| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Pollard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chambless (fresh) PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Howard takes the ball from Ricky Cole in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Robert Crosby is blocked by Max Noble | 39-43 |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Goebel - foul #3 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin (PF) Stephen Goebel | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Johnson | 41-43 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Williams (C) Max Noble | |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG) Ricky Cole | |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marlon Howard | 41-45 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Cook | 43-45 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Cook - foul #1 on Charles Cook, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF) Edwin Reed, John Chambless, Edward Griffin | |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-48 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Eastwood is called for the reach on Herbert Cornell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Charles Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), Max Noble (C) Steve Winkel, William Williams | |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood is hacked by Ronald Hooper - foul #2 on Ronald Hooper, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Max Noble - foul #1 on Max Noble, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG) Herbert Cornell | |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble misses long on a shot from close range | 46-50 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Ricky Cole is called for the reach on Wayne Bostwick - foul #2 on Ricky Cole, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Anthony Gibney (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Crosby, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (SG), John Chambless (SF), Edward Griffin (PF) Ricky Cole, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Ronald Hooper | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Howard | 48-52 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Gibney is called for the reach on Edwin Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Reed | 48-55 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Chambless (fresh) PF - Edward Griffin (fresh) C - Max Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (PG), Stephen Goebel (PF) Edwin Reed, Max Noble | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 53-55 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin is whistled for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), William Williams (C) John Chambless, Edward Griffin | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Robert Alves hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Bostwick and the foul's on Stephen Goebel - foul #4 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), Ronald Hooper (PF) Steve Winkel, Stephen Goebel | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Robert Alves makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Bostwick denies the turnaround by Ronald Hooper | 56-55 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Robert Alves grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick's pass is intercepted by Ming-Hoa Xiong | 56-55 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 56-55 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mitchell Eastwood | 59-55 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Marlon Howard, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Steve Winkel (SG), John Chambless (SF), Max Noble (C) Herbert Cornell, Ricky Cole, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Ronald Hooper | |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | John Chambless is called for the reach on Archie Sharp - foul #2 on John Chambless, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin (PF) William Williams | |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Sharp | 59-55 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 59-55 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Chambless | 61-55 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses short on a jump hook from close range | 61-55 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Max Noble - foul #2 on Max Noble, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF) Steve Winkel, John Chambless | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses the fadeaway near the basket | 62-55 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Gibney | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) C - Max Noble (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo's pass is intercepted by Max Noble | 62-55 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong can't tip it in | 62-55 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Cole | 62-58 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney loses the dribble to Ming-Hoa Xiong | 62-58 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole's pass is intercepted by Leopoldo Gallo in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood banks in the layup on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 64-58 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 64-58 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Archie Sharp (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Mitchell Eastwood, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (PG), Steve Winkel (SG), John Chambless (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), William Williams (C) Edwin Reed, Ricky Cole, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Edward Griffin, Max Noble | |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless's floater is tipped away by Robert Alves | 64-58 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Hooper swats the short shot by Joseph Johnson | 64-60 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Hooper | 64-62 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-62 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Alves | 64-62 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Sharp and he's hacked by John Chambless - foul #3 on John Chambless, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Stanley Pollard (PF) Archie Sharp, Robert Alves | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong (SG), Edward Griffin (PF), Max Noble (C) Herbert Cornell, Ronald Hooper, William Williams | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel is hacked by James Leslie in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Leslie, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Steve Winkel and he's hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #1 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Charles Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson can't throw it down | 67-64 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Chambless | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Steve Winkel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ming-Hoa Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Chambless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Griffin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Max Noble (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Edward Griffin is called for the reach on Stanley Pollard - foul #2 on Edward Griffin, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Archie Sharp (SF), Anthony Gibney (C) James Leslie, Robert Crosby, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Stephen Goebel (PF), Herbert Cornell (C) Steve Winkel, John Chambless, Edward Griffin, Max Noble | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell blows the wide open layup | 67-66 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole lays it up and in set up by Stephen Goebel and he's hacked by Marlon Howard - foul #2 on Marlon Howard, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF) Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF) Ming-Hoa Xiong | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Robert Alves is whistled for a carry | 67-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Anthony Gibney (C) Marlon Howard, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Williams (C) Herbert Cornell | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 67-69 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Robert Alves tips it home | 69-69 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo is whistled for a carry | 69-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Mitchell Eastwood, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (PG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SG), John Chambless (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Max Noble (C) Edwin Reed, Ricky Cole, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel, William Williams | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Leslie | 72-69 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Charles Cook snags the offensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Leslie | 74-72 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ming-Hoa Xiong | 74-75 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp is fouled on the floor by Ming-Hoa Xiong - foul #3 on Ming-Hoa Xiong, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Anthony Gibney (C) James Leslie, Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Herbert Cornell (C) John Chambless, Max Noble | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper misses the lay-in but the foul's on Archie Sharp - foul #3 on Archie Sharp, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Wayne Bostwick (PF) Marlon Howard, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF) Ming-Hoa Xiong | |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Bostwick | 78-76 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Hooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Leopoldo Gallo is called for the reach on Edwin Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leopoldo Gallo, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson (C) Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF), Edward Griffin (C) Steve Winkel, Ronald Hooper | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson travels with the ball | 78-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Alves (PF) Leopoldo Gallo, Mitchell Eastwood, Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong (SG), John Chambless (SF) Edwin Reed, Alan Brown | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Charles Cook (SF) James Leslie, Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Ricky Cole (SG) Herbert Cornell, Ming-Hoa Xiong | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses short on a shot from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless hits the follow up shot | 78-80 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Charles Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-80 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Leopoldo Gallo picks off the pass by Stephen Goebel in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 81-80 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson tips it home | 83-80 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-80 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marlon Howard | 83-80 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby is whistled for a carry | 83-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF) Robert Alves | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble (C) Edward Griffin | |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 83-80 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 83-80 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole grabs the board | 83-80 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 83-80 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel tips it back up and in | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 85-82 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Max Noble is denied by Joseph Johnson | 85-82 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard grabs the board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ricky Cole is called for the reach on Marlon Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Cole, team foul #11 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF), Archie Sharp (PF) Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cook - foul #2 on Charles Cook, team foul #11 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF) Charles Cook, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard gets the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Ricky Cole is called for the reach on Stanley Pollard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Cole, team foul #12 | 87-82 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole's pass is intercepted by Leopoldo Gallo in the backcourt | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo runs out the clock | 89-82 |