| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Lee Walker and the foul's on Stephen Olewinski - foul #2 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-24 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Jeff Stickley doubles James Nasser and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Jeff Stickley, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG) Jeff Stickley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Lee Walker loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 25-24 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Leonard Smith's floater is knocked away by James Nasser | 25-24 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglass Miyashiro | 25-24 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Randall Weber clanks a runner in the lane | 25-24 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Mayer - foul #2 on Dustin Mayer, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Leonard Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 25-25 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Bennie Wallace steals the ball from Douglass Miyashiro | 25-25 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace banks in the layup | 27-25 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 27-25 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it home | 27-27 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Randall Weber steals it from Dustin Mayer | 27-27 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Lee Walker lays it in and he's fouled by John Corley - foul #3 on John Corley, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG), Nicholas Ketter (SF), Jackson Gump (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) John Corley, Bennie Wallace, Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Frank Fisher (SF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Strasser (fresh) PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Jackson Gump connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Stickley | 29-30 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | James Nasser jams it on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 29-32 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Nasser throws it down on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 29-34 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Ketter | 31-34 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | James Nasser is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonard Smith (SG), Bennie Wallace (SF), Dustin Mayer (PF) Nicholas Ketter, Timothy Strasser, Jackson Gump | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, John Pope | |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker knocks in the shot from the left side | 31-36 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson loses the dribble to Douglass Miyashiro | 31-36 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lee Walker | 31-39 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | James Nasser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 33-39 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Nasser (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Leonard Smith tips it in | 35-39 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Jackson Gump (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jeff Stickley, Dustin Mayer, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-39 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Lee Walker pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Pope | 35-41 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Douglass Miyashiro steals it from Bennie Wallace | 35-41 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Stephen Olewinski is called for the reach on John Pope - foul #3 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter (SG), Dustin Mayer (PF) Leonard Smith, Bennie Wallace | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Edward Lewis (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), James Nasser (PF) Lee Walker, Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | John Corley is called for the reach on Richard Hillis - foul #4 on John Corley, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG) John Corley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | John Pope's pass is intercepted by Dustin Mayer | 35-41 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Samuel Johnson (C) Timothy Strasser, Nicholas Ketter, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Frank Fisher, Edward Lewis, Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Nasser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bennie Wallace (SF) Dustin Mayer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-43 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace tips it home | 37-43 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 37-43 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Marquis Wilkes steals the ball from Jackson Gump | 37-43 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Jackson Gump is called for the reach on Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Jackson Gump, team foul #8 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Mayer (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jackson Gump, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Douglass Miyashiro, James Nasser | |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Nicholas Rettkowski blocks the short jumper by Stephen Olewinski | 37-43 |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Mayer | 39-43 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Olewinski | 39-43 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace loses the dribble to Lee Walker | 39-43 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Lee Walker jams it | 39-45 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Leonard Smith hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Stickley | 41-45 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Lee Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Olewinski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Dustin Mayer - foul #3 on Dustin Mayer, team foul #9 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG), John Corley (SG), Nicholas Ketter (SF), Jackson Gump (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Jeff Stickley, Leonard Smith, Bennie Wallace, Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Nasser (PF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Frank Fisher, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | John Pope hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by Douglass Miyashiro | 41-47 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Dustin Mayer (PF) Timothy Strasser, John Corley, Nicholas Ketter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson is hacked by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG) Edward Lewis | |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer hits a shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | John Pope is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Walker out of a doubleteam | 43-49 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bennie Wallace (SF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jackson Gump, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Walker - foul #3 on Lee Walker, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the dribble to Bennie Wallace | 45-49 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Jeff Stickley picks off the pass by Lee Walker in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Douglass Miyashiro is called for the reach on Bennie Wallace - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Olewinski | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the driving attempt near the basket | 47-49 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | The short jumper by Stephen Olewinski is denied by James Nasser | 47-49 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser runs out the clock | 47-49 |