| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gaylord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby inbounds the ball | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski's pass is intercepted by Leopoldo Gallo in the backcourt | 28-50 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Carlton Austin picks off the pass by Joseph Johnson | 28-50 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin jams it | 30-50 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby hits a jumpshot from the right side | 30-52 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SG), Anthony Gibney (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Stanley Pollard (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp, Joseph Johnson | |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 30-52 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the follow up shot | 30-54 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-54 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-54 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin gets the rebound | 30-54 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin is hacked by Anthony Gibney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #1 | 30-54 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-54 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood gets the rebound | 30-54 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick is whistled for a carry | 30-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Chad Birkholz, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Archie Sharp (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Stanley Pollard | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 33-54 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-56 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard grabs the board | 33-56 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is called for traveling | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Marlon Howard, Anthony Gibney | |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | John Patterson can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 33-56 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | James Leslie snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-56 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | James Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF) Leopoldo Gallo, James Leslie, Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp | |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Bostwick | 33-59 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Carlton Austin, team foul #1 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Carlton Austin, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses short on an open floater in the lane | 33-59 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the offensive board | 33-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gaylord (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Alves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #2 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Chad Birkholz, Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, James Gaylord, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Archie Sharp (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Stanley Pollard | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby is fouled in the backcourt by John Gideon - foul #4 on John Gideon, team foul #3 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG) John Gideon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | John Mock steps in front of the Leopoldo Gallo pass | 33-59 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Archie Sharp is called for the reach on John Mock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Archie Sharp, team foul #2 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SF) Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson (C) Robert Alves | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp buries a jumper from the free throw line | 33-61 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin's pass is intercepted by Marlon Howard in the backcourt | 33-61 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo lays it in on a great pass from Marlon Howard | 33-63 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | The jump hook by John Vance is blocked by Archie Sharp | 33-63 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it home | 35-63 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 35-66 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson is whistled for a carry | 35-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF), John Patterson (PF) Chad Birkholz, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Stanley Pollard (C) Marlon Howard, Anthony Gibney, Archie Sharp, Joseph Johnson | |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-66 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carlton Austin | 35-66 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | John Mock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-66 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the offensive rebound | 35-66 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Cedric Hacker is denied by Stanley Pollard | 35-66 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | James Leslie grabs the board | 35-66 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Alves | 35-69 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-69 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker gets the offensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Leopoldo Gallo knocks away the 3 by Carlton Austin | 35-69 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 35-69 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-69 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | John Mock grabs the board | 35-69 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Patterson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Alves - foul #1 on Robert Alves, team foul #3 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Carlton Austin, Cedric Hacker, John Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Leopoldo Gallo, James Leslie, Robert Crosby, Robert Alves, Stanley Pollard | |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Mock - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG), James Gaylord (PF) John Mock, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-71 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 37-71 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick snags the defensive board | 37-71 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood's pass is intercepted by Robert Hayes | 37-71 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hayes | 39-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Birkholz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gaylord (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Johnson (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Brown steps in front of the Mitchell Eastwood pass in the backcourt | 39-71 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Bostwick - foul #2 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #4 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Bostwick | 41-74 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-74 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | James Gaylord tips it but misses | 41-74 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz tips it back up and in | 43-74 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-74 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 43-74 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, James Gaylord, John Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Robert Alves (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad Birkholz | 45-74 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a jumper from the free throw line | 45-76 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Robert Crosby is called for the reach on Carlton Austin - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #5 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) Chad Birkholz, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) James Leslie, Anthony Gibney | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF), Archie Sharp (PF) Robert Crosby, Robert Alves | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Carlton Austin steals it from Marlon Howard in the backcourt | 45-76 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin hits the finger roll | 47-76 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-76 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | James Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 47-76 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Wayne Bostwick blocks the short jumper by Carlton Austin | 47-76 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | John Vance hits the follow up shot | 49-76 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), James Leslie (SG), Anthony Gibney (SF), Stanley Pollard (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard, Archie Sharp, Joseph Johnson | |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Chad Birkholz is called for the reach on James Leslie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #5 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 49-76 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #2 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #6 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF) James Gaylord | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Wayne Bostwick, Stanley Pollard | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | James Leslie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Anthony Gibney | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | John Vance misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-76 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | John Vance tips it in | 53-76 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #6 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), John Patterson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Archie Sharp (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, James Leslie, Joseph Johnson | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Cedric Hacker blocks the jumper by Marlon Howard | 53-76 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | The jumper by Mikel Paczkowski is denied by Robert Crosby | 53-76 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 53-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (very tired) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cedric Hacker (tiring) PF - John Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Sharp (tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Alves (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-78 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-78 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo is hacked by Carlton Austin - foul #4 on Carlton Austin, team foul #7 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Carlton Austin, Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker, John Patterson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (SF), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Stanley Pollard (C) Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp, Robert Alves | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the floater in the paint | 53-78 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard snags the defensive board | 53-78 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | John Mock steals it from Stanley Pollard | 53-78 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson throws it down set up by John Mock | 55-78 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Gideon - foul #5 on John Gideon, team foul #8 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), James Gaylord (PF) John Gideon, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Stanley Pollard | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-79 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | John Mock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG) Marlon Howard | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Johnson and the foul's on Carlton Austin - foul #5 on Carlton Austin, team foul #9 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PG) Carlton Austin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the free throw | 55-81 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | John Vance snags the defensive board | 55-81 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Gibney - foul #3 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #7 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (C) John Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (PF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 1st free throw | 55-81 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #10 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF), John Patterson (C) Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG) James Leslie | |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-83 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits a driving attempt near the basket | 58-83 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-83 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-83 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | John Mock scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-83 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses long on an open floater in the lane | 61-83 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | James Gaylord grabs the board | 61-83 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-83 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Archie Sharp | 61-85 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | John Mock buries a fadeaway from the right side | 63-85 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-85 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the offensive board | 63-85 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney scores on a runner from the left block | 63-87 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | John Patterson knocks in the runner from the left block | 65-87 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Eastwood in the backcourt | 65-89 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood lays it in | 65-91 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Anthony Gibney steps in front of the John Mock pass in the backcourt | 65-91 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard can't throw it down | 65-91 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 65-91 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chad Birkholz (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Mock (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Cedric Hacker (very tired) 2 pts. PF - James Gaylord (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Patterson (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gibney (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Sharp (very tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Johnson (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | John Mock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-91 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 65-91 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood is hacked by Chad Birkholz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #11 | 65-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Mock, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Stanley Pollard (C) Marlon Howard, Anthony Gibney, Archie Sharp, Joseph Johnson | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 1st free throw | 65-92 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-93 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-93 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Johnson steals the ball from Stanley Pollard | 65-93 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson throws it down | 67-93 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Brown - foul #1 on Stephen Brown, team foul #12 | 67-93 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 1st free throw | 67-94 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 2nd free throw | 67-95 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Stanley Pollard picks off the pass by Cedric Hacker | 67-95 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Leslie | 67-97 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #13 | 67-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (SF) Mitchell Eastwood | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | James Leslie is fouled in the backcourt by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #14 | 67-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PF) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG) Anthony Gibney | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 67-97 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses the 2nd free throw | 67-97 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 67-97 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Alves - foul #2 on Robert Alves, team foul #8 | 67-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (SF) James Leslie | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the 1st free throw | 67-97 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-97 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the lay-in | 68-97 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | John Patterson gets the rebound | 68-97 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-97 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson can't tip it in | 68-97 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney snags the defensive board | 68-97 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-97 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the tip | 68-97 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski gets the rebound | 68-97 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is hacked by Anthony Gibney - foul #4 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #9 | 68-97 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-97 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-97 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Robert Alves buries a jump hook from the baseline | 70-99 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-99 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard pulls down the rebound | 70-99 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-99 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Robert Alves tips it home | 70-101 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Stanley Pollard steps in front of the Mikel Paczkowski pass in the backcourt | 70-101 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Chad Birkholz - foul #4 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #15 | 70-101 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 70-102 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-103 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Patterson connects on the shot in the paint | 72-103 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood runs out the clock | 72-103 |