| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Todd Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cullen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Deberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Humphreys (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Jack Deberry inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Norfolk State | Warren Reed throws it down on a great pass from Todd Crum | 37-35 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Warren Reed - foul #3 on Warren Reed, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby (PF) Warren Reed | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:33 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:12 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:32 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:32 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson tips it in | 41-36 |
| 17:55 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Humphreys, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 17:23 | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Humphreys - foul #3 on Anthony Humphreys, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann (PG), Lanny Beckman (SG), Roger Hampton (SF), Goran Zamzam (C) Todd Crum, William Cullen, Jack Deberry, Anthony Humphreys | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 16:40 | Norfolk State | Roger Hampton snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:35 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 41-36 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Goran Zamzam steals the ball from Jeffrey Clifford | 41-36 |
| 16:09 | Norfolk State | James Taylor steals the ball from Roger Hampton | 41-36 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits the finger roll | 43-36 |
| 15:44 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:42 | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) SG - Lanny Beckman (fresh) SF - Roger Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darwin Mosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Goran Zamzam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Norfolk State | Roger Hampton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is fouled on the floor by Goran Zamzam - foul #1 on Goran Zamzam, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Todd Crum (PG), William Cullen (SG), Jack Deberry (SF), Warren Reed (PF), Anthony Humphreys (C) Robert Zitzmann, Lanny Beckman, Roger Hampton, Darwin Mosby, Goran Zamzam | |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses badly on a jumper from close range | 43-36 |
| 14:48 | Norfolk State | Jack Deberry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | Norfolk State | Todd Crum buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Cullen | 43-38 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled on the floor by Todd Crum - foul #1 on Todd Crum, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 14:02 | Norfolk State | Jack Deberry gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:39 | Norfolk State | William Cullen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Warren Reed is called for the reach on Jeff Young - foul #4 on Warren Reed, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Roger Hampton (PF) Warren Reed | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Battle | 46-38 |
| 12:49 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Humphreys - foul #4 on Anthony Humphreys, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby (PF) Anthony Humphreys | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:19 | Norfolk State | Todd Crum misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 47-38 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is hacked by Roger Hampton - foul #2 on Roger Hampton, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann (PG), Lanny Beckman (SG), Goran Zamzam (C) Todd Crum, William Cullen, Jack Deberry | |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:42 | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) SG - Lanny Beckman (fresh) SF - Roger Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darwin Mosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Goran Zamzam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:24 | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is hacked by Robert Zitzmann - foul #1 on Robert Zitzmann, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF) Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Todd Crum (PG), William Cullen (SG), Jack Deberry (SF) Robert Zitzmann, Lanny Beckman, Roger Hampton | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:53 | Norfolk State | Darwin Mosby pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:36 | Norfolk State | Jack Deberry buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Crum | 49-43 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Darwin Mosby steps in front of the John Webb pass | 49-43 |
| 09:58 | Norfolk State | Jack Deberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Jeff Young lays it in on a great pass from John Webb | 51-43 |
| 09:26 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Clifford swats the short shot by William Cullen | 51-43 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 51-43 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Wilson | 53-43 |
| 08:56 | Norfolk State | William Cullen scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by John Webb - foul #3 on John Webb, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Jeff Young, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman (PG), Robert Zitzmann (SF), Roger Hampton (PF) Todd Crum, Jack Deberry, Darwin Mosby | |
| 08:56 | Norfolk State | William Cullen makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 08:18 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:17 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:58 | Norfolk State | Goran Zamzam's pass is intercepted by Ernest Battle | 55-46 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Rucks | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lanny Beckman (fresh) SG - William Cullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Goran Zamzam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Norfolk State | A charge is called on Lanny Beckman - foul #1 on Lanny Beckman, team foul #10 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), Jeff Young (SF) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Todd Crum (PG), Jack Deberry (SF), Warren Reed (PF), Anthony Humphreys (C) Lanny Beckman, William Cullen, Roger Hampton, Goran Zamzam | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger scores on a floater from the left side | 59-46 |
| 06:49 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann's pass is intercepted by Ernest Battle | 59-46 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell tips it in | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Norfolk State | Ryan Krueger is called for the reach on Anthony Humphreys - foul #1 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman (SG) Robert Zitzmann | |
| 05:59 | Norfolk State | Todd Crum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-46 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 05:29 | Norfolk State | Warren Reed grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 05:24 | Norfolk State | John Webb steps in front of the Lanny Beckman pass | 61-46 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 05:10 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Warren Reed | 61-46 |
| 04:57 | Norfolk State | Todd Crum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 04:56 | Norfolk State | Warren Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:42 | Norfolk State | Anthony Humphreys throws it down on a great pass from Todd Crum | 61-48 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Webb | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | Norfolk State | Warren Reed's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Clifford | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Cullen (SG) Lanny Beckman | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Michell and the foul's on Jack Deberry - foul #1 on Jack Deberry, team foul #11 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann (PG), Lanny Beckman (SG), Roger Hampton (SF), Darwin Mosby (PF), Goran Zamzam (C) Todd Crum, William Cullen, Jack Deberry, Warren Reed, Anthony Humphreys | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lanny Beckman (fresh) SF - Roger Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darwin Mosby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Goran Zamzam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Krueger - foul #2 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #4 | 67-48 |
| 03:33 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:33 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Young | 69-50 |
| 03:08 | Norfolk State | Robert Zitzmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Darwin Mosby - foul #2 on Darwin Mosby, team foul #12 | 69-50 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:48 | Norfolk State | Matthew Michell steps in front of the Robert Zitzmann pass in the backcourt | 71-50 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Darwin Mosby - foul #3 on Darwin Mosby, team foul #13 | 73-50 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the free throw | 74-50 |
| 02:18 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Krueger - foul #3 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #5 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 02:18 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 02:18 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Taylor and he's hacked by Darwin Mosby - foul #4 on Darwin Mosby, team foul #14 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the free throw | 77-52 |
| 01:33 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a turnaround in the paint set up by John Webb | 79-54 |
| 01:01 | Norfolk State | Ernest Battle swats the shot by Lanny Beckman | 79-54 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | John Webb pulls down the rebound | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the floater from the free throw line | 79-54 |
| 00:30 | Norfolk State | Goran Zamzam gets the rebound | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Norfolk State | Goran Zamzam is fouled on the floor by Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #6 | 79-54 |
| 00:20 | Norfolk State | Lanny Beckman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-54 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 79-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell runs out the clock | 79-54 |