| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Max Burch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gahuj Aja (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Monty Knight (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bruce Lepore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Monty Knight inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | James Hartley denies the turnaround by Bruce Lepore | 19-34 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (PG), Stjepan Frankowski (SF) David Huggins, Mike Donovan | |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Monty Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-34 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Jack Frias clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis gets the rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Frias - foul #1 on Jack Frias, team foul #1 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Mike Donovan (PF) Frank Brickner, James Hartley | |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Jack Frias snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Stjepan Frankowski's pass is intercepted by Monty Knight | 19-34 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja double dribbles | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), James Hartley (C) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski, Jack Frias | |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (PF) Frank Brickner, Mike Donovan | |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois loses the ball out of bounds | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb (PF) Bruce Lepore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Mike Donovan (PF), Jack Frias (C) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski, James Hartley | |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Donovan - foul #2 on Mike Donovan, team foul #2 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG) David Huggins | |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Monty Knight - foul #4 on Monty Knight, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Davis (SF) Monty Knight | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Stjepan Frankowski (PF), James Hartley (C) Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Mike Donovan | |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Max Burch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gahuj Aja (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Langlois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stjepan Frankowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Stjepan Frankowski takes the ball from David Lewis | 21-36 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | David Huggins is fouled in the backcourt by Gahuj Aja - foul #1 on Gahuj Aja, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore (PF) Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Mike Donovan (PF) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski, James Hartley | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Brickner and he's fouled by Bruce Lepore - foul #3 on Bruce Lepore, team foul #3 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), James Hartley (C) David Huggins, Eddie Williams | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses the free throw | 21-38 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-38 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis grabs the offensive board | 21-38 |
| 14:18 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Eddie Williams (SF), Stjepan Frankowski (PF) Joseph Langlois, Mike Donovan, James Hartley | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | David Huggins is fouled on the floor by Max Burch - foul #1 on Max Burch, team foul #4 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb (PF) Bruce Lepore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), James Hartley (C) Frank Brickner, Jack Frias | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | David Huggins misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-38 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gahuj Aja | 21-38 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gahuj Aja | 23-38 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Huggins | 23-40 |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Max Burch is fouled on the floor by Joseph Langlois - foul #2 on Joseph Langlois, team foul #3 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Monty Knight (SF), Bruce Lepore (PF) Christopher Davis, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Mike Donovan (PF), Jack Frias (C) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski, James Hartley | |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Monty Knight - foul #5 on Monty Knight, team foul #5 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (SG) Monty Knight | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan blows the dunk | 23-40 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Max Burch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leland Hicks (fresh) SF - Gahuj Aja (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Lepore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja hits a jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Huggins and he's hacked by Max Burch - foul #2 on Max Burch, team foul #6 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Davis (SF), David Lewis (C) Leland Hicks, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (SF) David Huggins, Eddie Williams | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner makes the free throw | 25-43 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis double dribbles | 25-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (SG) Gahuj Aja | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), James Hartley (C) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the lay-in | 25-43 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore banks in the layup | 27-43 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Max Burch is called for the reach on Frank Brickner - foul #3 on Max Burch, team foul #7 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja (SG), Dennis Webb (PF) Leland Hicks, Bruce Lepore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (SF), Eddie Williams (PF) David Huggins, Mike Donovan, James Hartley | |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Max Burch is hacked by Frank Brickner - foul #2 on Frank Brickner, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (PG), Michael Jean (C) Max Burch, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Mike Donovan (PF) Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams | |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Christopher Davis is denied by Mike Donovan | 27-45 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb's pass is intercepted by Joseph Langlois | 27-45 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois hits the finger roll | 27-47 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb drills a runner in the lane | 29-47 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | David Huggins connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Donovan | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Leland Hicks (fresh) SG - Gahuj Aja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Langlois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stjepan Frankowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Frias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb misses the floater from the right block | 29-49 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Jack Frias snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-49 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Jack Frias grabs the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Donovan and he's fouled by Michael Jean - foul #2 on Michael Jean, team foul #8 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Max Burch (PG), Bruce Lepore (PF), David Lewis (C) Leland Hicks, Dennis Webb, Michael Jean | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (PG), Eddie Williams (SF), James Hartley (C) David Huggins, Stjepan Frankowski, Jack Frias | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois makes the free throw | 29-52 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Davis | 31-52 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | David Lewis blocks the short jumper by Frank Brickner | 31-52 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bruce Lepore | 31-52 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja comes up short on the floater in the paint | 31-52 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Brickner | 31-54 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #5 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (SG) Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Jack Frias (SF) Joseph Langlois, Mike Donovan | |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | David Huggins makes the jumper from the left side set up by Frank Brickner | 33-56 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis can't finish the layup | 33-56 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Max Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leland Hicks (fresh) SF - Gahuj Aja (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Lepore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jack Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-56 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | David Huggins misses the shot from the right block | 33-56 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Lepore pulls down the rebound | 33-56 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Hartley - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb (PF) Bruce Lepore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (SF) Frank Brickner, James Hartley | |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Stjepan Frankowski is denied by David Lewis | 35-56 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Jack Frias buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | David Huggins takes the ball from Gahuj Aja | 35-59 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | David Huggins lays it in | 35-61 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stjepan Frankowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Frankowski, team foul #7 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Davis (SF), Bruce Lepore (PF) Leland Hicks, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF), James Hartley (C) Stjepan Frankowski, Eddie Williams | |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | David Huggins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-61 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan hits the follow up shot | 37-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Max Burch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Huggins runs out the clock | 37-63 |