| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Harold Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Carmen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Massengill (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun buries a floater in the lane | 25-25 |
| 19:17 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Matus hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 18:36 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 17:52 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Matus | 25-29 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 17:41 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:28 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer is fouled on the floor by Ronald Linares - foul #2 on Ronald Linares, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Rodolfo Juarez (SF) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Dustin Goodrich (SF), Lawrence Taylor (C) Lee Marshall, Howard Chiasson, Robert Matus | |
| 17:12 | Oklahoma State | George Fink drills a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller (PF) Richard Massengill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:12 | Oklahoma State | George Fink misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Oklahoma State | Rodolfo Juarez grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 16:35 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gregory Carmen | 30-29 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Zwiefelhofer - foul #2 on Harold Zwiefelhofer, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins (PG), Lloyd Lamar (SG), Dikembe Aoki (SF), Richard Massengill (PF) Harold Zwiefelhofer, Gregory Carmen, Rodolfo Juarez, Malcolm Keller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Robert Matus (C) Carlos Simpson, Ronald Linares, Lawrence Taylor | |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Oklahoma State | Richard Massengill snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki hits a floater from the right wing set up by Alec Higgins and he's hacked by Robert Matus - foul #4 on Robert Matus, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Danny Hagen (C) George Fink | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (PG), Lawrence Taylor (C) Lawrence Calhoun, Robert Matus | |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alec Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Massengill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hagen (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Goodrich (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins's pass is intercepted by Lee Marshall | 33-30 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Taylor is fouled on the floor by Alec Higgins - foul #1 on Alec Higgins, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Linares (PF) Lawrence Taylor | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Lamar is called for the reach on Lee Marshall - foul #2 on Lloyd Lamar, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer (PG), Gregory Carmen (SG) Alec Higgins, Lloyd Lamar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG), William Camp (PF) Howard Chiasson, Dustin Goodrich | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Simpson | 33-32 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 33-32 |
| 14:05 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 13:50 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen tips it home | 35-32 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 13:34 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 13:19 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | William Camp pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Dikembe Aoki swats the shot by Lawrence Calhoun | 35-32 |
| 13:03 | Oklahoma State | Danny Hagen snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 12:59 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-32 |
| 12:57 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:52 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | William Camp tips it but misses | 37-32 |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Richard Massengill | 37-32 |
| 12:08 | Oklahoma State | The short jumper by Richard Massengill is denied by Ronald Linares | 37-32 |
| 12:06 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 11:47 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Camp - foul #1 on William Camp, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Lloyd Lamar (SG), Rodolfo Juarez (SF), Malcolm Keller (PF), George Fink (C) Gregory Carmen, Dikembe Aoki, Richard Massengill, Danny Hagen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF), Dustin Goodrich (PF), Robert Matus (C) Carlos Simpson, William Camp, Ronald Linares | |
| 11:47 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:47 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Harold Zwiefelhofer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodolfo Juarez (fresh) PF - Malcolm Keller (fresh) C - George Fink (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Goodrich (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Matus | 38-34 |
| 11:09 | Oklahoma State | Lloyd Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins (PG) Harold Zwiefelhofer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Howard Chiasson is denied by Malcolm Keller | 38-34 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 10:27 | Oklahoma State | The short jumper by George Fink is denied by Robert Matus | 38-36 |
| 10:25 | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-36 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Robert Matus hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 09:47 | Oklahoma State | George Fink evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 40-38 |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:24 | Oklahoma State | George Fink hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Alec Higgins | 42-38 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dustin Goodrich, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen (SG), Richard Massengill (PF), Danny Hagen (C) Lloyd Lamar, Malcolm Keller, George Fink | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (PG), William Camp (SF), Ronald Linares (PF), Lawrence Taylor (C) Lawrence Calhoun, Howard Chiasson, Dustin Goodrich, Robert Matus | |
| 08:58 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SF) Alec Higgins, Rodolfo Juarez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:20 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Taylor blocks the short jumper by Gregory Carmen | 45-38 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Lee Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | William Camp grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 07:49 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Harold Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Carmen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Massengill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hagen (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Marshall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Camp (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Carmen | 48-38 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Hagen | 48-38 |
| 07:13 | Oklahoma State | Danny Hagen snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Camp - foul #2 on William Camp, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller (PF), George Fink (C) Richard Massengill, Danny Hagen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun (PG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Robert Matus (C) Lee Marshall, William Camp, Lawrence Taylor | |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 06:43 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 06:27 | Oklahoma State | Gregory Carmen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 06:26 | Oklahoma State | George Fink tips it in | 51-38 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Robert Matus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins (PG), Rodolfo Juarez (SF) Harold Zwiefelhofer, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| 05:49 | Oklahoma State | George Fink double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 51-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Lloyd Lamar (SG), Richard Massengill (PF) Gregory Carmen, Malcolm Keller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG) Ronald Linares | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 05:36 | Oklahoma State | Richard Massengill gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 05:13 | Oklahoma State | Lloyd Lamar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma State | Richard Massengill knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Alec Higgins | 53-40 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | The jumper by Lee Marshall is denied by George Fink | 53-40 |
| 04:14 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Richard Massengill | 53-40 |
| 04:14 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer (PG), Gregory Carmen (SG), Dikembe Aoki (SF) Alec Higgins, Lloyd Lamar, Rodolfo Juarez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SG), Ronald Linares (PF) Lee Marshall, Dustin Goodrich | |
| 04:02 | Oklahoma State | Harold Zwiefelhofer makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Carmen | 55-40 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson is fouled on the floor by Richard Massengill - foul #2 on Richard Massengill, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins (PG), Lloyd Lamar (SG), Rodolfo Juarez (SF), Malcolm Keller (PF), Danny Hagen (C) Harold Zwiefelhofer, Gregory Carmen, Dikembe Aoki, Richard Massengill, George Fink | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alec Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodolfo Juarez (fresh) PF - Malcolm Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hagen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Calhoun (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Linares (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Robert Matus clanks a floater from the left side | 55-40 |
| 03:23 | Oklahoma State | Danny Hagen pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 03:08 | Oklahoma State | Robert Matus is called for the reach on Alec Higgins - foul #5 on Robert Matus, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Goodrich (SF), Lawrence Taylor (C) Howard Chiasson, Robert Matus | |
| 03:08 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:08 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun can't finish the layup but the foul's on Malcolm Keller - foul #2 on Malcolm Keller, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma State | Rodolfo Juarez's layup is rejected by Lawrence Taylor | 57-42 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Taylor | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Calhoun and he's hacked by Malcolm Keller - foul #3 on Malcolm Keller, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:57 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Keller | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Hagen - foul #4 on Danny Hagen, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Marshall (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF) Carlos Simpson, Lawrence Taylor | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:51 | Oklahoma State | Danny Hagen snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 01:34 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Lawrence Calhoun drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Marshall | 60-48 |
| 01:05 | Oklahoma State | Rodolfo Juarez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 01:04 | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:42 | Oklahoma State | Rodolfo Juarez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma State | Malcolm Keller snags the offensive board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Marshall - foul #1 on Lee Marshall, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Linares grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Hagen - foul #5 on Danny Hagen, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Fink (C) Danny Hagen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Alec Higgins runs out the clock | 61-49 |