson loses the dribble to Robert Ellison | 49-35 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison lays it up and in | 51-35 |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | William Hockett is fouled on the floor by Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge (SF), Robert Fleming (PF), Bertram Smith (C) William Hockett, James Zinner, Robert Tomblin | |
| 11:05 | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| 10:31 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Jones - foul #3 on Ryan Jones, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Norman McCredie (C) Dustin Nelson | |
| 10:31 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:31 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Hodge - foul #2 on Timothy Hodge, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Hockett (SG), Robert Tomblin (C) Raymond Bedell, Norman McCredie | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Ellison - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Eric Holcomb (PF) Kerry Clark, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 51-40 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 53-40 |
| 09:14 | Fresno State | Daniel Everitt is called for the reach on Bertram Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson (PG), Luther Soriano (SF), James Zinner (PF) Bertram Smith, Timothy Hodge, Robert Fleming | |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | William Hockett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-40 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Tomblin | 53-40 |
| 08:43 | Fresno State | Robert Tomblin snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | James Zinner's layup is rejected by Ryan Jones | 53-40 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Holcomb | 53-40 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the jump hook from close range set up by Ryan Jones | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:16 | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 08:15 | Fresno State | Robert Tomblin hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 57-42 |
| 07:38 | Fresno State | James Zinner is whistled for a carry | 57-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SF), Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Robert Ellison, Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Langley (PG), Raymond Bedell (SG), Timothy Hodge (SF), Robert Fleming (PF), Bertram Smith (C) Dustin Nelson, William Hockett, Luther Soriano, James Zinner, Robert Tomblin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Bedell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-42 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | David Duffield tips it home | 59-42 |
| 07:17 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell double dribbles | 59-42 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Robert Fleming swats the shot by Dennis Brandon | 59-42 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson hits the follow up shot | 61-42 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | Ronald Langley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 06:51 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hodge | 61-42 |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge is fouled on the floor by David Duffield - foul #2 on David Duffield, team foul #7 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Tomblin (C) Bertram Smith | |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Robert Tomblin grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Carl Baillie picks off the pass by Robert Fleming | 61-42 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is hacked by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Hockett (SG), James Zinner (PF) Raymond Bedell, Robert Fleming | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:36 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Robert Tomblin | 63-42 |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Timothy Hodge knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 04:20 | Fresno State | Ronald Langley is whistled for a carry | 66-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson (PG), Raymond Bedell (SG), Luther Soriano (SF), Robert Fleming (PF), Bertram Smith (C) Ronald Langley, William Hockett, Timothy Hodge, James Zinner, Robert Tomblin | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 03:58 | Fresno State | Robert Fleming grabs the board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell lays it in and he's hacked by Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #8 | 66-46 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Everitt | 68-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dustin Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Bedell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Luther Soriano (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bertram Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-49 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bertram Smith - foul #1 on Bertram Smith, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG) Daniel Everitt | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Luther Soriano snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| 02:34 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Fleming | 69-51 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 69-51 |
| 02:10 | Fresno State | Luther Soriano pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:05 | Fresno State | Luther Soriano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 69-51 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ellison | 71-51 |
| 01:19 | Fresno State | Dustin Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb blows the dunk | 71-51 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Fresno State | Raymond Bedell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-51 |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Bertram Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | Luther Soriano clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Luther Soriano is called for the reach on Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Luther Soriano, team foul #10 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG) Kerry Clark | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:17 | Fresno State | Robert Ellison swats the layup by Bertram Smith | 73-51 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Holcomb | 73-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 73-51 |