| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (fresh) SG - George Johnson (fresh) SF - James Honea (fresh) PF - Marty Juhasz (fresh) C - John Hungerford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) SG - Rick Cassidy (fresh) SF - John Greene (fresh) PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Hungerford | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | George Johnson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kistner in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Greene | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz buries a runner from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Marty Juhasz | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz is hacked by Darrell Dupree - foul #1 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | David Braswell double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (PG), Edward Potter (SG), Bertram Francois (SF), David Kaylor (PF), Kevin Woody (C) David Braswell, George Johnson, James Honea, Marty Juhasz, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is hacked by Lionel Davidson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lionel Davidson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is alone and drills a shot from close range set up by John Greene | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Todd Robinson | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson lays it up and in set up by Rick Cassidy | 4-8 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | Darrell Dupree steals it from Edward Potter | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Kistner and he's hacked by Kevin Woody - foul #1 on Kevin Woody, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), Gary Collier (SG), James Honea (SF), Marty Juhasz (PF), John Hungerford (C) Lionel Davidson, Edward Potter, Bertram Francois, David Kaylor, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Frank Bilderback (C) Rick Cassidy, Todd Robinson | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:01 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Hungerford | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (fresh) SG - Gary Collier (fresh) SF - James Honea (fairly fresh) PF - Marty Juhasz (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hungerford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) SF - John Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Wichita State | James Honea's floater is tipped away by Frank Bilderback | 4-10 |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | James Honea gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | John Greene gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | John Greene clanks a runner near the basket | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Hungerford | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | Wichita State | John Hungerford double dribbles | 4-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | George Johnson (SG) Gary Collier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Randall Williams (SF), Todd Robinson (PF), Angel Flores (C) Jeffrey Kistner, John Greene, Darrell Dupree, Frank Bilderback | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | David Braswell steals the ball from Randall Williams | 4-10 |
| 14:01 | Wichita State | David Braswell's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Williams | 4-10 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Angel Flores is fouled on the floor by Marty Juhasz - foul #1 on Marty Juhasz, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bertram Francois (SF) James Honea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy (SG) Thomas Waldschmidt | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Williams | 4-13 |
| 13:07 | Wichita State | John Hungerford misses the runner from close range | 4-13 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David Braswell - foul #1 on David Braswell, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (PG), Edward Potter (SG), David Kaylor (PF), Kevin Woody (C) David Braswell, George Johnson, Marty Juhasz, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (PF) Angel Flores | |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 12:37 | Wichita State | Edward Potter connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Kaylor | 6-15 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG) Bertram Francois | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | Edward Potter clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Todd Robinson - foul #1 on Todd Robinson, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Frank Bilderback (C) Mitchell Hannan, Rick Cassidy, Todd Robinson | |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | Edward Potter makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | Edward Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Potter - foul #1 on Edward Potter, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree tips it in | 8-17 |
| 11:59 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Kistner steals the ball from Edward Potter | 8-17 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner lays it in | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Collier (fresh) SG - Lionel Davidson (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kaylor (fresh) C - Kevin Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Wichita State | Gary Collier loses the dribble to Thomas Waldschmidt | 8-19 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Randall Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-19 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:57 | Wichita State | David Kaylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Edward Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:45 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Bilderback - foul #1 on Frank Bilderback, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), James Honea (SF), Marty Juhasz (PF), Bertram Francois (C) Gary Collier, Edward Potter, David Kaylor, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Rick Cassidy (SG), John Greene (SF), Carter Young (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Thomas Waldschmidt, Randall Williams, Darrell Dupree, Frank Bilderback | |
| 10:45 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:45 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-19 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | John Greene hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Todd Robinson | 10-21 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois misses the jumper from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Carter Young pulls down the rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Lionel Davidson picks off the pass by Rick Cassidy in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| 09:31 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bertram Francois | 13-21 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | James Honea picks off the pass by Rick Cassidy | 13-21 |
| 08:55 | Wichita State | James Honea scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Braswell | 15-21 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mitchell Hannan | 15-24 |
| 08:31 | Wichita State | James Honea loses the dribble to Carter Young | 15-24 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Marty Juhasz blocks the short jumper by Todd Robinson | 15-24 |
| 08:15 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:53 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG), George Johnson (SG), John Hungerford (C) David Braswell, Lionel Davidson, James Honea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF), Angel Flores (C) Mitchell Hannan, Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Carter Young, Todd Robinson | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Collier (fresh) SG - George Johnson (fresh) SF - Bertram Francois (tiring) PF - Marty Juhasz (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Hungerford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) SF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Flores (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the lay-in | 15-24 |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Bertram Francois | 15-24 |
| 07:21 | Wichita State | John Hungerford banks in the layup on a great pass from Marty Juhasz | 17-24 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Randall Williams can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Angel Flores hits the follow up shot | 17-26 |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | John Hungerford misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Angel Flores - foul #1 on Angel Flores, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), Edward Potter (SG), David Kaylor (SF), Kevin Woody (PF) Gary Collier, George Johnson, Bertram Francois, Marty Juhasz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (SF), Frank Bilderback (C) Randall Williams, Angel Flores | |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | John Hungerford misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | John Hungerford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is hacked by David Braswell in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Braswell, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG) David Braswell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:55 | Wichita State | John Hungerford pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody's floater is tipped away by Frank Bilderback | 18-27 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is hacked by Gary Collier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Collier, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the runner in the lane | 18-27 |
| 06:16 | Wichita State | David Kaylor gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Edward Potter's layup is rejected by Frank Bilderback | 18-27 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is hacked by Gary Collier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Collier, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (PG), George Johnson (SG), Marty Juhasz (PF) Gary Collier, Edward Potter, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (SF), Angel Flores (C) Lucien Rossi, Frank Bilderback | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:37 | Wichita State | John Hungerford buries a fadeaway near the basket | 20-29 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marty Juhasz - foul #2 on Marty Juhasz, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Honea (SF), Bertram Francois (PF) David Kaylor, Marty Juhasz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Lucien Rossi (SG), John Greene (SF) Jeffrey Kistner, Thomas Waldschmidt, Randall Williams | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | John Hungerford is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback (C) Angel Flores | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree slams it home set up by John Greene | 20-32 |
| 04:24 | Wichita State | George Johnson scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lionel Davidson | 22-32 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | John Greene is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Lucien Rossi | 22-34 |
| 03:42 | Wichita State | John Hungerford's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bilderback | 22-34 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Davidson (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Honea (tired) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Francois (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Hungerford (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Greene (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Dupree (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fairly fresh) 4 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Lionel Davidson picks off the pass by Mitchell Hannan | 22-34 |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), Edward Potter (SG), David Kaylor (SF), Marty Juhasz (PF), Kevin Woody (C) Lionel Davidson, George Johnson, James Honea, Bertram Francois, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Rick Cassidy (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Todd Robinson (PF), Angel Flores (C) Mitchell Hannan, Lucien Rossi, John Greene, Darrell Dupree, Frank Bilderback | |
| 03:08 | Wichita State | David Braswell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Kaylor and he's fouled by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| 03:08 | Wichita State | David Braswell makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-34 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:41 | Wichita State | David Braswell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Rick Cassidy | 25-36 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Edward Potter hits a shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 01:36 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:12 | Wichita State | Rick Cassidy is called for the reach on David Braswell - foul #1 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG), George Johnson (SG), Bertram Francois (SF), John Hungerford (C) David Braswell, Edward Potter, David Kaylor, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), John Greene (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Rick Cassidy, Randall Williams, Todd Robinson, Angel Flores | |
| 00:59 | Wichita State | John Hungerford is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt travels in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois loses the dribble to John Greene | 27-36 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | John Greene lays it up and in | 27-38 |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | John Hungerford is denied on a layup by Frank Bilderback | 27-38 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | John Greene pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | John Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Waldschmidt and the foul's on George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #11 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), James Honea (SF) Gary Collier, Bertram Francois | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | John Greene misses the free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | John Hungerford grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Frank Bilderback denies the turnaround by Marty Juhasz | 27-40 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | The clock runs out | 27-40 |