| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fresh) SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) SF - Joshua Janousek (fresh) PF - Eric Hock (fresh) C - Paul Benson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fresh) SG - Christopher Kovacs (fresh) SF - Anthony Brzezowski (fresh) PF - Martin Richardson (fresh) C - Allen Rogalski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery drills a jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Janousek | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Rogalski is called for the reach on Paul Benson - foul #1 on Allen Rogalski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Gregory Thorsen takes the ball from Gyasi Agbayani | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson hits the finger roll set up by Gyasi Agbayani | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Thorsen - foul #1 on Gregory Thorsen, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), Norman Rhodes (SG), William King (PF), Charles Tijerina (C) Gregory Thorsen, Troy Tillery, Eric Hock, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (SG), Sean Babich (SF), Harold Williamson (PF), John Winkles (C) Christopher Kovacs, Anthony Brzezowski, Martin Richardson, Allen Rogalski | |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Wadsworth - foul #1 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead (SF) Gyasi Agbayani | |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead scores on a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Joshua Janousek - foul #1 on Joshua Janousek, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William King | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Norman Rhodes is called for the reach on Steven Hollingshead - foul #1 on Norman Rhodes, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery (SG) Joshua Janousek | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski (SF), Martin Richardson (PF), Edward Rountree (C) Steven Hollingshead, Harold Williamson, John Winkles | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Sean Babich misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Sean Babich hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kevin Burke (fresh) SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Rhodes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William King (fresh) C - Charles Tijerina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roy Wadsworth (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Babich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Brzezowski (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Rountree (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | William King clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burke - foul #1 on Kevin Burke, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen (PG), Joshua Janousek (SF), Eric Hock (PF), Paul Benson (C) Kevin Burke, Norman Rhodes, William King, Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Christopher Kovacs (SG), Allen Rogalski (C) Roy Wadsworth, Sean Babich, Edward Rountree | |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski misses the dunk attempt | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gyasi Agbayani and he's fouled by Gregory Thorsen - foul #2 on Gregory Thorsen, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), Joseph Dawson (SG) Gregory Thorsen, Troy Tillery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead (SF), Harold Williamson (PF), John Winkles (C) Anthony Brzezowski, Martin Richardson, Allen Rogalski | |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek misses the jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke is hacked by Gyasi Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gyasi Agbayani, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William King (C) Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sean Babich (SF) Christopher Kovacs | |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | William King knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Burke | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | John Winkles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Hollingshead takes the ball from Eric Hock in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Sean Babich misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Hock - foul #1 on Eric Hock, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina (C) Joshua Janousek | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Anthony Brzezowski (SF), Edward Rountree (C) Gyasi Agbayani, Steven Hollingshead, John Winkles | |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Sean Babich makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Sean Babich makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William King | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Dawson - foul #1 on Joseph Dawson, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn (PG), Troy Tillery (SG), Norman Rhodes (SF) Kevin Burke, Joseph Dawson, William King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes is hacked by Roy Wadsworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Martin Richardson (PF) Roy Wadsworth, Harold Williamson | |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Brzezowski - foul #1 on Anthony Brzezowski, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG) Sean Babich | |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Norman Rhodes - foul #2 on Norman Rhodes, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek (SF), Paul Benson (C) Norman Rhodes, Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski (C) Edward Rountree | |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses long on an open fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gyasi Agbayani - foul #2 on Gyasi Agbayani, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William King (PF) Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sean Babich (PG) Gyasi Agbayani | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joseph Hoehn (fresh) SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Janousek (fairly fresh) PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Benson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sean Babich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Kovacs (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Brzezowski (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Martin Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Rogalski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Sean Babich blows the layup | 15-18 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), Joseph Dawson (SG) Joseph Hoehn, Troy Tillery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead (SG), Harold Williamson (PF), John Winkles (C) Christopher Kovacs, Martin Richardson, Allen Rogalski | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Sean Babich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek is hacked by Anthony Brzezowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Brzezowski, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock (PF), Charles Tijerina (C) William King, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG) Anthony Brzezowski | |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harold Williamson | 15-18 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Sean Babich is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Dawson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | John Winkles grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Sean Babich connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Winkles | 15-21 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Sean Babich grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Sean Babich misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | John Winkles tips it but misses | 15-21 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joshua Janousek | 15-21 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina buries a runner from close range | 17-21 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Janousek - foul #2 on Joshua Janousek, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn (PG), Troy Tillery (SG), William King (SF), Paul Benson (C) Kevin Burke, Joseph Dawson, Joshua Janousek, Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Richardson (PF), Allen Rogalski (C) Harold Williamson, John Winkles | |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by William King and the foul's on Allen Rogalski - foul #2 on Allen Rogalski, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (SF), Edward Rountree (C) Steven Hollingshead, Allen Rogalski | |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson is denied on a layup by Paul Benson | 20-22 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joseph Hoehn (fresh) SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Hock (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Benson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sean Babich (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Christopher Kovacs (tired) 3 pts. SF - Harold Williamson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Rountree (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Sean Babich's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hoehn in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the dunk | 20-22 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | William King hits the follow up shot | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Sean Babich misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Richardson | 22-22 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rountree misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Benson - foul #1 on Paul Benson, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erik Coleman (PG), Kevin Burke (SF) Joseph Hoehn, Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rountree makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rountree misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | William King pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | William King misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Martin Richardson | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn (PG), Charles Tijerina (C) Erik Coleman, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead (SF), John Winkles (C) Harold Williamson, Edward Rountree | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | The short jumper by John Winkles is denied by William King | 22-23 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | William King knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Hoehn and the foul's on Sean Babich - foul #1 on Sean Babich, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (SF) Christopher Kovacs | |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | William King makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 25-23 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Williamson - foul #1 on Harold Williamson, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Hoehn is called for the reach on Harold Williamson - foul #1 on Joseph Hoehn, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock (PF) Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | John Winkles gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Hock - foul #2 on Eric Hock, team foul #12 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erik Coleman (PG), Paul Benson (C) Joseph Hoehn, Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG), Edward Rountree (C) Harold Williamson, John Winkles | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Coleman | 30-26 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs loses the dribble to Erik Coleman | 30-26 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | William King misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 30-26 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | William King grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kovacs - foul #1 on Christopher Kovacs, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen (PG), Joshua Janousek (SF), Charles Tijerina (PF), Norman Rhodes (C) Erik Coleman, Kevin Burke, William King, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Roy Wadsworth (SG), Anthony Brzezowski (SF), Allen Rogalski (C) Sean Babich, Christopher Kovacs, Steven Hollingshead, Edward Rountree | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Norman Rhodes steals it from Anthony Brzezowski | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fresh) SG - Troy Tillery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Janousek (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Tijerina (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Rhodes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Wadsworth (fresh) SF - Anthony Brzezowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Richardson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Rogalski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 31-26 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Brzezowski | 31-28 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock (PF) Troy Tillery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (PF) Martin Richardson | |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Dawson (SG) Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Eric Hock | 33-28 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gyasi Agbayani | 33-30 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek travels in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), Paul Benson (C) Gregory Thorsen, Norman Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Winkles (PF) Harold Williamson | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson's floater is tipped away by Allen Rogalski | 33-30 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Brzezowski | 33-30 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gyasi Agbayani | 33-32 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Brzezowski steps in front of the Joseph Dawson pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Janousek picks off the pass by John Winkles | 33-32 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | John Winkles pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | John Winkles's pass is intercepted by Eric Hock | 33-32 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson is hacked by Roy Wadsworth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn (PG), Troy Tillery (SG), Charles Tijerina (PF) Kevin Burke, Joseph Dawson, Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG), Martin Richardson (PF), Edward Rountree (C) Roy Wadsworth, John Winkles, Allen Rogalski | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Gyasi Agbayani | 34-35 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Kovacs - foul #2 on Christopher Kovacs, team foul #13 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen (PG), William King (C) Joseph Hoehn, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Edward Rountree buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gyasi Agbayani | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-37 |