| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) PF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Mark Henderson inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Gary Edmond misses the dunk | 30-21 |
| 19:40 | Providence | William Robinson can't tip it in | 30-21 |
| 19:39 | Providence | Gary Edmond tips it in | 30-23 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Willie Roberts and he's fouled by Gary Edmond - foul #1 on Gary Edmond, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:55 | Providence | Albert Buhr is called for traveling | 33-23 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | William Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 18:26 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | William Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 17:15 | Providence | Albert Buhr clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Perry - foul #4 on Ernest Perry, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF) Mark Henderson | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:45 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 16:22 | Providence | William Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by Mason Coleman - foul #2 on Mason Coleman, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (PG) Albert Buhr | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Gary Edmond steals it from Glenn Corral | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) PF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Providence | Ernest Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Henderson (SF) Mason Coleman | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG) Spencer Mullins | |
| 14:31 | Providence | Albert Buhr clanks a floater from the left side | 34-23 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-23 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it in | 36-23 |
| 13:46 | Providence | The short jumper by William Robinson is denied by Anthony Sellers | 36-23 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on an open shot in the paint | 36-23 |
| 13:18 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Gary Edmond misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold McGlauflin (PF) Ernest Perry | |
| 12:58 | Providence | Gary Edmond misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Mark Henderson steps in front of the Carl Mars pass | 36-24 |
| 12:14 | Providence | William Robinson makes the jump hook from the right block | 36-26 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Peterson | 39-26 |
| 11:29 | Providence | Albert Buhr is fouled on the floor by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Mason Coleman (SF) Albert Buhr, Mark Henderson, Harold McGlauflin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Providence | Mason Coleman loses the dribble to Daniel Seger | 39-26 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger can't finish the layup | 39-26 |
| 10:54 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 10:34 | Providence | William Robinson loses the dribble to Jessie Heintzelman | 39-26 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG), David Cost (C) Spencer Mullins, William Robinson | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 10:13 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mason Coleman | 40-26 |
| 09:50 | Providence | David Cost comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-26 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Mason Coleman is called for the reach on Willie Roberts - foul #3 on Mason Coleman, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Henderson (SF) Mason Coleman | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 08:58 | Providence | David Cost grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Mark Henderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | William Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 08:19 | Providence | Albert Buhr snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 08:15 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses the shot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by Ernest Perry - foul #5 on Ernest Perry, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (SG), William Robinson (C) Ernest Perry, David Cost | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-28 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it in | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Providence | Spencer Mullins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Carl Mars scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 44-31 |
| 06:02 | Providence | William Robinson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Mark Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 05:43 | Providence | Albert Buhr can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-31 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Carl Mars scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers | 46-31 |
| 04:55 | Providence | Albert Buhr hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Spencer Mullins | 46-34 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Brian Segura (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | William Robinson steals it from Jessie Heintzelman | 46-34 |
| 04:15 | Providence | Jessie Heintzelman steps in front of the Gary Edmond pass | 46-34 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | William Peterson blows the layup | 46-34 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't tip it in | 46-34 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it home | 48-34 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Spencer Mullins is hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF) Mark Henderson | |
| 03:34 | Providence | Glenn Corral is called for the reach on Albert Buhr - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 03:09 | Providence | Spencer Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the board | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 02:42 | Providence | Gary Edmond gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:30 | Providence | William Robinson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 48-34 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Gary Edmond is called for the reach on Carl Mars - foul #2 on Gary Edmond, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Henderson (SF), Harold McGlauflin (PF) Albert Buhr, Gary Edmond | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:51 | Providence | Spencer Mullins is fouled on the floor by Tony Thompson - foul #2 on Tony Thompson, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG), Gary Edmond (PF) Mason Coleman, Harold McGlauflin | |
| 01:42 | Providence | Albert Buhr is hacked by Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Albert Buhr's pass is intercepted by Brian Segura | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-34 |
| 01:00 | Providence | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Providence | Spencer Mullins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-34 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 52-34 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Spencer Mullins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 52-34 |