| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gregory Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Chapdelaine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Charles Crocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Pak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 10 pts. C - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Philip Chapdelaine inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | South Florida | Gregory Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Henry - foul #1 on Leroy Henry, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:45 | South Florida | Gregory Carter is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hughes | 39-33 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Crocker - foul #2 on Charles Crocker, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:27 | South Florida | Philip Chapdelaine grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 19:24 | South Florida | Zachary Fernandes picks off the pass by Gregory Carter in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry lays it up and in set up by Zachary Fernandes | 39-36 |
| 19:08 | South Florida | Zachary Fernandes denies the turnaround by Charles Crocker | 39-36 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 39-36 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| 18:34 | South Florida | John Thomas picks off the pass by Gregory Carter in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Henry | 39-39 |
| 17:57 | South Florida | Philip Chapdelaine is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (PG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (SF), Gerald Chung (PF), Eric Underwood (C) John Thomas, Zachary Fernandes, Leroy Henry, Larry Washington | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 17:26 | South Florida | Charles Crocker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:17 | South Florida | Charles Crocker slams it home set up by Gregory Carter | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Kramer (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes (SF), Larry Washington (C) Vyacheslav Karnofski, Eric Underwood | |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:48 | South Florida | Gregory Carter's pass is intercepted by Don Dileo in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Dileo | 41-43 |
| 16:39 | South Florida | Gregory Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Hughes | 44-43 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes lays it in | 44-45 |
| 16:14 | South Florida | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Clarence Pak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Pak, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Leroy Henry (PF) Don Dileo, Gerald Chung | |
| 16:03 | South Florida | Gregory Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:02 | South Florida | Charles Crocker snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 15:44 | South Florida | Philip Chapdelaine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gregory Carter (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Chapdelaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Crocker (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Pak (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Larry Washington drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clarence Pak | 44-48 |
| 15:20 | South Florida | Gregory Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Henry - foul #2 on Leroy Henry, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Crouse (PG), Raymond Savage (SF), John Williams (PF), Clarence Rice (C) Gregory Carter, Philip Chapdelaine, Carl Kramer, Charles Crocker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (SF), Eric Underwood (C) Clarence Pak, Zachary Fernandes, Larry Washington | |
| 15:02 | South Florida | James Crouse hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Rice - foul #2 on Clarence Rice, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Gerald Chung (PF) John Thomas, Leroy Henry | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:32 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Clarence Rice | 44-49 |
| 14:17 | South Florida | Clarence Rice connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Crouse | 46-49 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Don Dileo can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Hughes - foul #2 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gregory Carter (PG), David Nova (SG), Philip Chapdelaine (SF) James Crouse, Timothy Hughes, Raymond Savage | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes (SF), Larry Washington (C) Timothy Hand, Eric Underwood | |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:56 | South Florida | The rebound goes to John Williams | 46-50 |
| 13:40 | South Florida | Gregory Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Kramer (PF), Charles Crocker (C) John Williams, Clarence Rice | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Clark (PG), Clarence Pak (SG), Eric Underwood (PF) Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 13:03 | South Florida | Charles Crocker buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Nova - foul #1 on David Nova, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Crouse (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG) Gregory Carter, David Nova | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Leroy Henry (PF) Larry Clark, Larry Washington | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:29 | South Florida | Charles Crocker misses the dunk | 48-55 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | John Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Charles Crocker steals the ball from Clarence Pak | 48-55 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Crouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Chapdelaine (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Crocker (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Pak (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Underwood (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | South Florida | Charles Crocker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Underwood - foul #3 on Eric Underwood, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gregory Carter (PG), Raymond Savage (SF) James Crouse, Philip Chapdelaine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (SF), Larry Washington (C) John Thomas, Clarence Pak, Zachary Fernandes, Eric Underwood | |
| 11:24 | South Florida | Charles Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:24 | South Florida | Charles Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Don Dileo throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Washington | 50-57 |
| 10:41 | South Florida | Timothy Hughes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 10:39 | South Florida | Raymond Savage can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry is hacked by Carl Kramer - foul #2 on Carl Kramer, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Florida | David Nova (SG), Clarence Rice (C) Timothy Hughes, Charles Crocker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Gerald Chung (C) Timothy Hand, Larry Washington | |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:58 | South Florida | Gregory Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Don Dileo pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Don Dileo | 50-61 |
| 09:28 | South Florida | Gregory Carter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Crouse (PG), Philip Chapdelaine (SF), Charles Crocker (C) Gregory Carter, Raymond Savage, Carl Kramer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Pak (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF) Don Dileo, Leroy Henry | |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Zachary Fernandes | 50-63 |
| 08:43 | South Florida | Gerald Chung steals it from Philip Chapdelaine | 50-63 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | John Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Chapdelaine - foul #2 on Philip Chapdelaine, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | South Florida | Timothy Hughes (SG), Carl Kramer (PF) David Nova, Clarence Rice | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG), Eric Underwood (PF), Larry Washington (C) John Thomas, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Gerald Chung | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:07 | South Florida | Philip Chapdelaine comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-65 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak is fouled on the floor by Carl Kramer - foul #3 on Carl Kramer, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gregory Carter (PG), Raymond Savage (SF), John Williams (PF) James Crouse, Philip Chapdelaine, Carl Kramer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 07:49 | South Florida | Charles Crocker snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 07:32 | South Florida | Gregory Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 50-66 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gregory Carter (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Savage (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Crocker (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Timothy Hand (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Clarence Pak (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Underwood (fresh) 3 pf. C - Larry Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | John Williams steals the ball from Clarence Pak | 50-66 |
| 06:59 | South Florida | Gregory Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Hughes | 53-66 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Larry Washington comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 06:40 | South Florida | Charles Crocker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:34 | South Florida | Gregory Carter is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 05:45 | South Florida | Zachary Fernandes denies the turnaround by Charles Crocker | 53-68 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Larry Washington grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the lay-in | 53-68 |
| 05:26 | South Florida | Charles Crocker gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:13 | South Florida | Charles Crocker is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side | 55-68 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Crouse (PG), Philip Chapdelaine (SF), Clarence Rice (C) Gregory Carter, Raymond Savage, Charles Crocker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (SF), Leroy Henry (PF) Timothy Hand, Clarence Pak, Zachary Fernandes, Eric Underwood | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 04:45 | South Florida | James Crouse pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 04:30 | South Florida | Vyacheslav Karnofski takes the ball from Clarence Rice | 55-68 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Don Dileo scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Thomas | 55-70 |
| 03:52 | South Florida | Leroy Henry is called for the reach on Timothy Hughes - foul #3 on Leroy Henry, team foul #5 | 55-70 |
| Subs | South Florida | Gregory Carter (PG) James Crouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes (SF) Larry Washington | |
| 03:47 | South Florida | Gregory Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | John Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-73 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gregory Carter (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Chapdelaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Clarence Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leroy Henry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | South Florida | Timothy Hughes is whistled for a carry | 55-73 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Crouse (PG), David Nova (SG), Raymond Savage (SF), Carl Kramer (PF) Gregory Carter, Timothy Hughes, Philip Chapdelaine, John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Clark (PG), Clarence Pak (SG), Gerald Chung (PF), Eric Underwood (C) John Thomas, Don Dileo, Leroy Henry, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Larry Clark misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 55-73 |
| 02:36 | South Florida | Raymond Savage gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:34 | South Florida | James Crouse is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Clark - foul #1 on Larry Clark, team foul #6 | 55-73 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 02:26 | South Florida | Carl Kramer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-73 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 01:57 | South Florida | Clarence Rice snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Raymond Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Pak - foul #4 on Clarence Pak, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Leroy Henry (PF), Larry Washington (C) Timothy Hand, Larry Clark, Gerald Chung, Eric Underwood | |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Raymond Savage makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:55 | South Florida | Raymond Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-73 |
| 01:31 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Carl Kramer | 57-73 |
| 01:22 | South Florida | Larry Washington blocks the short jumper by Clarence Rice | 57-73 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes grabs the board | 57-73 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes hits a jump hook near the basket set up by John Thomas | 57-75 |
| 01:00 | South Florida | Raymond Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | The short jumper by John Thomas is denied by Carl Kramer | 57-75 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry tips it but misses | 57-75 |
| 00:31 | South Florida | Raymond Savage gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:25 | South Florida | James Crouse is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| 00:25 | South Florida | James Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:25 | South Florida | James Crouse misses the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Larry Washington gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Thomas runs out the clock | 58-75 |