| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stanley Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Beauford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Courtney Boles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Richard Beauford inbounds the ball | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arizona | Robert Crosby swats the layup by Courtney Boles | 60-44 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Steve Kostka gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 19:33 | Arizona | Leopoldo Gallo is called for the reach on Steve Kostka - foul #2 on Leopoldo Gallo, team foul #1 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (SG), Raymond Duhart (C) Robert Joseph, Courtney Boles | |
| 19:24 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb banks in the layup | 60-46 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Steve Kostka steals it from Marlon Howard | 60-46 |
| 18:54 | Arizona | Arthur Motes is fouled on the floor by Stanley Pollard - foul #1 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #2 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Jeffrey Holcomb, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes | |
| 18:35 | Arizona | Mitchell Eastwood takes the ball from Waylon Williams | 60-46 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Charles Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mitchell Eastwood | 62-46 |
| 18:25 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 62-46 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Charles Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Blake - foul #3 on Terry Blake, team foul #1 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Arthur Motes (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Terry Blake, Raymond Duhart, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 18:04 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 18:01 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG), Richard Beauford (SF) Dikembe Real, Waylon Williams | |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Courtney Boles swats the layup by Robert Crosby | 62-46 |
| 17:44 | Arizona | Richard Beauford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 17:40 | Arizona | Richard Beauford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 17:38 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Sobieslaw Zuercher | 62-46 |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the shot from close range | 62-46 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard blows the layup | 62-46 |
| 17:08 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 16:50 | Arizona | James Leslie is called for the reach on Arthur Motes - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #3 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| 16:37 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Willie Veshedsky and he's fouled by Robert Alves - foul #2 on Robert Alves, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (SG) Robert Joseph | |
| 16:37 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 16:17 | Arizona | Leopoldo Gallo steps in front of the Steve Kostka pass in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood blows the layup | 64-49 |
| 16:12 | Arizona | Steve Kostka grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 16:08 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb clanks a floater from the left block | 64-49 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Wayne Bostwick | 64-49 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Robert Alves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mitchell Eastwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Holcomb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Duhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Willie Veshedsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood is fouled on the floor by Willie Veshedsky - foul #3 on Willie Veshedsky, team foul #2 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Waylon Williams (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Dikembe Real, Jeffrey Holcomb, Raymond Duhart, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 66-49 |
| 14:55 | Arizona | Steve Kostka hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 66-49 |
| 14:53 | Arizona | Courtney Boles tips it in | 66-51 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson hits the follow up shot | 68-51 |
| 14:10 | Arizona | Courtney Boles hits the finger roll | 68-53 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo and he's fouled by Courtney Boles - foul #2 on Courtney Boles, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Robert Joseph (SG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Terry Blake, Richard Beauford, Waylon Williams, Courtney Boles | |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:50 | Arizona | James Leslie is called for the reach on Dikembe Real in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #5 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:45 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby buries a floater from the right block and the foul's on Robert Joseph - foul #1 on Robert Joseph, team foul #4 | 73-53 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the free throw | 74-53 |
| 13:28 | Arizona | Robert Crosby is called for the reach on Jeffrey Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG) Mitchell Eastwood | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:07 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Joseph | 74-56 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney is whistled for a carry | 74-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Robert Alves, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Raymond Duhart (C) Dikembe Real, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 12:31 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Holcomb is called for the reach on Wayne Bostwick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Holcomb, team foul #5 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SG) Marlon Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Richard Beauford (SF), Courtney Boles (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Jeffrey Holcomb, Arthur Motes | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Courtney Boles takes the ball from Wayne Bostwick | 74-56 |
| 11:50 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (C) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Dikembe Real (SG) Steve Kostka, Robert Joseph | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Sobieslaw Zuercher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Beauford (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Duhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Courtney Boles (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Arizona | Charles Cook takes the ball from Sobieslaw Zuercher | 74-56 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 11:12 | Arizona | Richard Beauford pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Richard Beauford misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Charles Cook - foul #2 on Charles Cook, team foul #7 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Charles Cook, Archie Sharp, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Waylon Williams (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Dikembe Real, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leopoldo Gallo | 76-58 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Steve Kostka travels in the backcourt | 76-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Arthur Motes (PF) Richard Beauford | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 79-58 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Steve Kostka clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Leopoldo Gallo - foul #3 on Leopoldo Gallo, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (SG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Raymond Duhart (C) Terry Blake, Waylon Williams, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-58 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Dikembe Real steps in front of the Robert Alves pass in the backcourt | 79-58 |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Steve Kostka blows the layup but he's fouled by Leopoldo Gallo - foul #4 on Leopoldo Gallo, team foul #9 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Robert Crosby, Robert Alves, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Steve Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 10:00 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Arthur Motes | 79-59 |
| 09:58 | Arizona | Marlon Howard takes the ball from Arthur Motes in the backcourt | 79-59 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Charles Cook dunks the ball on a nice dish by Marlon Howard | 81-59 |
| 09:42 | Arizona | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-59 |
| 09:41 | Arizona | Steve Kostka gets the offensive rebound | 81-59 |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marlon Howard - foul #2 on Marlon Howard, team foul #10 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Archie Sharp (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Charles Cook, Wayne Bostwick, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG), Courtney Boles (C) Steve Kostka, Raymond Duhart | |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Alves | 81-59 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Robert Joseph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Joseph, team foul #6 | 81-59 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 83-59 |
| 09:02 | Arizona | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 83-59 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Robert Alves grabs the board | 83-59 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Eastwood and the foul's on Robert Joseph - foul #3 on Robert Joseph, team foul #7 | 85-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF), Wayne Bostwick (PF) Archie Sharp, Robert Alves | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Dikembe Real, Robert Joseph, Jeffrey Holcomb, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the free throw | 86-59 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Waylon Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-62 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SG) Marlon Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:28 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 86-62 |
| 08:27 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky gets the offensive rebound | 86-62 |
| 08:21 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky blows the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Eastwood - foul #2 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #11 | 86-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Beauford (SF) Waylon Williams | |
| 08:21 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky makes the 1st free throw | 86-63 |
| 08:21 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky misses the 2nd free throw | 86-63 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard snags the defensive board | 86-63 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 86-63 |
| 08:15 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky snags the defensive board | 86-63 |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Richard Beauford is hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #2 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #12 | 86-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG) Sobieslaw Zuercher | |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Terry Blake - foul #4 on Terry Blake, team foul #8 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Charles Cook | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG), Courtney Boles (C) Terry Blake, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 87-65 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 88-65 |
| 07:45 | Arizona | Robert Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Wayne Bostwick, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Arthur Motes (PF) Raymond Duhart | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (tired) 26 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alves (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Joseph (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Beauford (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Motes (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Courtney Boles (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses short on a shot in the paint | 88-65 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Robert Alves tips it in | 90-65 |
| 07:05 | Arizona | Robert Joseph scores on a shot from the right wing | 90-67 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 90-67 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Sharp | 90-67 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Arthur Motes is called for the reach on James Leslie - foul #1 on Arthur Motes, team foul #9 | 90-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Robert Joseph, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 91-67 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 92-67 |
| 06:18 | Arizona | Waylon Williams is hacked by Charles Cook - foul #3 on Charles Cook, team foul #13 | 92-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 06:18 | Arizona | Waylon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 92-68 |
| 06:18 | Arizona | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 92-69 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Charles Cook is denied by Raymond Duhart | 92-69 |
| 06:01 | Arizona | Waylon Williams gets the rebound | 92-69 |
| 05:57 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart loses the dribble to Stanley Pollard in the backcourt | 92-69 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Leopoldo Gallo | 94-69 |
| 05:17 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Zuercher | 94-71 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Raymond Duhart picks off the pass by Charles Cook | 94-71 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 94-71 |
| 04:33 | Arizona | Waylon Williams misses the tip | 94-71 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stanley Pollard | 94-71 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Archie Sharp (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Charles Cook, Wayne Bostwick, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Terry Blake, Waylon Williams, Raymond Duhart, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 96-71 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Archie Sharp is called for the reach on Richard Beauford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Archie Sharp, team foul #14 | 96-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Waylon Williams (PF), Raymond Duhart (C) Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Richard Beauford misses the 1st free throw | 96-71 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 2nd free throw | 96-72 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Leslie clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #10 | 96-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky (C) Richard Beauford | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 96-72 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 97-72 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Cook (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Alves (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Holcomb (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Waylon Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Duhart (tired) 8 pts. C - Willie Veshedsky (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Archie Sharp - foul #2 on Archie Sharp, team foul #15 | 97-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG) Waylon Williams | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 97-73 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 97-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | James Leslie comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Veshedsky - foul #4 on Willie Veshedsky, team foul #11 | 97-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF) Charles Cook | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 98-74 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 99-74 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Terry Blake is hacked by Mitchell Eastwood - foul #3 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #16 | 99-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (C) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Arizona | Waylon Williams (PF) Raymond Duhart | |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Terry Blake misses the 1st free throw | 99-74 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Terry Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 99-75 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Robert Alves is whistled for traveling | 99-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SG) Robert Alves | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Raymond Duhart (C) Terry Blake, Willie Veshedsky | |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Charles Cook steps in front of the Sobieslaw Zuercher pass in the backcourt | 99-75 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Charles Cook misses the dunk attempt | 99-75 |
| 02:16 | Arizona | Waylon Williams gets the rebound | 99-75 |
| 02:08 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart is called for traveling | 99-75 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Sobieslaw Zuercher steals the ball from Charles Cook in the backcourt | 99-75 |
| 02:05 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb misses the dunk | 99-75 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney grabs the board | 99-75 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Sobieslaw Zuercher steps in front of the Charles Cook pass in the backcourt | 99-75 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher lays it in | 99-77 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Charles Cook loses the dribble to Jeffrey Holcomb in the backcourt | 99-77 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart's layup is rejected by Wayne Bostwick | 99-77 |
| 01:40 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Holcomb | 99-77 |
| 01:22 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 99-77 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Charles Cook snags the defensive board | 99-77 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Duhart - foul #1 on Raymond Duhart, team foul #12 | 99-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Alves (PF) Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 1st free throw | 100-77 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood makes the 2nd free throw | 101-77 |
| 00:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Real clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Cook - foul #4 on Charles Cook, team foul #17 | 101-77 |
| 00:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 101-78 |
| 00:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 101-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Duhart | 101-79 |
| 00:25 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart grabs the board | 101-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 101-81 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood runs out the clock | 101-81 |