| Lineup | TCU | PG - John Slawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Haar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Mundell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Regalado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fresh) PF - Willie Mathis (fresh) C - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Russell Hough inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-26 |
| 19:30 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:11 | TCU | Albert Regalado drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Slawson | 30-26 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Russell Hough comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:28 | TCU | Justin Haar hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Slawson | 33-26 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | TCU | Matthew Davis hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Slawson | 35-28 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Wilson | 35-30 |
| 17:13 | TCU | Matthew Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | John Miser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Russell Hough misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 16:27 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Mundell, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Phillip Cook (PG), Edward Young (SG), James Haney (SF), Dana Franke (PF) John Slawson, Justin Haar, Matthew Davis, Kenneth Mundell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Carlos Chambliss (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Michael Bell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Dana Franke misses the easy open layup | 35-32 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 35-32 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 15:50 | TCU | Dana Franke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Phillip Cook (fresh) SG - Edward Young (fresh) SF - James Haney (fresh) PF - Dana Franke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Regalado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Richard Luczak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Lively (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Chambliss (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | TCU | Phillip Cook is hacked by Carlos Chambliss - foul #1 on Carlos Chambliss, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Cedric Harvey (C) Albert Regalado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:36 | TCU | Edward Young travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Matthew Davis (SF) James Haney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bell | 35-32 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Greg Lively's layup is rejected by Cedric Harvey | 35-32 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Greg Lively gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Carlos Chambliss tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 14:13 | TCU | Matthew Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Cedric Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:55 | TCU | Greg Lively swats the short shot by Edward Young | 35-34 |
| 13:53 | TCU | Matthew Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:46 | TCU | Phillip Cook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Greg Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | TCU | John Slawson (PG), Justin Haar (SG), Kenneth Mundell (PF), Albert Regalado (C) Phillip Cook, Matthew Davis, Dana Franke, Cedric Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Russell Hough (SF), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Michael Bell, Richard Luczak, Dennis Heckman, Greg Lively, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 12:57 | TCU | Ken Pegg is called for the reach on Kenneth Mundell - foul #1 on Ken Pegg, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 12:39 | TCU | Justin Haar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Matthew Davis (SF) Edward Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:50 | TCU | John Slawson drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Mundell | 37-34 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - John Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Haar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mundell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Regalado (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ken Pegg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 37-34 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is hacked by Albert Regalado - foul #1 on Albert Regalado, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman (SF) Russell Hough | |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | John Miser connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 10:32 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | John Miser buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Heckman | 37-40 |
| 09:59 | TCU | Albert Regalado connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Wilson | 39-42 |
| 09:34 | TCU | John Slawson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ken Pegg - foul #2 on Ken Pegg, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Young (SG), James Haney (SF), Dana Franke (PF) Justin Haar, Matthew Davis, Kenneth Mundell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Carlos Chambliss (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Dennis Heckman, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 09:34 | TCU | John Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:34 | TCU | John Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak is hacked by James Haney - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Phillip Cook (PG), Cedric Harvey (C) John Slawson, Albert Regalado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF) Jeffery Albert | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dana Franke - foul #2 on Dana Franke, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:34 | TCU | Edward Young makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:08 | TCU | Cedric Harvey gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Cedric Harvey lays it up and in set up by Phillip Cook | 46-44 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Phillip Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Haney (fresh) PF - Dana Franke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cedric Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Richard Luczak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Lively (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Chambliss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Michael Bell scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Carlos Chambliss and he's hacked by Phillip Cook - foul #1 on Phillip Cook, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Justin Haar (SG), Matthew Davis (SF), Kenneth Mundell (PF), Albert Regalado (C) Edward Young, James Haney, Dana Franke, Cedric Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Richard Luczak, Russell Hough, Greg Lively, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:59 | TCU | Justin Haar makes the shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Cook | 48-47 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is fouled on the floor by Phillip Cook - foul #2 on Phillip Cook, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | TCU | John Slawson (PG) Phillip Cook | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG) Michael Bell | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Miser and the foul's on Matthew Davis - foul #1 on Matthew Davis, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | TCU | Albert Regalado gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:19 | TCU | George Wilson steals the ball from John Slawson | 48-49 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | George Wilson lays it up and in | 48-51 |
| 06:04 | TCU | John Slawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | George Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 05:47 | TCU | Albert Regalado grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:43 | TCU | John Slawson loses the dribble to John Miser | 48-51 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | John Miser double dribbles | 48-51 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF) Dennis Heckman | |
| 04:57 | TCU | Justin Haar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 04:31 | TCU | Justin Haar snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Matthew Davis misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Willie Mathis - foul #2 on Willie Mathis, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Phillip Cook (PG), Edward Young (SG), Dana Franke (PF) John Slawson, Justin Haar, Kenneth Mundell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Luczak (SG), Greg Lively (PF), Carlos Chambliss (C) George Wilson, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 04:13 | TCU | Matthew Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Matthew Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | John Miser misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Russell Hough tips it home | 52-53 |
| 03:41 | TCU | John Miser steps in front of the Phillip Cook pass | 52-53 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 03:34 | TCU | Matthew Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Phillip Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Franke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Regalado (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Luczak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Lively (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Chambliss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | TCU | Phillip Cook makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Davis | 55-53 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Russell Hough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-53 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Carlos Chambliss hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 03:02 | TCU | Matthew Davis knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Young | 57-55 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | TCU | John Slawson (PG), Justin Haar (SG), Kenneth Mundell (PF) Phillip Cook, Edward Young, Dana Franke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Richard Luczak, Greg Lively, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 57-55 |
| 02:45 | TCU | John Slawson gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:31 | TCU | Matthew Davis misses long on a shot near the basket | 57-55 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 01:44 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Russell Hough gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | George Wilson is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| 00:57 | TCU | Albert Regalado misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | TCU | Kenneth Mundell misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 00:54 | TCU | Matthew Davis tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Hough | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | TCU | George Wilson picks off the pass by Justin Haar | 59-59 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | George Wilson lays it in | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | TCU | TCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | TCU | Justin Haar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis grabs the board | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis runs out the clock | 59-61 |