| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alvin Hedges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tomas Bade (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Scharf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Blair Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Render (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks hits a wide open shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 19:24 | Utah | George Scharf hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 29-31 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Valladares | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Blair Cheek and the foul's on Ryan Fields - foul #1 on Ryan Fields, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:41 | Utah | George Scharf splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), John Montalto (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), Clarence Patton (PF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Alvin Hedges, Tomas Bade, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields, George Scharf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), William Libby (PF), Brian Paras (C) Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Albert Render | |
| 18:07 | Utah | John Montalto misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy is hacked by Charles McKissic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles McKissic, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Harris | 29-37 |
| 17:27 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey is called for 5 seconds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF) Charles McKissic, Jerry Savage, Clarence Patton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, William Libby, Brian Paras | |
| 16:41 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 16:40 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen tips it in | 31-37 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks is whistled for a carry | 31-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), George Scharf (C) John Montalto, Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:02 | Utah | Tomas Bade drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alvin Hedges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tomas Bade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Scharf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blair Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-37 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Valladares | 34-37 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Jack Swann drills a floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:12 | Utah | Ryan Fields's layup is rejected by Blair Cheek | 34-39 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Albert Render is hacked by George Scharf - foul #1 on George Scharf, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), Jerry Savage (SF), Clarence Patton (PF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Alvin Hedges, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields, George Scharf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Brian Paras (C) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Albert Render | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy lays it in | 34-41 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Clarence Patton is fouled on the floor by Brian Harris - foul #1 on Brian Harris, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Utah | John Montalto (SG) Tomas Bade | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:58 | Utah | Clarence Patton is denied on a layup by Paul Dickey | 34-41 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Armando Roman grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Murphy | 34-43 |
| 13:13 | Utah | Jerry Savage is hacked by Brian Paras - foul #2 on Brian Paras, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF), George Scharf (C) Charles McKissic, Jerry Savage, Clarence Patton, Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Larry Hawkins (SG), William Libby (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman, Brian Paras | |
| 12:56 | Utah | Larry Hawkins steals it from George Scharf out of a doubleteam | 34-43 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Jack Swann throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Hawkins | 34-45 |
| 12:26 | Utah | Alvin Hedges hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Scharf out of the doubleteam | 37-45 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Jack Swann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (SG), Neil Griffin (C) John Montalto, George Scharf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF) Larry Hawkins, Blair Cheek | |
| 12:11 | Utah | Ryan Fields scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvin Hedges | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks is hacked by Charles McKissic - foul #3 on Charles McKissic, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), Jerry Savage (SF) Alvin Hedges, Frederick Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Charles McKissic (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Bade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Savage (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Libby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Brian Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tomas Bade - foul #1 on Tomas Bade, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Brian Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Brian Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:19 | Utah | Brian Harris is called for the reach on Charles McKissic - foul #2 on Brian Harris, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Utah | George Scharf (PF), Clarence Patton (C) Ryan Fields, Neil Griffin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF) Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, William Libby | |
| 10:59 | Utah | Albert Render takes the ball from Tomas Bade | 40-47 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy's pass is intercepted by George Scharf in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 10:35 | Utah | Charles McKissic knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Tomas Bade takes the ball from Brian Harris in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 10:11 | Utah | Jerry Savage is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Patton | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), John Montalto (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Charles McKissic, Tomas Bade, Jerry Savage, George Scharf, Clarence Patton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Brian Paras (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman, Albert Render | |
| 09:40 | Utah | Ryan Fields is hacked by Blair Cheek - foul #3 on Blair Cheek, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| 09:26 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 09:11 | Utah | John Montalto gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:59 | Utah | Ryan Fields hits the finger roll | 47-47 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Swann | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Paras - foul #3 on Brian Paras, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), Tomas Bade (SG), John Townsend (SF), George Scharf (C) Alvin Hedges, John Montalto, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), William Libby (PF), Armando Roman (C) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Brian Paras | |
| 08:13 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:13 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | William Libby snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Brian Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Clarence Patton (C) Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:52 | Utah | Clarence Patton lays it in on a nice dish by Charles McKissic | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Charles McKissic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Bade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Scharf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Libby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Armando Roman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Armando Roman tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 07:27 | Utah | Clarence Patton snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:12 | Utah | Clarence Patton's floater is tipped away by Paul Dickey | 50-50 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | William Libby pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Armando Roman | 50-52 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Tomas Bade lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Patton | 52-52 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey is hacked by Charles McKissic in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles McKissic, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), John Montalto (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Charles McKissic, Tomas Bade, John Townsend, George Scharf, Clarence Patton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Larry Hawkins (SG), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Michael Rasmussen picks off the pass by William Libby | 52-52 |
| 05:56 | Utah | Ryan Fields splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | John Montalto steals the ball from Jack Swann | 52-52 |
| 05:32 | Utah | Albert Render blocks the short jumper by Ryan Fields | 52-52 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the wide open floater in the paint | 52-54 |
| 04:59 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 52-54 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah | George Scharf (PF), Clarence Patton (C) Ryan Fields, Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Brian Paras (C) Larry Hawkins, William Libby, Albert Render | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Brian Paras is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| 04:22 | Utah | George Scharf misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Brian Paras - foul #4 on Brian Paras, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Jerry Savage (SG) John Montalto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Armando Roman (PF) Blair Cheek | |
| 04:22 | Utah | George Scharf makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:22 | Utah | George Scharf makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Jack Swann clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 04:03 | Utah | The rebound goes to Clarence Patton | 54-54 |
| 03:59 | Utah | Frederick Hill misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 03:58 | Utah | George Scharf hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), Tomas Bade (SG), Michael Rasmussen (C) Alvin Hedges, Frederick Hill, George Scharf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Utah | Charles McKissic makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Rasmussen | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Charles McKissic (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tomas Bade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Rasmussen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Paras (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 03:11 | Utah | Clarence Patton snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:51 | Utah | Jerry Savage loses the dribble to Daniel Valladares | 59-54 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF), George Scharf (C) Charles McKissic, Jerry Savage, Clarence Patton, Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Armando Roman, Brian Paras | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Robert Brooks is denied by George Scharf | 59-54 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 02:34 | Utah | The rebound goes to Tomas Bade | 59-54 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jack Swann grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares is fouled in the backcourt by Tomas Bade - foul #2 on Tomas Bade, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Utah | John Montalto (SG) Tomas Bade | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG) Robert Brooks | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:06 | Utah | George Scharf grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:41 | Utah | Ryan Fields hits a jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Hill and the foul's on Kurt Murphy - foul #1 on Kurt Murphy, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG) John Montalto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG) Kurt Murphy | |
| 01:41 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Alvin Hedges misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Blair Cheek | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares connects on the jumper from the right side | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Utah | Ryan Fields evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Hedges | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Ryan Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Utah | Ryan Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brooks - foul #2 on Robert Brooks, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Rasmussen (C) George Scharf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:09 | Utah | Ryan Fields makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Ryan Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Swann | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Utah | Alvin Hedges is hacked by Robert Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Utah | John Montalto (SF), George Scharf (C) Frederick Hill, Michael Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:01 | Utah | Alvin Hedges makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Utah | Alvin Hedges makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-61 |