| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) SF - George McCalpane (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Jamie Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) SG - Christopher Park (fresh) SF - Donald Mason (fresh) PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) C - Robert Toscano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Park makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Amstein | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Jamie Walker knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Corey Gaudreau | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Park | 2-5 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Houston | George McCalpane gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Robert Toscano steps in front of the Jamie Walker pass | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Christopher Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Donald Mason hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by George McCalpane - foul #1 on George McCalpane, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Jamie Walker clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Houston | George McCalpane is called for a charge - foul #2 on George McCalpane, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF) George McCalpane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Park buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Amstein | 2-8 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Jacob Roberts clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Owen Smith (PF), Paul Breese (C) Richard Jensen, Robert Toscano | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Knight | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Park (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) PF - Owen Smith (fresh) C - Paul Breese (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Owen Smith hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Amstein | 5-10 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Knight | 7-10 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Olin Wesolowski picks off the pass by Paul Breese | 7-10 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Kevin Knight lays it in set up by Olin Wesolowski | 9-10 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Christopher Park is fouled on the floor by Olin Wesolowski - foul #1 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Akim Zutell (PF) Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Donald Mason, Owen Smith, Paul Breese | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Jacob Roberts can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Jacob Roberts's pass is intercepted by Robert Toscano | 9-10 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Christopher Park knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Amstein | 9-12 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Jamie Walker throws it down and he's fouled by Robert Toscano - foul #1 on Robert Toscano, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Jamie Walker pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Jacob Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano is hacked by Jamie Walker - foul #1 on Jamie Walker, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Mason (SF) Robert Rudisill | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Jensen | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Jacob Roberts misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Jensen - foul #1 on Richard Jensen, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Gaudreau (PF) Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF), Owen Smith (PF) Christopher Park, Richard Jensen | |
| 12:20 | Houston | Jacob Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Jacob Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Owen Smith buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Donald Mason | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Jamie Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Mason (fresh) SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) PF - Owen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses the floater from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Jamie Walker tips it in | 15-17 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano blows the layup | 15-17 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Jacob Roberts snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Kevin Knight drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Olin Wesolowski | 18-17 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Mason | 18-20 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Owen Smith - foul #1 on Owen Smith, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Burger (SG), Charles Oberski (C) Kevin Knight, Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Park (SG), Richard Jensen (PF), Paul Breese (C) Robert Rudisill, Owen Smith, Robert Toscano | |
| 10:41 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Paul Breese tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Richard Jensen swats the layup by Jacob Roberts | 20-22 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Park is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Akim Zutell (PF) Olin Wesolowski, Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi (PG), Robert Rudisill (SF) Anthony Amstein, Donald Mason | |
| 09:08 | Houston | Richard Jensen is called for the reach on Charles Oberski - foul #2 on Richard Jensen, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Walker (C) Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Owen Smith (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Richard Jensen, Paul Breese | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Robert Toscano swats the shot by Akim Zutell | 20-22 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Owen Smith gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rudisill | 20-22 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi is hacked by Jacob Roberts - foul #1 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Donald Mason (SF) Alphonso Rossi, Robert Rudisill | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Donald Mason is fouled on the floor by Jacob Roberts - foul #2 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Houston | George McCalpane (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Walker - foul #2 on Jamie Walker, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (C) Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF) Christopher Park | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Burger (fresh) SG - Kevin Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) C - Charles Oberski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Mason (fresh) SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Owen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Kevin Knight drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Owen Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Charles Oberski grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Akim Zutell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Donald Mason snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Owen Smith clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Akim Zutell - foul #1 on Akim Zutell, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Kevin Knight, Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Park (SG), Paul Breese (C) Robert Rudisill, Robert Toscano | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Owen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Owen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Charles Oberski banks in the layup on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski | 25-26 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Christopher Park hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-26 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Owen Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Park can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Oberski | 25-26 |
| 05:26 | Houston | George McCalpane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi (PG), Robert Rudisill (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Anthony Amstein, Donald Mason, Owen Smith, Paul Breese | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Park | 25-29 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the jump hook near the basket | 25-29 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Christopher Park misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen tips it in | 25-31 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Burger (fairly fresh) SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Charles Oberski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alphonso Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Park (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Charles Oberski misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Toscano - foul #2 on Robert Toscano, team foul #5 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (PG), Kevin Knight (SG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Jamie Walker (C) Olin Wesolowski, Patrick Burger, George McCalpane, Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Donald Mason (SG), Paul Breese (C) Alphonso Rossi, Christopher Park, Robert Toscano | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Charles Oberski misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Charles Oberski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Donald Mason comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Paul Breese can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Jacob Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-34 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Rudisill | 26-37 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jamie Walker hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Paul Breese clanks a shot from the right block | 28-37 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Jacob Roberts pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Charles Oberski loses the ball out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Burger (PG), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Robert Wysocki, Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Park (SG), Owen Smith (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Robert Rudisill, Richard Jensen, Paul Breese | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Owen Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Park | 28-39 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the lay-in | 28-39 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Park grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses the shot from the right block | 28-39 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Jamie Walker gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Jamie Walker's layup is rejected by Robert Toscano | 28-39 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 28-39 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Owen Smith | 28-42 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Jacob Roberts snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Patrick Burger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Donald Mason pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Donald Mason hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-42 |