| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SG - Josh Webster (fresh) SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) PF - George Spencer (fresh) C - Joseph Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Joseph Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Scott | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Josh Webster | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | George Spencer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | Niagara | George Spencer pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:06 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Scott | 5-3 |
| 16:46 | Niagara | George Spencer connects on the jumper from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Josh Webster can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Niagara | Joseph Scott grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Coleman Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coleman Brown, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Coleman Brown, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, George Spencer, Joseph Scott | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Niagara | Mark Huard snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:11 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 7-5 |
| 14:37 | Niagara | Thomas Moore steals the ball from Hollis Johnson | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Robert Bates double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 14:25 | Niagara | Mark Huard comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Ebbert | 9-7 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Bert Marcus hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Mark Huard and the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SF), John Blackburn (PF) Lee Westmoreland, Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Christopher Stops (SF), George Spencer (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Huard, Hollis Johnson, Leonard Jacobs, Gregory Mackey | |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 9-10 |
| 13:15 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Niagara | Coleman Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:47 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Scott | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Robert Bates lays it in set up by John Blackburn | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, Dewey Carrier, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF) Bert Marcus, Christopher Stops, George Spencer | |
| 12:14 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Gregory Mackey (C) Coleman Brown, Joseph Scott | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Huard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) C - Gregory Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Murphy | 11-15 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Jacobs takes the ball from Thomas Moore | 11-15 |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Mark Huard drills a shot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 13-17 |
| 10:23 | Niagara | The short jumper by Nelson Murphy is denied by Benjamin Ross | 13-17 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is hacked by Leonard Jacobs - foul #1 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), George Brown (SG), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, Josh Webster, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Bert Marcus (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), George Spencer (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Huard, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Leonard Jacobs, Gregory Mackey | |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Robert Bates tips it home | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson is whistled for a carry | 15-17 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 09:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Joseph Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | George Brown misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bert Marcus - foul #1 on Bert Marcus, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF) Hollis Johnson | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:52 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is fouled on the floor by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF) Coleman Brown, Bert Marcus, George Spencer | |
| 08:37 | Niagara | Mark Huard misses the dunk | 17-17 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Roger Long is called for the reach on Thomas Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Long, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG) Roger Long | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Mark Huard - foul #1 on Mark Huard, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Josh Webster | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Niagara | Mark Huard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Gregory Mackey is called for the reach on Timothy Holder - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Leonard Jacobs (PF) Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Joseph Scott | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Spencer (PF) Mark Huard | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) SF - Hollis Johnson (fresh) PF - George Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Coleman Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 07:11 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:56 | Niagara | George Spencer misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Josh Webster snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a floater from the left block | 20-17 |
| 06:33 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:20 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses short on a jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs tips it home | 20-19 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Josh Webster buries a runner from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), George Brown (SG), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, Josh Webster, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Coleman Brown, Kenneth Stearn, Hollis Johnson, George Spencer | |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bert Marcus - foul #2 on Bert Marcus, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Gregory Mackey (PF) Bert Marcus, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-20 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | George Brown is hacked by Roger Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Long, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG) Roger Long | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Mark Huard loses the dribble to Robert Bates | 26-20 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Bates | 28-20 |
| 04:27 | Niagara | Mark Huard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF) Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG) Coleman Brown | |
| 04:27 | Niagara | Mark Huard makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:27 | Niagara | Mark Huard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-22 |
| 03:26 | Niagara | Daniel Ebbert steps in front of the Kenneth Stearn pass | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Robert Bates (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Huard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 34-22 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Mark Huard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Dewey Carrier (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Bert Marcus (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), George Spencer (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Joseph Scott | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Bert Marcus is called for the reach on Benjamin Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bert Marcus, team foul #9 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG) Bert Marcus | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:24 | Niagara | Timothy Holder steps in front of the Leonard Jacobs pass | 36-22 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:54 | Niagara | George Spencer drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-24 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Stearn - foul #1 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Hollis Johnson, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 01:36 | Niagara | Josh Webster steals it from Joseph Scott | 38-24 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the easy open layup | 38-24 |
| 01:24 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joseph Scott | 38-24 |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Holder - foul #1 on Timothy Holder, team foul #8 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), John Blackburn (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Josh Webster, Timothy Holder, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Coleman Brown | |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Kenneth Stearn steals it from Thomas Moore in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Christopher Stops comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it back up and in | 40-25 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | George Spencer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Ingram - foul #1 on Peter Ingram, team foul #9 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Christopher Stops, Joseph Scott | |
| 00:33 | Niagara | George Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | George Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Mark Huard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Huard, team foul #11 | 40-26 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Dewey Carrier is called for the reach on Nelson Murphy - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #10 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF) Daniel Ebbert, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Mackey (C) George Spencer | |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the board | 42-28 |