| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlton Sherwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Alexander (fresh) SF - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Record (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Alexander - foul #3 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Texeira (SG) Anthony Alexander | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy is called for traveling | 37-28 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Chiasson | 40-28 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Lawrence Calhoun takes the ball from Carlton Sherwood in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Robert Matus lays it in on a great pass from Howard Chiasson | 42-28 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Linares | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Mark Texeira is blocked by Robert Matus | 44-28 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Dustin Goodrich (SF), Lawrence Taylor (C) Lee Marshall, Howard Chiasson, Robert Matus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood makes the contested jump hook from the baseline set up by Justin Dowdy | 44-30 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Linares | 46-30 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Calhoun | 46-30 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Calhoun | 48-30 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-30 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Linares | 48-30 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Simpson | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Goodrich (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Linares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlton Sherwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Texeira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Dowdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Lawrence Taylor is called for the reach on George Record - foul #2 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Robert Matus (C) Lawrence Calhoun, Ronald Linares, Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (SG) Justin Dowdy | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Record | 50-33 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Simpson - foul #3 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira tips it back up and in | 50-35 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is hacked by Carlton Sherwood - foul #3 on Carlton Sherwood, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG), William Camp (SF), Ronald Linares (PF) Carlos Simpson, Howard Chiasson, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Saucedo (C) Robert Gilyard | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Carlton Sherwood steals it from Robert Matus | 50-35 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carlton Sherwood | 50-37 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 50-37 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | William Camp grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Robert Matus is hacked by Mark Texeira - foul #1 on Mark Texeira, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor (C) Robert Matus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy (SF) Mark Texeira | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Linares | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | George Record misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor tips it in | 54-37 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG) Lee Marshall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Calhoun | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy travels with the ball | 56-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF), Dustin Goodrich (C) William Camp, Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard (C) David Saucedo | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses the lay-in | 56-37 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich tips it back up and in | 58-37 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Carlton Sherwood | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. C - Dustin Goodrich (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlton Sherwood (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Justin Dowdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson jams it set up by Carlos Simpson and he's fouled by Robert Gilyard - foul #2 on Robert Gilyard, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG), Lawrence Taylor (PF), Robert Matus (C) Carlos Simpson, Ronald Linares, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Mark Texeira (SF), David Saucedo (PF), Dennis Hoover (C) Carlton Sherwood, Justin Dowdy, George Record, Robert Gilyard | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses the free throw | 60-39 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | David Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Vivier | 60-41 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-41 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dennis Hoover | 60-43 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun is hacked by Manuel Vivier - foul #2 on Manuel Vivier, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (PG), William Camp (SF) Lawrence Calhoun, Howard Chiasson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dennis Hoover | 60-43 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover hits a shot from close range set up by Manuel Vivier | 60-45 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Alexander picks off the pass by William Camp | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Matus - foul #3 on Robert Matus, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (SF), Ronald Linares (PF) William Camp, Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood (PG), Justin Dowdy (SF), George Record (PF), Robert Gilyard (C) Manuel Vivier, Anthony Alexander, David Saucedo, Dennis Hoover | |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by George Record - foul #2 on George Record, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Carlton Sherwood | 63-48 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 63-48 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-48 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Matus can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Texeira - foul #2 on Mark Texeira, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF) Lee Marshall, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlton Sherwood | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlton Sherwood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Texeira (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Robert Matus drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Simpson | 66-51 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlton Sherwood | 66-53 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Calhoun | 68-53 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | George Record is fouled on the floor by Robert Matus - foul #4 on Robert Matus, team foul #4 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (C) Robert Matus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (SG), David Saucedo (C) Mark Texeira, Robert Gilyard | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-53 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson's pass is intercepted by George Record | 68-53 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | David Saucedo lays it up and in set up by Carlton Sherwood and he's hacked by Dustin Goodrich - foul #1 on Dustin Goodrich, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG), Lawrence Taylor (PF), Robert Matus (C) Carlos Simpson, Howard Chiasson, Ronald Linares | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Texeira (SF) Justin Dowdy | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun is hacked by Anthony Alexander - foul #4 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG) Carlton Sherwood | |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Robert Matus is called for the reach on Mark Texeira - foul #5 on Robert Matus, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Camp (PF) Robert Matus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover (C) George Record | |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-59 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | David Saucedo grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira can't finish the layup | 70-59 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall can't tip it in | 70-59 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Texeira | 70-59 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Taylor | 70-59 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Ronald Linares (PF) Lee Marshall, William Camp, Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood (PG), Justin Dowdy (SF), George Record (PF), Robert Gilyard (C) Manuel Vivier, Mark Texeira, David Saucedo, Dennis Hoover | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 72-59 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. C - Dustin Goodrich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlton Sherwood (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Alexander (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | George Record is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-62 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Gilyard | 74-62 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlton Sherwood | 74-64 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Gilyard | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Howard Chiasson steals the ball from Anthony Alexander | 74-64 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-64 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | George Record gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | George Record drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Gilyard | 74-66 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Marshall | 77-66 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard hits the finger roll | 77-68 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Record | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | George Record is hacked by Ronald Linares - foul #1 on Ronald Linares, team foul #7 | 77-68 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Sherwood - foul #4 on Carlton Sherwood, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF), Lawrence Taylor (PF) Howard Chiasson, Dustin Goodrich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Gilyard, team foul #10 | 77-70 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Sherwood - foul #5 on Carlton Sherwood, team foul #11 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG) Carlton Sherwood | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | George Record evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-73 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Manuel Vivier is called for the reach on Carlos Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Vivier, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | George Record is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-73 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Marshall | 80-73 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Anthony Alexander is called for the reach on Lee Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #13 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Texeira (SG) Anthony Alexander | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Manuel Vivier | 81-76 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Texeira - foul #3 on Mark Texeira, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF), Dustin Goodrich (C) Carlos Simpson, Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 82-76 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Manuel Vivier is called for the reach on Dustin Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Vivier, team foul #15 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF) Howard Chiasson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-76 |