| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Vincent Zerck (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jin Chiu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Napier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Labelle (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daryl Cosenza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Troy Labelle drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Zerck | 37-40 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi's pass is intercepted by Vincent Zerck | 37-40 |
| 19:16 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Vincent Zerck | 37-40 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Reynolds | 39-40 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Alghamdi | 39-43 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Troy Labelle scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Zerck and the foul's on Matthew Nguyen - foul #2 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Ebel (SF), Makary Zaharis (PF) Jin Chiu, Kerry Napier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), Abraham Holder (PF), William Lagunas (C) Daryl Cosenza, Dikembe Alghamdi, Mark Campanelli, Gregory Smith, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Troy Labelle makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 17:54 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds is hacked by James Aldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Aldridge, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher (C) Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Makary Zaharis is hacked by Mark Lake - foul #3 on Mark Lake, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jin Chiu (SF) Jason Reynolds | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG) Mark Lake | |
| 17:22 | Missouri | Jin Chiu is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Makary Zaharis can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 17:18 | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher tips it in | 44-43 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | William Lagunas misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck scores on a shot near the basket set up by Jin Chiu | 46-45 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebel steals it from Dezydery Zbikowski | 46-45 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jason Reynolds (SG), Kerry Napier (PF), Troy Labelle (C) Daniel Ebel, Makary Zaharis, Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, James Aldridge, Dezydery Zbikowski, Abraham Holder, William Lagunas | |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:00 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jin Chiu | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Vincent Zerck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jin Chiu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Napier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Labelle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daryl Cosenza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Missouri | Troy Labelle can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-45 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Jin Chiu tips it but misses | 46-45 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Jin Chiu grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds is called for 10 seconds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Forrest Christy (PG), Clayton Gallagher (C) Vincent Zerck, Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (PG), Michael Kuss (SF), Abraham Holder (C) Daryl Cosenza, Mark Campanelli, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Jin Chiu is called for the reach on Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #3 on Jin Chiu, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF) Dikembe Alghamdi, Michael Kuss | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Dezydery Zbikowski is fouled on the floor by Forrest Christy - foul #4 on Forrest Christy, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Ebel (PG) Forrest Christy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kerry Napier - foul #1 on Kerry Napier, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Vincent Zerck (PG) Jin Chiu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:04 | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Mark Lake grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 46-48 |
| 13:53 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Reynolds | 48-48 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:40 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Prill - foul #1 on Bradley Prill, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jin Chiu (SF), Makary Zaharis (PF), Troy Labelle (C) Daniel Ebel, Kerry Napier, Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), William Lagunas (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Mark Lake, Dezydery Zbikowski, Gregory Smith, Abraham Holder | |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | William Lagunas lays it up and in set up by Daryl Cosenza | 50-50 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck travels in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG) James Aldridge | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli tips it home | 50-52 |
| 12:47 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Reynolds | 53-52 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Campanelli | 53-55 |
| 12:37 | Missouri | Mark Campanelli is called for the reach on Vincent Zerck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Campanelli, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kerry Napier (PF) Jin Chiu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (PG), Michael Kuss (SF) Daryl Cosenza, Mark Campanelli | |
| 12:16 | Missouri | Dikembe Alghamdi picks off the pass by Kerry Napier | 53-55 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Zerck - foul #1 on Vincent Zerck, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Ebel (PG), Jin Chiu (SF), Clayton Gallagher (C) Vincent Zerck, Makary Zaharis, Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), Abraham Holder (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Michael Kuss, William Lagunas, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Mark Lake makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Daniel Ebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Reynolds (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jin Chiu (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Napier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clayton Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Lake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dezydery Zbikowski (fresh) PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Abraham Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Mark Lake in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses the floater from the right block | 53-56 |
| 11:36 | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 11:07 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kerry Napier | 56-56 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Jin Chiu blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses the shot from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Jin Chiu grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel is hacked by James Aldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Aldridge, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Vincent Zerck (PG), Troy Labelle (C) Jason Reynolds, Kerry Napier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Mark Lake, James Aldridge, Dezydery Zbikowski, Gregory Smith | |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Troy Labelle banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder banks in the layup | 58-58 |
| 09:51 | Missouri | Jin Chiu is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jason Reynolds (SG), Makary Zaharis (SF), Kerry Napier (PF) Daniel Ebel, Jin Chiu, Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Smith (PF), William Lagunas (C) Abraham Holder, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 09:40 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:11 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck is hacked by William Lagunas - foul #1 on William Lagunas, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jin Chiu (SF) Makary Zaharis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Daryl Cosenza, Dikembe Alghamdi, Mark Campanelli, William Lagunas | |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith's floater is tipped away by Kerry Napier | 60-58 |
| 08:24 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Reynolds | 62-58 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Dezydery Zbikowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Forrest Christy (PG), Daniel Ebel (SG), Clayton Gallagher (C) Vincent Zerck, Jason Reynolds, Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (SG), Abraham Holder (PF) James Aldridge, Gregory Smith | |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Nguyen | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Forrest Christy (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Ebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jin Chiu (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Napier (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Clayton Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Lake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dezydery Zbikowski (fresh) PF - Abraham Holder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Mark Lake connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Prill | 62-60 |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Mark Lake scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Prill | 62-63 |
| 06:59 | Missouri | The short jumper by Kerry Napier is denied by Matthew Nguyen | 62-63 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Mark Lake snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill's fadeaway is rejected by Kerry Napier | 62-63 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Mark Lake is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Mark Lake, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Vincent Zerck (PG), Makary Zaharis (PF), Troy Labelle (C) Jin Chiu, Kerry Napier, Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), William Lagunas (C) Bradley Prill, Mark Lake, Dezydery Zbikowski, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Makary Zaharis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 62-63 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Smith (PF) Abraham Holder | |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Makary Zaharis makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Ebel and the foul's on Daryl Cosenza - foul #2 on Daryl Cosenza, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Makary Zaharis makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebel steals it from Mark Campanelli | 65-63 |
| 05:36 | Missouri | Daniel Ebel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jason Reynolds (SG), Clayton Gallagher (C) Vincent Zerck, Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG) James Aldridge | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 05:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Clayton Gallagher | 65-63 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Dikembe Alghamdi picks off the pass by Jason Reynolds in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | William Lagunas comes up short on the shot in the paint | 65-63 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 04:50 | Missouri | Forrest Christy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli buries a floater from close range set up by William Lagunas | 65-67 |
| 04:22 | Missouri | Mark Campanelli steps in front of the Jason Reynolds pass | 65-67 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | William Lagunas is hacked by Daniel Ebel - foul #3 on Daniel Ebel, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Vincent Zerck (PG), Jin Chiu (SF), Kerry Napier (PF), Troy Labelle (C) Jason Reynolds, Daniel Ebel, Makary Zaharis, Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Lake (PG), James Aldridge (SG), Dezydery Zbikowski (SF), Abraham Holder (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Daryl Cosenza, Dikembe Alghamdi, Mark Campanelli, Gregory Smith, William Lagunas | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Dezydery Zbikowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Troy Labelle grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:38 | Missouri | Vincent Zerck buries a turnaround in the paint | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Vincent Zerck (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forrest Christy (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jin Chiu (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Napier (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Troy Labelle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Lake (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dezydery Zbikowski (fresh) PF - Abraham Holder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Abraham Holder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Forrest Christy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:06 | Missouri | Matthew Nguyen is called for the reach on Kerry Napier - foul #3 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jason Reynolds (SG) Forrest Christy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Gregory Smith (PF) James Aldridge, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 03:06 | Missouri | Kerry Napier misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:06 | Missouri | Kerry Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Mark Lake misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Kerry Napier grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kerry Napier comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clayton Gallagher (C) Troy Labelle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Michael Kuss (SF) Mark Lake, Dezydery Zbikowski | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kerry Napier misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kerry Napier misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Jason Reynolds picks off the pass by Abraham Holder | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds hits the finger roll | 70-67 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 70-67 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Troy Labelle (C) Clayton Gallagher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daryl Cosenza (PG), Mark Campanelli (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Abraham Holder | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Jin Chiu knocks away the 3 by Mark Campanelli | 70-67 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jason Reynolds | 70-67 |
| 01:28 | Missouri | Mark Campanelli is called for the reach on Jin Chiu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Campanelli, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 01:28 | Missouri | Jin Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:28 | Missouri | Jin Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi is hacked by Jason Reynolds - foul #1 on Jason Reynolds, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Cosenza | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Jason Reynolds misses the fadeaway from the right side | 71-70 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Troy Labelle - foul #2 on Troy Labelle, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Troy Labelle lays it up and in | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Gregory Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-72 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Troy Labelle gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Troy Labelle runs out the clock | 73-72 |