| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Frank Martini steals it from Robert Riggs | 29-20 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 29-20 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #3 on Mario Wishart, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Marty Prager pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Robert Riggs drills a floater from the left block | 30-22 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Hoffman - foul #1 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Mark Fee grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Kevin Hoffman - foul #2 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Raymond Stewart steps in front of the Nicholas Gibbs pass | 33-25 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the finger roll | 33-27 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Linkous | 35-27 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Marty Prager hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Prager | 35-27 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 35-29 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski scores on a floater from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Gary Smith is hacked by Alex Romanski - foul #1 on Alex Romanski, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 13:17 | Houston | Mario Wishart is called for a charge - foul #4 on Mario Wishart, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (PG) Alex Romanski | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is hacked by Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Charles Byers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) James Emmons, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #7 | 39-29 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Robbins (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Robert Riggs buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Hoffman | 40-31 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Mark Fee steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Gregory Johnson (C) Alex Romanski, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Marty Prager (SF) Sammy Gibson, Paul Robbins | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Robert Riggs knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Stewart | 40-33 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs tips it home | 42-33 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Marty Prager misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Martini | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:33 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 09:33 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Gary Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Marty Prager snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Marty Prager comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| 08:43 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski can't tip it in | 47-36 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF) Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Paul Robbins (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Marty Prager, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-36 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Robbins (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Sammy Gibson is called for the reach on Frank Martini - foul #1 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG) Alex Romanski | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Paul Robbins | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 48-36 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Michael Mitchell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Elmer Maher - foul #2 on Elmer Maher, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #9 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Sammy Gibson, Michael Mitchell | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs tips it home | 49-40 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Frank Martini evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:13 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fabian Giordano - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| 06:13 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Mark Fee snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Fee | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Houston | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Alex Romanski - foul #2 on Alex Romanski, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 05:13 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (SF) Gary Smith, Mario Wishart | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Robert Linkous steps in front of the Shawn McClurkin pass | 52-43 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Linkous | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Marty Prager is called for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is hacked by Sammy Gibson - foul #2 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #10 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Paul Robbins (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Marty Prager (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Gregory Johnson is called for the reach on Marty Prager - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG) Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Marty Prager misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Ray Saunders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #11 | 56-43 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits a turnaround from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Robbins - foul #1 on Paul Robbins, team foul #12 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Michael Mitchell | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Marty Prager tips it home | 59-47 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | James Emmons can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-47 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson tips it home | 61-47 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Nicholas Gibbs steals it from Gary Smith | 61-47 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #13 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG) James Emmons | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Paul Robbins | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Smith is hacked by Ray Saunders - foul #1 on Ray Saunders, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 64-47 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Alex Romanski | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski runs out the clock | 64-47 |