| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #3 on Patrick Reese, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Don Owen - foul #1 on Don Owen, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dwayne Sisk - foul #2 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Don Owen (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is called for 5 seconds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Ernest Bruni, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Leon Collins picks off the pass by Felipe Nunez | 28-30 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the finger roll set up by Leon Collins | 28-32 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Felipe Nunez - foul #2 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin lays it in on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 28-34 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Collins and he's fouled by Michael Franklin - foul #2 on Michael Franklin, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Don Owen | 33-37 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dragan Zephier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth, Heriberto Marino | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 35-41 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Dwayne Sisk | 38-41 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Ernest Bruni, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Leon Collins gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Oliver Hamlin steps in front of the Raymond Johnson pass | 38-41 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it home | 38-43 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Leon Collins picks off the pass by Felipe Nunez in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dragan Zephier - foul #3 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Greening (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Eric Sneed | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Greening | 38-43 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Don Owen clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-45 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Eric Greening pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Hollingsworth | 38-48 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Heriberto Marino steps in front of the Dragan Zephier pass | 38-48 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zephier - foul #4 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Dragan Zephier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Joshua Barnes, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Felipe Nunez steals it from Heriberto Marino out of a doubleteam | 38-48 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Byron Anderson, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Oliver Hamlin | 38-51 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is hacked by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Don Owen is hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #4 on Patrick Reese, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 41-53 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Franklin - foul #3 on Michael Franklin, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Tommy Frazier, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Sneed - foul #1 on Eric Sneed, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG) Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is alone and drills a shot from close range set up by Eric Sneed | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-57 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk is hacked by Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Byron Anderson, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Joshua Barnes, Eric Sneed | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin blows the layup but he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #9 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Don Owen (PF) Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Dragan Zephier - foul #5 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Dragan Zephier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Don Owen gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Oliver Hamlin steps in front of the Byron Anderson pass | 46-57 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 46-57 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (PF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Joshua Barnes steps in front of the Ernest Bruni pass | 49-60 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes banks in the layup | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Ernest Bruni - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Joel Terhune - foul #1 on Joel Terhune, team foul #11 | 50-64 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Bruni | 53-65 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Hollingsworth | 53-67 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-67 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is hacked by Tommy Frazier - foul #2 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #12 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Patrick Reese | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses long on a floater from the right side | 53-69 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-69 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 | Eric Sneed connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni double dribbles | 53-71 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Eric Greening connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Eric Sneed | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 53-73 |