| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Reid (fresh) SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) C - Orlando Martin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fresh) SG - Johnny Collins (fresh) SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) PF - Roy Barber (fresh) C - William Bleich (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Drew Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | The short jumper by William Bleich is denied by Domingo Hernandez | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | William Bleich comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Drew Smith | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 6-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Kerry Johnson (SG), Jessie Davis (SF), Maurice Hively (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Drew Smith, Charles Reid, Jacob Kelly, Domingo Hernandez, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | William Bleich is hacked by Cornell Anderson - foul #1 on Cornell Anderson, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roy Barber can't connect on a runner in the paint | 6-0 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Curtis Shawver (fresh) SG - Kerry Johnson (fresh) SF - Jessie Davis (fresh) PF - Maurice Hively (fresh) C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fresh) SG - Johnny Collins (fresh) SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) PF - Roy Barber (fresh) C - William Bleich (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Roy Barber - foul #1 on Roy Barber, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Curtis Shawver, Maurice Hively | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 9-0 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Roy Barber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-0 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | William Bleich grabs the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Mitchell Cartee | 9-2 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Barber - foul #2 on Roy Barber, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Reid (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Orlando Martin (C) Kerry Johnson, Jessie Davis, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF), Nathaniel Choudhury (PF) Carlos Simpson, Roy Barber | |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Choudhury - foul #1 on Nathaniel Choudhury, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Maurice Hively (PF) Drew Smith, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:31 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Orlando Martin is denied by Raymond Joseph | 11-2 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | William Bleich pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Collins | 11-5 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | Johnny Collins is called for the reach on Charles Reid - foul #1 on Johnny Collins, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF) Raymond Joseph | |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Simpson | 11-7 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Shawver and the foul's on Nathaniel Choudhury - foul #2 on Nathaniel Choudhury, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Jessie Davis (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Curtis Shawver, Jacob Kelly, Maurice Hively, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carmen Carr (PF), Curtis Aitken (C) Nathaniel Choudhury, William Bleich | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Davis (fresh) PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carmen Carr (fresh) C - Curtis Aitken (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee gets the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins slams it home | 14-9 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Simpson - foul #1 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson (SG) Charles Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Carmen Carr - foul #1 on Carmen Carr, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (SF), Orlando Martin (C) Jessie Davis, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (PG), William Bleich (C) Mitchell Cartee, Curtis Aitken | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Drew Smith | 18-9 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnny Collins, team foul #8 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Giuseppe Russo (SG) Johnny Collins, Carlos Simpson | |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Johnson | 20-9 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph loses the dribble to Kerry Johnson | 20-9 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson jams it | 22-9 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-9 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-9 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin hits the follow up shot | 24-9 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-9 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly gets the rebound | 24-9 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-9 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-9 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin gets the rebound | 27-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Orlando Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) SF - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmen Carr (fairly fresh) C - William Bleich (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Drew Smith | 30-9 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | William Bleich is hacked by Kerry Johnson - foul #1 on Kerry Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Charles Reid (SG), Jessie Davis (SF), Maurice Hively (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Drew Smith, Kerry Johnson, Jacob Kelly, Domingo Hernandez, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF), Curtis Aitken (PF) Mitchell Cartee, Carmen Carr | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Giuseppe Russo | 30-12 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-12 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson tips it home | 32-12 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Maurice Hively denies the turnaround by Raymond Joseph | 32-12 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken tips it in | 32-14 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 32-14 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken grabs the board | 32-14 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-14 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | Maurice Hively snags the defensive board | 32-14 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Raymond Joseph is called for the reach on Jessie Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Joseph, team foul #9 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Johnny Collins (SG), Roy Barber (PF) Raymond Joseph, Giuseppe Russo, William Bleich | |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Roy Barber pulls down the rebound | 33-14 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Roy Barber connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Johnny Collins | 33-16 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | Maurice Hively connects on the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Mitchell Cartee - foul #1 on Mitchell Cartee, team foul #10 | 35-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (SF), Orlando Martin (C) Jessie Davis, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | Maurice Hively makes the free throw | 36-16 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee is called for traveling | 36-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Curtis Shawver, Maurice Hively | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury (PF) Curtis Aitken | |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Domingo Hernandez | 39-16 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Roy Barber blows the dunk but the foul's on Orlando Martin - foul #1 on Orlando Martin, team foul #3 | 39-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson (SG) Charles Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Raymond Joseph (SF) Mitchell Cartee, Carlos Simpson | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Roy Barber makes the 1st free throw | 39-17 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Roy Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-18 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kerry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Orlando Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Choudhury (fresh) C - Roy Barber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-18 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 39-18 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph is hacked by Jacob Kelly - foul #1 on Jacob Kelly, team foul #4 | 39-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis (SF), Cornell Anderson (C) Jacob Kelly, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken (C) Nathaniel Choudhury | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-18 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken tips it back up and in | 39-20 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis's pass is intercepted by Raymond Joseph | 39-20 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-23 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson drills a floater near the basket | 41-23 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses badly on a shot in the lane | 41-23 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Cornell Anderson | 41-23 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Domingo Hernandez out of a doubleteam | 44-23 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Charles Reid (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Maurice Hively (PF), Orlando Martin (C) Drew Smith, Kerry Johnson, Jessie Davis, Domingo Hernandez, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Carlos Simpson (SF), William Bleich (C) Giuseppe Russo, Raymond Joseph, Curtis Aitken | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Roy Barber blocks the short jumper by Maurice Hively | 44-23 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-26 |