| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Locke (fresh) PF - Richard Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Brister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | John Rogers can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Richard Hammer swats the short shot by Robert Brister | 36-29 |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke's pass is intercepted by Ohanko Sato | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho (SF), Carl Snow (PF), Andrew Jackson (C) Raymond Locke, Richard Hammer, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), James Hardiman (SG) Ohanko Sato, Jimoh Elijah | |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Gene Stephens blocks the jumper by John Sloan | 36-29 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Damien Cacho picks off the pass by James Hardiman in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | John Sloan scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Damien Cacho and he's fouled by James Hardiman - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), Shane Specht (PF), John Rogers (C) Joshua Stiles, Damien Cacho, Carl Snow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF), Carlos Moore (C) James Hardiman, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Gene Stephens | |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | John Sloan makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | John Rogers snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Ohanko Sato is called for the reach on Shane Specht - foul #3 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), Richard Hammer (PF) John Sloan, Andrew Jackson, Shane Specht | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Igor Zielesch swats the shot by John Rogers | 41-29 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch loses the ball out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Damien Cacho (C) Patrick Maule, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Todd (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Igor Zielesch, Carlos Moore | |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Stiles - foul #3 on Joshua Stiles, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), John Dowling (SG), Carl Snow (PF), John Rogers (C) Joshua Stiles, Albert Newkirk, Richard Hammer, Damien Cacho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Gene Stephens (C) Enoch Zibell, Mark Deloach | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-29 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Robert Brister pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | James Hardiman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Maule is called for the reach on James Hardiman - foul #2 on Patrick Maule, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG), Shane Specht (PF), Damien Cacho (C) John Dowling, Carl Snow, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) James Hardiman, Stanley Todd, Robert Brister | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino is hacked by Raymond Locke - foul #3 on Raymond Locke, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Andrew Jackson (C) Patrick Maule, Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG) Jimoh Elijah, Enoch Zibell | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Sloan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damien Cacho (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Specht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Octavio Marino - foul #2 on Octavio Marino, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (SG), John Rogers (C) John Sloan, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch blows the wide open layup | 46-31 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch can't tip it in | 46-31 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 14:46 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Deloach | 46-33 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), Andrew Jackson (C) Albert Newkirk, Damien Cacho, Shane Specht, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG), Robert Brister (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Ivan Madalinski, Igor Zielesch, Mark Deloach | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Moore - foul #1 on Carlos Moore, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG) John Sloan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke's pass is intercepted by Octavio Marino | 46-33 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah banks in the layup on a great pass from Octavio Marino | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah's pass is intercepted by Richard Hammer | 46-35 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Robert Brister pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Brister | 46-38 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Robert Brister hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Stiles | 51-38 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), John Sloan (SG), Carl Snow (SF), Shane Specht (PF), John Rogers (C) Joshua Stiles, John Dowling, Raymond Locke, Richard Hammer, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Mark Deloach (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Ohanko Sato, Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Carlos Moore | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mark Deloach | 51-40 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule loses the dribble to James Hardiman | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Patrick Maule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Snow (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shane Specht (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hardiman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Todd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses the dunk | 51-40 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | James Hardiman steals it from Carl Snow | 51-40 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hardiman | 51-42 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow is hacked by Stanley Todd - foul #1 on Stanley Todd, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), Damien Cacho (SF), Richard Hammer (PF) Patrick Maule, Carl Snow, Shane Specht | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Octavio Marino (SF), Gene Stephens (C) James Hardiman, Stanley Todd, Igor Zielesch | |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-42 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Hammer - foul #2 on Richard Hammer, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), Raymond Locke (SF) John Sloan, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG), Robert Brister (PF) Ohanko Sato, Mark Deloach | |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell's pass is intercepted by Raymond Locke in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on Albert Newkirk - foul #2 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson (C) Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell hits a shot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer's pass is intercepted by Enoch Zibell | 55-45 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Damien Cacho | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho is hacked by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), John Sloan (SG), Raymond Locke (SF) Patrick Maule, Albert Newkirk, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Mark Deloach (SF) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino | |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Robert Brister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Snow (PF) Richard Hammer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch (PF) Robert Brister | |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Mark Deloach picks off the pass by Carl Snow in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | James Hardiman throws it down on a great pass from Mark Deloach | 55-47 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | James Hardiman is called for the reach on Joshua Stiles in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hardiman, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (C) Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zielesch | 57-47 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Rogers - foul #2 on John Rogers, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), Shane Specht (PF), Andrew Jackson (C) John Sloan, Damien Cacho, Carl Snow, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG), Octavio Marino (SF) Enoch Zibell, Igor Zielesch | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Locke, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (C) Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), Raymond Locke (SF) Joshua Stiles, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG) Jimoh Elijah, James Hardiman | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 57-51 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Patrick Maule (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Dowling (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Locke (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Specht (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Deloach (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | John Dowling clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Patrick Maule - foul #3 on Patrick Maule, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG), Richard Hammer (PF) John Dowling, Shane Specht | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Todd (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Octavio Marino, Gene Stephens | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | John Sloan comes up short on the floater from close range | 57-53 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer tips it home | 59-53 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Brister dunks the ball | 59-55 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), John Dowling (SG), Damien Cacho (SF), Shane Specht (PF), John Rogers (C) Patrick Maule, John Sloan, Raymond Locke, Richard Hammer, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Stanley Todd, Robert Brister, Mark Deloach | |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | John Rogers knocks in the runner from close range | 61-55 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch is fouled on the floor by John Dowling - foul #1 on John Dowling, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Snow (SF) Damien Cacho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Gene Stephens (C) Ohanko Sato, Carlos Moore | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | John Dowling buries a shot from the left side | 63-57 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | John Dowling steps in front of the Jimoh Elijah pass in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles lays it in on a nice dish by John Dowling | 65-57 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Stiles is called for the reach on Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Stiles, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), John Sloan (SG), Damien Cacho (SF), Andrew Jackson (C) Joshua Stiles, John Dowling, Shane Specht, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Igor Zielesch | |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Gene Stephens takes the ball from Albert Newkirk | 65-57 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Stanley Todd (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Gene Stephens | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | John Sloan steals it from Stanley Todd in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | John Sloan lays it up and in | 67-57 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | James Hardiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer (PF) Carl Snow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | John Sloan is fouled on the floor by Ivan Madalinski - foul #5 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke (SF) Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | John Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | John Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Locke - foul #5 on Raymond Locke, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), John Dowling (SG), Shane Specht (PF), John Rogers (C) Albert Newkirk, John Sloan, Raymond Locke, Richard Hammer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Carlos Moore | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Dowling | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson (SF) Damien Cacho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Octavio Marino (SF) James Hardiman, Stanley Todd | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Brister steps in front of the Andrew Jackson pass | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Dowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Specht (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rogers (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Enoch Zibell (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brister (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Deloach (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | The jumper by Ohanko Sato is denied by Shane Specht | 71-59 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | John Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | John Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Brister | 71-59 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Jackson | 71-59 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Brister swats the layup by John Rogers | 71-59 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Enoch Zibell | 71-61 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Robert Brister drills a driving attempt from the right block | 74-63 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | John Rogers connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Shane Specht | 76-63 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Robert Brister throws it down | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #12 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (SG), Damien Cacho (SF), Carl Snow (PF) John Dowling, Shane Specht, John Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Igor Zielesch (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Ohanko Sato, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister | |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is called for traveling | 78-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG) Joshua Stiles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Igor Zielesch denies the turnaround by Andrew Jackson | 78-65 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell pulls down the rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Carl Snow steals the ball from Igor Zielesch | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule runs out the clock | 78-65 |