| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Leyva (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) C - Rocco Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | William Leyva inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Providence | Kevin McConn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Kevin McConn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| 19:05 | Providence | Kevin McConn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Kevin McConn is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #3 on Kevin McConn, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Sanders | 34-21 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Paul Sanders steals it from Rocco Bruno out of a doubleteam | 34-21 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 36-21 |
| 17:53 | Providence | William Leyva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 36-21 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 17:24 | Providence | William Leyva snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 17:14 | Providence | Rocco Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 36-21 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-21 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-21 |
| 16:22 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 16:11 | Providence | Ronald Hillman is called for the reach on Kevin McConn - foul #3 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:02 | Providence | William Leyva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Kevin McConn is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #4 on Kevin McConn, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Providence | Jarrod Touchet (SG) Kevin McConn | |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Sanders and the foul's on Jarrod Touchet - foul #1 on Jarrod Touchet, team foul #3 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-24 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage's pass is intercepted by William Leyva | 39-24 |
| 14:05 | Providence | William Leyva misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-24 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it in | 41-24 |
| 13:04 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Leyva | 41-27 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 43-27 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), Kevin McConn (SG), Norman Forand (PF) Scotty Hutchins, Jarrod Touchet, John Wilson | |
| 12:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-29 |
| 11:48 | Providence | Kevin McConn gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Reginald Pappas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Forand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Providence | Richard Norby blocks the short jumper by Rocco Bruno | 43-29 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Norman Forand grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 11:19 | Providence | William Leyva clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 45-29 |
| 10:31 | Providence | William Leyva can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Hillman - foul #4 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Joshua Savage (SF) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), John Wilson (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Reginald Pappas, Norman Forand, Rocco Bruno | |
| 10:31 | Providence | William Leyva makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 10:31 | Providence | William Leyva makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Kevin McConn steps in front of the Joshua Savage pass | 45-31 |
| 09:59 | Providence | John Wilson misses long on a floater from the right block | 45-31 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:12 | Providence | William Leyva is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-31 |
| 09:10 | Providence | John Wilson can't tip it in | 47-31 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Hutchins - foul #2 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Ames (SF), Rocco Bruno (C) William Leyva, Joseph Coriell | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Jones | 49-31 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Kevin McConn splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scotty Hutchins | 49-33 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits a jumpshot from the right side | 51-33 |
| 07:51 | Providence | John Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:51 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 07:51 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 51-35 |
| 07:26 | Providence | Christopher Ames pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Ames (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Providence | John Wilson can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-35 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Christopher Ames grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 06:46 | Providence | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), William Leyva (SF), Norman Forand (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Scotty Hutchins, Christopher Ames, John Wilson, Rocco Bruno | |
| 06:37 | Providence | William Leyva is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Norman Forand | 51-38 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 51-38 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the shot in the lane set up by Paul Sanders | 53-38 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Norman Forand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 53-38 |
| 05:30 | Providence | Norman Forand snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 05:13 | Providence | William Leyva banks in the wide open layup | 53-40 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Richard Jones buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 55-40 |
| 04:43 | Providence | Kevin McConn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Pappas | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), John Wilson (PF), Rocco Bruno (C) Reginald Pappas, Norman Forand, Joseph Coriell | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jones comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kevin McConn - foul #5 on Kevin McConn, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jarrod Touchet (SG) Kevin McConn | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:14 | Providence | Rocco Bruno pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Rocco Bruno is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:03 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 03:55 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 55-43 |
| 03:38 | Providence | Rocco Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 03:38 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:38 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:14 | Providence | William Leyva gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jarrod Touchet (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rocco Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Providence | Rocco Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Rocco Bruno pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Lloyd Clark steps in front of the Rocco Bruno pass | 55-45 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | John Wilson picks off the pass by Paul Sanders | 55-45 |
| 01:47 | Providence | John Wilson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jarrod Touchet | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Scotty Hutchins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Scotty Hutchins is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #4 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:34 | Providence | Rocco Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 01:33 | Providence | William Leyva grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Rocco Bruno lays it in set up by John Wilson | 57-49 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Jarrod Touchet is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarrod Touchet, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 57-49 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is hacked by Scotty Hutchins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG) Scotty Hutchins | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:53 | Providence | William Leyva makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rocco Bruno | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Reginald Pappas is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Pappas, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Reginald Pappas is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #3 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Reginald Pappas misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by Reginald Pappas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Pappas, team foul #12 | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-52 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #13 | 64-52 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:06 | Providence | Lawrence Gilyard steals it from Jarrod Touchet | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 66-52 |