| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Vento (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Durrant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Michael Harden inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Craig McQuary blocks the short jumper by Victor Curry | 28-32 |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Victor Vento is called for the reach on Douglas Verde in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Vento, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG) Victor Vento | |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Curry - foul #1 on Victor Curry, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Curry | 30-34 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Douglas Verde is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Walker - foul #1 on Peter Walker, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 19:07 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 30-34 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:41 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Flynn | 32-34 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Donald Hartley gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Benner - foul #2 on Glenn Benner, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), William Burke (PF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG), Johnny Armes (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Travis Richards (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Glenn Benner, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Kenneth Higbee is called for the reach on Paul Chan - foul #1 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Travis Richards drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Chan | 33-36 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | The 3pt attempt by Vito Costa is denied by Johnny Armes | 33-36 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Vito Costa is called for the reach on Paul Chan - foul #1 on Vito Costa, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Logue (SF) Kenneth Higbee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Travis Richards is fouled on the floor by Hubert Logue - foul #2 on Hubert Logue, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlton Janney (PF) Rudy Huff | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Paul Chan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Vito Costa hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 36-36 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | The jumper by Johnny Armes is denied by William Burke | 36-36 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vito Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Logue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfonso Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Chan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Armes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carlton Janney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hubert Logue | 39-36 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Paul Chan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Cherry - foul #1 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Donald Hartley (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Carlos Cherry, Vito Costa, Hubert Logue, William Burke, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Johnny Armes, Stanley Pollard, Carlton Janney, Travis Richards | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Paul Chan misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Paul Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Arnold Durrant denies the turnaround by Craig McQuary | 39-37 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Craig McQuary tips it in | 41-37 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Kenneth Higbee steps in front of the Victor Vento pass | 41-37 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Victor Vento picks off the pass by Douglas Verde in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Victor Vento lays it in | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Evansville | Donald Hartley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Glenn Benner (SF) Paul Chan, Michael Harden | |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Peter Walker misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Douglas Verde pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Craig McQuary misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 14:12 | Evansville | Craig McQuary misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Peter Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-39 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Verde | 43-39 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Victor Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Hubert Logue (SF) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Harden (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Vento, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Michael Harden's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Higbee | 43-39 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee and the foul's on Carlton Janney - foul #1 on Carlton Janney, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (SG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG) Glenn Benner | |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Victor Curry hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Harden and he's fouled by Craig McQuary - foul #3 on Craig McQuary, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Michael Harden is called for the reach on Hubert Logue - foul #2 on Michael Harden, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (PF) Donald Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-42 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Michael Harden pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Victor Vento is fouled on the floor by Carlos Cherry - foul #2 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), William Burke (PF) Carlos Cherry, Vito Costa, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Travis Richards (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Michael Harden, Carlton Janney, Rudy Huff | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Ortiz - foul #1 on Alfonso Ortiz, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Rodney Rodarte (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Hubert Logue, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Arnold Durrant | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | William Burke comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Victor Curry - foul #2 on Victor Curry, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Rodney Rodarte | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Johnny Armes (SG) Victor Curry, Victor Vento | |
| 11:41 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Glenn Benner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Armes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Pollard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Travis Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Walker | 45-47 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Douglas Verde is hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #1 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Alfonso Ortiz (PF), Vito Costa (C) Kenneth Higbee, Donald Hartley, William Burke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF) Johnny Armes, Stanley Pollard, Travis Richards | |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is hacked by Carlos Cherry - foul #3 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Craig McQuary (C) Douglas Verde | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlton Janney (PF) Arnold Durrant | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Carlton Janney picks off the pass by Gilbert Flynn in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Peter Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Victor Curry tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 10:11 | Evansville | Peter Walker steps in front of the Vito Costa pass | 47-51 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Michael Harden is hacked by Carlos Cherry - foul #4 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Carlos Cherry, Vito Costa, Gilbert Flynn, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG), Johnny Armes (SG), Arnold Durrant (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Glenn Benner, Carlton Janney, Peter Walker | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Chan - foul #3 on Paul Chan, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Michael Harden | |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 09:09 | Evansville | Craig McQuary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Burke (PF) Donald Hartley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG), Travis Richards (PF) Johnny Armes, Arnold Durrant | |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Kenneth Higbee steals the ball from Travis Richards | 49-55 |
| 08:44 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Kenneth Higbee steals it from Victor Vento | 49-55 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | William Burke is hacked by Travis Richards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Richards, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (SG), Donald Hartley (PF) Douglas Verde, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Arnold Durrant (PF) Paul Chan, Rudy Huff | |
| 08:36 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Arnold Durrant | 49-55 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Hubert Logue takes the ball from Stanley Pollard | 49-55 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hubert Logue | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Victor Curry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Logue - foul #3 on Hubert Logue, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isaac Akridge (PG), Carlos Cherry (SG), Rodney Rodarte (SF), Alfonso Ortiz (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Kenneth Higbee, Vito Costa, Hubert Logue, Donald Hartley, William Burke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Victor Vento, Travis Richards, Arnold Durrant, Stanley Pollard | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Rodarte and he's hacked by Peter Walker - foul #2 on Peter Walker, team foul #11 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Rodney Rodarte | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG) Victor Curry | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Isaac Akridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig McQuary (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Armes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Benner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harden (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Janney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Michael Harden hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Isaac Akridge is called for 10 seconds | 54-58 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Michael Harden is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Flynn - foul #2 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG) Isaac Akridge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG) Johnny Armes | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Higbee and he's hacked by Glenn Benner - foul #3 on Glenn Benner, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Hartley (PF), Vito Costa (C) Alfonso Ortiz, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG), Arnold Durrant (PF) Glenn Benner, Carlton Janney | |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is denied on a layup by Arnold Durrant | 57-63 |
| 06:04 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Higbee | 57-63 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Harden - foul #3 on Michael Harden, team foul #13 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Logue (SG), William Burke (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Carlos Cherry, Donald Hartley, Vito Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Travis Richards (SF), Rudy Huff (C) Paul Chan, Michael Harden, Peter Walker | |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Victor Vento is hacked by Hubert Logue - foul #4 on Hubert Logue, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isaac Akridge (PG), Douglas Verde (SG) Kenneth Higbee, Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Victor Vento makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Victor Vento misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Craig McQuary snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Isaac Akridge connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Travis Richards misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Craig McQuary - foul #4 on Craig McQuary, team foul #13 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (PF) Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Glenn Benner (SG), Carlton Janney (PF) Victor Curry, Victor Vento, Arnold Durrant | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Isaac Akridge loses the dribble to Travis Richards in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 61-66 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Travis Richards is hacked by William Burke - foul #3 on William Burke, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Carlos Cherry (SG), Vito Costa (C) Isaac Akridge, Douglas Verde, William Burke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (C) Rudy Huff | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Stanley Pollard steals the ball from Hubert Logue | 61-68 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Travis Richards connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-70 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 61-70 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Travis Richards can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-70 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Carlos Cherry | 61-70 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is hacked by Johnny Armes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Armes, team foul #14 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Rodney Rodarte (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Hubert Logue, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Johnny Armes, Glenn Benner, Travis Richards, Carlton Janney | |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Rodney Rodarte steals the ball from Arnold Durrant | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carlos Cherry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rodney Rodarte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Hartley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vito Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Arnold Durrant (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Walker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-70 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Victor Curry | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Curry - foul #3 on Victor Curry, team foul #15 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), William Burke (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Carlos Cherry, Rodney Rodarte, Donald Hartley, Vito Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Harden (SF) Arnold Durrant | |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | William Burke steps in front of the Stanley Pollard pass | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Evansville | William Burke lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee | 67-72 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Peter Walker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Harden - foul #4 on Michael Harden, team foul #16 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Logue (SF), Alfonso Ortiz (PF) Gilbert Flynn, William Burke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Carlton Janney (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Paul Chan, Stanley Pollard, Peter Walker | |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Michael Harden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Douglas Verde gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Alfonso Ortiz | 71-75 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney misses long on a floater from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Hubert Logue, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Johnny Armes, Carlton Janney, Rudy Huff | |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Verde steals it from Victor Vento | 73-75 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn lays it up and in set up by Douglas Verde | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Victor Curry can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Donald Hartley snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Vento (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Harden (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arnold Durrant (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Craig McQuary wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Donald Hartley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the tip | 75-75 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Peter Walker gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Victor Curry scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Walker | 75-78 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), William Burke (PF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Travis Richards (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Victor Vento, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Travis Richards clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry drills a floater from the left wing set up by Alfonso Ortiz | 77-78 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard is hacked by Alfonso Ortiz - foul #2 on Alfonso Ortiz, team foul #15 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlton Janney (PF) Rudy Huff | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Burke | 77-79 |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Burke | 79-79 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Paul Chan connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carlton Janney | 79-81 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-81 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Logue (SF), Donald Hartley (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Kenneth Higbee, Alfonso Ortiz, William Burke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Peter Walker (C) Glenn Benner, Paul Chan, Travis Richards | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-81 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isaac Akridge (PG) Carlos Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Carlos Cherry (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Isaac Akridge, Vito Costa, Hubert Logue, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rudy Huff (C) Peter Walker | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz loses the dribble to Rudy Huff | 79-81 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Craig McQuary (C) Carlos Cherry, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Travis Richards (PF) Johnny Armes, Carlton Janney | |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Donald Hartley is called for the reach on Victor Vento - foul #2 on Donald Hartley, team foul #16 | 79-81 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Victor Vento makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Victor Vento misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Travis Richards snags the offensive board | 79-82 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Travis Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-82 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG) Victor Vento | |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Travis Richards - foul #2 on Travis Richards, team foul #17 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Glenn Benner, Stanley Pollard, Travis Richards, Rudy Huff | |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Victor Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-82 |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harden - foul #5 on Michael Harden, team foul #18 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Michael Harden | |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 83-82 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #2 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #19 | 83-82 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Arnold Durrant | 83-82 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Vento (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arnold Durrant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 83-82 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Peter Walker snags the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Victor Curry connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arnold Durrant | 83-85 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Douglas Verde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Higbee - foul #2 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #17 | 83-85 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is fouled on the floor by Victor Vento - foul #4 on Victor Vento, team foul #20 | 83-87 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Kenneth Higbee is called for the reach on Victor Curry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #18 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SF) Stanley Pollard | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Douglas Verde is hacked by Peter Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Walker, team foul #21 | 84-89 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Glenn Benner | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 1st free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-89 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Victor Curry is called for the reach on Craig McQuary - foul #4 on Victor Curry, team foul #22 | 85-89 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is hacked by Kenneth Higbee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #19 | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Hartley | 87-89 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-89 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Craig McQuary misses badly on a runner from the left block | 87-89 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Donald Hartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-89 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The clock runs out | 87-89 |