| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Earl Ward (fresh) SG - Daniel Way (fresh) SF - Allan Tiner (fresh) PF - John Chacko (fresh) C - Thomas James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon | Thomas James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Oregon | Earl Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Maher | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Oregon | Earl Ward's layup is rejected by Elmer Maher | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Oregon | Thomas James hits the finger roll | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Mark Fee loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Straley (SG), John Estes (SF) Daniel Way, Allan Tiner | |
| 16:56 | Oregon | John Estes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | Oregon | John Estes tips it in | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Frank Martini throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:32 | Oregon | Earl Ward misses long on a shot from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Earl Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Straley (fresh) SF - John Estes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Chacko (fairly fresh) C - Thomas James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Earl Ward is called for the reach on Mark Fee - foul #1 on Earl Ward, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Way (SG), Allan Tiner (SF) Anthony Straley, John Estes | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Romanski | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Oregon | Nicholas Horodyski picks off the pass by Earl Ward | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | Oregon | Daniel Way grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | Oregon | Nicholas Horodyski is called for the reach on Earl Ward - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Straley (PG), John Estes (PF), Brian Clark (C) Earl Ward, John Chacko, Thomas James | |
| 13:51 | Oregon | John Estes travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Oregon | Kenneth West (SG) Daniel Way | |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Straley is called for the reach on Alex Romanski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Straley, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the easy layup | 6-6 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 13:13 | Oregon | Kenneth West snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 13:02 | Oregon | Brian Clark buries a jump hook near the basket | 6-8 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Chacko (PF) Allan Tiner | |
| 12:35 | Oregon | John Estes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Linkous - foul #1 on Robert Linkous, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Frank Martini (SF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (PG), Daniel Way (SF) Kenneth West, John Chacko | |
| 12:35 | Oregon | John Estes makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:35 | Oregon | John Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 11:49 | Oregon | Anthony Straley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 6-10 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Fee (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Earl Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Straley (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Way (fresh) PF - John Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Mark Fee | 8-10 |
| 11:09 | Oregon | Earl Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Martini - foul #1 on Frank Martini, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Chacko (PF), Thomas James (C) Daniel Way, Brian Clark | |
| 11:09 | Oregon | Earl Ward makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:09 | Oregon | Earl Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski loses the dribble to John Chacko in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 10:47 | Oregon | John Estes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 10:46 | Oregon | Anthony Straley grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:30 | Oregon | Thomas James misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Frank Martini - foul #2 on Frank Martini, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Frank Martini, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Kenneth West (SG) Earl Ward | |
| 10:30 | Oregon | Thomas James makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:30 | Oregon | Thomas James misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Estes - foul #1 on John Estes, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Oregon | Allan Tiner (SF) John Estes | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:37 | Oregon | Thomas James misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas James - foul #2 on Thomas James, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Fabian Giordano (C) Ray Saunders, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Way (SG), Brian Clark (C) Kenneth West, Thomas James | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Alex Romanski and he's hacked by Daniel Way - foul #1 on Daniel Way, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG) Alex Romanski | |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (PG) Anthony Straley | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:05 | Oregon | Brian Clark grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 08:41 | Oregon | Brian Clark can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-13 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Mark Fee travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Estes (PF) John Chacko | |
| 07:55 | Oregon | Robert Linkous is called for the reach on Earl Ward - foul #2 on Robert Linkous, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Ray Saunders, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Straley (PG), Kenneth West (SG) Earl Ward, Daniel Way | |
| 07:32 | Oregon | Brian Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Chacko (PF) Allan Tiner | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) PF - Elmer Maher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Anthony Straley (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth West (fresh) SF - John Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Chacko (tiring) C - Brian Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Horodyski | 13-13 |
| 06:49 | Oregon | Elmer Maher picks off the pass by Brian Clark | 13-13 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Alex Romanski, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (PG), Daniel Way (SG), Allan Tiner (SF) Anthony Straley, Kenneth West, John Estes | |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Brian Clark misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF) Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Brian Clark misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Brian Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | James Emmons misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 05:39 | Oregon | Allan Tiner pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 05:20 | Oregon | James Emmons is called for the reach on Earl Ward - foul #1 on James Emmons, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF) James Emmons, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Oregon | Kenneth West (SG) Allan Tiner | |
| 05:20 | Oregon | Earl Ward makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 05:20 | Oregon | Earl Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Martini | 13-15 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Way - foul #2 on Daniel Way, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Estes (SF) Daniel Way | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 04:58 | Oregon | Earl Ward comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-15 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Earl Ward is called for the reach on Nicholas Horodyski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Ward, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Straley (PG), Allan Tiner (SF) Earl Ward, John Chacko | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 04:27 | Oregon | Anthony Straley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| 04:27 | Oregon | Anthony Straley makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 04:27 | Oregon | Anthony Straley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 04:04 | Oregon | John Estes gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 03:44 | Oregon | Anthony Straley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (PG), Daniel Way (SF), Thomas James (C) Anthony Straley, Allan Tiner, John Estes | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Earl Ward (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth West (fresh) SF - Daniel Way (fresh) PF - Brian Clark (tiring) 3 pts. C - Thomas James (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Oregon | Brian Clark is fouled on the floor by Alex Romanski - foul #1 on Alex Romanski, team foul #10 | 19-16 |
| 03:08 | Oregon | Brian Clark makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 03:08 | Oregon | Brian Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 19-18 |
| 02:37 | Oregon | Kenneth West snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 02:18 | Oregon | Kenneth West clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 02:16 | Oregon | Earl Ward gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 01:51 | Oregon | Earl Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the jump hook from close range | 21-18 |
| 01:01 | Oregon | Earl Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 01:00 | Oregon | Daniel Way gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 00:42 | Oregon | Earl Ward loses the dribble to Alex Romanski | 21-18 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Johnson | 24-18 |
| 00:11 | Oregon | Earl Ward is called for a backcourt violation | 24-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Ray Saunders, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Straley (PG), John Estes (SF), John Chacko (PF) Earl Ward, Kenneth West, Brian Clark | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | John Chacko swats the layup by Fabian Giordano | 24-18 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 24-18 |