| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Samuel Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Lambert (fresh) PF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Triche (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Nathan Lambert inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Richard Triche clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Walter Montez's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Triche | 44-42 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Walter Montez steals the ball from Richard Triche in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson jams it set up by Walter Montez | 46-42 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Nathan Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh is hacked by Johnny Young - foul #3 on Johnny Young, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Michael Lebrun (SF), Booker Wyss (PF), John Williams (C) Aaron Hooker, Clyde Savell, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Steven Pratt (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Tom Thacker (C) Samuel Pugh, Nathan Lambert, Thomas Garretson, Richard Triche | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Lebrun - foul #1 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | John Williams is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | John Williams steals the ball from Steven Pratt | 46-44 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | John Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher's pass is intercepted by Michael Lebrun | 49-44 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | John Williams hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Johnny Young (C) Richard Richards, Michael Lebrun, Booker Wyss, John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Jonathan Slaton (SG), Steve Coleman (SF), Thomas Garretson (PF), Bryan Wellman (C) Kyle Valente, Robert Fisher, Steven Pratt, Willie Leonard, Tom Thacker | |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Garretson | 52-47 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Samuel Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Coleman (fresh) PF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Wellman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman lays it up and in | 52-49 |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Walter Montez is hacked by Bryan Wellman - foul #1 on Bryan Wellman, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Leonard McMahon (PF), Jason Basil (C) Walter Montez, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Nathan Lambert (SF), Richard Triche (C) Samuel Pugh, Jonathan Slaton, Steve Coleman, Bryan Wellman | |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Jason Basil makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Leonard McMahon | 54-52 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Richards - foul #2 on Richard Richards, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Montez (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), John Williams (PF) Aaron Hooker, Clyde Savell, Leonard McMahon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton (SG), Steve Coleman (SF), Tom Thacker (C) Kyle Valente, Nathan Lambert, Richard Triche | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 54-52 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Jason Basil is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Jason Basil snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on John Williams | 54-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Booker Wyss (SF), Leonard McMahon (PF) Richard Richards, Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Steven Pratt (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Richard Triche (C) Robert Fisher, Steve Coleman, Thomas Garretson, Tom Thacker | |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson (PF) Leonard McMahon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Nathan Lambert (SF), Thomas Garretson (PF), Bryan Wellman (C) Kyle Valente, Jonathan Slaton, Steven Pratt, Willie Leonard, Richard Triche | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Nathan Lambert | 54-54 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Nathan Lambert steals the ball from John Williams | 54-54 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh is hacked by Walter Montez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Montez, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Johnny Young (C) Walter Montez, Robert Bailey, John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Jonathan Slaton (SG), Steve Coleman (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Tom Thacker (C) Samuel Pugh, Robert Fisher, Nathan Lambert, Thomas Garretson, Bryan Wellman | |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Johnny Young steps in front of the Jonathan Slaton pass | 54-54 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), Leonard McMahon (PF) Booker Wyss, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Steven Pratt (SF), Thomas Garretson (PF), Richard Triche (C) Kyle Valente, Jonathan Slaton, Steve Coleman, Willie Leonard, Tom Thacker | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Richard Triche lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Pugh | 54-56 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Johnny Young lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard McMahon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Samuel Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Garretson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Triche (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 56-58 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Garretson - foul #3 on Thomas Garretson, team foul #2 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Montez (PG), Michael Lebrun (SF), Booker Wyss (PF), John Williams (C) Richard Richards, Clyde Savell, Leonard McMahon, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Jonathan Slaton (SG), Steve Coleman (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Bryan Wellman (C) Samuel Pugh, Robert Fisher, Steven Pratt, Thomas Garretson, Richard Triche | |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Steve Coleman and the foul's on Walter Montez - foul #5 on Walter Montez, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG) Walter Montez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Fisher (PG), Nathan Lambert (SF), Thomas Garretson (PF), Tom Thacker (C) Kyle Valente, Steve Coleman, Willie Leonard, Bryan Wellman | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Aaron Hooker steals it from Robert Fisher in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Hooker | 61-61 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | John Williams gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Slaton | 64-63 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Tom Thacker - foul #1 on Tom Thacker, team foul #3 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (PG), Clyde Savell (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Jason Basil (C) Robert Bailey, Michael Lebrun, Booker Wyss, John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Steve Coleman (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Bryan Wellman (C) Jonathan Slaton, Nathan Lambert, Thomas Garretson, Tom Thacker | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bryan Wellman | 64-63 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Steve Coleman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Pratt (SF) Robert Fisher | |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson hits a runner near the basket set up by Jason Basil | 66-63 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 66-63 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Hooker (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Basil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kyle Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willie Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Wellman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente tips it in | 68-65 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jason Basil knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Bryan Wellman - foul #2 on Bryan Wellman, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon (PF), Johnny Young (C) Aaron Hooker, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Thomas Garretson (PF), Richard Triche (C) Kyle Valente, Steven Pratt, Willie Leonard, Bryan Wellman | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jason Basil makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Richard Triche gets the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steve Coleman | 71-67 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Garretson - foul #4 on Thomas Garretson, team foul #5 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG) Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG) Samuel Pugh | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Williams (PF) Leonard McMahon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG) Kyle Valente | |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Johnny Young blows the layup | 72-67 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Johnny Young snags the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Richard Richards is hacked by Thomas Garretson - foul #5 on Thomas Garretson, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon (PF) Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Jonathan Slaton (SG), Nathan Lambert (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Bryan Wellman (C) Samuel Pugh, Robert Fisher, Steve Coleman, Thomas Garretson, Richard Triche | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton makes the floater from the left wing set up by Kyle Valente | 72-69 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (PG), Booker Wyss (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF) Robert Bailey, Clyde Savell, Leonard McMahon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Steven Pratt (SF), Richard Triche (C) Kyle Valente, Jonathan Slaton, Nathan Lambert, Bryan Wellman | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steve Coleman (SF) Steven Pratt | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | John Williams misses the tip | 72-69 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Booker Wyss | 72-69 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Booker Wyss | 72-69 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker is whistled for a carry | 72-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), Johnny Young (C) Richard Richards, John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Slaton (SG), Steven Pratt (SF), Bryan Wellman (PF), Tom Thacker (C) Samuel Pugh, Steve Coleman, Willie Leonard, Richard Triche | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Jonathan Slaton | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Aaron Hooker (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Booker Wyss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Slaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Wellman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Leonard McMahon (PF) Booker Wyss, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (PG), Steve Coleman (SF), Willie Leonard (PF), Richard Triche (C) Jonathan Slaton, Steven Pratt, Bryan Wellman, Tom Thacker | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Richard Triche knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Valente | 72-74 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon lays it in | 74-74 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), John Williams (PF), Jason Basil (C) Aaron Hooker, Michael Lebrun, Leonard McMahon, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG), Nathan Lambert (SF), Bryan Wellman (PF), Tom Thacker (C) Kyle Valente, Steve Coleman, Willie Leonard, Richard Triche | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Lambert | 74-74 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nathan Lambert | 74-74 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 74-74 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Pugh | 74-74 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Bryan Wellman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Tom Thacker | 74-76 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (PG), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Johnny Young (C) Robert Bailey, John Williams, Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Triche (C) Tom Thacker | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Nathan Lambert | 74-76 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh is hacked by Aaron Hooker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Hooker, team foul #6 | 74-76 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nielson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nielson, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Nathan Lambert snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Hooker is called for the reach on Nathan Lambert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Hooker, team foul #8 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Valente (SG) Robert Fisher | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Nathan Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Nathan Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson grabs the board | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker drills a shot from the free throw line | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente is hacked by Aaron Hooker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Hooker, team foul #9 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (SG) Aaron Hooker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Pratt (SF) Nathan Lambert | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt grabs the board | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt is hacked by Robert Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #10 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steve Coleman (SG), Tom Thacker (PF) Samuel Pugh, Bryan Wellman | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Tom Thacker steps in front of the Johnny Young pass | 76-83 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt is hacked by Richard Richards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Richards, team foul #11 | 76-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Fisher (SG) Steve Coleman | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Steven Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Johnny Young grabs the defensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Bailey | 79-83 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker is hacked by Richard Richards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Richards, team foul #12 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Samuel Pugh (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-84 |