| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Bruce Baine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bona (fresh) PF - William Turner (fresh) 2 blk. C - Phillip Chadwick (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Dileo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Chung (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Don Dileo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dwight Powell - foul #3 on Dwight Powell, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lei Xiong (SG) Dwight Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes throws it down on a nice dish by Don Dileo | 30-31 |
| 18:55 | Oral Roberts | Don Dileo steps in front of the Lei Xiong pass | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Phillip Chadwick is called for the reach on Joseph Rucker - foul #2 on Phillip Chadwick, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Don Dileo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Don Dileo, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Charles Alston (PF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:53 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Green - foul #2 on Daniel Green, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius (PG), Scott Allen (SF) Bruce Baine, Kenneth Bona | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG), Edward Bartow (C) Joseph Rucker, Daniel Green | |
| 17:53 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:53 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is fouled on the floor by Phillip Chadwick - foul #3 on Phillip Chadwick, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine (PG), Miguel Reyes (C) Lei Xiong, Phillip Chadwick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | Oral Roberts | Charles Alston blows the dunk but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | Oral Roberts | Charles Alston misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | Oral Roberts | Charles Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Don Dileo tips it home | 33-33 |
| 16:13 | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Larry Washington grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Washington | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Bruce Baine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Alston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Miguel Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Don Dileo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Chung (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Edward Bartow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Oral Roberts | Larry Washington steps in front of the Bruce Baine pass in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Alston - foul #1 on Charles Alston, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell (PG), Lei Xiong (SG), Kenneth Bona (SF), William Turner (PF), Phillip Chadwick (C) Bruce Baine, David Cornelius, Scott Allen, Charles Alston, Miguel Reyes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Daniel Green (C) Larry Washington, Don Dileo, Gerald Chung | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:59 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Rucker - foul #2 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (SG), Gerald Chung (SF) Vyacheslav Karnofski, Edward Bartow | |
| 14:59 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Green | 35-38 |
| 14:15 | Oral Roberts | Lei Xiong drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dwight Powell | 38-38 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Green gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Turner - foul #2 on William Turner, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine (PG), Scott Allen (SF), Charles Alston (PF), Miguel Reyes (C) Lei Xiong, Kenneth Bona, William Turner, Phillip Chadwick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (PF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Joseph Rucker, Joseph Shanley, Zachary Fernandes, Daniel Green | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:05 | Oral Roberts | Charles Alston snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:02 | Oral Roberts | Larry Washington steals the ball from Scott Allen in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Baine picks off the pass by Edward Bartow | 38-39 |
| 12:24 | Oral Roberts | 3 seconds is called on Charles Alston | 38-39 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius (SG) Dwight Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Ventura (C) Gerald Chung | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Scott Allen steals the ball from Edward Bartow | 38-39 |
| 12:01 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine lays it in set up by Scott Allen | 40-39 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Larry Washington buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Don Dileo | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Bruce Baine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Don Dileo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Ventura (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Alston | 42-42 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Roy Ventura is hacked by Bruce Baine - foul #3 on Bruce Baine, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell (PG), Lei Xiong (SG), Kenneth Bona (SF), William Turner (PF), Phillip Chadwick (C) Bruce Baine, David Cornelius, Scott Allen, Charles Alston, Miguel Reyes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Joseph Shanley (SG), Gerald Chung (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Daniel Green (C) Larry Washington, Don Dileo, Edward Bartow, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Roy Ventura | |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-42 |
| 10:29 | Oral Roberts | Lei Xiong snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | Oral Roberts | Gerald Chung is called for the reach on Kenneth Bona - foul #2 on Gerald Chung, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 10:03 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick clanks a shot from the right block | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 42-42 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (SG), Edward Bartow (SF) Joseph Shanley, Gerald Chung | |
| 09:23 | Oral Roberts | Lei Xiong clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:22 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:01 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick's floater is tipped away by Edward Bartow | 42-42 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Bartow | 42-45 |
| 08:42 | Oral Roberts | William Turner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Turner, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine (PG), Scott Allen (SF), Charles Alston (PF) Lei Xiong, Kenneth Bona, William Turner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Larry Washington (SG) Joseph Rucker, Daniel Green | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Bartow | 42-47 |
| 08:17 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Miguel Reyes (C) Phillip Chadwick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Roy Ventura (C) Joseph Shanley, Zachary Fernandes | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Roy Ventura scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Don Dileo | 42-49 |
| 07:36 | Oral Roberts | Scott Allen drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Alston | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Bruce Baine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski hits the finger roll | 44-51 |
| 06:54 | Oral Roberts | Don Dileo takes the ball from Bruce Baine | 44-51 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow connects on the turnaround in the paint | 44-53 |
| 06:06 | Oral Roberts | Don Dileo steps in front of the Charles Alston pass | 44-53 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-53 |
| 05:40 | Oral Roberts | Scott Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:40 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Bona (SF), William Turner (PF), Phillip Chadwick (C) Scott Allen, Charles Alston, Miguel Reyes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Gerald Chung (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Daniel Green (C) Don Dileo, Edward Bartow, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Roy Ventura | |
| 05:35 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Rucker picks off the pass by Kenneth Bona in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Phillip Chadwick | 44-53 |
| 05:11 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 04:49 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick is hacked by Daniel Green - foul #3 on Daniel Green, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius (PG), Lei Xiong (SG) Bruce Baine, Dwight Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (SG) Larry Washington | |
| 04:40 | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius connects on the jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-53 |
| 04:16 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:52 | Oral Roberts | The short jumper by Lei Xiong is denied by Zachary Fernandes | 46-53 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Green gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung is whistled for a carry | 46-53 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell (SG), Charles Alston (PF) Kenneth Bona, William Turner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (C) Joseph Rucker, Daniel Green | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - David Cornelius (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dwight Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lei Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Chadwick (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Chung (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Shanley is called for the reach on David Cornelius in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Shanley, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Scott Allen (C) Phillip Chadwick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 03:24 | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:24 | Oral Roberts | David Cornelius makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 03:01 | Oral Roberts | Don Dileo steps in front of the Lei Xiong pass in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 02:34 | Oral Roberts | Lei Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:34 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine (PG), Kenneth Bona (SF), William Turner (PF), Phillip Chadwick (C) David Cornelius, Lei Xiong, Charles Alston, Scott Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Shanley, Edward Bartow, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 02:15 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Bona | 50-55 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Chadwick | 50-55 |
| 01:52 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:32 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Baine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Green gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Green | 50-57 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker is hacked by William Turner - foul #4 on William Turner, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (SF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Gerald Chung, Daniel Green | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Oral Roberts | Dwight Powell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Larry Washington gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Baine is called for the reach on Don Dileo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Baine, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:45 | Oral Roberts | Phillip Chadwick snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:38 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Bona is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rucker - foul #3 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Chung (SF), Daniel Green (C) Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 00:38 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Bona misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Green pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Don Dileo buries a shot in the paint set up by Zachary Fernandes | 50-62 |
| 00:08 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Bona is open but misses the lay-in | 50-62 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker runs out the clock | 50-62 |