| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Abe Swinehart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bartolome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Cothran (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 19:33 | Florida A&M | A charge is called on Paul Bartolome - foul #2 on Paul Bartolome, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a floater from the right side | 26-40 |
| 19:09 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:46 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Peterson | 28-43 |
| 18:34 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Abe Swinehart and he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 18:34 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Stickland is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Thomas Stickland, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | William Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 18:01 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | William Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Bartolome | 31-43 |
| 17:49 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Willie Cothran | 31-43 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 31-43 |
| 17:28 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome tips it home | 33-43 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | William Peterson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 33-46 |
| 16:53 | Florida A&M | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Stickland is blocked by William Smith | 33-46 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by Paul Bartolome - foul #3 on Paul Bartolome, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan (PG), Max Smith (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Jacob Wigington (PF), Ernest Parkins (C) Abe Swinehart, Thomas Stickland, Russell Crawford, Paul Bartolome, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 16:19 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 16:06 | Florida A&M | Max Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jacob Wigington | 35-46 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 15:47 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Gary Spencer | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Kenneth Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Jacob Wigington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Parkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Tony Thompson, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart (PG) Kenneth Bryan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:50 | Florida A&M | The jump hook by Ernest Parkins is blocked by Brian Segura | 35-46 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 35-48 |
| 14:36 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 14:07 | Florida A&M | Max Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is whistled for a carry | 35-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland (SG), Russell Crawford (SF), Paul Bartolome (PF), Willie Cothran (C) Max Smith, Gary Spencer, Jacob Wigington, Ernest Parkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 13:41 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland's pass is intercepted by Daniel Palmatier | 35-50 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a jump hook from close range set up by William Smith | 35-52 |
| 13:24 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome hits a shot from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Smith and he's hacked by Willie Cothran - foul #2 on Willie Cothran, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG) Abe Swinehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 12:49 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| 12:49 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:49 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Peterson | 39-57 |
| 12:08 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Russell Crawford, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart (PG), Ernest Parkins (PF) Max Smith, Paul Bartolome | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF) William Peterson, Willie Roberts | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 11:52 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 11:45 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-57 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the board | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Abe Swinehart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Parkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willie Cothran (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 39-60 |
| 11:15 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart loses the dribble to Daniel Seger | 39-60 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by Ernest Parkins - foul #2 on Ernest Parkins, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Jacob Wigington (PF) Thomas Stickland, Russell Crawford, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the easy layup | 39-60 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| 10:17 | Florida A&M | Max Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-62 |
| 09:54 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 09:40 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 42-62 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the dunk | 42-62 |
| 09:22 | Florida A&M | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:06 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins banks in the layup | 44-62 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the easy layup | 44-62 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-62 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it home | 44-64 |
| 08:08 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan (PG), Russell Crawford (SF), Paul Bartolome (PF), Willie Cothran (C) Abe Swinehart, Max Smith, Gary Spencer, Ernest Parkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:08 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman loses the dribble to Kenneth Bryan | 47-64 |
| 07:39 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan is hacked by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland (SG) Jacob Wigington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Kenneth Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Bartolome (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Willie Cothran (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-64 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Mars | 47-66 |
| 07:03 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome misses the floater from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 07:01 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran grabs the offensive board | 47-66 |
| 06:56 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 06:54 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Crawford | 47-66 |
| 06:35 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-66 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Smith | 47-66 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-66 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it in | 47-68 |
| 06:03 | Florida A&M | Daniel Palmatier steps in front of the Willie Cothran pass | 47-68 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 47-70 |
| 04:51 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 04:50 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome gets the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 04:45 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Stickland | 49-70 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Carl Mars banks in the layup on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 49-72 |
| 04:12 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford blows the layup | 49-72 |
| 04:11 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Bartolome | 49-72 |
| 03:55 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Peterson and he's hacked by Kenneth Bryan - foul #2 on Kenneth Bryan, team foul #7 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG), John Broughton (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Jacob Wigington (PF), Ernest Parkins (C) Kenneth Bryan, Thomas Stickland, Russell Crawford, Paul Bartolome, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Brian Segura (PF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Max Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Broughton (fresh) SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) PF - Jacob Wigington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Parkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-75 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Brian Segura pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | William Smith is called for 5 seconds | 49-75 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) William Smith | |
| 02:38 | Florida A&M | Max Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 49-75 |
| 02:37 | Florida A&M | Max Smith snags the offensive board | 49-75 |
| 02:15 | Florida A&M | Max Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-75 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral travels with the ball | 49-75 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan (PG) John Broughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Robert Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Parkins | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ernest Parkins - foul #3 on Ernest Parkins, team foul #8 | 51-75 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:12 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 00:49 | Florida A&M | Max Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Mars - foul #2 on Carl Mars, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| 00:49 | Florida A&M | Max Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:49 | Florida A&M | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is fouled on the floor by Max Smith - foul #1 on Max Smith, team foul #9 | 53-76 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M 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 (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #3 on Carl Mars, team foul #8 | 53-78 |
| 00:18 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:18 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 55-78 |