| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) SF - Tony Downing (fresh) PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) C - Dwight Rector (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fresh) SG - George Peralez (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fresh) PF - Michael Green (fresh) C - Joe Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Dwight Rector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Yale | Raymond Santo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Yale | Dwight Rector tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | George Peralez connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Eilerman | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | George Peralez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Michael Green tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Dwight Rector is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Michael Green hits a turnaround from close range set up by John Eilerman | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Yale | Tony Downing misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | John Eilerman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Yale | Michael Green is called for the reach on Raymond Santo - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kevin Michael (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:51 | Yale | Michael Reed can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | George Peralez pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Green | 2-9 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Michael Reed misses short on a shot in the lane | 2-9 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Peters (fresh) SG - Kevin Michael (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fresh) PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Peralez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Joe Collins clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Dodge - foul #1 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Tony Downing (SF) Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:42 | Yale | Michael Reed's pass is intercepted by August Cisowski in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Peralez | 2-12 |
| 15:25 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell throws it down on a great pass from Gerald Peters and he's fouled by John Eilerman - foul #1 on John Eilerman, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Gerald Peters, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:25 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Joe Collins comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Michael Green hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 14:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 14:46 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | A charge is called on George Peralez - foul #1 on George Peralez, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF) John Eilerman, August Cisowski, Michael Green | |
| 14:26 | Yale | Gerald Peters's pass is intercepted by Marvin Friedman in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | George Peralez hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Turner | 5-17 |
| 13:55 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the jump hook near the basket | 5-17 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Daniel King is fouled on the floor by Dwight Rector - foul #1 on Dwight Rector, team foul #3 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (SF), Joe McGee (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Kevin Michael, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), Jim Maciel (C) George Peralez, Joe Collins | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the runner from the left block | 5-17 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner tips it back up and in | 5-19 |
| 13:05 | Yale | Joe McGee's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Maciel | 5-19 |
| 13:03 | Yale | Reginald Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:51 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-19 |
| 12:50 | Yale | Reginald Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:31 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Gerald Peters steals the ball from Ricky Turner | 8-19 |
| 12:04 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 12:03 | Yale | Richard Manuel tips it home | 10-19 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the jump hook in the paint | 10-19 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Richard Manuel pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Peters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe McGee (fairly fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel King (fairly fresh) C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Yale | Gerald Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Turner - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Rank (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Gerald Peters, Reginald Dodge, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Michael Green (PF), Joe Collins (C) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| 11:35 | Yale | Tony Downing hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Rank | 12-19 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses the tip | 12-19 |
| 11:14 | Yale | Tony Downing gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:11 | Yale | George Peralez picks off the pass by Tony Downing in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Joe Collins - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SG) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Michael Green is hacked by Tony Downing - foul #1 on Tony Downing, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Michael Green hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Collins | 12-21 |
| 10:24 | Yale | Tony Downing is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (PF) Raymond Santo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SF), Jim Maciel (C) August Cisowski, Joe Collins | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Michael Green comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 12-21 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 10:00 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:48 | Yale | Michael Reed scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Tony Downing and the foul's on Jim Maciel - foul #1 on Jim Maciel, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Manuel (C) Charles Rank, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG) John Eilerman, George Peralez | |
| 09:48 | Yale | Michael Reed misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Kevin Michael takes the ball from Michael Green | 14-21 |
| 09:12 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricky Turner - foul #2 on Ricky Turner, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Joe Collins (C) Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| 09:12 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:12 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Michael Green connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 16-23 |
| 08:44 | Yale | Tony Downing connects on the floater from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Michael Green can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Santo - foul #1 on Raymond Santo, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Rank (SG), Reginald Dodge (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Gerald Peters, Tony Downing, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Peralez (SG), Daniel King (PF) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:17 | Yale | Charles Rank buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 20-25 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Michael Green is hacked by Raymond Santo - foul #2 on Raymond Santo, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (PF) Raymond Santo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Jim Maciel (C) Marvin Friedman, Joe Collins | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:08 | Yale | Joe McGee gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:49 | Yale | Reginald Dodge buries a jumpshot from the left side | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Rank (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGee (fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Peralez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Green (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel King (fresh) C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Michael Green lays it in on a nice dish by George Peralez | 22-28 |
| 07:17 | Yale | Reginald Dodge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SG), Michael Reed (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF) John Eilerman, George Peralez, Michael Green | |
| 07:17 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:17 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF) Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Collins (C) Jim Maciel | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:45 | Yale | Charles Rank loses the ball out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG) Charles Rank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Joe Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (PF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:05 | Yale | Gerald Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Michael Reed, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Daniel King tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Gerald Peters connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Joe Collins knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by August Cisowski | 27-33 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Richard Manuel is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Daniel King's pass is intercepted by Tony Downing | 29-33 |
| 04:32 | Yale | Tony Downing clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | John Eilerman grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | John Eilerman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Charles Rank (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Gerald Peters, Kevin Michael, Tony Downing, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Jim Maciel (C) John Eilerman, George Peralez, Joe Collins | |
| 04:11 | Yale | August Cisowski is called for the reach on Michael Reed - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| 04:11 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:11 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Daniel King scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Christopher Thomas and the foul's on Charles Rank - foul #1 on Charles Rank, team foul #9 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Charles Rank, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SF) August Cisowski | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is hacked by Ricky Turner - foul #3 on Ricky Turner, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (C) Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Michael Green (PF) Ricky Turner, Daniel King | |
| 03:43 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jim Maciel | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| 03:17 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 33-36 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Michael Green comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-36 |
| 03:02 | Yale | Michael Reed grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Marvin Friedman steals the ball from Michael Reed in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-36 |
| 02:39 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 02:37 | Yale | Marvin Friedman picks off the pass by Stanford Stilwell in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas lays it in on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 33-38 |
| 02:16 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 02:15 | Yale | Raymond Santo tips it in | 35-38 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 02:02 | Yale | Raymond Santo gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 35-38 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Rank (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Joe Collins (C) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, Jim Maciel | |
| 01:26 | Yale | Gerald Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Michael Green gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:23 | Yale | Raymond Santo scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dwight Rector and he's fouled by John Eilerman - foul #2 on John Eilerman, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Gerald Peters, Kevin Michael, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Daniel King (PF) John Eilerman, August Cisowski | |
| 00:23 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Daniel King drills a runner near the basket | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the fullcourt shot | 37-40 |