| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Francis Coffman inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Providence | Francis Coffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 19:38 | Providence | Francis Coffman snags the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 19:25 | Providence | Ernest Battle blocks the jumper by Joseph Johnson | 20-32 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Melvin Pensky - foul #1 on Melvin Pensky, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Melvin Pensky misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest Battle - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Melvin Pensky makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Melvin Pensky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Webb | 21-33 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 21-33 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Jeff Young tips it back up and in | 21-35 |
| 18:08 | Providence | Francis Coffman's layup is rejected by Ernest Battle | 21-35 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Ivan Pajerski takes the ball from Matthew Michell in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Matthew Michell takes the ball from Ivan Pajerski | 21-35 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 21-37 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Francis Coffman loses the dribble to Andrew Wilson | 21-37 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Ivan Pajerski picks off the pass by Ernest Battle | 21-37 |
| 16:58 | Providence | Melvin Pensky loses the dribble to John Webb | 21-37 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-37 |
| 16:38 | Providence | Francis Coffman snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 16:21 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 21-37 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 21-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Hughes (PG), Ronald Griffin (SG), Paul Dennis (SF), Hasant Ali (PF) Ivan Pajerski, Robert Richardson, Francis Coffman, Melvin Pensky | |
| 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 | |
| 15:51 | Providence | Hasant Ali dunks the ball and he's hacked by Ryan Krueger - foul #3 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:51 | Providence | Hasant Ali makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Griffin (fresh) SF - Paul Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hasant Ali (fresh) 3 pts. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | James Taylor lays it in set up by Gary Welsh | 24-39 |
| 15:26 | Providence | Gary Welsh picks off the pass by Paul Dennis | 24-39 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the driving attempt in the lane | 24-39 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Hasant Ali misses the lay-in | 24-41 |
| 14:52 | Providence | Renato Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Paul Dennis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Dennis, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), George Garrison (PF) Mark Hughes, Ronald Griffin, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Jeff Young (SF) James Rucks, James Taylor | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pajerski - foul #1 on Ivan Pajerski, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Krueger | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:09 | Providence | George Garrison misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-44 |
| 14:07 | Providence | Renato Giordano snags the offensive board | 24-44 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Robert Richardson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell gets the rebound | 24-44 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 13:21 | Providence | Renato Giordano grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 13:12 | Providence | Renato Giordano is fouled on the floor by Ryan Krueger - foul #4 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #3 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Francis Coffman (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Paul Dennis, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Ryan Krueger | |
| 12:48 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Webb - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #4 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ernest Battle | |
| 12:48 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits a jumpshot from the right side | 25-46 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski is hacked by Gary Welsh - foul #1 on Gary Welsh, team foul #5 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Hughes (PG), Renato Giordano (C) Ivan Pajerski, George Garrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:06 | Providence | Robert Richardson hits a floater from the free throw line | 27-46 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Mark Hughes is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #2 on Mark Hughes, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Griffin (SG) Robert Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Francis Coffman steals the ball from Jeffrey Clifford | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Griffin (fresh) SF - Francis Coffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Providence | The refs have stopped play. Mark Hughes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Stephen Worthington (SG), Melvin Pensky (SF), Hasant Ali (PF) Mark Hughes, Francis Coffman, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 11:15 | Providence | Melvin Pensky comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 10:57 | Providence | Renato Giordano grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Ernest Battle blocks the short jumper by Melvin Pensky | 27-46 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Melvin Pensky misses the tip | 27-46 |
| 10:50 | Providence | Hasant Ali can't tip it in | 27-46 |
| 10:48 | Providence | Hasant Ali tips it back up and in | 29-46 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Renato Giordano - foul #4 on Renato Giordano, team foul #5 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Paul Dennis (SF), George Garrison (PF) Ronald Griffin, Stephen Worthington, Hasant Ali, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Michael Tarpley (PF) Matthew Michell, John Webb | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 10:08 | Providence | Paul Dennis lays it up and in set up by Robert Richardson | 31-48 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Wilson | 31-50 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Paul Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Francis Coffman (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Paul Dennis, Melvin Pensky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Tarpley | 31-52 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Joseph Johnson's layup is rejected by Ernest Battle | 31-52 |
| 08:59 | Providence | George Garrison tips it in | 33-52 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the lay-in | 33-52 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Robert Richardson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 35-52 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | James Rucks blows the layup | 35-52 |
| 08:24 | Providence | The rebound goes to Robert Richardson | 35-52 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Joseph Johnson is whistled for a carry | 35-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (SF), Melvin Pensky (C) Francis Coffman, George Garrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Michael Tarpley, Ernest Battle | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford travels with the ball | 35-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski makes the 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Renato Giordano - foul #5 on Renato Giordano, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Griffin (PG), Stephen Worthington (SG), Hasant Ali (C) Ivan Pajerski, Robert Richardson, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:57 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Dennis | 38-53 |
| 06:39 | Providence | John Webb is called for the reach on Ronald Griffin - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| 06:25 | Providence | Matthew Michell steps in front of the Hasant Ali pass | 38-53 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Webb | 38-56 |
| 05:33 | Providence | Stephen Worthington misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Welsh - foul #2 on Gary Welsh, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), Francis Coffman (SF), George Garrison (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Ronald Griffin, Paul Dennis, Melvin Pensky, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 05:33 | Providence | Stephen Worthington makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:33 | Providence | Stephen Worthington makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the follow up shot | 40-58 |
| 05:04 | Providence | George Garrison comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-58 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Wilson and he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Hughes (PG), Ronald Griffin (SG), Paul Dennis (SF), Hasant Ali (C) Ivan Pajerski, Stephen Worthington, Francis Coffman, George Garrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 04:30 | Providence | Mark Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson steals it from Matthew Michell | 40-61 |
| 04:12 | Providence | Paul Dennis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Hasant Ali is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Hasant Ali, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Providence | Melvin Pensky (SF) Paul Dennis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) Matthew Michell | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Melvin Pensky snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Mark Hughes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Rucks - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Mark Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Mark Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Hasant Ali - foul #2 on Hasant Ali, team foul #9 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Ryan Krueger | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 03:29 | Providence | Mark Hughes is hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #4 on Ernest Battle, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| 03:29 | Providence | Mark Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 03:29 | Providence | Mark Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Griffin (fresh) SF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hasant Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-64 |
| 03:15 | Providence | Hasant Ali gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 03:06 | Providence | Hasant Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Stephen Worthington (SF) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Ernest Battle | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 42-64 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Melvin Pensky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Jeffrey Clifford steps in front of the Melvin Pensky pass | 42-64 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits a shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Wilson | 42-66 |
| 02:13 | Providence | Jeffrey Clifford swats the short shot by Stephen Worthington | 42-66 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Melvin Pensky - foul #2 on Melvin Pensky, team foul #10 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (SF), Joseph Johnson (PF) Stephen Worthington, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 01:46 | Providence | Ronald Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Griffin, team foul #11 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the easy layup | 42-68 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it home | 42-70 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Melvin Pensky's 3 pointer is rejected by Jeff Young | 42-70 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 42-70 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Jeff Young connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Andrew Wilson | 42-72 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Mark Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-72 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 42-72 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Webb | 42-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence 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 (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Providence | The short jumper by Joseph Johnson is denied by John Webb | 42-74 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Jeff Young snags the defensive board | 42-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell runs out the clock | 42-74 |