| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) PF - William Gould (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-29 |
| 19:47 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso is hacked by Cory Fouch - foul #2 on Cory Fouch, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Gould and he's hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled on the floor by Anthony Sellers - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 26-29 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso's floater is knocked away by Cory Fouch | 26-31 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 26-31 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | William Doherty splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 26-33 |
| 16:09 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso is fouled on the floor by Cory Fouch - foul #3 on Cory Fouch, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Brandon Arreola, William Gould, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford is hacked by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Jeffrey Leach (SF) Donald Futrell, Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clifton Puckett | 29-33 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is called for 3 seconds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Gould (PF) Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman is fouled on the floor by Clifton Puckett - foul #1 on Clifton Puckett, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (C) Daniel Winkler, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Tony Thompson, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | William Gould swats the short shot by William Doherty | 29-33 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Matthew Thompson is denied by Cory Fouch | 29-33 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | William Ford clanks a jumper from the left block | 29-33 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | William Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Futrell - foul #2 on Donald Futrell, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola buries a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Peterson | 32-36 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | William Ford snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Gould | 34-36 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by William Peterson is blocked by Matthew Thompson | 34-36 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Gould (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Doherty - foul #1 on William Doherty, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF) Brandon Arreola, William Gould | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Thompson - foul #2 on Tony Thompson, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett (C) Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Watchman | 35-44 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Seger is called for the reach on Donald Futrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF) Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman scores on a jumper from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tony Thompson - foul #3 on Tony Thompson, team foul #9 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), William Gould (PF), Elon Amoroso (C) Donald Futrell, Leonard Stafford, Derrick Carroll, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Tony Thompson, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | William Doherty pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | William Peterson loses the dribble to Elon Amoroso | 36-46 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | William Gould misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Leach - foul #2 on Jeffrey Leach, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson (SF) Jeffrey Leach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | William Gould pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso is called for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG) Daniel Winkler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Gould (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson lays it in | 40-46 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | William Gould swats the short shot by Cory Fouch | 40-46 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso tips it in | 42-46 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Donald Futrell is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #3 on Donald Futrell, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Brandon Arreola, William Gould, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Tony Thompson, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Stafford | 44-46 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Mars | 44-46 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Sellers takes the ball from Matthew Thompson | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG), William Gould (PF), Elon Amoroso (C) Leonard Stafford, Derrick Carroll, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elon Amoroso, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Doherty drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers and he's hacked by Donald Futrell - foul #4 on Donald Futrell, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses the 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | William Gould can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | William Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Futrell - foul #5 on Donald Futrell, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG) Donald Futrell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SF) William Peterson, Anthony Sellers | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Brandon Arreola is called for the reach on William Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Arreola, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso travels with the ball | 44-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Jeffrey Leach (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Brandon Arreola, Matthew Thompson, William Gould, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Ford, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Leonard Stafford | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 46-57 |