| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Lake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Abraham Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Myron Yamasaki is called for the reach on Mark Lake - foul #2 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi is hacked by Myron Yamasaki - foul #3 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF) Myron Yamasaki | |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Peter Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Peter Schiefelbein, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Mark Lake makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Mark Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott is fouled on the floor by Mark Campanelli - foul #1 on Mark Campanelli, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), William Lagunas (C) Mark Lake, Dikembe Alghamdi, Mark Campanelli, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdallah is denied by Abraham Holder | 49-43 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Lagunas | 49-43 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | James Aldridge makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Prill and he's fouled by Boris Rutkowski - foul #1 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen (C) Abraham Holder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | James Aldridge makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Prill, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (SG), Abraham Holder (PF) James Aldridge, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG) Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder jams it on a nice dish by Dezydery Zbikowski | 54-48 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Jared Fields's fadeaway is rejected by Abraham Holder | 54-48 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson tips it home | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Lake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dezydery Zbikowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Abraham Holder (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Chidester (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jared Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Mark Lake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Jared Fields gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Boris Rutkowski is called for the reach on Mark Lake - foul #2 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), William Lagunas (C) Bradley Prill, Mark Lake, Dezydery Zbikowski, Abraham Holder, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Jesus Valdez, Boris Rutkowski, Justin Chidester, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith is fouled on the floor by Myron Yamasaki - foul #4 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG) Myron Yamasaki | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Ryan Scott takes the ball from William Lagunas | 54-53 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah | 54-55 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | William Lagunas tips it home | 56-55 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Peter Schiefelbein and he's hacked by Gregory Smith - foul #4 on Gregory Smith, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Aldridge (PG), Michael Kuss (SF), Abraham Holder (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Daryl Cosenza, Mark Campanelli, Gregory Smith, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Chidester (SF) Boris Rutkowski | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Nguyen | 59-58 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | James Aldridge can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is hacked by Dikembe Alghamdi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG) Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Johnson (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Jared Fields knocks in the jumper from the left block | 59-60 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss loses the ball out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF) James Aldridge, Michael Kuss | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG) Peter Schiefelbein, Justin Chidester | |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Jared Fields loses the dribble to Mark Campanelli | 59-60 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi lays it up and in set up by Mark Campanelli | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daryl Cosenza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Abraham Holder (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hatcher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Cosenza - foul #4 on Daryl Cosenza, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (PG), William Lagunas (PF) Daryl Cosenza, Abraham Holder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | William Lagunas grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi misses short on a jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Jared Fields grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jesus Valdez | 61-62 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli loses the ball out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Aldridge (PG), Michael Kuss (SF), Dezydery Zbikowski (PF), Abraham Holder (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Mark Campanelli, William Lagunas, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Jesus Valdez, Dikembe Abdallah, Steven Johnson, Jared Fields, Donald Hatcher | |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is hacked by James Aldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Aldridge, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | James Aldridge buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Lake | 64-62 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is hacked by James Aldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Aldridge, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG) James Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Lake | 67-64 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Peter Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Bradley Prill, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), William Lagunas (PF) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Dezydery Zbikowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Fields (PF) Nnamdi Aho | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Jared Fields grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Jared Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Scott | 67-68 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Schiefelbein - foul #3 on Peter Schiefelbein, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Gregory Smith (PF), Dezydery Zbikowski (C) Mark Lake, Dikembe Alghamdi, William Lagunas, Abraham Holder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Justin Chidester, Ryan Scott | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daryl Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Campanelli (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Dezydery Zbikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen (C) Mark Campanelli | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher (C) Jared Fields | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | James Aldridge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-68 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher misses the tip | 69-68 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SF) Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho (PF) Donald Hatcher | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Kuss and the foul's on Jesus Valdez - foul #1 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen (C) Dezydery Zbikowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Fields (C) Steven Johnson | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG) Daryl Cosenza, James Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi's floater is knocked away by Nnamdi Aho | 72-68 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Jared Fields misses short on a turnaround from close range | 72-68 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 74-68 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jared Fields buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah and the foul's on Matthew Nguyen - foul #1 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), Abraham Holder (C) Bradley Prill, Dikembe Alghamdi, Michael Kuss, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Jesus Valdez, Dikembe Abdallah, Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jared Fields misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Dezydery Zbikowski tips it in | 76-70 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Dezydery Zbikowski is called for the reach on Peter Schiefelbein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dezydery Zbikowski, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (SG), William Lagunas (C) James Aldridge, Abraham Holder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher (C) Jared Fields | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | William Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | William Lagunas is fouled on the floor by Peter Schiefelbein - foul #4 on Peter Schiefelbein, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki (SF), Ryan Scott (C) Boris Rutkowski, Donald Hatcher | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | William Lagunas misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | William Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein travels with the ball | 77-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli (SF), Abraham Holder (C) Dezydery Zbikowski, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daryl Cosenza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Lake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Abraham Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Chidester (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson grabs the board | 77-71 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki banks in the layup and he's fouled by Mark Campanelli - foul #2 on Mark Campanelli, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), James Aldridge (SG) Daryl Cosenza, Mark Lake | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Justin Chidester, Steven Johnson, Ryan Scott | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki makes the free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith drills a floater from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Lagunas (PF), Dezydery Zbikowski (C) Gregory Smith, Abraham Holder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Myron Yamasaki, Donald Hatcher | |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Justin Chidester - foul #3 on Bradley Prill, team foul #12 | 79-74 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dezydery Zbikowski | 79-75 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | James Aldridge misses long on a shot from the right side | 79-75 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), Abraham Holder (PF) Bradley Prill, Dezydery Zbikowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG) Justin Chidester | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Scott | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza is fouled on the floor by Boris Rutkowski - foul #3 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Gregory Smith (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) James Aldridge, Abraham Holder, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki (SF) Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Smith | 79-77 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Smith | 81-77 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-80 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 81-80 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Nnamdi Aho | 81-80 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki is hacked by Matthew Nguyen - foul #2 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 81-82 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli hits the follow up shot | 83-82 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho travels in the backcourt | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Boris Rutkowski is called for the reach on Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #4 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #13 | 83-82 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi misses the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith snags the offensive board | 84-82 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith is hacked by Peter Schiefelbein - foul #5 on Peter Schiefelbein, team foul #14 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG) Peter Schiefelbein | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski buries a 3 from the right corner | 86-85 |