| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Libby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brandon Nguyen (fresh) SG - Nathan Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Casas (fresh) PF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lionel Apperson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | William Libby inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Jack Swann clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Nguyen - foul #1 on Brandon Nguyen, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Avery (SF), Brian Foster (C) Nathan Brown, Lionel Apperson | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 19:22 | Washington State | Brian Foster banks in the layup set up by Brandon Nguyen | 42-26 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks clanks a floater from the right side | 42-26 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Wayne Casas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:33 | Washington State | Jack Avery clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-26 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Jack Avery knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Greg Thomas | 45-28 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Jack Avery steps in front of the William Libby pass | 45-28 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Jack Swann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-31 |
| 17:33 | Washington State | Brian Foster snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 17:17 | Washington State | Brian Foster lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Avery | 45-33 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | William Libby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Daniel Valladares (SG), Kurt Murphy (SF), Brian Paras (PF), Blair Cheek (C) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks, William Libby, Paul Dickey, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Brown (SF), Lionel Apperson (C) Jack Avery, Greg Thomas | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Blair Cheek - foul #1 on Blair Cheek, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Avery (SF) Brandon Nguyen | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Brian Paras snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares loses the dribble to Jack Avery | 45-34 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Nathan Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jack Avery | 45-37 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the floater from the left wing | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Paras (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Blair Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wayne Casas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jack Avery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Apperson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Brian Foster can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Paras - foul #2 on Brian Paras, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Armando Roman (PF) Brian Harris, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gitlewski (PG), Greg Thomas (PF) Jack Avery, Lionel Apperson | |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Brian Foster misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Brian Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Blair Cheek is blocked by Nathan Brown | 47-38 |
| 15:23 | Washington State | Wayne Casas gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:02 | Washington State | Brian Foster drills a turnaround in the lane set up by William Gitlewski | 47-40 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Greg Thomas is called for the reach on Armando Roman - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Albert Render (C) Daniel Valladares, Kurt Murphy, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen (SG), William Jimenes (C) Nathan Brown, Brian Foster | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey is hacked by Wayne Casas - foul #3 on Wayne Casas, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (SF) Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Brown (SF) Brandon Nguyen | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks connects on the shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:05 | Washington State | Nathan Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | William Jimenes swats the shot by Jack Swann | 49-40 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | William Jimenes is called for the reach on Albert Render - foul #2 on William Jimenes, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Armando Roman (PF) Jack Swann, Paul Dickey | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen (SG), Brian Foster (PF), Lionel Apperson (C) Nathan Brown, Greg Thomas, William Jimenes | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Albert Render comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-40 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Libby | 49-40 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Brian Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Albert Render can't finish the layup | 52-43 |
| 12:32 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:12 | Washington State | Brian Harris picks off the pass by William Gitlewski | 52-43 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Harris | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Libby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - William Gitlewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Casas (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Foster (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Apperson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Washington State | Albert Render is called for the reach on Lionel Apperson - foul #1 on Albert Render, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Daniel Valladares (SG), Kurt Murphy (SF), Paul Dickey (PF), Blair Cheek (C) Brian Harris, Robert Brooks, William Libby, Armando Roman, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Brown (SF), Jack Avery (PF), William Jimenes (C) Brandon Nguyen, Brian Foster, Lionel Apperson | |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Jack Avery clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Paul Dickey - foul #1 on Paul Dickey, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Jack Avery makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Jack Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Valladares | 58-45 |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Wayne Casas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 58-45 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Jack Swann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Jack Swann pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey misses the fadeaway from the left side | 58-45 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Wayne Casas | 58-45 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | William Gitlewski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-45 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 10:04 | Washington State | William Jimenes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Jack Avery misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kurt Murphy | 60-45 |
| 09:34 | Washington State | William Gitlewski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Jimenes | 60-48 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek hits a floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Valladares | 62-48 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Nathan Brown's layup is rejected by Blair Cheek | 62-48 |
| 08:49 | Washington State | Wayne Casas tips it back up and in | 62-50 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Jack Swann is fouled on the floor by William Gitlewski - foul #4 on William Gitlewski, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), William Libby (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Albert Render (C) Jack Swann, Daniel Valladares, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen (PG), Greg Thomas (PF), Lionel Apperson (C) William Gitlewski, Jack Avery, William Jimenes | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Albert Render is hacked by Lionel Apperson - foul #2 on Lionel Apperson, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Albert Render is whistled for a carry | 62-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gitlewski (PG), Brian Foster (C) Nathan Brown, Lionel Apperson | |
| 07:47 | Washington State | Wayne Casas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 07:45 | Washington State | Brian Foster tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen tips it in | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Libby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Albert Render (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - William Gitlewski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Casas (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Foster - foul #2 on Brian Foster, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Lionel Apperson (C) Brian Foster | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Wayne Casas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Albert Render throws it down | 65-54 |
| 06:52 | Washington State | William Gitlewski is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Harris - foul #1 on Brian Harris, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Larry Hawkins (SG), Brian Paras (C) Brian Harris, Robert Brooks, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson lays it in | 65-56 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Jack Swann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-56 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Armando Roman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | William Gitlewski is called for the reach on Jack Swann - foul #5 on William Gitlewski, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares (SG), Blair Cheek (C) Larry Hawkins, Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Brown (SF), Brian Foster (PF) William Gitlewski, Greg Thomas | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Wayne Casas misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Jack Swann gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Jack Swann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek can't throw it down but he's hacked by Lionel Apperson - foul #3 on Lionel Apperson, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Kurt Murphy (SF), Paul Dickey (PF) Daniel Valladares, William Libby, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Washington State | Greg Thomas (PF) Lionel Apperson | |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Washington State | Nathan Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jack Swann | 69-56 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-56 |
| 05:00 | Washington State | Nathan Brown's pass is intercepted by Blair Cheek | 71-56 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Casas - foul #4 on Wayne Casas, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Albert Render (C) Jack Swann, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Avery (SF), Lionel Apperson (C) Brandon Nguyen, Greg Thomas | |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Brian Harris is called for the reach on Nathan Brown - foul #2 on Brian Harris, team foul #6 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares (SG), Armando Roman (PF) Robert Brooks, Paul Dickey | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:29 | Washington State | Brian Foster knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Avery | 73-58 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Lionel Apperson denies the turnaround by Armando Roman | 73-58 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Albert Render hits the follow up shot | 75-58 |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Brian Foster is fouled on the floor by Daniel Valladares - foul #1 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (SF) Kurt Murphy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Nguyen (PG), Greg Thomas (PF) Nathan Brown, Lionel Apperson | |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Brian Foster makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Brian Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Harris and he's fouled by Wayne Casas - foul #5 on Wayne Casas, team foul #11 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Brown (SF), Lionel Apperson (C) Wayne Casas, Greg Thomas | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Nathan Brown misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Harris - foul #3 on Brian Harris, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Brian Paras (PF) Brian Harris, William Libby, Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Greg Thomas (PF) Lionel Apperson | |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Nathan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Nathan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Greg Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Paras (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brandon Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jack Avery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Foster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Nathan Brown is hacked by Robert Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #9 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (PF) Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Nathan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Albert Render | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Jack Swann is whistled for traveling | 78-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Lionel Apperson (C) Greg Thomas | |
| 02:57 | Washington State | Brian Foster misses the turnaround from the left block | 78-60 |
| 02:56 | Washington State | Brian Foster gets the offensive rebound | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Washington State | Lionel Apperson connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jack Avery | 78-62 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Jack Swann works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Brooks | 80-62 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Jack Swann steals it from Lionel Apperson | 80-62 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Swann | 83-62 |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Nathan Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-64 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Jack Swann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-64 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jack Swann pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-64 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Albert Render knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 85-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Nathan Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-64 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Brian Foster hits the follow up shot | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks is fouled on the floor by Lionel Apperson - foul #4 on Lionel Apperson, team foul #12 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (SF) Daniel Valladares | |
| Subs | Washington State | Greg Thomas (PF) Brian Foster | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 86-66 |
| 00:29 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Lionel Apperson | 86-66 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Greg Thomas misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Libby - foul #2 on William Libby, team foul #10 | 86-66 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Greg Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Greg Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Jack Avery snags the offensive board | 86-67 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Nathan Brown double dribbles | 86-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jack Swann runs out the clock | 86-67 |