| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Phung (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeffrey Reeder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Vita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Wolkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Saul Delgado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Frank Austin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski is hacked by Frank Austin - foul #2 on Frank Austin, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie clanks a floater near the basket | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Dikembe Akawanzie and he's hacked by Antonio Phung - foul #3 on Antonio Phung, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Rogers (SG) Antonio Phung | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Vita pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Frank Austin loses the ball out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Morelli | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Morris | 32-32 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Frank Austin's pass is intercepted by Saul Delgado | 32-32 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli's pass is intercepted by Frank Austin | 32-32 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Frank Austin banks in the layup | 34-32 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli hits a jump hook from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Jason Morris misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:09 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie hits a runner in the lane set up by Ivan Wolkowski | 34-36 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Saul Delgado snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:17 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli clanks a turnaround from the right block | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Virginia | Thomas Campbell tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Saul Delgado picks off the pass by Jason Morris | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bill Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Reeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Vita (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Morris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Wolkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Morelli (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Saul Delgado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Virginia | Thomas Campbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Jason Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Vita | 37-36 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Wolkowski | 37-38 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Frank Austin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Frank Austin is called for the reach on Bobby Morelli - foul #3 on Frank Austin, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antonio Phung (SG), Lee Walker (SF) Bill Rogers, Jeffrey Reeder | |
| Subs | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez (PG), John Cramer (SG), Randall Farnsworth (PF), Doug Combs (C) Ivan Wolkowski, Bobby Morelli, Saul Delgado, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Campbell and he's hacked by Jason Morris - foul #3 on Jason Morris, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Jason Morris gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Pedro Rodriguez is called for the reach on Frank Austin - foul #1 on Pedro Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Jason Morris is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| 13:44 | Virginia | Thomas Campbell connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Pedro Rodriguez | 37-42 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Pedro Rodriguez | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Randall Farnsworth hits a driving attempt from the right block | 37-44 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-44 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | Randall Farnsworth grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 12:32 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cramer - foul #2 on John Cramer, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Rogers (PG), Joshua Larson (PF), Michael Whitaker (C) Frank Austin, Jonathan Vita, Jason Morris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski (PG), Bobby Morelli (SF) John Cramer, Thomas Campbell | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:16 | Virginia | Randall Farnsworth pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Bill Rogers picks off the pass by Bobby Morelli | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bill Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Phung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Larson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Wolkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Doug Combs (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker makes the shot from close range | 40-44 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Doug Combs loses the dribble to Joshua Larson | 40-44 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Doug Combs snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | Antonio Phung is called for the reach on Pedro Rodriguez - foul #4 on Antonio Phung, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder (SG), Jason Morris (C) Antonio Phung, Michael Whitaker | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (SG), Saul Delgado (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Randall Farnsworth, Doug Combs | |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Morris - foul #4 on Jason Morris, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Austin (PG), Jonathan Vita (PF), Eric Overton (C) Jeffrey Reeder, Joshua Larson, Jason Morris | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Frank Austin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Saul Delgado | 40-45 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Lee Walker - foul #4 on Lee Walker, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder (SF), Michael Whitaker (C) Lee Walker, Eric Overton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:07 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akawanzie picks off the pass by Michael Whitaker | 40-47 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Saul Delgado connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cramer | 40-49 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akawanzie swats the short shot by Michael Whitaker | 40-49 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Saul Delgado snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:31 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Cramer | 40-51 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 08:07 | Virginia | Saul Delgado pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski is hacked by Michael Whitaker - foul #1 on Michael Whitaker, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Larson (PF), Eric Overton (C) Jonathan Vita, Michael Whitaker | |
| Subs | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Randall Farnsworth (PF), Doug Combs (C) John Cramer, Bobby Morelli, Saul Delgado, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Frank Austin buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Overton | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Austin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Reeder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Larson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Wolkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Farnsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Doug Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Virginia | Frank Austin steals it from Thomas Campbell | 43-53 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Frank Austin lays it up and in | 45-53 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Thomas Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antonio Phung (SG), Lee Walker (SF), Jason Morris (C) Bill Rogers, Jeffrey Reeder, Eric Overton | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (SG) Ivan Wolkowski | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Jason Morris grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Jason Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Doug Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jason Morris | 45-53 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Larson | 48-53 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Pedro Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Vita (PF) Joshua Larson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bobby Morelli (SG), Dikembe Akawanzie (SF), Saul Delgado (PF) John Cramer, Thomas Campbell, Doug Combs | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Randall Farnsworth - foul #1 on Randall Farnsworth, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (SG) Randall Farnsworth | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Jonathan Vita grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung is whistled for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Rogers (PG) Frank Austin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski (PG) John Cramer | |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Lee Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Akawanzie - foul #2 on Dikembe Akawanzie, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (SG) Pedro Rodriguez | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Morris - foul #5 on Jason Morris, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker (C) Jason Morris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Randall Farnsworth (C) John Cramer | |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | Saul Delgado grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Saul Delgado gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bill Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Phung (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Vita (tiring) 4 reb. C - Michael Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Wolkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Saul Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Farnsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Antonio Phung | 53-55 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 53-55 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Antonio Phung | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Austin (PG) Bill Rogers | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Campbell (SF) Randall Farnsworth | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Lee Walker drills a jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Phung | 55-55 |
| 02:25 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 02:23 | Virginia | Ivan Wolkowski hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker hits a jumper from the left block | 57-57 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Saul Delgado drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ivan Wolkowski | 57-60 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Campbell - foul #1 on Thomas Campbell, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Wolkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Wolkowski, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Saul Delgado snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie misses long on a shot from the right block | 58-60 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Frank Austin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jonathan Vita | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Thomas Campbell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Whitaker | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Wolkowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wolkowski, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Saul Delgado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Saul Delgado grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | The clock runs out | 63-60 |