| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Mathes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Holcomb (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by David Jefferson - foul #2 on David Jefferson, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the 3rd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Daniel Everitt steals the ball from David Jefferson | 28-37 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 28-39 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Ryan Jones steals it from Samuel Cornett | 28-39 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Charles Walker snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:28 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Harris | 31-39 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Charles Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Jefferson - foul #3 on David Jefferson, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eddie Murphy (PF) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort (C) Delbert Chandler | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:54 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Jones | 31-43 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett's pass is intercepted by Kim Richardson | 31-43 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Jones | 31-45 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes lays it in set up by David Jefferson and he's hacked by Anthony Beaufort - foul #2 on Anthony Beaufort, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (PG), Louis James (SG), Charles Walker (SF) Corey Harris, Samuel Cornett, David Jefferson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Piao Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis James (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Walker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eddie Murphy (fresh) C - Donald Mathes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Beaufort (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 15:09 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes loses the ball out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Zakar (C) Donald Mathes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Delbert Chandler (C) Anthony Beaufort | |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 14:45 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Eddie Murphy | 33-47 |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Eric Holcomb is called for the reach on Eric Zakar - foul #1 on Eric Holcomb, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), Samuel Cornett (SG), David Jefferson (SF) Piao Wang, Louis James, Eddie Murphy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Corey Harris misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Charles Walker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Harris | 36-47 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb loses the ball out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eddie Murphy (PF) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:56 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Mathes (C) Eric Zakar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort (C) Delbert Chandler | |
| 12:56 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:56 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb clanks a floater from the right block | 37-47 |
| 12:34 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:30 | Tulsa | David Jefferson misses the easy layup | 37-47 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 37-47 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Samuel Cornett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jefferson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Murphy (fresh) C - Donald Mathes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Beaufort (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes tips it in | 39-47 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones hits the finger roll | 39-49 |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | David Jefferson knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Eric Holcomb - foul #2 on Eric Holcomb, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (PG), Louis James (SG), Charles Walker (PF) Corey Harris, Samuel Cornett, Eddie Murphy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Delbert Chandler (C) Anthony Beaufort | |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | David Jefferson makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones loses the dribble to David Jefferson | 42-49 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | David Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Kim Richardson | 42-49 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by David Jefferson - foul #4 on David Jefferson, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), Eric Zakar (C) David Jefferson, Donald Mathes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | Eric Zakar grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | Charles Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett (SG) Piao Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Corey Harris gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | Charles Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones tips it home | 42-53 |
| 07:47 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis James | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis James (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Eric Zakar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Holcomb (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Delbert Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kim Richardson | 45-56 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Louis James comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Jones - foul #1 on Ryan Jones, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eddie Murphy (PF), Donald Mathes (C) Charles Walker, Eric Zakar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort (C) Delbert Chandler | |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Louis James misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Louis James misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Beaufort | 45-56 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eddie Murphy steps in front of the Kim Richardson pass | 45-56 |
| 06:30 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Eddie Murphy | 47-56 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (SF), Charles Walker (PF) Louis James, Eddie Murphy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Corey Harris is hacked by Anthony Beaufort - foul #3 on Anthony Beaufort, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Delbert Chandler (C) Anthony Beaufort | |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Charles Walker drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Harris | 50-56 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 05:14 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Harris | 50-56 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | David Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis James (SG) Samuel Cornett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Carpenter (PG), Michael McEady (SG), Anthony Beaufort (PF) Daniel Everitt, Kim Richardson, Ryan Jones | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Robert Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Corey Harris - foul #3 on Corey Harris, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Carpenter | 50-58 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Anthony Beaufort grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses the easy layup | 50-58 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Michael McEady can't tip it in | 50-58 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Delbert Chandler grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis James (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Donald Mathes (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael McEady (fresh) SF - Eric Holcomb (tiring) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Beaufort (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Delbert Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Jefferson | 52-60 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Mathes - foul #2 on Donald Mathes, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (PG), Samuel Cornett (SG), Eddie Murphy (PF), Eric Zakar (C) Corey Harris, David Jefferson, Charles Walker, Donald Mathes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Ryan Jones (PF) Robert Carpenter, Michael McEady, Delbert Chandler | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), David Jefferson (SF), Donald Mathes (C) Piao Wang, Louis James, Eric Zakar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Corey Harris | 55-62 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Walker (PF) Eddie Murphy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Corey Harris loses the dribble to Daniel Everitt in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Holcomb | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Walker | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-65 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Corey Harris | 57-65 |
| 01:23 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | David Jefferson picks off the pass by Eric Holcomb | 57-65 |
| 00:53 | Tulsa | David Jefferson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb is hacked by Corey Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Harris, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael McEady (SG), Delbert Chandler (C) Eric Holcomb, Anthony Beaufort | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is hacked by Corey Harris - foul #5 on Corey Harris, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (PG) Corey Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Piao Wang knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Cornett | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Piao Wang - foul #1 on Piao Wang, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Delbert Chandler blocks the short jumper by Donald Mathes | 59-69 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Samuel Cornett is called for the reach on Michael McEady - foul #2 on Samuel Cornett, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis James (SG), Eddie Murphy (PF), Eric Zakar (C) Samuel Cornett, Charles Walker, Donald Mathes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb (SF) Kim Richardson | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Michael McEady makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Michael McEady misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Eddie Murphy snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Eric Zakar misses badly on a shot near the basket | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | The clock runs out | 59-70 |