| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeremiah Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifford Arce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Maclean (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Louis Viera (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Samuel Pray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Gist (fresh) PF - Thomas Mathew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Oldaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Seth Gist inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Hinton | 48-39 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremiah Davis - foul #1 on Jeremiah Davis, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Matthew Brehmer (C) Jeremiah Davis, William Hinton, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 19:13 | East Tennessee State | Luther Oldaker makes the floater from the left block | 48-42 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Pray - foul #1 on Samuel Pray, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (SG), Carl Solt (SF), Anton Harris (C) Dennis Johnson, Kenneth Winn, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Anton Harris comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 18:50 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 18:46 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Seth Gist | 48-44 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anton Harris | 51-44 |
| 18:10 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera is hacked by Kenneth Dismuke - foul #2 on Kenneth Dismuke, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Matthew Brehmer (C) Kenneth Dismuke, William Hinton, Clifford Arce, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer (PG), James Neal (SG), Gavin Rudolph (SF), William Long (PF), Michael Anderson (C) Louis Viera, Samuel Pray, Seth Gist, Thomas Mathew, Luther Oldaker | |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn is hacked by Eldon Palmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eldon Palmer, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG) Eldon Palmer | |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer clanks a turnaround near the basket | 51-44 |
| 17:42 | East Tennessee State | William Long pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 17:36 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Rudolph misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Winn - foul #1 on Kenneth Winn, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (SG) Kenneth Winn | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 17:36 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:36 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | James Neal picks off the pass by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 17:14 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Hinton and the foul's on James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Larry Maclean (C) Dennis Johnson, Carl Solt, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray (SG) Louis Viera | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 17:05 | East Tennessee State | Michael Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 16:44 | East Tennessee State | James Neal hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Pray | 53-49 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Larry Maclean is denied on a layup by William Long | 53-49 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 15:54 | East Tennessee State | Michael Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeremiah Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Winn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Arce (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Maclean (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Pray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gavin Rudolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Gavin Rudolph is called for the reach on Kenneth Winn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gavin Rudolph, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Carl Solt (SF), Anton Harris (PF), Matthew Brehmer (C) Jeremiah Davis, William Hinton, Kenneth Winn, Clifford Arce, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG), Eldon Palmer (SG), Seth Gist (SF), Thomas Mathew (PF), Luther Oldaker (C) James Neal, Samuel Pray, Gavin Rudolph, William Long, Michael Anderson | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Carl Solt snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 15:16 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 15:08 | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), William Hinton (SG), Clifford Arce (PF) Kenneth Dismuke, Carl Solt, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Willie Lewter (SF) Seth Gist | |
| 14:33 | East Tennessee State | Luther Oldaker drills a floater from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Luther Oldaker steals the ball from Dennis Johnson in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 14:14 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Eldon Palmer | 53-56 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | William Hinton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremiah Davis | 55-56 |
| 13:44 | East Tennessee State | Willie Lewter is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Carl Solt (PF), Larry Maclean (C) Jeremiah Davis, Dennis Johnson, Clifford Arce, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray (SG), William Long (C) Eldon Palmer, Luther Oldaker | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 13:20 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson (SG), Clifford Arce (PF), Matthew Brehmer (C) William Hinton, Carl Solt, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Neal (PG), Seth Gist (SF) Louis Viera, Willie Lewter | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 12:57 | East Tennessee State | Seth Gist comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Dismuke and he's fouled by Thomas Mathew - foul #1 on Thomas Mathew, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), William Hinton (SG), Carl Solt (PF) Kenneth Dismuke, Kenneth Winn, Clifford Arce | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG), Gavin Rudolph (SF), Michael Anderson (C) James Neal, Seth Gist, Thomas Mathew | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 12:24 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gavin Rudolph | 58-59 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn (SF), Larry Maclean (C) Dennis Johnson, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luther Oldaker (C) William Long | |
| 12:05 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Carl Solt gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Solt | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeremiah Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hinton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Winn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Solt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Maclean (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Louis Viera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Samuel Pray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gavin Rudolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Oldaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray is called for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Anton Harris (C) Jeremiah Davis, Kenneth Winn, Carl Solt, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer (PG), James Neal (SG), Seth Gist (SF), Thomas Mathew (PF) Louis Viera, Samuel Pray, Gavin Rudolph, Michael Anderson | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Hinton | 63-59 |
| 10:57 | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Anton Harris grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Neal - foul #3 on James Neal, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), Matthew Brehmer (C) Kenneth Dismuke, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Long (PF) Thomas Mathew | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremiah Davis | 65-59 |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | William Hinton steals it from William Long | 65-59 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer is hacked by James Neal in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Neal, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (SG), Carl Solt (SF), Anton Harris (PF) William Hinton, Dennis Johnson, Clifford Arce | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG), Willie Lewter (SG), Gavin Rudolph (SF), Michael Anderson (C) Eldon Palmer, James Neal, Seth Gist, Luther Oldaker | |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 10:09 | East Tennessee State | William Long snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 10:01 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Anton Harris - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (SG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Larry Maclean (C) Jeremiah Davis, Carl Solt, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Anton Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Anton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:30 | East Tennessee State | Michael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Larry Maclean banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from William Hinton | 69-59 |
| 09:08 | East Tennessee State | Willie Lewter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anton Harris | 69-59 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Larry Maclean scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Dismuke | 71-59 |
| 08:40 | East Tennessee State | William Long can't finish the layup | 71-59 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anton Harris | 71-59 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hinton | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:19 | East Tennessee State | Willie Lewter is whistled for a carry | 74-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Carl Solt (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Matthew Brehmer (C) Kenneth Dismuke, William Hinton, Kenneth Winn, Anton Harris, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer (PG), Samuel Pray (SG), Seth Gist (SF), Thomas Mathew (PF), Luther Oldaker (C) Louis Viera, Willie Lewter, Gavin Rudolph, William Long, Michael Anderson | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Solt | 77-59 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #4 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (SG), Larry Maclean (C) Carl Solt, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew gets the offensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 07:32 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 77-60 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeremiah Davis (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hinton (tiring) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Arce (tiring) 5 reb. C - Larry Maclean (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Eldon Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Pray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Gist (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Mathew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Oldaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 77-60 |
| 07:14 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Mathew steps out of bounds on the sideline | 77-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Solt (SF), Matthew Brehmer (C) William Hinton, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG), James Neal (SF) Eldon Palmer, Seth Gist | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Arce and the foul's on Samuel Pray - foul #2 on Samuel Pray, team foul #9 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), William Hinton (SG) Jeremiah Davis, Carl Solt | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Long (C) Luther Oldaker | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Johnson makes the free throw | 80-60 |
| 06:31 | East Tennessee State | William Long travels with the ball | 80-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF) Kenneth Dismuke, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-60 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce tips it home | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:54 | East Tennessee State | William Long scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Neal | 82-62 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | William Hinton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 82-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Carl Solt (SF), Anton Harris (PF), Larry Maclean (C) Jeremiah Davis, William Hinton, Kenneth Winn, Clifford Arce, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer (PG), Willie Lewter (SG), Seth Gist (SF) Louis Viera, Samuel Pray, James Neal | |
| 05:25 | East Tennessee State | Larry Maclean swats the shot by Thomas Mathew | 82-62 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Anton Harris grabs the board | 82-62 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Larry Maclean can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 82-62 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Larry Maclean grabs the offensive board | 82-62 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Eldon Palmer steps in front of the Larry Maclean pass | 82-62 |
| 04:42 | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer is hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #5 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis (PG), William Hinton (SG), Clifford Arce (PF), Matthew Brehmer (C) Kenneth Dismuke, Carl Solt, Anton Harris, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera (PG), Gavin Rudolph (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Luther Oldaker (C) Willie Lewter, Seth Gist, Thomas Mathew, William Long | |
| 04:36 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-62 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Michael Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Louis Viera is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Davis - foul #2 on Jeremiah Davis, team foul #6 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn (SF) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Neal (SG) Eldon Palmer | |
| 04:16 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by James Neal is blocked by Clifford Arce | 82-62 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #10 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke (PG), Carl Solt (PF), Larry Maclean (C) Jeremiah Davis, Clifford Arce, Matthew Brehmer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn misses the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 04:00 | East Tennessee State | Luther Oldaker can't connect on a shot in the paint | 83-62 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Carl Solt grabs the defensive rebound | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke connects on the open floater from the right wing set up by William Hinton | 85-62 |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | James Neal is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on James Neal, team foul #11 | 85-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anton Harris (PF), Matthew Brehmer (C) William Hinton, Larry Maclean | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eldon Palmer (PG), Willie Lewter (SG), William Long (C) Louis Viera, James Neal, Luther Oldaker | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Carl Solt - foul #3 on Michael Anderson, team foul #12 | 85-62 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Carl Solt makes the 1st free throw | 86-62 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Carl Solt makes the 2nd free throw | 87-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Dismuke (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Winn (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carl Solt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anton Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Brehmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Eldon Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Lewter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gavin Rudolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | East Tennessee State | William Long comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Winn - foul #2 on Kenneth Winn, team foul #7 | 87-62 |
| 02:59 | East Tennessee State | William Long misses the 1st free throw | 87-62 |
| 02:59 | East Tennessee State | William Long misses the 2nd free throw | 87-62 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Anton Harris gets the rebound | 87-62 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Willie Lewter is called for the reach on Kenneth Winn - foul #4 on Willie Lewter, team foul #13 | 87-62 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn misses the 1st free throw | 87-62 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 88-62 |
| 02:18 | East Tennessee State | Michael Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 88-65 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Anton Harris is hacked by Willie Lewter - foul #5 on Willie Lewter, team foul #14 | 88-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray (SG) Willie Lewter | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Anton Harris makes the 1st free throw | 89-65 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Anton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 90-65 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray hits the finger roll | 90-67 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn loses the ball out of bounds | 90-67 |
| 01:07 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray misses long on a jumper in the lane | 90-67 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Anton Harris pulls down the rebound | 90-67 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Brehmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-67 |
| 00:52 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Rudolph drills a runner near the basket set up by Eldon Palmer | 90-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 90-69 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray gets the rebound | 90-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray's fadeaway is rejected by Anton Harris | 90-69 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Rudolph grabs the offensive rebound | 90-69 |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Pray knocks in the jump hook from close range | 90-71 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kenneth Dismuke runs out the clock | 90-71 |