| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) SF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - John Bence (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Moshier | 27-42 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Smith | 27-45 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | John Bence picks off the pass by Bobby Smith | 27-45 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, John Bence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled on the floor by Victor Bartos - foul #1 on Victor Bartos, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Victor Bartos, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry White - foul #1 on Barry White, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Williams (PF) Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Barry White double dribbles | 29-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos (SF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rudolph Linehan - foul #1 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Victor Bartos, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses long on a jumper from the left block | 29-48 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Chester Panos is called for the reach on Edward Rentz - foul #3 on Chester Panos, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos (SF), Randall Williams (PF) John Taylor, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Mark Moshier, Shawn Williams | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Barry White - foul #2 on Barry White, team foul #5 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG), John Bence (C) Rudolph Linehan, Barry White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alexander Lillibridge | 32-50 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Lee | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - John Bence (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | John Bence misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 32-53 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the offensive board | 32-53 |
| 15:41 | Western Carolina | John Bence clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-53 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 32-55 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | John Bence misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is fouled on the floor by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #1 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Victor Bartos, Randall Williams, John Bence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 32-55 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Barry White gets the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 13:54 | Western Carolina | Barry White misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-55 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shawn Williams | 32-57 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Claude Bennett, team foul #2 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Victor Bartos (SF), John Bence (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Barry White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | William O'Connell steals the ball from Chester Panos | 35-57 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | William O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Moshier | 35-59 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 35-59 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Chester Panos is called for the reach on Shawn Williams - foul #4 on Chester Panos, team foul #7 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Randall Williams (PF), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Chester Panos, John Bence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - Barry White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Barry White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-61 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randall Williams - foul #1 on Randall Williams, team foul #8 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Victor Bartos (SF), John Bence (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Barry White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 10:46 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Lillibridge | 37-62 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by Randall Williams - foul #2 on Randall Williams, team foul #9 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG) Christopher Bash | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 10:17 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Mark Moshier takes the ball from Alexander Lillibridge | 37-62 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brandon Cox - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #10 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 37-65 |
| 09:49 | Western Carolina | Mark Moshier is called for the reach on Christopher Bash - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #3 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Bence (C) Christopher Bash, Barry White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Rentz, Gary Lee | |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox is called for traveling | 37-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Barry White (C) Rudolph Linehan, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William O'Connell and he's hacked by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #2 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #11 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Randall Williams (PF) Brandon Cox, John Bence | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the free throw | 37-67 |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Barry White grabs the board | 37-67 |
| 09:09 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-67 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Barry White gets the offensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 09:02 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-67 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams can't tip it in | 37-67 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 37-67 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett drills a floater from the baseline set up by Mark Moshier | 37-69 |
| 08:32 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-69 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Smith is blocked by Barry White | 39-69 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-69 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Randall Williams takes the ball from Claude Bennett | 39-69 |
| 07:40 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams hits the finger roll | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) SF - Victor Bartos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Barry White (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William O'Connell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 07:10 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 07:05 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos lays it in set up by Alexander Lillibridge | 43-69 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Williams and the foul's on Alexander Lillibridge - foul #3 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #12 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (PF), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, Mark Moshier, Shawn Williams, Claude Bennett | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the free throw | 43-72 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is hacked by Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #4 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell | |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #5 | 43-72 |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-72 |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Barry White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 05:24 | Western Carolina | Barry White misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Rudolph Linehan - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #13 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Craig Holley, Gary Lee | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-74 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason snags the defensive board | 45-74 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 45-76 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | John Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, John Harrison | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Barry White (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos buries a 3 from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chester Panos - foul #5 on Chester Panos, team foul #14 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander (C) Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Shawn Williams steals it from John Taylor | 51-78 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 51-81 |
| 02:03 | Western Carolina | Claude Bennett steps in front of the Carl Alexander pass | 51-81 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Mark Moshier | 51-83 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Barry White drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-83 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #15 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG) Craig Holley | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 54-84 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | John Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Barry White | 57-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Smith and he's fouled by Rudolph Linehan - foul #3 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #16 | 57-87 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the free throw | 57-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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) | |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-88 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier snags the defensive board | 57-88 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith runs out the clock | 57-88 |