| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Russell Coursey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Rembert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Buendia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Russell Coursey inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Russell Coursey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher loses the dribble to Pete Buendia in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Russell Coursey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 19:32 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Coursey | 43-32 |
| 19:27 | Utah State | Russell Coursey scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James McIlwaine | 43-34 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 19:04 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dennis Robinson | 43-34 |
| 18:45 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Neil Smith (SF) James Lyle, Thomas Mercer | |
| Subs | Utah State | Maurice Dennard (PG), Michael Cummings (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Mark Mikell (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Russell Coursey, Pete Buendia | |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Neil Smith's layup is rejected by Carl Gilbert | 43-34 |
| 18:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Carl Gilbert | 43-34 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Carl Gilbert - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) William Igo, Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | Devin Boos (C) James Rembert | |
| 17:56 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert clanks a floater from the right side | 43-34 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Carl Gilbert steps in front of the Sam Ford pass | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Brad Blackwell is called for the reach on Carl Gilbert - foul #3 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Dennis Robinson (SG) Maurice Dennard, Carl Gilbert | |
| 17:21 | Utah State | Mark Mikell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Michael Cummings snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:50 | Utah State | James McIlwaine loses the ball out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | Russell Coursey (SF), James Rembert (PF), Pete Buendia (C) Michael Cummings, Mark Mikell, Devin Boos | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Neil Smith clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Coursey - foul #1 on Russell Coursey, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Gilbert (PG) James McIlwaine | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | Pete Buendia is fouled on the floor by Sam Ford - foul #1 on Sam Ford, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG) Pete Buendia | |
| 15:52 | Utah State | James Rembert makes the wide open jumper in the paint | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fairly fresh) C - Sam Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Russell Coursey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Rembert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled on the floor by James McIlwaine - foul #2 on James McIlwaine, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Devin Boos (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Carl Gilbert | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Rademacher | 48-36 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | James Rembert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | James Lyle pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer is hacked by Russell Coursey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Coursey, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SF), Mark Mikell (PF) Russell Coursey, James Rembert | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Pete Buendia (C) Maurice Dennard, Devin Boos | |
| 14:11 | Utah State | Pete Buendia knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez and he's fouled by Winston Centeno - foul #2 on Winston Centeno, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG) Antonio Sanchez | |
| 14:11 | Utah State | Pete Buendia makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 13:47 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James McIlwaine | 48-39 |
| 13:25 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 48-39 |
| 13:24 | Utah State | Pete Buendia tips it home | 48-41 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis buries a floater from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 12:54 | Utah State | Pete Buendia is hacked by Eugene Rademacher - foul #1 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), James Rembert (PF), Devin Boos (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Michael Cummings, Mark Mikell, Pete Buendia | |
| 12:38 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Devin Boos grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Devin Boos drills a jumper from close range | 50-43 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Erick Keen | 52-43 |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Devin Boos loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Dennis Robinson (SG), Russell Coursey (SF) Antonio Sanchez, Maurice Dennard, Carl Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Russell Coursey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Rembert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Boos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado blows the layup | 52-43 |
| 11:30 | Utah State | Devin Boos grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 11:19 | Utah State | James McIlwaine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Russell Coursey gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:57 | Utah State | Russell Coursey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | James McIlwaine takes the ball from Eugene Rademacher in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | Russell Coursey hits the finger roll on a great pass from James McIlwaine | 52-45 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:34 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | James McIlwaine lays it in set up by Devin Boos | 52-47 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno is open but can't throw it down | 52-47 |
| 10:07 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dennis Robinson | 52-47 |
| 09:53 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by James McIlwaine | 52-49 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Lyle | 55-49 |
| 09:07 | Utah State | James McIlwaine knocks in the jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Mark Mikell (PF), Pete Buendia (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Russell Coursey, James Rembert, Devin Boos | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Mark Mikell can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brad Blackwell - foul #4 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SG) Maurice Dennard | |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Neil Smith scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Sok | 57-53 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | Michael Cummings misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Mark Mikell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:44 | Utah State | Pete Buendia misses the fadeaway in the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Mikell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Buendia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Neil Smith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:35 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Antonio Sanchez | 57-53 |
| 07:29 | Utah State | Michael Cummings banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez | 57-55 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Sam Ford (C) Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Rembert (PF) Mark Mikell | |
| 07:06 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Erick Keen, William Igo, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Russell Coursey (SF) Antonio Sanchez, Michael Cummings, Carl Gilbert | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | James Lyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG) Eugene Rademacher | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Russell Coursey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Lyle | 59-58 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Pete Buendia is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SG), Mark Mikell (C) Maurice Dennard, Pete Buendia | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Michael Cummings misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | James Rembert snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | The jump hook by Mark Mikell is blocked by Michael Sok | 61-58 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Cummings - foul #3 on Michael Cummings, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Dennis Robinson (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Devin Boos (C) James McIlwaine, Michael Cummings, Russell Coursey, Mark Mikell | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:31 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez | 63-61 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | James Rembert is called for the reach on Erick Keen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rembert, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lyle | 65-61 |
| 03:44 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-61 |
| 03:42 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (tired) 13 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (tiring) C - Sam Ford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Rembert (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Boos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Utah State | Devin Boos is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer is open and buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Carl Gilbert - foul #1 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | Maurice Dennard (PG), Michael Cummings (SG), Mark Mikell (PF), Pete Buendia (C) Antonio Sanchez, Dennis Robinson, James Rembert, Devin Boos | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Pete Buendia buries a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Cummings | 68-65 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Lyle | 70-65 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard is hacked by James Lyle in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lyle, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Russell Coursey (SF) Michael Cummings, Carl Gilbert | |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | James McIlwaine is called for the reach on Neil Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McIlwaine, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:23 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | James McIlwaine is fouled on the floor by Sam Ford - foul #2 on Sam Ford, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG) Maurice Dennard | |
| 02:02 | Utah State | James McIlwaine makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | James McIlwaine misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Pete Buendia grabs the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | James McIlwaine misses the easy layup | 70-68 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Dennis Robinson steps in front of the Brad Blackwell pass in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 01:30 | Utah State | Russell Coursey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James McIlwaine | 70-70 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Russell Coursey is called for the reach on Brad Blackwell - foul #3 on Russell Coursey, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) Neil Smith, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Rembert (PF) Mark Mikell | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | James Rembert is fouled on the floor by Winston Centeno - foul #3 on Winston Centeno, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG) Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:00 | Utah State | James Rembert misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Russell Coursey swats the layup by Thomas Mercer | 72-70 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the tip | 72-70 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is fouled on the floor by Russell Coursey - foul #4 on Russell Coursey, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Utah State | James Rembert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James McIlwaine | 74-73 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | James McIlwaine is called for the reach on Thomas Mercer in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McIlwaine, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | James Rembert gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey is hacked by Michael Sok - foul #1 on Michael Sok, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | James Lyle drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Mercer | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 76-75 |