| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Christian | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) SG - John Stamey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Remy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Hoffer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Ruff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Mitchell - foul #3 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant (PG) Robert Mitchell | |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Barkley | 42-32 |
| 19:10 | Texas Christian | Edwin Hoffer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 19:08 | Texas Christian | Tommy Ruff misses the tip | 42-32 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stamey - foul #1 on John Stamey, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:44 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Remy - foul #2 on William Remy, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:25 | Texas Christian | John Stamey grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 18:20 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 48-32 |
| 17:36 | Texas Christian | Tommy Ruff scores on a runner in the paint | 48-34 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 17:12 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 17:11 | Texas Christian | William Remy tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Remy - foul #3 on William Remy, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | William Vickers (PG), Robert French (SF), Peter Hodge (PF), Jack Oliver (C) Donald Morvant, William Remy, Edwin Hoffer, Tommy Ruff | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 16:53 | Texas Christian | James Barkley steps in front of the John Stamey pass | 52-36 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Randall Weber | 54-36 |
| 16:16 | Texas Christian | Robert French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-36 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 16:04 | Texas Christian | Jack Oliver gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 16:00 | Texas Christian | Robert French's fadeaway is rejected by James Barkley | 54-36 |
| 15:59 | Texas Christian | Jack Oliver snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Christian | PG - William Vickers (fresh) SG - John Stamey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert French (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Hodge (fresh) C - Jack Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Texas Christian | James Nasser steps in front of the Peter Hodge pass | 54-36 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on a runner in the lane | 54-36 |
| 15:17 | Texas Christian | Peter Hodge grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 15:03 | Texas Christian | The pull-up jumper by William Vickers is blocked by James Barkley | 54-36 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits a runner near the basket | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:18 | Texas Christian | Robert French hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Barkley - foul #1 on James Barkley, team foul #1 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Ken Whitmer (SG), William Remy (SF), Edwin Hoffer (PF), Tommy Ruff (C) William Vickers, John Stamey, Peter Hodge, Jack Oliver | |
| 14:18 | Texas Christian | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 14:18 | Texas Christian | Robert French makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Marquis Wilkes | 58-38 |
| 13:31 | Texas Christian | Robert French misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-38 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Robert French - foul #2 on Robert French, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), James Barkley (PF) James Nasser, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell (PG) Robert French | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3rd free throw | 59-38 |
| 13:04 | Texas Christian | Edwin Hoffer grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 12:45 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Pope - foul #2 on John Pope, team foul #2 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | | |
| 12:45 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 12:45 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 59-40 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes tips it home | 61-40 |
| 12:03 | Texas Christian | William Remy is fouled on the floor by Marquis Wilkes - foul #2 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Peter Hodge (PF), Jack Oliver (C) Edwin Hoffer, Tommy Ruff | |
| 11:58 | Texas Christian | Peter Hodge misses the runner in the paint | 61-40 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the defensive rebound | 61-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Christian | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ken Whitmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Remy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Hodge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | James Nasser knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Barkley | 63-40 |
| 11:34 | Texas Christian | William Remy misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Randall Weber - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Richard Hillis (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Edward Simmons, Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant (SG) Ken Whitmer | |
| 11:34 | Texas Christian | William Remy makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 11:34 | Texas Christian | William Remy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | James Nasser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Morvant - foul #1 on Donald Morvant, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:50 | Texas Christian | William Remy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis can't finish the layup | 64-42 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis hits the follow up shot | 66-42 |
| 10:26 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Morvant | 66-44 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | William Remy takes the ball from John Pope | 66-44 |
| 09:57 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by William Remy | 66-46 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nasser | 69-46 |
| 09:41 | Texas Christian | Jack Oliver misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rettkowski | 69-46 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the ball out of bounds | 69-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) James Nasser, Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Ken Whitmer (SG), John Stamey (SF), Edwin Hoffer (PF), Tommy Ruff (C) Robert Mitchell, William Remy, Peter Hodge, Jack Oliver | |
| 09:27 | Texas Christian | Tommy Ruff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 09:26 | Texas Christian | Edwin Hoffer grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 09:19 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Weber | 69-46 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Morvant - foul #2 on Donald Morvant, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Robert French (PG) Donald Morvant | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 08:58 | Texas Christian | Ken Whitmer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-49 |
| 08:41 | Texas Christian | Tommy Ruff grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 08:27 | Texas Christian | John Stamey loses the ball out of bounds | 70-49 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro can't connect on a runner from the right block | 70-49 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | James Barkley loses the dribble to Robert French | 70-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Christian | PG - Robert French (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ken Whitmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stamey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hoffer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Ruff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Texas Christian | Robert French connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-51 |
| 07:19 | Texas Christian | The rebound goes to Robert French | 70-51 |
| 07:15 | Texas Christian | Robert French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell (PG), William Remy (SF), Peter Hodge (PF), Jack Oliver (C) Robert French, John Stamey, Edwin Hoffer, Tommy Ruff | |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | John Pope comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 70-51 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it in | 72-51 |
| 06:52 | Texas Christian | William Remy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on William Remy, team foul #8 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant (SG) Ken Whitmer | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis can't tip it in | 72-51 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | John Pope tips it in | 74-51 |
| 06:10 | Texas Christian | Nicholas Rettkowski picks off the pass by Jack Oliver | 74-51 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Hillis | 77-51 |
| 05:31 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-51 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 77-51 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the easy layup | 77-51 |
| 05:08 | Texas Christian | Jack Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 04:53 | Texas Christian | Peter Hodge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-51 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 77-51 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | John Pope knocks in the shot from the left side | 79-51 |
| 04:08 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-51 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski gets the rebound | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser knocks in the floater in the paint | 81-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Nasser (tiring) 25 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hillis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pope (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Christian | PG - Robert Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Morvant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Remy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Peter Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Oliver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-51 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 81-51 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Nasser can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 81-51 |
| 03:06 | Texas Christian | Peter Hodge pulls down the rebound | 81-51 |
| 03:00 | Texas Christian | William Remy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-51 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 81-51 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-51 |
| 02:40 | Texas Christian | The rebound goes to Peter Hodge | 81-51 |
| 02:15 | Texas Christian | Robert Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 81-51 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 81-51 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | John Pope buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Marquis Wilkes and the foul's on Jack Oliver - foul #1 on Jack Oliver, team foul #9 | 83-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Barkley (PF) Marquis Wilkes, Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | John Stamey (SG), Robert French (SF) Robert Mitchell, William Remy | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the free throw | 84-51 |
| 01:51 | Texas Christian | Robert French hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-51 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 84-51 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Edward Simmons | 86-51 |
| 01:14 | Texas Christian | Robert French misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #3 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #5 | 86-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| Subs | Texas Christian | | |
| 01:14 | Texas Christian | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 86-52 |
| 01:14 | Texas Christian | Robert French makes the 2nd free throw | 86-53 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Jack Oliver is called for the reach on Randall Weber - foul #2 on Jack Oliver, team foul #10 | 86-53 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 1st free throw | 87-53 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 88-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Texas Christian | Donald Morvant misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 88-53 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the board | 88-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Christian | Texas Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 88-53 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons tips it in | 90-53 |
| 00:02 | Texas Christian | John Stamey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 90-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 90-55 |