| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Linares (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ian Selby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Volesky (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Heist (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Mitchell | 39-29 |
| 19:19 | Oregon State | Ian Selby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:18 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Hopkins - foul #2 on Kenneth Hopkins, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:27 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins misses the lay-in | 41-31 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Ian Selby takes the ball from Joseph Mitchell | 41-31 |
| 17:50 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 17:48 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith tips it but misses | 41-31 |
| 17:47 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins tips it in | 41-33 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 17:19 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-33 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Lawrence Calhoun out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Kenneth Hopkins - foul #3 on Kenneth Hopkins, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Bleich (C) Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Gustafson (PG), Dikembe Sow (SG), Francis Macomber (PF), Edward Winningham (C) Ian Selby, Joseph Volesky, Gary Griffith, Kenneth Hopkins | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:25 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Paul Heist is called for the reach on Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Paul Heist, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins (C) Paul Heist | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bleich (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Lawrence Gustafson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Macomber (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Winningham (fresh) C - Kenneth Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-33 |
| 15:45 | Oregon State | Dikembe Sow grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 15:37 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Gustafson and he's hacked by William Bleich - foul #1 on William Bleich, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ian Selby (PG) Lawrence Gustafson | |
| 15:37 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses the layup against the doubleteam | 47-36 |
| 15:16 | Oregon State | Edward Winningham grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 14:59 | Oregon State | Edward Winningham is hacked by Ronald Linares - foul #2 on Ronald Linares, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (PF) William Bleich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky (SF) Kenneth Hopkins | |
| 14:49 | Oregon State | Ian Selby is fouled on the floor by Ronald Linares as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Ronald Linares, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Griffith (PF) Dikembe Sow | |
| 14:42 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky is hacked by Raymond Joseph - foul #3 on Raymond Joseph, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Paul Heist (SF) Edward Winningham | |
| 14:33 | Oregon State | Paul Heist misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-36 |
| 14:32 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith tips it home | 47-38 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-38 |
| 14:10 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber's layup is rejected by Ronald Linares | 47-38 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Calhoun | 50-38 |
| 13:14 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 13:12 | Oregon State | Paul Heist tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 12:43 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:21 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-41 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Goodrich | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (tiring) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mitchell (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dustin Goodrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Linares (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ian Selby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Volesky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Heist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Francis Macomber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 11:43 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:30 | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ian Selby | 50-44 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 11:08 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Paul Heist | 50-44 |
| 10:57 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (PG), Bernard Gaitan (SG), William Bleich (C) Lawrence Calhoun, Raymond Joseph, Ronald Linares | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Gustafson (PG), Dikembe Sow (SG), Edward Winningham (PF), Kenneth Hopkins (C) Ian Selby, Joseph Volesky, Gary Griffith, Francis Macomber | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| 10:25 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Sow and he's fouled by William Bleich - foul #2 on William Bleich, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 10:25 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Kenneth Hopkins takes the ball from Joseph Mitchell | 50-47 |
| 09:29 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by William Bleich - foul #3 on William Bleich, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 09:29 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Paul Heist steals the ball from Joseph Mitchell | 50-50 |
| 08:57 | Oregon State | Lawrence Gustafson banks in the layup set up by Paul Heist | 50-52 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Gustafson - foul #2 on Lawrence Gustafson, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF), Ronald Linares (PF) Joseph Mitchell, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ian Selby (PG), Stuart Woods (SG), Francis Macomber (SF) Lawrence Gustafson, Dikembe Sow, Paul Heist | |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:15 | Oregon State | The jump hook by Kenneth Hopkins is blocked by William Bleich | 52-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Edward Winningham - foul #1 on Edward Winningham, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Dustin Goodrich (PF) Bernard Gaitan, William Bleich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gary Griffith (PF) Edward Winningham | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Joseph (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Goodrich (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Linares (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ian Selby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Woods (fresh) SF - Francis Macomber (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Griffith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Hopkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Selby | 55-54 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Francis Macomber blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Raymond Joseph | 55-54 |
| 07:04 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Gary Griffith | 55-54 |
| 06:59 | Oregon State | Ian Selby scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gary Griffith and he's hacked by Lawrence Calhoun - foul #2 on Lawrence Calhoun, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Dikembe Sow (SG), Joseph Volesky (SF) Stuart Woods, Kenneth Hopkins | |
| 06:59 | Oregon State | Ian Selby makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich is hacked by Francis Macomber - foul #1 on Francis Macomber, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bernard Gaitan (SG), William Bleich (C) Joseph Mitchell, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Gustafson (PG), Kenneth Hopkins (C) Ian Selby, Francis Macomber | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Bleich | 55-57 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph is hacked by Joseph Volesky - foul #1 on Joseph Volesky, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell (PF) Ronald Linares | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edward Winningham (PF) Gary Griffith | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Sow | 55-57 |
| 05:32 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (PF) Raymond Joseph | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Francis Macomber (SF) Dikembe Sow | |
| 05:32 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | William Bleich gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (PG), Lawrence Taylor (C) Lawrence Calhoun, William Bleich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stuart Woods (SG), Paul Heist (SF) Joseph Volesky, Kenneth Hopkins | |
| 04:41 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Gaitan - foul #1 on Bernard Gaitan, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Linares (C) Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ian Selby (PG) Lawrence Gustafson | |
| 04:41 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Ian Selby - foul #3 on Ian Selby, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG), Raymond Joseph (SF) Carlos Simpson, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Dikembe Sow (SG) Stuart Woods | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:15 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:00 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ian Selby and he's hacked by Raymond Joseph - foul #4 on Raymond Joseph, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Bleich (C) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 04:00 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares is open but misses the lay-in | 55-63 |
| 03:39 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Francis Macomber | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Mitchell (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Bleich (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ian Selby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Heist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Macomber (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Winningham (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Oregon State | Francis Macomber hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses the easy layup | 55-65 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell snags the offensive board | 55-65 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell connects on the open fadeaway from the left side set up by Raymond Joseph | 57-65 |
| 02:45 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bernard Gaitan (SG) Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Volesky (SG), Gary Griffith (PF), Kenneth Hopkins (C) Dikembe Sow, Francis Macomber, Edward Winningham | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith misses the lay-in | 57-65 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun travels with the ball | 57-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell (SF) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 01:43 | Oregon State | The jump hook by Gary Griffith is blocked by Ronald Linares | 57-65 |
| 01:42 | Oregon State | Kenneth Hopkins tips it back up and in | 57-67 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 57-67 |
| 01:21 | Oregon State | Paul Heist pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Linares - foul #4 on Ronald Linares, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (PF) William Bleich | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Gustafson (PG), Dikembe Sow (SG), Francis Macomber (SF), Edward Winningham (C) Ian Selby, Joseph Volesky, Paul Heist, Kenneth Hopkins | |
| 01:06 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:06 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:06 | Oregon State | Edward Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dustin Goodrich | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 57-68 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 00:39 | Oregon State | Gary Griffith snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Oregon State | Edward Winningham misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Mitchell | 57-68 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-68 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Edward Winningham | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Edward Winningham runs out the clock | 57-68 |