| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) SG - Michael Hartley (fresh) SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Harris (fresh) C - Daniel Hope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) PF - James Nasser (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Randall Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris knocks in the floater in the paint set up by John Jenkins | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Randall Weber scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Lewis | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Lewis - foul #1 on Edward Lewis, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Lee Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Randall Weber - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 17:16 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Fisher | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Lee Walker - foul #1 on Lee Walker, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Benjamin Green (PF) Michael Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Lee Walker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:50 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Lawrence Miller | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) C - Daniel Hope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) C - John Pope (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Walker - foul #2 on Lee Walker, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett (PG), Derick Dennis (C) Michael Harris, Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Lee Walker, John Pope | |
| 15:26 | Oklahoma | Benjamin Green throws it down on a great pass from John Jenkins | 12-8 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser throws it down and the foul's on Benjamin Green - foul #1 on Benjamin Green, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley (SG), Daniel Hope (C) John Jenkins, Lawrence Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:00 | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett loses the dribble to Frank Fisher in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher lays it in | 12-13 |
| 14:51 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:49 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Derick Dennis | 12-13 |
| 14:33 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope hits a jump hook near the basket | 14-13 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Weber | 14-13 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 13:49 | Oklahoma | Derick Dennis snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley is fouled on the floor by Edward Lewis - foul #2 on Edward Lewis, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Jenkins (PG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Michael Harris (PF), Danny Ziemann (C) Timothy Puckett, Derick Dennis, Benjamin Green, Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), John Pope (C) Edward Lewis, Randall Weber | |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris loses the dribble to John Pope | 14-13 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | John Pope's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Miller | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Fisher - foul #1 on Frank Fisher, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 12:38 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:38 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Frank Fisher is denied by Michael Harris | 16-13 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:18 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Jenkins | 19-13 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-13 |
| 11:56 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Ziemann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) PF - James Nasser (tiring) 3 pts. C - John Pope (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Benjamin Green (PF), Daniel Hope (C) Michael Hartley, Danny Ziemann | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, James Nasser, John Pope | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | John Jenkins steals it from Marquis Wilkes | 21-13 |
| 10:53 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope loses the dribble to Nicholas Rettkowski | 21-13 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 10:30 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:09 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller is whistled for a carry | 21-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Derick Dennis (SF) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), James Nasser (PF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Richard Hillis is blocked by Daniel Hope | 21-13 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 09:20 | Oklahoma | Derick Dennis grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | Benjamin Green connects on the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Richard Hillis - foul #1 on Richard Hillis, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett (PG), Michael Hartley (SG), Michael Harris (SF) John Jenkins, Lawrence Miller, Derick Dennis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, John Pope | |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | Benjamin Green makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher is called for traveling | 24-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Derick Dennis (SF) Benjamin Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:19 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-13 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Weber | 24-13 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Hillis and he's hacked by Daniel Hope - foul #1 on Daniel Hope, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller (SF) Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:43 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-16 |
| 07:42 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley gets the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Timothy Puckett (fresh) SG - Michael Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derick Dennis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Fisher (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) PF - James Nasser (tiring) 6 pts. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | James Nasser travels with the ball | 24-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Jenkins (SG), Benjamin Green (PF), Daniel Hope (C) Michael Hartley, Michael Harris, Derick Dennis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Richard Hillis, James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| 06:30 | Oklahoma | John Pope blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Green | 24-16 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is hacked by Daniel Hope - foul #2 on Daniel Hope, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Danny Ziemann (C) Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), Edward Lewis (SG) Frank Fisher, Marquis Wilkes | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Danny Ziemann is called for the reach on Lee Walker - foul #1 on Danny Ziemann, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley (SG) Timothy Puckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is hacked by Benjamin Green - foul #2 on Benjamin Green, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Davis (PF) Benjamin Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:39 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 05:38 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | The pull-up jumper by John Jenkins is blocked by Douglass Miyashiro | 24-18 |
| 05:08 | Oklahoma | Robert Davis tips it but misses | 24-18 |
| 05:07 | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley tips it back up and in | 26-18 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | John Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett (PG), Michael Harris (SF), Derick Dennis (C) Michael Hartley, Lawrence Miller, Danny Ziemann | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 04:27 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley (SG) John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:13 | Oklahoma | Derick Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 03:51 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris banks in the layup and he's fouled by Randall Weber - foul #2 on Randall Weber, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Jenkins (SG), Benjamin Green (PF), Daniel Hope (C) Michael Hartley, Robert Davis, Derick Dennis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 03:51 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it back up and in | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Timothy Puckett (fresh) SG - John Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller (SG) Timothy Puckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Walker | 29-22 |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Edward Lewis - foul #3 on Edward Lewis, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Edward Lewis, Richard Hillis, Randall Weber | |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller makes the 3rd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | John Pope loses the dribble to Daniel Hope | 31-22 |
| 01:46 | Oklahoma | Michael Harris misses long on a runner in the paint | 31-22 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglass Miyashiro | 31-22 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker's layup is rejected by Michael Harris | 31-22 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 01:02 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Miller | 33-22 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Miller - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Hartley (SG), Robert Davis (PF) Michael Harris, Benjamin Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) James Nasser, John Pope | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:58 | Oklahoma | Daniel Hope gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:36 | Oklahoma | John Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Randall Weber, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Timothy Puckett (PG), Derick Dennis (C) John Jenkins, Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF), John Pope (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-22 |
| 00:02 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Miller hits the follow up shot | 35-22 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-22 |