| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) SF - James Gay (fresh) PF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Oklahoma | Edward Ivey steals it from Matthew Griffin | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | James Gay steals the ball from Craig Holley in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith lays it in on a great pass from James Gay | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin (C) Michael Jones | |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses short on a jumper in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Central Oklahoma | Matthew Griffin hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Griffin | 3-7 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell loses the dribble to Vincent Smith | 3-7 |
| 17:24 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay's pass is intercepted by Ernest Christopher | 3-7 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by Fred Bettis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Bettis, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Vincent Smith, Fred Bettis, James Gay, Matthew Griffin, Johnny Franklin | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Garland Blevins is called for the reach on Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Garland Blevins, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William O'Connell | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Moshier denies the turnaround by Garland Blevins | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | William O'Connell can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William O'Connell | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Garland Blevins (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Willingham (fairly fresh) SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Love (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Halcomb (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it in | 8-7 |
| 15:32 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | Central Oklahoma | Nathaniel Willingham gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Garland Blevins | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Love - foul #1 on Jeffrey Love, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), John Harrison (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), James Gay (SF), Matthew Griffin (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Garland Blevins, Nathaniel Willingham, Virgil Sing, Jeffrey Love, Stanley Halcomb | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | Central Oklahoma | Matthew Griffin gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses short on a runner from close range | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Craig Holley snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | John Harrison is hacked by Johnny Franklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Franklin, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Edward Ivey (C) Mark Moshier, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Craig Holley | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Vincent Smith picks off the pass by Victor Campbell in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 13:36 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith lays it up and in | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Griffin - foul #1 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pearson (SG), John Harrison (C) Victor Campbell, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:55 | Central Oklahoma | John Pearson is called for the reach on Johnny Franklin - foul #1 on John Pearson, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (SG) Fred Bettis | |
| 12:38 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:36 | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Craig Holley connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Edward Rentz | 16-11 |
| 12:08 | Central Oklahoma | John Pearson steps in front of the James Gay pass | 16-11 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses short on a shot from the right side | 16-11 |
| 11:50 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Johnny Franklin | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pearson (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Harrison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Young (fresh) SF - James Gay (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Franklin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay is hacked by Edward Rentz - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Thomason (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Craig Holley, John Pearson, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF) Vincent Smith, Bruce Young, James Gay, Matthew Griffin | |
| 11:00 | Central Oklahoma | Edward Thomason is called for the reach on Fred Bettis - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love (PF) Johnny Franklin | |
| 10:43 | Central Oklahoma | Edward Ivey steals it from Garland Blevins | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Thomason | 19-11 |
| 09:57 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Stanley Halcomb is called for the reach on Victor Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Halcomb, team foul #8 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Matthew Griffin (PF) Garland Blevins, Fred Bettis, Jeffrey Love | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:25 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), John Pearson (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (PF) William O'Connell, Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG) Bruce Young | |
| 09:25 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:25 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | John Pearson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pearson, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG) John Pearson | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SF) Virgil Sing | |
| 08:59 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Victor Campbell | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin (C) Matthew Griffin | |
| 08:59 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:59 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Holley | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher (PF) John Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (SG), Matthew Griffin (PF) Nathaniel Willingham, Stanley Halcomb | |
| 08:22 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett buries a turnaround near the basket | 25-16 |
| 07:52 | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin travels with the ball | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF) Vincent Smith, Bruce Young, James Gay, Matthew Griffin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Garland Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Love (fresh) C - Johnny Franklin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't finish the layup | 25-16 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier tips it in | 27-16 |
| 07:15 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is whistled for a carry | 27-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Matthew Griffin (PF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Garland Blevins, Jeffrey Love, Johnny Franklin | |
| 06:39 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis hits a fadeaway in the lane | 27-20 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 06:11 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:47 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (PF) William O'Connell, Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), James Gay (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF), Michael Jones (C) Vincent Smith, Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Matthew Griffin, Stanley Halcomb | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Thomason | 29-20 |
| 05:08 | Central Oklahoma | Nathaniel Willingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is hacked by Nathaniel Willingham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Willingham, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:06 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 04:41 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 04:39 | Central Oklahoma | Nathaniel Willingham grabs the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 04:14 | Central Oklahoma | Craig Holley picks off the pass by Michael Jones | 30-20 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Craig Holley throws it down | 32-20 |
| 03:41 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-20 |
| 03:39 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Garland Blevins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Willingham (fairly fresh) SF - James Gay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Love (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 03:17 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 02:52 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Garland Blevins and the foul's on Claude Bennett - foul #2 on Claude Bennett, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), John Pearson (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF) Garland Blevins, Nathaniel Willingham, James Gay, Jeffrey Love | |
| 02:52 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the shot in the lane | 32-22 |
| 02:33 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Virgil Sing | 32-22 |
| 02:10 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones's floater is tipped away by Gary Lee | 32-22 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is called for 10 seconds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (C) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 01:39 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones misses short on a shot in the lane | 32-22 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 32-22 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is hacked by Fred Bettis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Bettis, team foul #10 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Matthew Griffin (PF) Stanley Halcomb | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:33 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:15 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 01:14 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 00:52 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-22 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Moshier | 33-22 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pearson and he's fouled by Matthew Griffin - foul #2 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #11 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, John Pearson, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Bruce Young (SG), James Gay (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF) Vincent Smith, Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Matthew Griffin | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the free throw | 35-22 |
| 00:16 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:00 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones buries a turnaround from close range | 35-24 |