| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) SG - Robert Centers (fresh) SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) C - John Clinard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) SG - Randall Wright (fresh) SF - Randall Williams (fresh) PF - John Greene (fresh) C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | John Clinard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | John Greene misses the runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | John Clinard can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree is hacked by Sidney Tiffany - foul #1 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | John Greene comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Sidney Tiffany - foul #2 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros (PF) Sidney Tiffany | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Wright - foul #1 on Randall Wright, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Adam Moore (PF), Stephen Breeden (C) Mitchell Hannan, Randall Wright, Randall Williams, John Greene, Darrell Dupree | |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Casey Lamons - foul #1 on Casey Lamons, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (C) Stephen Breeden | |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree is fouled on the floor by Henry Ontiveros - foul #1 on Henry Ontiveros, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Randall Wright (SG), John Greene (PF) Thomas Waldschmidt, Lucien Rossi, Adam Moore | |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) SG - Randall Wright (fresh) SF - Todd Robinson (fresh) PF - John Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | John Greene comes up short on the floater from the left block | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Randall Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-3 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oswald | 8-3 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Casey Lamons | 11-3 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros is whistled for traveling | 11-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Bryant Palmer (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Casey Lamons, Robert Centers, Paul Oswald, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (PG), Lucien Rossi (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Adam Moore (PF), Stephen Breeden (C) Mitchell Hannan, Randall Wright, Todd Robinson, John Greene, Darrell Dupree | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lucien Rossi and he's hacked by Charles Dubois - foul #1 on Charles Dubois, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana State | Thomas Waldschmidt is called for the reach on Charles Dubois - foul #1 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Adam Moore - foul #1 on Adam Moore, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nava (PG), Darrell Dupree (C) Lucien Rossi, Stephen Breeden | |
| 12:44 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Dupree | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Nava | 11-11 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Ontiveros | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Henry Ontiveros (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Nava (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) PF - Adam Moore (fresh) C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | John Nava is hacked by Charles Dubois in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dubois, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Robert Centers (SG) Charles Dubois, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Randall Wright (SG), John Greene (PF), Stephen Breeden (C) John Nava, Thomas Waldschmidt, Adam Moore, Darrell Dupree | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses the dunk | 13-13 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | John Greene snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | John Greene drills a driving attempt from the left block | 13-15 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is hacked by Randall Wright - foul #2 on Randall Wright, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF), John Clinard (C) Bryant Palmer, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Todd Robinson (SF), Darrell Dupree (C) Randall Wright, Randall Williams, Stephen Breeden | |
| 09:55 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros misses the runner from close range | 13-15 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (SF) Mitchell Hannan | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | John Clinard misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrell Dupree - foul #1 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Stephen Breeden (PF) Randall Williams, John Greene | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | John Clinard blocks the short jumper by Darrell Dupree | 15-15 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Mitchell Hannan steals it from John Clinard | 15-15 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | John Clinard takes the ball from Darrell Dupree | 15-15 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana State | John Clinard gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) PF - Henry Ontiveros (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Clinard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 15-15 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | John Clinard buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Oswald | 17-15 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt is hacked by Robert Centers - foul #1 on Robert Centers, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Bryant Palmer (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Casey Lamons, Robert Centers, Paul Oswald, Henry Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (SG), Randall Williams (SF), John Greene (PF) Mitchell Hannan, Todd Robinson, Stephen Breeden | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois is fouled on the floor by Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #2 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nava (PG) Thomas Waldschmidt | |
| 05:24 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree scores on a jumper from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-19 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | John Nava grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Randall Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucien Rossi | 17-22 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) SF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Nava (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Greene (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | John Nava is hacked by Charles Dubois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Dubois, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Robert Centers (SG), Paul Oswald (SF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Charles Dubois, Bryant Palmer, Michael Williams, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Wright (SG), Adam Moore (C) Lucien Rossi, Darrell Dupree | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | John Nava makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | John Nava misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Oswald and the foul's on John Nava - foul #1 on John Nava, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) John Nava | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Adam Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Ontiveros - foul #2 on Henry Ontiveros, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Adam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Adam Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry Ontiveros | 20-23 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (C) Adam Moore | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Randall Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Dupree | 20-26 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Centers | 20-26 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Centers | 23-26 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany tips it in | 25-26 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | John Greene clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-26 |