| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Higgins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Earl Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Roger Marrow hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roger Marrow - foul #2 on Roger Marrow, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Rudy Fiecke | 29-27 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Earl Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Higgins | 31-27 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Heriberto Marino | 31-29 |
| 18:19 | Providence | Eric Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:51 | Providence | Eric Odom clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it home | 31-31 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses short on a shot from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 17:18 | Providence | Earl Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:02 | Providence | John Higgins misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF), Russel James (PF) Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 17:02 | Providence | John Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:02 | Providence | John Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Rodney Tallman - foul #2 on Rodney Tallman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Providence | John Chambers (SG), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-31 |
| 16:25 | Providence | John Chambers grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:13 | Providence | Alexander Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Patrick Reese | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Hipple | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russel James (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Providence | Russel James clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Rudy Fiecke (PF), John Higgins (C) Andrew Nies, John Chambers, Rodney Tallman, Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 15:22 | Providence | Russel James makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:22 | Providence | Russel James makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the dunk | 34-33 |
| 14:51 | Providence | John Higgins grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:29 | Providence | Eric Odom scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Johnson (SF) Russel James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 14:29 | Providence | Eric Odom makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Eric Sneed picks off the pass by Earl Johnson | 37-35 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #2 on Earl Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Rodney Tallman (C) John Higgins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese throws it down on a great pass from Leon Collins and he's hacked by Eric Odom - foul #3 on Eric Odom, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:57 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 37-40 |
| 12:45 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 12:35 | Providence | Eric Odom grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:15 | Providence | Rodney Tallman is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), John Higgins (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Rudy Fiecke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Heriberto Marino | |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed tips it in | 37-42 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Patrick Reese steals it from John Higgins | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Higgins - foul #1 on John Higgins, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Rudy Fiecke (PF) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (PF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke is fouled on the floor by Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG) Andrew Nies, John Chambers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:50 | Providence | Eric Odom misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Oliver Hamlin | 37-46 |
| 10:15 | Providence | The short jumper by John Higgins is denied by Eric Sneed | 37-46 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Eric Odom takes the ball from Eric Sneed | 37-46 |
| 10:04 | Providence | Eric Odom banks in the layup | 39-46 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Eric Greening | 39-48 |
| 09:14 | Providence | Rodney Tallman makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Eric Odom and he's fouled by Oliver Hamlin - foul #2 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Russel James (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Rudy Fiecke, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 09:14 | Providence | Rodney Tallman makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Russel James is called for the reach on Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Russel James, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Alexander Powell (C) Rodney Tallman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #3 on Earl Johnson, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:21 | Providence | Russel James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-50 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:12 | Providence | John Chambers grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Andrew Nies is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Rudy Fiecke (PF) John Chambers, Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 07:55 | Providence | Andrew Nies makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Andrew Nies makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Russel James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Eric Greening can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Russel James pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:13 | Providence | Andrew Nies is denied on a layup by Patrick Reese | 44-52 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Leon Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Greening | 44-55 |
| 05:52 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke connects on the floater from the left side | 46-55 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), John Higgins (C) Andrew Nies, Russel James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks | |
| 05:17 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke's fadeaway is rejected by Heriberto Marino | 46-55 |
| 05:15 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Eric Odom is called for the reach on Patrick Reese - foul #4 on Eric Odom, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 04:42 | Providence | Eric Sneed is called for the reach on Earl Johnson - foul #1 on Eric Sneed, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 04:42 | Providence | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:42 | Providence | Earl Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:42 | Providence | John Higgins grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Roger Marrow is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Heriberto Marino | |
| 04:31 | Providence | Roger Marrow misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #4 on Earl Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF) Eric Odom, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Patrick Reese | |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:53 | Providence | Leon Collins steals the ball from Rudy Fiecke | 47-57 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Leon Collins lays it up and in | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Oliver Hamlin | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Marrow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rudy Fiecke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Providence | Rodney Tallman misses the easy layup | 50-62 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-62 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF) Andrew Nies, Rodney Tallman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:51 | Providence | Heriberto Marino takes the ball from Roger Marrow | 50-62 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the driving attempt from the right block | 50-62 |
| 02:20 | Providence | John Higgins grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 02:14 | Providence | Eric Odom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF), Russel James (PF), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Andrew Nies is called for the reach on Leon Collins - foul #2 on Andrew Nies, team foul #10 | 50-62 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:45 | Providence | The rebound goes to Russel James | 50-63 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Andrew Nies misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-63 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Alexander Powell - foul #1 on Alexander Powell, team foul #11 | 50-65 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:44 | Providence | Andrew Nies double dribbles | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Providence | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Andrew Nies - foul #5 on Leon Collins, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (PG) Leon Collins | |
| 00:11 | Providence | Andrew Nies makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Andrew Nies makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin runs out the clock | 52-69 |