| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SF - Mark Fee (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Carlos Wilson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Carlos Wilson is hacked by Frank Martini - foul #1 on Frank Martini, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Mark Fee scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman buries a jump hook in the paint | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Riggs - foul #1 on Robert Riggs, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ray Saunders - foul #1 on Ray Saunders, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Linkous | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it in | 6-9 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher blows the dunk | 6-9 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Carlos Wilson pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 6-12 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Saunders | 9-12 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Carlos Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Ray Saunders, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF) Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Gary Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Robert Coleman tips it in | 11-14 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Horodyski | 13-14 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:47 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses short on a floater in the lane | 13-15 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Charles Byers gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Charles Byers steals it from Nicholas Horodyski | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Charles Byers lays it up and in | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Gary Smith's pass is intercepted by Alex Romanski | 13-17 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Carlos Wilson takes the ball from Nicholas Gibbs | 13-17 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Wilson | 13-19 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 13-19 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the jumper from close range | 13-19 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Eisenbarth | 13-19 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Elmer Maher (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Fabian Giordano, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Elmer Maher | 16-19 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Frank Martini drills a 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Carlos Wilson double dribbles | 19-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (PG), Mario Wishart (SF) Gary Smith, Raymond Ryan | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Robert Coleman snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Michael Mitchell tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 21-21 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 21-21 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs lays it in on a great pass from Frank Martini | 23-21 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Carlos Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Carlos Wilson steps in front of the Alex Romanski pass in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Marty Prager (PF) Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Robert Coleman | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Marty Prager gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Floyd Eisenbarth steals it from Kevin Hoffman | 25-22 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Charles Byers, Marty Prager | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-22 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the board | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Stewart, Raymond Ryan | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Robert Linkous is denied by Robert Riggs | 26-22 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Alex Romanski | 26-22 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Robert Riggs, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Carlos Wilson, Robert Riggs | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the floater from the left side | 27-22 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a floater in the lane | 27-22 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Charles Byers tips it in | 27-24 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Charles Byers is called for the reach on Nicholas Horodyski - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (PF) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Robert Coleman's pass is intercepted by Robert Linkous | 29-24 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs buries a floater in the paint set up by Floyd Eisenbarth and the foul's on Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Robert Linkous, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the floater from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the board | 32-24 |