| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fresh) SG - Jesse Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Alvarado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Morado (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - James Nasser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - James Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Virginia | Jason Morado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Morado - foul #3 on Jason Morado, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Douglass Miyashiro takes the ball from Curtis Craig | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Barkley | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Jesse Fields snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | James Nasser steps in front of the Jesse Fields pass | 30-31 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the lay-in | 30-31 |
| 17:51 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado is hacked by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #3 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Simmons - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | John Pope blows the layup but he's hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #2 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:38 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno tips it in | 34-33 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | John Pope hits a shot in the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:46 | Virginia | Richard Hillis steps in front of the Jesse Fields pass | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Alvarado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Morado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | John Pope scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 14:56 | Virginia | Jesse Fields clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Curtis Craig is called for the reach on Richard Hillis - foul #3 on Curtis Craig, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (PG), Cedric Kammer (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Daniel Wight (PF) Curtis Craig, Jesse Fields, Cortez Alvarado, Jason Morado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Gonzalo Bruno swats the short shot by James Nasser | 34-37 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | James Barkley tips it but misses | 34-37 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Bruno | 34-37 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #4 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-37 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | The jump hook by James Nasser is blocked by Gonzalo Bruno | 36-37 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | James Barkley steals it from Dikembe Dare | 36-37 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 36-37 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | The jump hook by Gonzalo Bruno is blocked by Randall Weber | 36-39 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cedric Kammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wight (fresh) C - Gonzalo Bruno (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (tiring) SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barkley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 36-39 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Randall Weber is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #3 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (PG), Jesse Fields (SG), Cortez Alvarado (SF), Jason Morado (C) John Plummer, Cedric Kammer, Dikembe Dare, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, James Barkley | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Craig - foul #4 on Curtis Craig, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (PG), Gonzalo Bruno (C) Curtis Craig, Daniel Wight | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from John Plummer and he's fouled by John Pope - foul #3 on John Pope, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dikembe Dare (PF) Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) John Pope | |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rettkowski | 38-40 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:13 | Virginia | Jason Morado pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:48 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 38-40 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Cortez Alvarado steals it from Nicholas Rettkowski | 38-40 |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Nicholas Rettkowski is called for the reach on Jason Morado - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Kammer (PG) John Plummer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), James Barkley (PF) James Nasser, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 08:57 | Virginia | Jason Morado buries a jump hook from the right block | 40-40 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Randall Weber drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Cedric Kammer - foul #1 on Cedric Kammer, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno (C) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Richard Hillis | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:34 | Virginia | Jason Morado gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno is fouled on the floor by Marquis Wilkes - foul #2 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Wight (PF) Jason Morado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:51 | Virginia | Jesse Fields misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-42 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Pope | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cedric Kammer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Alvarado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wight (fresh) C - Gonzalo Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (tiring) SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-42 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Randall Weber tips it in | 40-44 |
| 06:52 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 06:29 | Virginia | Daniel Wight grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:03 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno's fadeaway is rejected by James Barkley | 40-44 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (PG), Dikembe Dare (PF), Jason Morado (C) Cedric Kammer, Daniel Wight, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Edward Simmons, John Pope | |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Nasser | 40-46 |
| 05:14 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado misses the shot from the left side | 40-46 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Curtis Craig swats the short shot by Randall Weber | 40-46 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't tip it in | 40-46 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 40-46 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser is hacked by Jesse Fields - foul #1 on Jesse Fields, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SG) Jesse Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Randall Weber | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:25 | Virginia | John Plummer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Jason Morado is hacked by James Barkley - foul #1 on James Barkley, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno (C) Cortez Alvarado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | John Pope blows the dunk | 40-48 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare grabs the board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Fields (SG) Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jesse Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Morado (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) SG - James Nasser (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | John Pope misses long on a jump hook from close range | 40-48 |
| 03:10 | Virginia | Jason Morado pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 03:06 | Virginia | Jesse Fields can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Simmons | 40-48 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | James Nasser scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Douglass Miyashiro | 40-50 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Jason Morado can't connect on a runner in the paint | 40-50 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | John Pope misses short on a runner from the baseline | 40-50 |
| 02:28 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Curtis Craig knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (C) John Plummer, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #4 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:47 | Virginia | Jason Morado comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Morado - foul #4 on Jason Morado, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-53 |
| 01:06 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Barkley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Barkley, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Jesse Fields connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jesse Fields is called for the reach on Edward Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Fields, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Richard Hillis (SF) James Nasser, Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Jason Morado gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Jesse Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Hillis | 48-53 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG) Edward Simmons | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Fields - foul #3 on Jesse Fields, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Curtis Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | James Barkley is hacked by Curtis Craig in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Craig, team foul #12 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (PG) Curtis Craig | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Jesse Fields clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Jason Morado gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Jesse Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis is hacked by John Plummer in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Plummer, team foul #13 | 48-56 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the jump hook from close range | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 50-58 |