| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Nasser (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) PF - John Job (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | John Job swats the shot by Randall Weber | 28-36 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Job can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Barkley - foul #2 on James Barkley, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Job misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Job misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | James Barkley snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | James Nasser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-36 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | John Job snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Nasser - foul #2 on James Nasser, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Brian Baker grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Timothy Parks buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Brian Baker | 30-40 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marquis Wilkes | 32-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | John Job throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Timothy Parks, Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-40 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Jerry Behne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Brian Baker is hacked by James Barkley - foul #3 on James Barkley, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Brian Baker, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | James Woodley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Woodley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Weber - foul #3 on Randall Weber, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | James Nasser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Toney - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Barkley | 32-42 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Nasser and he's fouled by Timothy Parks - foul #3 on Timothy Parks, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | John Job double dribbles | 35-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Marquis Wilkes steals the ball from James Woodley | 35-42 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the easy layup | 35-42 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | John Job gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders is whistled for traveling | 35-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Timothy Parks, Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | George Hohl gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Jerry Behne misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, James Nasser, John Pope | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Jerry Behne misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Jerry Behne makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is fouled on the floor by Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hillis (fresh) SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SF), James Barkley (PF) Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Brian Baker, Blaine Hackworth, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Woodley blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Timothy Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | John Job scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 35-45 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 35-45 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | James Woodley dunks the ball set up by Shannon Sanders | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | James Nasser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | James Nasser is called for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Richard Hillis, James Nasser, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | George Hohl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Hohl, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by Jerry Behne - foul #1 on Jerry Behne, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro is hacked by Timothy Parks - foul #4 on Timothy Parks, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | George Hohl pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) C - John Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #3 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), James Nasser (SF), James Barkley (PF) Edward Simmons, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | James Barkley pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Jerry Behne steals it from Marquis Wilkes | 35-47 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | George Hohl can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-47 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Hillis | 35-47 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-47 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Brian Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jerry Behne grabs the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) James Barkley, John Pope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 35-47 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Brian Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 35-47 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | James Woodley snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Woodley | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marquis Wilkes | 37-50 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Woodley tips it home | 37-52 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Rettkowski | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Brian Baker knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Toney | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hillis (fairly fresh) SF - James Nasser (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Woodley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 40-55 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Brian Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Toney | 40-58 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is fouled on the floor by John Job - foul #2 on John Job, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Barkley (PF), John Pope (C) Richard Hillis, James Nasser, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | George Hohl snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jerry Behne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | The jumper by Marquis Wilkes is denied by George Hohl | 41-58 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | John Pope tips it but misses | 41-58 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 41-58 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Timothy Parks grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Douglass Miyashiro is called for the reach on Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, John Pope | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Randall Weber connects on the open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Nasser | 43-59 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 43-59 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Job hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Blaine Hackworth | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Weber | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Woodley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Barkley - foul #4 on James Barkley, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on an open runner near the basket | 46-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Baker runs out the clock | 46-63 |