| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren White (fresh) PF - Paul Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Lombardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Loren White inbounds the ball | 15-33 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-33 |
| 19:43 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Lombardo | 15-33 |
| 19:24 | San Jose State | Melvin Vieira steals it from Gerald Speed | 15-33 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger Lombardo - foul #2 on Roger Lombardo, team foul #1 | 15-33 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 18:44 | San Jose State | Loren White is hacked by Gary Jones - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 15-35 |
| 18:26 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma is whistled for a carry | 15-35 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the fadeaway from the left side | 15-37 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 17:43 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed connects on the 3 from the left wing | 18-37 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gary Jones | 18-39 |
| 17:10 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral (SF) Loren White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Her comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-39 |
| 16:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Gerald Speed | 18-39 |
| 16:50 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral travels with the ball | 18-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt (C) Roger Lombardo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG) Gary Jones | |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-39 |
| 16:29 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Charles Sharma | 18-39 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-39 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows pulls down the rebound | 18-39 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen travels with the ball | 18-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Popham (PF) Paul Hinton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Popham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway (PG) Charles Sharma | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Williams | 18-41 |
| 15:02 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-41 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 18-41 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bartelt - foul #1 on Joseph Bartelt, team foul #2 | 18-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Sharma (PG), Loren White (SF), Roger Lombardo (C) Ricky Hathaway, Gerald Speed, Joseph Bartelt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG) Johnny Katz | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses the lay-in | 18-41 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the offensive board | 18-41 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Loren White - foul #1 on Loren White, team foul #3 | 18-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Hinton (PF) Andrew Popham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 18-42 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 18-43 |
| 13:46 | San Jose State | Loren White double dribbles | 18-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerald Speed (SG) Frederick Litteral | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Melvin Vieira | |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Her connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Jones and he's hacked by Loren White - foul #2 on Loren White, team foul #4 | 18-45 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the free throw | 18-46 |
| 12:59 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roger Lombardo | 21-46 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows is whistled for a carry | 21-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral (SF) Loren White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| 12:14 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Hinton | 24-46 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #2 | 24-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt (C) Roger Lombardo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Gary Jones, Steven Citizen | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton drills a fadeaway from the right block | 26-46 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Charles Sharma steals it from Melvin Vieira | 26-46 |
| 11:11 | San Jose State | Mario Lunsford steals the ball from Paul Hinton | 26-46 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses long on a jumper from close range | 26-46 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits the follow up shot | 26-48 |
| 10:26 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton scores on a 3 from the left corner | 26-51 |
| 09:26 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral is called for traveling | 26-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway (PG), Ben Haag (SG), Andrew Popham (SF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Charles Sharma, Gerald Speed, Frederick Litteral, Paul Hinton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 08:57 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt pulls down the rebound | 26-51 |
| 08:36 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Haag | 29-51 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Ben Haag is called for the reach on Kristopher Meadows - foul #1 on Ben Haag, team foul #5 | 29-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral (PG), Gerald Speed (SG), Loren White (SF), Roger Lombardo (C) Ricky Hathaway, Ben Haag, Joseph Bartelt, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG) Christopher Baldwin | |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Gary Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Johnny Katz | 29-54 |
| 07:51 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Popham, team foul #6 | 29-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway (SG), Ben Haag (SF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Gerald Speed, Loren White, Roger Lombardo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG) Gary Jones | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Frederick Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Hathaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Haag (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Popham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Ben Haag is called for the reach on Kristopher Meadows - foul #2 on Ben Haag, team foul #7 | 29-54 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 29-54 |
| 07:17 | San Jose State | Ben Haag misses the easy layup | 29-54 |
| 07:16 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 07:06 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Ricky Hathaway steals the ball from Bruce Her | 29-54 |
| 06:54 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Hathaway | 31-54 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton tips it back up and in | 31-56 |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Meadows - foul #3 on Kristopher Meadows, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Baltazar (PF), Joseph Bartelt (C) Andrew Popham, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SF), Gary Marcus (C) Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| 06:02 | San Jose State | Steven Citizen steps in front of the Joseph Bartelt pass | 31-56 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Ricky Hathaway is called for the reach on Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Ricky Hathaway, team foul #8 | 31-56 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-58 |
| 05:22 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-58 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Shelton | 31-58 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-58 |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 31-58 |
| 04:28 | San Jose State | Michael Baltazar's floater is tipped away by Steven Citizen | 31-58 |
| 04:26 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt grabs the offensive board | 31-58 |
| 04:06 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral slams it home on a nice dish by Ricky Hathaway and he's fouled by Steven Citizen - foul #1 on Steven Citizen, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Popham (SF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Ben Haag, Michael Baltazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF) Christopher Baldwin, Steven Citizen | |
| 04:06 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral makes the free throw | 34-58 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Meadows | 34-61 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Frederick Litteral (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ricky Hathaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Popham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Shelton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham misses badly on a runner near the basket | 34-61 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows gets the rebound | 34-61 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Bruce Her throws it down on a great pass from Jeffrey Shelton | 34-63 |
| 02:52 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows gets the rebound | 34-63 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-63 |
| 02:45 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 34-63 |
| 02:22 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Her - foul #1 on Bruce Her, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Baltazar (PF) Joseph Bartelt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (PG), Steven Citizen (PF) Jeffrey Shelton, Gary Marcus | |
| 02:22 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:22 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen snags the defensive board | 34-63 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 34-63 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen grabs the offensive board | 34-63 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows can't finish the layup | 34-63 |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway misses the easy layup | 34-63 |
| 01:12 | San Jose State | Michael Baltazar grabs the offensive board | 34-63 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Michael Baltazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-63 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 34-63 |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway gets the rebound | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Ricky Hathaway - foul #3 on Ricky Hathaway, team foul #9 | 36-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ben Haag (SF), Joseph Bartelt (C) Michael Baltazar, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 36-65 |
| 00:13 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham hits the follow up shot | 38-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin runs out the clock | 38-65 |