| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eddie Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Ted Cole is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Ted Cole, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Joseph Doolittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-40 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Greening | 27-40 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Vernon Morrison - foul #1 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Joseph Doolittle (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson, Vernon Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Jason Anderson - foul #1 on Jason Anderson, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Jason Anderson, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Joseph Doolittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Reuben Hallenbeck | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed tips it but misses | 30-41 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Ted Cole - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Ted Cole, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-41 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Reuben Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Eric Greening - foul #1 on Reuben Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Eric Greening | 30-43 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed blows the layup | 32-43 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Jason Anderson, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Greening, Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 32-46 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Hipple steals it from Sean Davis | 32-46 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it in | 32-48 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is hacked by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Anthony Kennett (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF) Ted Cole, Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 12:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Heriberto Marino | 32-48 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Kennett (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eddie Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino's floater is tipped away by Kyle Kraatz | 32-51 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Kyle Kraatz is blocked by Leon Collins | 32-51 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the defensive board | 32-51 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Paul Blea - foul #1 on Paul Blea, team foul #5 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Anthony Kennett, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-53 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Davis - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #3 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Heriberto Marino | |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reuben Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Reuben Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG) Patrick Reese | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Leon Collins steps in front of the Jason Anderson pass | 34-56 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it home | 34-58 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Leon Collins steps in front of the Eddie Wilson pass | 34-58 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the finger roll | 34-60 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-60 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-60 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz can't finish the layup | 36-60 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eddie Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 36-62 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Walter Guyette steals it from Leon Collins | 36-62 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #5 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG) Jason Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 38-65 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-65 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Greening | 38-67 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #4 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #6 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF) Sean Davis, Walter Guyette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks | |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-67 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 38-67 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 38-67 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kyle Kraatz | 38-67 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Blea | 40-67 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-67 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-67 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz is called for traveling | 40-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Ted Cole, Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple and the foul's on Sean Davis - foul #3 on Sean Davis, team foul #8 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG) Douglas Zakrajsek | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the free throw | 40-69 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz gets the rebound | 40-69 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Reuben Hallenbeck | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 42-69 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-69 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 42-69 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is fouled on the floor by Sean Davis - foul #4 on Sean Davis, team foul #9 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Eddie Wilson (PF) Ted Cole, Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-70 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz scores on a floater from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Hipple | 44-73 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson is hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG) Douglas Zakrajsek | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Eric Sneed | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-73 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-73 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson grabs the board | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz loses the dribble to Patrick Reese | 46-73 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 46-73 |