| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cassidy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cherry (fresh) PF - Jermaine Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) C - John Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Robert Cherry gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 19:18 | Missouri | David Hull is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | John Dyer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 26-21 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Byrd | 26-21 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the shot from the left side | 26-21 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:20 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Dyer | 26-24 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cassidy | 29-24 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | John Dyer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | David Hull grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Robert Cherry comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffery Clay - foul #1 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (C) Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Robert Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Robert Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Hull - foul #1 on David Hull, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Anderson (SG), Olufemi Ali (SF), Charles Strausbaugh (PF), Edward Dunnigan (C) John Cassidy, Robert Cherry, Jermaine Price, David Hull | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Andy Rainey | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Edward Dunnigan snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:15 | Missouri | Bradley Govea picks off the pass by Olufemi Ali | 31-24 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson blows the layup | 31-24 |
| 15:54 | Missouri | Edward Dunnigan grabs the board | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Olufemi Ali (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Strausbaugh (fresh) C - Edward Dunnigan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Govea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez is hacked by Jack Hoose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Hoose, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rose (PG) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Dyer (C) Bradley Govea | |
| 15:34 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | John Dyer gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia connects on the floater from the left side | 31-26 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Cassidy (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), Jermaine Price (PF), David Hull (C) Tim Rose, Michael Anderson, Charles Strausbaugh, Edward Dunnigan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | David Byrd connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Andy Rainey is called for the reach on Jermaine Price - foul #2 on Andy Rainey, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez (PG) Olufemi Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Govea (C) John Dyer | |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Jermaine Price is fouled on the floor by Andy Rainey - foul #3 on Andy Rainey, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Cutler (C) Bradley Govea | |
| 13:41 | Missouri | John Cassidy can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Clay - foul #2 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | John Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | John Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler blows the wide open layup | 34-29 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Robert Cherry grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Jermaine Price misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 34-29 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | David Byrd snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Amos Bator comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Angelo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Angelo Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Dyer (C) Archie Cutler | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the wide open runner near the basket set up by John Dyer | 37-33 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cherry | 37-33 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Robert Cherry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Amos Bator - foul #1 on Amos Bator, team foul #7 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Olufemi Ali (SG) John Cassidy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (SF) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay | |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Robert Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Robert Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olufemi Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jermaine Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 10:53 | Missouri | Jack Hoose steals it from Olufemi Ali | 39-36 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Hoose | 39-38 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Jermaine Price is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Cassidy (SG), Charles Strausbaugh (PF), Edward Dunnigan (C) Robert Cherry, Jermaine Price, David Hull | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Archie Cutler (PF) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Andy Rainey | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Robinson | 39-38 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to David Byrd | 39-38 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | David Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 09:01 | Missouri | Charles Strausbaugh loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jermaine Price (PF), David Hull (C) Angelo Rodriguez, Edward Dunnigan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF) Eric Robinson, John Dyer | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | David Byrd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 08:24 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cassidy | 41-43 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | David Byrd's floater is knocked away by Jermaine Price | 41-43 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Byrd | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Olufemi Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Cassidy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Strausbaugh (fresh) PF - Jermaine Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Archie Cutler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Missouri | Olufemi Ali scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 43-45 |
| 06:43 | Missouri | John Cassidy snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 06:20 | Missouri | David Hull scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cassidy and the foul's on Jeffery Clay - foul #3 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), Edward Dunnigan (PF) Olufemi Ali, John Cassidy, Charles Strausbaugh, Jermaine Price | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), John Dyer (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, Archie Cutler | |
| 06:20 | Missouri | David Hull makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Angelo Rodriguez steps in front of the Jack Hoose pass in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 06:17 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez throws it down | 48-45 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | John Dyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 48-45 |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Robert Cherry grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 05:44 | Missouri | Michael Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rose (C) David Hull | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Govea (PF) Andy Rainey | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | John Dyer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cherry - foul #3 on Robert Cherry, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Strausbaugh (PF) Tim Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF) Eric Robinson | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Edward Dunnigan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Robert Cherry hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Angelo Rodriguez | 51-46 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Olufemi Ali (SG), Jermaine Price (PF), David Hull (C) Michael Anderson, Charles Strausbaugh, Edward Dunnigan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Andy Rainey (PF) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Bradley Govea | |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Robert Cherry is called for a backcourt violation | 51-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Cassidy (SG) Olufemi Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | John Cassidy is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hull | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Cassidy (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jermaine Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hull (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the layup against the doubleteam | 54-49 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | David Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:53 | Missouri | Jermaine Price grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | A charge is called on David Hull - foul #2 on David Hull, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Olufemi Ali (PG), Charles Strausbaugh (SF) Angelo Rodriguez, Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (C) Amos Bator, Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez (PG) Charles Strausbaugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG) Jack Hoose | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | David Byrd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 54-49 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Amos Bator tips it in | 54-51 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | Jermaine Price makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Angelo Rodriguez and he's hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Cherry (SF) Olufemi Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (C) Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| 01:58 | Missouri | Jermaine Price makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | David Byrd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 01:48 | Missouri | Jermaine Price grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Missouri | John Cassidy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | David Byrd scores on a shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Missouri | David Hull knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cassidy | 59-53 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Dyer loses the dribble to Jermaine Price | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Jermaine Price tips it but misses | 59-53 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Dyer | 59-53 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | David Byrd works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez is hacked by Amos Bator in the backcourt - foul #2 on Amos Bator, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Angelo Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Jermaine Price snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Jermaine Price is fouled in the backcourt by Amos Bator - foul #3 on Amos Bator, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Jermaine Price makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Jermaine Price makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jermaine Price is called for the reach on Andy Rainey - foul #2 on Jermaine Price, team foul #5 | 61-56 |