| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Henry Georges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garten (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Manzo (fresh) PF - Donald Corral (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Garten - foul #1 on James Garten, team foul #1 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Taylor, Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:19 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo is hacked by Joshua Dejohn - foul #1 on Joshua Dejohn, team foul #1 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 18:59 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Georges | 32-22 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Robert Wright loses the dribble to James Manzo | 32-22 |
| 18:30 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Georges and he's hacked by Brandon Bojorquez - foul #1 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 18:30 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-24 |
| 18:11 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-24 |
| 17:52 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 17:51 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Dejohn | 34-24 |
| 16:49 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 16:48 | Mount St. Mary's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Corral | 34-24 |
| 16:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | James Manzo steps in front of the Joshua Dejohn pass | 34-24 |
| 15:57 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Georges and the foul's on Aaron Jamerson - foul #2 on Aaron Jamerson, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (SG), James Smith (PF), Ronald Tidwell (C) James Manzo, Donald Corral, Raymond Cummings | |
| 15:57 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Henry Georges (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Smedley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Garten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Tidwell - foul #3 on Ronald Tidwell, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes (SF) James Garten | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Scott Turner denies the turnaround by David Hughes | 35-27 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 35-27 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the floater from the left side | 35-27 |
| 14:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:47 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | James Taylor gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Henry Georges steals the ball from Stanley Blakley | 35-27 |
| 14:25 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Georges | 35-29 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley blows the layup | 35-29 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Scott Turner tips it home | 37-29 |
| 13:35 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley scores on a turnaround in the paint | 37-31 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Carl Brown scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ronald Tidwell - foul #4 on Ronald Tidwell, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Robert Wright (PF) James Taylor, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten (PG), James Manzo (SF), Raymond Cummings (C) Henry Georges, David Hughes, Ronald Tidwell | |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:19 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:54 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Raymond Cummings tips it home | 39-33 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges (PG), Donald Corral (PF) Julian Smedley, James Smith | |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Robert Wright is hacked by Donald Corral - foul #2 on Donald Corral, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Henry Georges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Garten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Corral (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Garten | 41-35 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 10:52 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:34 | Mount St. Mary's | Raymond Cummings misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Robert Wright hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 09:53 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 43-35 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | James Garten is called for the reach on Vance Giddens in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Garten, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (SG), Robert Wedge (C) Henry Georges, Raymond Cummings | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is hacked by Julian Smedley - foul #4 on Julian Smedley, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges (PG), David Hughes (SF) Julian Smedley, James Manzo | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:18 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten buries a 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 48-38 |
| 08:46 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 08:45 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:32 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Scott Turner (PF) James Rucks, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo (SF) Donald Corral | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson is fouled on the floor by Robert Wedge - foul #1 on Robert Wedge, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Robert Wright (PF) Vance Giddens, Joshua Dejohn, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Raymond Cummings (C) Robert Wedge | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:10 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:50 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | James Manzo is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on James Manzo, team foul #9 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (SG), James Smith (PF) James Garten, David Hughes | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Raymond Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Henry Georges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julian Smedley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mount St. Mary's | Brandon Bojorquez picks off the pass by Henry Georges | 49-38 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Scott Turner comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 49-38 |
| 06:53 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:49 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor loses the dribble to James Smith | 49-38 |
| 06:04 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Brandon Bojorquez - foul #2 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Scott Turner, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral (C) Raymond Cummings | |
| 06:04 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 05:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 05:24 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Wright takes the ball from James Smith | 49-40 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Blakley | 52-40 |
| 04:40 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-40 |
| 04:38 | Mount St. Mary's | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Georges | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Julian Smedley | 52-43 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Vance Giddens | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Mount St. Mary's | James Manzo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Georges | 54-46 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten (PG), Raymond Cummings (C) Henry Georges, James Manzo | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Vance Giddens and he's fouled by Donald Corral - foul #3 on Donald Corral, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - James Garten (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Julian Smedley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Corral (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten's pass is intercepted by Vance Giddens in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens lays it in | 59-46 |
| 03:06 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 02:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-46 |
| 02:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Raymond Cummings tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 62-46 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | James Garten steps in front of the Scott Turner pass | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 62-48 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Dejohn | 65-48 |
| 01:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Vance Giddens steals it from Julian Smedley out of a doubleteam | 65-48 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens banks in the layup | 67-48 |
| 00:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Rucks - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Robert Wright (PF) Vance Giddens, Joshua Dejohn, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes (SF), Ronald Tidwell (C) James Smith, Raymond Cummings | |
| 00:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Wedge (C) Julian Smedley | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 69-49 |