| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) SG - Raymond Neth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Michael Bennett swats the short shot by John Webb | 40-43 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Webb | 40-43 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | John Webb lays it in on a great pass from James Rucks | 40-45 |
| 19:08 | Northern Arizona | James Taylor swats the short shot by Howard Boyce | 40-45 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jerald McNamar - foul #3 on Jerald McNamar, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG) Jerald McNamar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:35 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:17 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 40-46 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | John Webb banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael Bennett - foul #3 on Michael Bennett, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison (PF) Michael Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:34 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine's dunk attempt is rejected by Ernest Battle | 40-49 |
| 17:32 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:17 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders double dribbles | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Trinidad Gray (SG), Joshua Maldanado (SF), Ralph Price (C) Raymond Neth, Howard Boyce, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Taylor, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 16:53 | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:41 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG) James Rucks, Matthew Michell | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is hacked by Joshua Maldanado - foul #1 on Joshua Maldanado, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce (PF) Ralph Price | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| 15:51 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bryan Prine (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Trinidad Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Maldanado (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Maldanado is called for the reach on Gary Welsh - foul #2 on Joshua Maldanado, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Raymond Neth (SG), Kevin McGee (SF), Michael Bennett (PF), John Saunders (C) Bryan Prine, Trinidad Gray, Joshua Maldanado, Howard Boyce, Andrew Morison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Matthew Michell (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Neth - foul #1 on Raymond Neth, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 15:37 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 15:19 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-52 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Saunders - foul #3 on John Saunders, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:47 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett blows the dunk | 42-53 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | John Webb gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jerald McNamar - foul #4 on Jerald McNamar, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG) Jerald McNamar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:30 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Bennett | 42-53 |
| 14:13 | Northern Arizona | James Rucks takes the ball from Michael Bennett | 42-53 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is hacked by Raymond Neth - foul #2 on Raymond Neth, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Trinidad Gray (SG), Howard Boyce (C) Raymond Neth, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (PG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Ernest Battle | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 13:30 | Northern Arizona | Kevin McGee scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-55 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Michael Bennett picks off the pass by James Taylor | 44-55 |
| 12:44 | Northern Arizona | Kevin McGee is fouled on the floor by Ryan Krueger - foul #2 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #1 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado (SF), Andrew Morison (C) Kevin McGee, Michael Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF) Gary Welsh, Matthew Michell, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger | |
| 12:31 | Northern Arizona | Trinidad Gray banks in the layup | 46-55 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Maldanado takes the ball from James Rucks | 46-55 |
| 12:04 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 12:02 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison tips it home | 48-55 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jeff Young clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Maldanado - foul #3 on Joshua Maldanado, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth (SG), Michael Bennett (PF), John Saunders (C) Trinidad Gray, Joshua Maldanado, Andrew Morison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bryan Prine (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Neth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd (PG), Kevin McGee (SF) Bryan Prine, Howard Boyce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kevin McGee - foul #4 on Kevin McGee, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado (SF) Kevin McGee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:42 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd loses the dribble to Matthew Michell | 48-58 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Dodd steals the ball from Matthew Michell | 48-58 |
| 10:23 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 48-58 |
| 10:02 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:43 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Taylor | 48-60 |
| 09:23 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-60 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks comes up short on the shot from the left block | 51-60 |
| 09:02 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to John Saunders | 51-60 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Battle steals the ball from Joshua Maldanado | 51-60 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | James Rucks knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Taylor | 51-62 |
| 08:17 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado hits a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #2 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG), Trinidad Gray (SG), Howard Boyce (PF), Andrew Morison (C) Daniel Dodd, Raymond Neth, Michael Bennett, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Matthew Michell, James Taylor, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| 08:17 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Trinidad Gray - foul #1 on Trinidad Gray, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Kevin McGee (SF) Trinidad Gray, Joshua Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Kevin McGee scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Bryan Prine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin McGee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Krueger and the foul's on Kevin McGee - foul #5 on Kevin McGee, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price (C) Kevin McGee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) Andrew Wilson | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:58 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine is fouled on the floor by Ryan Krueger - foul #3 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #3 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett (PF) Ralph Price | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:48 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine makes the jumper from the left side | 58-66 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Jeff Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth (SG), John Saunders (C) Bryan Prine, Andrew Morison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), James Taylor (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeff Young, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 06:10 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-66 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-66 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 58-68 |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald McNamar | 61-68 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bennett - foul #4 on Michael Bennett, team foul #13 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joshua Maldanado (SF), Andrew Morison (PF) Howard Boyce, Michael Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Matthew Michell | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:55 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 61-70 |
| 04:36 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 04:16 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Battle | 61-70 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Neth - foul #3 on Raymond Neth, team foul #14 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG), Trinidad Gray (SG), Howard Boyce (SF), Michael Bennett (PF) Jerald McNamar, Raymond Neth, Joshua Maldanado, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 04:10 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 03:58 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce clanks a jump hook near the basket | 61-71 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by James Rucks | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bryan Prine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Trinidad Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 03:14 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Morison | 63-74 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Jeff Young drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Clifford | 63-76 |
| 02:57 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Raymond Neth (SG), John Saunders (C) Bryan Prine, Trinidad Gray, Andrew Morison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 02:38 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Saunders | 66-76 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Jerald McNamar takes the ball from Ernest Battle | 66-76 |
| 01:59 | Northern Arizona | John Webb is called for the reach on Raymond Neth - foul #3 on John Webb, team foul #4 | 66-76 |
| 01:49 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar is denied on a layup by Ernest Battle | 66-76 |
| 01:48 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders can't tip it in | 66-76 |
| 01:47 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders tips it but misses | 66-76 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | James Rucks loses the dribble to Raymond Neth | 66-76 |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett is whistled for traveling | 66-76 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG), Trinidad Gray (SG), Joshua Maldanado (SF), Andrew Morison (C) Jerald McNamar, Raymond Neth, Michael Bennett, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks is hacked by Bryan Prine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Prine, team foul #15 | 66-76 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | John Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-78 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Webb - foul #4 on John Webb, team foul #5 | 66-78 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Rucks runs out the clock | 67-78 |