| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) SG - Mark Russell (fresh) SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) PF - Jason Oates (fresh) C - Albert Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kevin Bucklin (fresh) SG - Harold Mateer (fresh) SF - Darrin Underwood (fresh) PF - Alton Evans (fresh) C - John Stidham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgetown | John Stidham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Georgetown | John Stidham's layup is rejected by Jason Oates | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Jason Oates gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Mark Russell buries a jump hook from close range set up by Jack Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Albert Bower blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Albert Bower snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Jones | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrin Underwood and the foul's on Damek Zeff - foul #1 on Damek Zeff, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Albert Bower loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Mark Russell - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Adam Shaw (PG), Charles Leboeuf (SF), Jason Key (PF), Duane Curtin (C) Kevin Bucklin, Darrin Underwood, Alton Evans, John Stidham | |
| 17:57 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye (SG) Harold Mateer | |
| 17:50 | Georgetown | Duane Curtin comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Georgetown | Charles Leboeuf tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Mark Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Nye - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nye, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SF) Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Mark Russell's pass is intercepted by Jason Key | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Leboeuf | 4-10 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jason Oates clanks a jumper in the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:50 | Georgetown | Adam Shaw gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:46 | Georgetown | Adam Shaw is fouled on the floor by Jack Jones - foul #1 on Jack Jones, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Mark Russell, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gregory Remillard (SG), Darrin Underwood (SF), Alton Evans (PF), Steven Akbar (C) Jeffrey Nye, Charles Leboeuf, Jason Key, Duane Curtin | |
| 16:31 | Georgetown | Alton Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin (PG), John Stidham (C) Adam Shaw, Steven Akbar | |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff is hacked by Alton Evans - foul #1 on Alton Evans, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG) Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold Mateer (SG) Gregory Remillard | |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Mark Russell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Chau | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Chau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kevin Bucklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Mateer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrin Underwood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alton Evans (fairly fresh) C - John Stidham (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:39 | Georgetown | John Stidham grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:22 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Cogdill - foul #1 on Justin Cogdill, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF) Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Adam Shaw (PG), Jeffrey Nye (SG), Steven Akbar (C) Kevin Bucklin, Darrin Underwood, John Stidham | |
| 15:22 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:22 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the 3 from the right corner and the foul's on Adam Shaw - foul #1 on Adam Shaw, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Joseph McCuan (SF), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles Leboeuf (SF), Jason Key (PF), Duane Curtin (C) Harold Mateer, Alton Evans, Steven Akbar | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:49 | Georgetown | Adam Shaw loses the dribble to Joseph McCuan | 10-11 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Adam Shaw is called for the reach on Jack Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Shaw, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gregory Remillard (SG) Adam Shaw | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Albert Bower can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Duane Curtin - foul #1 on Duane Curtin, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Albert Bower misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Albert Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye is hacked by Joseph McCuan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph McCuan, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| 14:10 | Georgetown | Charles Leboeuf loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin (PG), John Stidham (C) Jeffrey Nye, Duane Curtin | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Mark Russell (SG), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Joseph McCuan, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold Mateer (SF), Alton Evans (PF) Charles Leboeuf, Jason Key | |
| 13:35 | Georgetown | John Stidham is fouled on the floor by Damek Zeff - foul #2 on Damek Zeff, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Davis (SF) Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood (SF) Gregory Remillard | |
| 13:17 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Jason Oates pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:48 | Georgetown | Alton Evans snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Kevin Bucklin steals the ball from Justin Cogdill | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Russell | 11-14 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Stidham - foul #1 on John Stidham, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye (PG), Gregory Remillard (SG), Charles Leboeuf (SF), Jason Key (PF), Duane Curtin (C) Kevin Bucklin, Harold Mateer, Darrin Underwood, Alton Evans, John Stidham | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph McCuan (fresh) SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Jeffrey Nye (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Remillard (fresh) SF - Charles Leboeuf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Key (fresh) C - Duane Curtin (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Georgetown | Duane Curtin gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:58 | Georgetown | Duane Curtin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph McCuan - foul #2 on Joseph McCuan, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG) Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 10:58 | Georgetown | Duane Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Georgetown | Duane Curtin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Jason Oates drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Russell | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Steven Akbar (C) Jason Key | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Albert Bower comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 10:03 | Georgetown | Gregory Remillard pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:58 | Georgetown | Mark Russell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Nye - foul #2 on Mark Russell, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Davis (SF) Mark Russell | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harold Mateer (SG), Jason Key (PF) Gregory Remillard, Duane Curtin | |
| 09:58 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Jason Key swats the short shot by Albert Bower | 15-18 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Jack Jones tips it in | 17-18 |
| 09:33 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Jack Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Brian Chau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill (PF) Jason Oates | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin (PG), Darrin Underwood (SF), John Stidham (C) Jeffrey Nye, Charles Leboeuf, Steven Akbar | |
| 09:23 | Georgetown | John Stidham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Harold Mateer steps in front of the Brian Chau pass in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood makes the 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Bucklin - foul #1 on Kevin Bucklin, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF) Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gregory Remillard (SG), Alton Evans (PF) Harold Mateer, Jason Key | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Jason Oates gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:19 | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Jason Oates snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Brian Chau is hacked by John Stidham in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stidham, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Bower (C) Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles Leboeuf (SF), Duane Curtin (PF), Steven Akbar (C) Darrin Underwood, Alton Evans, John Stidham | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:58 | Georgetown | Charles Leboeuf clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Bucklin - foul #2 on Kevin Bucklin, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye (PG), Harold Mateer (SG) Kevin Bucklin, Gregory Remillard | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Chau (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Davis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jason Oates (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Bower (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Jeffrey Nye (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Leboeuf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Curtin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Akbar (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Charles Leboeuf is called for the reach on Jack Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Leboeuf, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:14 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Chau | 22-21 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Jason Oates hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 22-21 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Jack Jones tips it home | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Nye | 24-24 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Brian Chau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jason Oates | 26-24 |
| 05:42 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer makes the floater from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Brian Chau tips it in | 28-26 |
| 05:04 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Jack Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 04:33 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:27 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Leboeuf | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Brian Chau steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG), Damek Zeff (SF), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Brian Chau, Darrell Davis, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gregory Remillard (SG), Darrin Underwood (SF), Alton Evans (PF), Jason Key (C) Harold Mateer, Charles Leboeuf, Duane Curtin, Steven Akbar | |
| 03:38 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood is whistled for a carry | 28-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin (PG), John Stidham (C) Jeffrey Nye, Jason Key | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Russell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph McCuan (fresh) SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Oates (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kevin Bucklin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Remillard (fresh) SF - Darrin Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alton Evans (fresh) C - John Stidham (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 03:25 | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin misses the wide open floater from the left side | 28-28 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jason Oates | 28-28 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Jason Oates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Adam Shaw (PG) Kevin Bucklin | |
| 02:39 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood comes up short on the floater from the right block | 28-28 |
| 02:37 | Georgetown | Alton Evans misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Mark Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Mark Russell's pass is intercepted by Darrin Underwood in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 02:20 | Georgetown | John Stidham is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Mark Russell | 28-28 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Alton Evans blocks the short jumper by Justin Cogdill | 28-28 |
| 02:01 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:57 | Georgetown | John Stidham connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jason Oates - foul #1 on Jason Oates, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Albert Bower (C) Joseph McCuan, Jason Oates | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Bucklin (PG), Harold Mateer (SG), Jason Key (PF) Adam Shaw, Gregory Remillard, Alton Evans | |
| 01:57 | Georgetown | John Stidham misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Albert Bower gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Mark Russell knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by John Stidham - foul #3 on John Stidham, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Alton Evans (PF) John Stidham | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:35 | Georgetown | Jason Key snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:21 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Jack Jones grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 00:56 | Georgetown | Jason Key pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:50 | Georgetown | Alton Evans can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 00:49 | Georgetown | Jason Key misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 00:48 | Georgetown | Jason Key grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:42 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 00:41 | Georgetown | Jason Key snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:24 | Georgetown | Darrin Underwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Albert Bower pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 00:02 | Georgetown | Jason Key pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Jason Key can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-30 |