| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Rucks | 21-38 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel drills a driving attempt in the lane | 23-38 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ernest Battle is blocked by Chris Martines | 23-38 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses short on a jumper in the lane | 23-38 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse's floater is tipped away by Ernest Battle | 23-38 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Jeff Young knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 23-41 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses the lay-in | 23-41 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 23-41 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #3 on Vince Pfister, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Zook (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Carl Brown, Ernest Battle | |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-41 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley tips it back up and in | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | James Rucks is called for the reach on Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #1 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF) Matthew Michell, Jeff Young | |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | James Rucks connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Krueger and the foul's on Albert Cunningham - foul #2 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #3 | 23-45 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the free throw | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | James Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, Ronnie Bradley, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 23-46 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 23-46 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel double dribbles | 23-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (C) James Rucks, Michael Tarpley | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #4 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG) James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (PF) Allen Zook | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 23-46 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Chris Martines is denied by Carl Brown | 23-47 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the board | 23-47 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | James Taylor is hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #3 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #5 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) Ryan Krueger | |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Mark Narcisse steals the ball from Matthew Michell | 23-47 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas James steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) Matthew Michell | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle lays it in on a great pass from James Rucks | 23-49 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 23-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF) Thomas James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Ernest Battle | |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 1st free throw | 24-49 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the easy layup | 25-49 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-49 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the board | 25-49 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-49 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse and the foul's on Michael Tarpley - foul #1 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF) James Taylor, Jeff Young, Carl Brown | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the free throw | 28-49 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | James Rucks knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 28-51 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Karnofski | 30-51 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Rucks | 30-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-53 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Rucks | 30-55 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Jeff Young (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Ernest Battle (C) James Rucks, Ryan Krueger, Allen Zook, Michael Tarpley | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Carl Brown connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Michell and he's fouled by Donald Braziel - foul #4 on Donald Braziel, team foul #6 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the free throw | 30-58 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 32-58 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | James Taylor loses the dribble to Chris Martines | 32-58 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Young - foul #1 on Jeff Young, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Carl Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 34-60 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Thomas James is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Thomas James, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Allen Zook (PF) Matthew Michell, Carl Brown | |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 37-62 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Brad Jurgens takes the ball from James Rucks in the backcourt | 37-62 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse banks in the layup on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 39-62 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-62 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Allen Zook is called for the reach on Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Allen Zook, team foul #5 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF) Thomas James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Ernest Battle | |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Vince Pfister is denied by Allen Zook | 39-62 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse grabs the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF) James Taylor, Jeff Young | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Chris Martines is called for the reach on James Rucks - foul #2 on Chris Martines, team foul #8 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (PF) Allen Zook | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-62 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines tips it home | 41-62 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-62 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 41-62 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Carl Brown blocks the short jumper by James Hardin | 41-62 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Hardin - foul #3 on James Hardin, team foul #9 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Vince Pfister (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) James Rucks, Ryan Krueger, Michael Tarpley | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it in | 41-65 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse loses the ball out of bounds | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Allen Zook (PF) Matthew Michell, Carl Brown | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Allen Zook buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Ernest Battle | 41-67 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #7 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Ernest Battle | |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | James Rucks blows the layup but he's hacked by Darius Ekstrom - foul #3 on Darius Ekstrom, team foul #10 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) James Taylor | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham is denied on a layup by Michael Tarpley | 43-68 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Jeff Young snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Cunningham - foul #3 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #11 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (SF), Carl Brown (PF) Jeff Young, Allen Zook | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | James Hardin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Karnofski | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rucks | 45-72 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Carl Brown steps in front of the Ronnie Bradley pass | 45-72 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Karnofski | 45-72 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Tarpley - foul #2 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #8 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Smith (SF), Vince Pfister (C) Darius Ekstrom, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Ryan Krueger, Michael Tarpley | |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled on the floor by Clarence Karnofski - foul #2 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #12 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Zook (PF) Carl Brown | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-73 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), Albert Cunningham (C) Ronald Smith, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Carl Brown (PF) James Taylor, Allen Zook | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Vince Pfister, team foul #13 | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Brown | 47-75 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-75 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't tip it in | 47-75 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-75 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell's pass is intercepted by Albert Cunningham | 47-75 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #9 | 47-75 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Rucks runs out the clock | 48-75 |