| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jeffery Ugarte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Revels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Kirk (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brian Sabo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Hogan - foul #2 on Larry Hogan, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Larry Hogan is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Hogan, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robbie Rushin (C) Larry Hogan | |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson loses the dribble to Dale Kirk | 44-32 |
| 19:10 | Jackson State | Dale Kirk lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dale Kirk - foul #1 on Dale Kirk, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | Matthew Michell is called for the reach on Jeffery Ugarte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 18:37 | Jackson State | Dale Kirk clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Ernest Battle is denied by Robbie Rushin | 46-34 |
| 18:19 | Jackson State | Brian Sabo grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 17:54 | Jackson State | Jeff Young picks off the pass by Brian Sabo | 46-34 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Young | 49-34 |
| 17:07 | Jackson State | Keith Revels connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-36 |
| 16:33 | Jackson State | Dale Kirk pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 16:13 | Jackson State | Keith Revels is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Williams (PG), Anthony Callaham (SG), Elmer Tripp (SF), George Pichardo (PF), Robert Rhames (C) Jeffery Ugarte, Keith Revels, Dale Kirk, Brian Sabo, Robbie Rushin | |
| 16:01 | Jackson State | Elmer Tripp loses the dribble to James Rucks | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Tripp (fresh) PF - George Pichardo (fresh) C - Robert Rhames (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled on the floor by Anthony Callaham - foul #2 on Anthony Callaham, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Hogan (C) Robert Rhames | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Elmer Tripp - foul #1 on Elmer Tripp, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte (PG) Elmer Tripp | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 15:22 | Jackson State | Ryan Krueger picks off the pass by William Williams | 51-36 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Ugarte is called for the reach on James Rucks - foul #2 on Jeffery Ugarte, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 14:43 | Jackson State | Larry Hogan grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 14:30 | Jackson State | William Williams misses the easy layup | 51-36 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh is fouled on the floor by Anthony Callaham - foul #3 on Anthony Callaham, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) James Taylor, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Keith Revels (SG), Dale Kirk (SF), Brian Sabo (PF) Anthony Callaham, William Williams, George Pichardo | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:06 | Jackson State | Larry Hogan gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:01 | Jackson State | Keith Revels misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Welsh | 51-36 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeff Young | 53-36 |
| 12:59 | Jackson State | Dale Kirk misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-36 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Jeff Young drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Welsh | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:19 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 12:18 | Jackson State | Dale Kirk snags the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 12:13 | Jackson State | Ryan Krueger denies the turnaround by Keith Revels | 55-36 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 57-36 |
| 11:42 | Jackson State | Ryan Krueger is called for the reach on Jeffery Ugarte - foul #1 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham (PG), William Williams (SF), George Pichardo (PF), Robbie Rushin (C) Jeffery Ugarte, Dale Kirk, Brian Sabo, Larry Hogan | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Anthony Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Revels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Pichardo (fresh) C - Robbie Rushin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Jackson State | John Webb is called for the reach on George Pichardo - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| 11:08 | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 59-36 |
| 10:47 | Jackson State | William Williams misses the easy layup | 59-36 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeff Young | 62-36 |
| 10:12 | Jackson State | James Rucks is called for the reach on Anthony Callaham - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #5 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), James Taylor (SF) James Rucks, Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte (PG), Brian Sabo (PF) Anthony Callaham, Keith Revels | |
| 10:06 | Jackson State | John Webb steals the ball from George Pichardo | 62-36 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is denied on a layup by George Pichardo | 62-36 |
| 09:45 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte snags the defensive board | 62-36 |
| 09:39 | Jackson State | Brian Sabo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-36 |
| 09:38 | Jackson State | George Pichardo tips it in | 62-38 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | James Taylor buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 64-38 |
| 09:10 | Jackson State | George Pichardo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-38 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 64-38 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is whistled for traveling | 64-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Andrew Wilson, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Dale Kirk (SF), Larry Hogan (C) George Pichardo, Robbie Rushin | |
| 08:31 | Jackson State | Larry Hogan hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Ugarte | 64-41 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Krueger | 66-41 |
| 08:05 | Jackson State | William Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Ugarte and the foul's on Ernest Battle - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #6 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Keith Revels (SG), Robert Rhames (PF) Jeffery Ugarte, Brian Sabo | |
| 08:05 | Jackson State | William Williams makes the free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Larry Hogan - foul #4 on Larry Hogan, team foul #8 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Gary Welsh | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham (PG) William Williams | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:48 | Jackson State | Robert Rhames grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 07:30 | Jackson State | Robert Rhames hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Callaham and the foul's on Ryan Krueger - foul #2 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte (PG) Anthony Callaham | |
| 07:30 | Jackson State | Robert Rhames misses the free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Krueger | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jeffery Ugarte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Revels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Kirk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger tips it back up and in | 68-46 |
| 06:48 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ugarte scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Keith Revels | 68-48 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 70-48 |
| 06:12 | Jackson State | Robert Rhames is called for traveling | 70-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Williams (SF), Brian Sabo (PF), Robbie Rushin (C) Dale Kirk, Robert Rhames, Larry Hogan | |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is hacked by Brian Sabo - foul #2 on Brian Sabo, team foul #9 | 70-48 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:47 | Jackson State | Brian Sabo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 05:46 | Jackson State | Robbie Rushin snags the offensive board | 72-48 |
| 05:40 | Jackson State | Keith Revels hits the finger roll | 72-50 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-50 |
| 05:05 | Jackson State | Robbie Rushin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 74-50 |
| 05:04 | Jackson State | Brian Sabo hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Brian Sabo is called for the reach on James Rucks - foul #3 on Brian Sabo, team foul #10 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeff Young, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham (SG), Elmer Tripp (SF), George Pichardo (PF) Jeffery Ugarte, Keith Revels, Brian Sabo | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:47 | Jackson State | George Pichardo snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 04:34 | Jackson State | George Pichardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-52 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 75-52 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-52 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Rucks | 75-52 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 75-52 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Rucks | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Rucks lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Battle | 77-52 |
| 03:30 | Jackson State | William Williams is hacked by John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) James Rucks, James Taylor, John Webb | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Rhames (C) Robbie Rushin | |
| 03:30 | Jackson State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 03:30 | Jackson State | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Tripp (fresh) PF - George Pichardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-53 |
| 02:54 | Jackson State | Andrew Wilson steals it from Robert Rhames | 77-53 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger blows the dunk | 77-53 |
| 02:50 | Jackson State | Robert Rhames pulls down the rebound | 77-53 |
| 02:42 | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-53 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 77-53 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the floater from the right wing set up by Ryan Krueger and the foul's on Elmer Tripp - foul #2 on Elmer Tripp, team foul #11 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the free throw | 80-53 |
| 02:28 | Jackson State | The jumper by Robert Rhames is denied by Jeffrey Clifford | 80-53 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the rebound | 80-53 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Welsh | 83-53 |
| 02:05 | Jackson State | Anthony Callaham makes the 3 from straight away set up by William Williams | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Elmer Tripp is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #3 on Elmer Tripp, team foul #12 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robbie Rushin (C) Robert Rhames | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 84-56 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 2nd free throw | 84-56 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the offensive rebound | 84-56 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robbie Rushin - foul #3 on Robbie Rushin, team foul #13 | 84-56 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 84-56 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 85-56 |
| 01:07 | Jackson State | George Pichardo misses the easy layup | 85-56 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Webb | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | William Williams steals it from Ernest Battle | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Jackson State | George Pichardo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Williams | 85-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell runs out the clock | 85-58 |