| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Marcus Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kraig Matthews (fresh) PF - Anthony Clinton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Reese (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a shot from the right block | 25-38 |
| 19:37 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 19:22 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter's floater is tipped away by Heriberto Marino | 25-38 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino drills a jumper from the right block set up by Dwayne Brooks and he's fouled by Sean Reese - foul #1 on Sean Reese, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:54 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 18:25 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Chester Hsieh | 27-40 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Marcus Ledbetter steals the ball from Leon Collins in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 18:06 | Alabama A&M | Sean Reese misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Leon Collins tips it back up and in | 27-42 |
| 17:06 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (SG), Lester Skidmore (PF), David Reeves (C) Chester Hsieh, Anthony Clinton, Sean Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 17:06 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:06 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 28-42 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 28-44 |
| 16:40 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews travels with the ball | 28-44 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier (SG), Steven Whitfield (PF) Marcus Ledbetter, Kraig Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| 16:06 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Mayfield and he's fouled by Harold Frazier - foul #2 on Harold Frazier, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (PG), William Horton (SG), Anthony Clinton (PF) John Hinds, Harold Frazier, Steven Whitfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Chester Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Skidmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Clinton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:32 | Alabama A&M | William Horton is called for traveling | 28-47 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter (PG), Kraig Matthews (SF), Sean Reese (C) Chester Hsieh, Lester Skidmore, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Horton - foul #4 on William Horton, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (SG) William Horton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 14:49 | Alabama A&M | The jumper by Marcus Ledbetter is denied by Heriberto Marino | 28-49 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Collins | 28-52 |
| 14:17 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-52 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Sean Reese - foul #2 on Sean Reese, team foul #4 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (SG), Lester Skidmore (C) Marcus Ledbetter, Sean Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the free throw | 28-55 |
| 13:45 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Hinds | 30-55 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Collins | 30-58 |
| 13:26 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds scores on a 3 from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Collins | 33-60 |
| 12:42 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-60 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the board | 33-60 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the jump hook from close range | 33-60 |
| 12:32 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews snags the defensive board | 33-60 |
| 12:12 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-60 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-60 |
| 11:42 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Lester Skidmore | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Chester Hsieh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hinds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kraig Matthews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Clinton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Skidmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter (PG), Sean Reese (C) Chester Hsieh, Kraig Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| 11:34 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 11:34 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Sneed | 37-62 |
| 11:12 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter loses the dribble to Eric Greening in the backcourt | 37-62 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the finger roll | 37-64 |
| 11:01 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Lester Skidmore | 39-64 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-64 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier (SG), Steven Whitfield (SF), David Reeves (PF) John Hinds, Lester Skidmore, Anthony Clinton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) James Anderson | |
| 10:25 | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 10:23 | Alabama A&M | The offensive rebound goes to David Reeves | 39-64 |
| 10:05 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 10:03 | Alabama A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Reese | 39-64 |
| 09:49 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-64 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth loses the dribble to Marcus Ledbetter | 39-64 |
| 09:15 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter hits the finger roll | 41-64 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hollingsworth | 41-66 |
| 08:37 | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-66 |
| 08:35 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 08:26 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves's floater is tipped away by Eric Sneed | 41-66 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 41-66 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Eric Greening drills a floater from the left block set up by Joshua Barnes and the foul's on Harold Frazier - foul #3 on Harold Frazier, team foul #5 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (PG), John Hinds (SG), Kraig Matthews (SF), Lester Skidmore (PF) Marcus Ledbetter, Harold Frazier, Steven Whitfield, Sean Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), James Anderson (PF) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the free throw | 41-68 |
| 08:21 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Lester Skidmore | 41-68 |
| 08:12 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds is called for traveling | 41-68 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leon Collins and the foul's on John Hinds - foul #1 on John Hinds, team foul #6 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | William Horton (SG), Anthony Clinton (PF) John Hinds, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the free throw | 41-70 |
| 07:43 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Chester Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kraig Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Clinton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Lester Skidmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-70 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-70 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 41-70 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-73 |
| 06:26 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (PG), Harold Frazier (SG), Steven Whitfield (PF), David Reeves (C) William Horton, Kraig Matthews, Anthony Clinton, Lester Skidmore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| 06:11 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves connects on the jumper from the right wing | 43-73 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Hinds - foul #2 on John Hinds, team foul #7 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore (C) Chester Hsieh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 05:39 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-74 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-74 |
| 05:30 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore pulls down the rebound | 43-74 |
| 05:19 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-74 |
| 05:18 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 05:03 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore loses the dribble to Thomas Hollingsworth | 43-74 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is hacked by Lester Skidmore - foul #2 on Lester Skidmore, team foul #8 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (SF) David Reeves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, James Anderson | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 04:43 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Steven Whitfield | 43-75 |
| 04:33 | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier is hacked by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 43-75 |
| 04:21 | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 04:19 | Alabama A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Skidmore | 43-75 |
| 03:57 | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield loses the dribble to Joshua Barnes | 43-75 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Eric Greening throws it down on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 43-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Whitfield | 45-77 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - John Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Chester Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Skidmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 45-79 |
| 03:02 | Alabama A&M | Thomas Hollingsworth steals the ball from Harold Frazier | 45-79 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Eric Greening buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 45-81 |
| 02:31 | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield double dribbles | 45-81 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Terrance Brinson (PG), David Reeves (PF) Harold Frazier, Steven Whitfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Anthony Mayfield, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Chester Hsieh picks off the pass by Dwayne Brooks | 45-81 |
| 02:01 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-81 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-81 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for a backcourt violation | 45-81 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield (PF) Terrance Brinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) Eric Greening | |
| 01:23 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds makes the shot in the paint | 47-81 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Heriberto Marino and the foul's on Lester Skidmore - foul #3 on Lester Skidmore, team foul #9 | 47-83 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the free throw | 47-83 |
| 01:04 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves gets the rebound | 47-83 |
| 00:46 | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-83 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 47-83 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M 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 (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the easy layup | 47-83 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the follow up shot | 47-85 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama 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 (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Alabama A&M | Dwayne Brooks steals it from Chester Hsieh | 47-85 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins dunks the ball set up by Dwayne Brooks | 47-87 |
| 00:06 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-87 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 47-87 |