| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Walton Davis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ryan Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Raffaele (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marty Frederick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Douglas Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick buries a driving attempt from close range | 30-41 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Douglas Geyer hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Maher and he's hacked by Ryan Vincent - foul #1 on Ryan Vincent, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Douglas Geyer misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marty Frederick | 30-43 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent loses the dribble to Elmer Maher | 30-43 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Geyer | 30-45 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walton Davis | 32-45 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), Andrew Rose (PF) Walton Davis, Ryan Vincent, James Raffaele | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Douglas Geyer, Elmer Maher | |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Romanski | 32-45 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Nicholas Curtis steps in front of the Robert Linkous pass | 32-45 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), James Mann (SF), James Raffaele (PF) Charles Gilbert, Nicholas Curtis, John Adair, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Geyer (SG), James Emmons (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Derrick Johnson | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-45 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Johnson | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Walton Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Raffaele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ray Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Geyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Emmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Walton Davis | 34-47 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), John Adair (SF), Omar Johnson (C) Walton Davis, Ryan Vincent, James Mann, Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Derrick Johnson (PF), Elmer Maher (C) Ray Saunders, James Emmons, Gregory Johnson, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Johnson | 34-47 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele tips it in | 36-47 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Gilbert - foul #3 on Charles Gilbert, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick (C) James Raffaele | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Charles Gilbert steps in front of the Alex Romanski pass in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Omar Johnson | 38-49 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson loses the dribble to John Adair | 38-49 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick is fouled on the floor by Derrick Johnson - foul #1 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Derrick Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson travels with the ball | 38-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), James Mann (SF), James Raffaele (PF) Nicholas Curtis, John Adair, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG) Douglas Geyer | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Gilbert - foul #4 on Charles Gilbert, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), Joshua Rivero (C) Lloyd Wicks, Charles Gilbert, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SF) Robert Linkous | |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Rivero buries a floater in the lane | 40-50 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Ryan Vincent steals the ball from Alex Romanski in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis misses the easy layup | 40-50 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann loses the dribble to Alex Romanski | 40-50 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | James Emmons tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Mann | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Walton Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Raffaele (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Rivero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Ray Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Emmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Maher (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele misses the lay-in | 40-50 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders double dribbles | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), John Adair (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Walton Davis, Ryan Vincent, James Mann, James Raffaele, Joshua Rivero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Geyer (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Derrick Johnson (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Ray Saunders, James Emmons, Gregory Johnson, Elmer Maher | |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Geyer is called for the reach on Nicholas Curtis - foul #4 on Douglas Geyer, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Geyer is called for the reach on Nicholas Curtis - foul #5 on Douglas Geyer, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (PG), Ray Saunders (SG) Alex Romanski, Douglas Geyer | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Wicks | 42-50 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Rose - foul #1 on Andrew Rose, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Omar Johnson (C) Lloyd Wicks, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose misses long on a jumper from the right block | 42-51 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Gibbs | 44-54 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Linkous - foul #2 on Robert Linkous, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), Marty Frederick (C) Walton Davis, Nicholas Curtis, Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Elmer Maher (C) James Emmons, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent is hacked by Ray Saunders - foul #1 on Ray Saunders, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Derrick Johnson | |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Omar Johnson - foul #3 on Omar Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), James Raffaele (PF), Joshua Rivero (C) Lloyd Wicks, Omar Johnson, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Adair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Raffaele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Rivero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Ray Saunders (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Robert Linkous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Maher (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), James Mann (SF) Ryan Vincent, John Adair | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Gregory Johnson, Elmer Maher | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann clanks a jumper from the left block | 45-55 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alex Romanski - foul #3 on Alex Romanski, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SG), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Charles Gilbert, James Raffaele, Joshua Rivero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SG) Ray Saunders | |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marty Frederick - foul #3 on Marty Frederick, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG) Walton Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose is hacked by Derrick Johnson - foul #2 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent (SG) James Mann | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Gregory Johnson (PF) Alex Romanski, Derrick Johnson | |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs blows the layup | 49-57 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SF), Omar Johnson (PF) Nicholas Curtis, Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (C) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson is hacked by Omar Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Omar Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele (PF) Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Vincent | 52-57 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | James Emmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Linkous - foul #3 on Robert Linkous, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), James Mann (PF) Charles Gilbert, James Raffaele | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Derrick Johnson (PF) James Emmons, Gregory Johnson | |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Walton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Adair (tiring) 11 pts. PF - James Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ray Saunders (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Robert Linkous (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Maher (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher lays it up and in | 52-62 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair loses the dribble to Derrick Johnson | 52-62 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is called for traveling | 52-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Charles Gilbert (SG), Nicholas Curtis (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Walton Davis, Ryan Vincent, John Adair, James Mann, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SG), Gregory Johnson (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Ray Saunders, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher | |
| 02:41 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), James Raffaele (PF) Lloyd Wicks, Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Marty Frederick is denied by Nicholas Gibbs | 52-62 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Johnson | 52-62 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Emmons | 52-64 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Gibbs denies the turnaround by Marty Frederick | 52-64 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | The jumper by Alex Romanski is denied by James Raffaele | 52-64 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs snags the offensive board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Nicholas Curtis - foul #1 on Nicholas Curtis, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Mann (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Walton Davis, James Raffaele, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (C) James Emmons, Derrick Johnson, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-67 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose grabs the offensive board | 52-67 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski runs out the clock | 55-67 |