| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Al Dorrance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Baran Zerger inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi snags the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | James Cooper is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Clinkscales - foul #2 on William Clinkscales, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Octavio Lombardi - foul #1 on Octavio Lombardi, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Barksdale - foul #1 on Vernon Barksdale, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance loses the dribble to Francis Ramsey | 31-31 |
| 17:28 | Marshall | Robert Hancock steals the ball from Francis Ramsey | 31-31 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:08 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Thomas Mook | 31-31 |
| 16:54 | Marshall | Baran Zerger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:52 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:37 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses badly on a floater from close range | 31-31 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Al Dorrance | 31-31 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 15:50 | Marshall | William Clinkscales misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Al Dorrance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hancock | 35-31 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Clinkscales | 35-34 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | James Cooper connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Al Dorrance and he's fouled by Francis Ramsey - foul #2 on Francis Ramsey, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Lee (PG), Bobby Wilson (SG), Dennis Hanna (SF), Steve Cooper (C) Eric Johnson, Vernon Barksdale, Al Dorrance, Robert Hancock | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Ealy (PG), Huey Stamper (SG), Clinton Belknap (SF), Uchechi Arai (PF), Patrick Lown (C) William Clinkscales, Octavio Lombardi, Baran Zerger, Thomas Mook, Francis Ramsey | |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | James Cooper misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Patrick Lown snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper blows the dunk | 37-34 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | Patrick Lown snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | Edward Ealy is hacked by James Cooper - foul #2 on James Cooper, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Lewis (PF) James Cooper | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:40 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Patrick Lown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steve Cooper | 37-36 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper jams it on a great pass from Carl Lee | 39-36 |
| 12:19 | Marshall | Jerry Lewis steals the ball from Clinton Belknap | 39-36 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper tips it in | 41-36 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Belknap | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hanna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Edward Ealy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Huey Stamper (fresh) SF - Clinton Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Uchechi Arai (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Lown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap blows the dunk but the foul's on Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), Vernon Barksdale (SG), Al Dorrance (SF), Robert Hancock (C) Carl Lee, Bobby Wilson, Dennis Hanna, Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clinkscales (PG), Octavio Lombardi (SG), Thomas Mook (PF), Francis Ramsey (C) Edward Ealy, Huey Stamper, Uchechi Arai, Patrick Lown | |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Francis Ramsey denies the turnaround by Al Dorrance | 41-37 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Vernon Barksdale | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi loses the dribble to Al Dorrance | 43-37 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 09:47 | Marshall | Thomas Mook gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Thomas Mook hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (SF), James Cooper (PF), Steve Cooper (C) Al Dorrance, Jerry Lewis, Robert Hancock | |
| Subs | Marshall | Baran Zerger (SF) Clinton Belknap | |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Thomas Mook makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | James Cooper is hacked by Baran Zerger - foul #2 on Baran Zerger, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Francis Ramsey - foul #3 on Francis Ramsey, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Hanna (SF) Vernon Barksdale | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #3 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hancock (C) Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | James Cooper hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dennis Hanna | 46-42 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Dennis Hanna gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Lee (PG), Vernon Barksdale (SG), Al Dorrance (SF) Eric Johnson, Bobby Wilson, Dennis Hanna | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Ealy (SG), Uchechi Arai (PF), Patrick Lown (C) Octavio Lombardi, Thomas Mook, Francis Ramsey | |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Edward Ealy loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Belknap (SG) William Clinkscales | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Lee | 49-42 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Edward Ealy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Carl Lee is hacked by Uchechi Arai - foul #1 on Uchechi Arai, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Lewis (PF), Steve Cooper (C) James Cooper, Robert Hancock | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Mook (PF) Patrick Lown | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 06:19 | Marshall | Thomas Mook grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Thomas Mook is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Mook, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG) Carl Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clinkscales (PG), Octavio Lombardi (SG), Francis Ramsey (C) Edward Ealy, Clinton Belknap, Uchechi Arai | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance is hacked by Baran Zerger - foul #3 on Baran Zerger, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cooper (PF) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Belknap (SF) Baran Zerger | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:26 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:10 | Marshall | William Clinkscales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Thomas Mook gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap misses the dunk | 49-42 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | James Cooper tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper tips it in | 51-42 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Al Dorrance - foul #3 on Al Dorrance, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (SG), Dennis Hanna (SF), Jerry Lewis (PF), Robert Hancock (C) Vernon Barksdale, Al Dorrance, James Cooper, Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | Marshall | Baran Zerger (SF), Uchechi Arai (PF) Clinton Belknap, Thomas Mook | |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hancock | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Uchechi Arai (fresh) 5 pts. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Clinkscales | 54-45 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Jerry Lewis tips it home | 56-45 |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Baran Zerger knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale (SG), Al Dorrance (SF), James Cooper (PF) Bobby Wilson, Dennis Hanna, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Mook (PF) Uchechi Arai | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | Baran Zerger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | James Cooper snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Mook - foul #3 on Thomas Mook, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | William Clinkscales connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 57-50 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses long on a floater from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Thomas Mook | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Octavio Lombardi is called for the reach on Vernon Barksdale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Octavio Lombardi, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Lee (PG) Eric Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Thomas Mook pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | William Clinkscales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Cooper gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | William Clinkscales is called for the reach on James Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Clinkscales, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (SG) Vernon Barksdale | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | James Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | James Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Thomas Mook grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | William Clinkscales misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Carl Lee runs out the clock | 60-50 |