| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Lewis Stevens (fresh) SG - John Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Styers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Rasnick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - James Cole (fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Cole inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lewis Stevens - foul #2 on Lewis Stevens, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:21 | Oral Roberts | Lewis Stevens drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Styers | 21-31 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | David Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 19:03 | Oral Roberts | Roy Delossantos misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Cyril Bray | 21-33 |
| 18:21 | Oral Roberts | John Rasnick can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lewis Stevens - foul #3 on Lewis Stevens, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang (PG), Nicholas Joyce (SF), Casey Mehaffey (PF), Jimmie Bailey (C) Lewis Stevens, Joseph Styers, Roy Delossantos, John Rasnick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) David Cameron, James Cole | |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 17:55 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Bufford takes the ball from Casey Mehaffey | 21-35 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by John Mueller in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mueller, team foul #3 | 21-35 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 21-38 |
| 17:27 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-38 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford connects on the open runner from the right block set up by Doyle Crowe | 21-40 |
| 16:40 | Oral Roberts | Richard Williams steals it from Nicholas Joyce | 21-40 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is hacked by John Mueller - foul #2 on John Mueller, team foul #4 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eric Gilbert (SG), Joseph Styers (SF), Roy Delossantos (PF), John Rasnick (C) Mark Kang, John Mueller, Nicholas Joyce, Jimmie Bailey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | David Cameron misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 15:50 | Oral Roberts | Roy Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Casey Mehaffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Gilbert (fresh) SF - Joseph Styers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Rasnick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - James Cole (fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:32 | Oral Roberts | Casey Mehaffey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-40 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 21-40 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the easy layup | 21-40 |
| 14:59 | Oral Roberts | Eric Gilbert grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 14:39 | Oral Roberts | Roy Delossantos comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-40 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 21-40 |
| 14:12 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Styers snags the defensive board | 21-40 |
| 13:50 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Bufford steps in front of the John Rasnick pass | 21-40 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | David Cameron is hacked by John Rasnick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rasnick, team foul #5 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lewis Stevens (PG), John Mueller (SG), Nicholas Joyce (SF), Bernard Donato (PF), Jimmie Bailey (C) Casey Mehaffey, Eric Gilbert, Joseph Styers, Roy Delossantos, John Rasnick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) David Cameron, James Cole, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 21-42 |
| 13:08 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | John Mueller is called for the reach on Doyle Crowe - foul #3 on John Mueller, team foul #6 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG) Cyril Bray | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe double dribbles | 24-42 |
| 12:15 | Oral Roberts | Richard Koopman steals it from John Mueller | 24-42 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-45 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Lewis Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Joyce (fairly fresh) PF - Bernard Donato (fairly fresh) C - Jimmie Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato misses short on a runner from the baseline | 24-45 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | John Gutman gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it back up and in | 24-47 |
| 10:44 | Oral Roberts | A charge is called on John Mueller - foul #4 on John Mueller, team foul #7 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang (PG), Eric Gilbert (SG), Joseph Styers (SF), Roy Delossantos (PF), John Rasnick (C) Lewis Stevens, John Mueller, Nicholas Joyce, Bernard Donato, Jimmie Bailey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) Richard Koopman, Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by Mark Kang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Kang, team foul #8 | 24-47 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 24-48 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 10:15 | Oral Roberts | David Cameron takes the ball from Mark Kang | 24-49 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Cyril Bray | 24-51 |
| 09:41 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-51 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 24-51 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | James Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-51 |
| 09:21 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang pulls down the rebound | 24-51 |
| 09:05 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Bufford takes the ball from Joseph Styers | 24-51 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 24-51 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Richard Williams hits the follow up shot | 24-53 |
| 08:31 | Oral Roberts | Roy Delossantos misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-53 |
| 08:29 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to John Rasnick | 24-53 |
| 08:18 | Oral Roberts | Eric Gilbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-53 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-53 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-53 |
| 08:09 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Roy Delossantos | 24-53 |
| 08:03 | Oral Roberts | Roy Delossantos's layup is rejected by Joseph Bufford | 24-53 |
| 08:01 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang tips it home | 26-53 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Richard Williams can't throw it down | 26-53 |
| 07:40 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Styers snags the defensive board | 26-53 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Mark Kang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Gilbert (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Styers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Delossantos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Rasnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 ast. SG - David Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Cole (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Styers misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-53 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Bufford | 26-53 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Richard Williams scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 26-55 |
| 06:57 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Nicholas Joyce (PG), Casey Mehaffey (SF), Bernard Donato (PF), Jimmie Bailey (C) Eric Gilbert, Joseph Styers, Roy Delossantos, John Rasnick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, David Cameron, James Cole, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | John Gutman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 26-55 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it home | 26-57 |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey is fouled on the floor by Richard Koopman - foul #2 on Richard Koopman, team foul #1 | 26-57 |
| 06:02 | Oral Roberts | Casey Mehaffey drills a floater from just outside the lane | 28-57 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-60 |
| 05:26 | Oral Roberts | Casey Mehaffey banks in the layup on a great pass from Bernard Donato | 30-60 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-60 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby grabs the offensive board | 30-60 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Koopman | 30-63 |
| 04:21 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato knocks in the runner from the baseline | 32-63 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-63 |
| 03:53 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang grabs the defensive rebound | 32-63 |
| 03:38 | Oral Roberts | Nicholas Joyce's pass is intercepted by David Angulo | 32-63 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Nicholas Joyce (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Kang (tired) 5 pts. SF - Casey Mehaffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Donato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmie Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby misses the easy layup | 32-63 |
| 03:23 | Oral Roberts | Nicholas Joyce snags the defensive board | 32-63 |
| 03:08 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-63 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby snags the defensive board | 32-63 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | David Angulo misses the floater near the basket | 32-63 |
| 02:38 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato gets the rebound | 32-63 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Casey Mehaffey lays it in set up by Nicholas Joyce and he's hacked by Doyle Crowe - foul #1 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #2 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eric Gilbert (SG) Mark Kang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Casey Mehaffey makes the free throw | 35-63 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby is hacked by Casey Mehaffey - foul #3 on Casey Mehaffey, team foul #9 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang (SG) Eric Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby makes the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby misses the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 01:56 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 01:44 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang is fouled on the floor by Doyle Crowe - foul #2 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| 01:35 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Angulo - foul #1 on David Angulo, team foul #4 | 35-64 |
| 01:35 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 01:35 | Oral Roberts | Mark Kang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Kang - foul #2 on Mark Kang, team foul #10 | 36-64 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 01:33 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 01:18 | Oral Roberts | Nicholas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-64 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Gutman | 36-64 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-64 |
| 01:09 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Gutman - foul #1 on John Gutman, team foul #5 | 36-64 |
| 01:09 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 01:09 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-64 |
| 00:55 | Oral Roberts | Jimmie Bailey pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Oral Roberts | Nicholas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | John Gutman gets the rebound | 38-64 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Bernard Donato steps in front of the Richard Koopman pass | 38-64 |
| 00:18 | Oral Roberts | Bernard Donato hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Casey Mehaffey | 40-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman runs out the clock | 40-64 |