| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Harold Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Goehring (fresh) C - Sylvester Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Gillespie - foul #2 on Corey Gillespie, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it home | 32-52 |
| 19:23 | James Madison | Peter Bad steals the ball from Michael Goehring | 32-52 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't tip it in | 32-52 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 18:59 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 18:58 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Prather | 32-52 |
| 18:42 | James Madison | Michael Goehring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Miller - foul #3 on Harold Miller, team foul #2 | 32-52 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Sumner (PG) Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:02 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-53 |
| 18:01 | James Madison | Michael Goehring grabs the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 17:53 | James Madison | Michael Goehring misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 17:51 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis tips it home | 34-53 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 34-56 |
| 17:15 | James Madison | Walter Prather travels with the ball | 34-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Jones (SG), Raymond McCaskey (SF), Curtis Carraway (PF) Corey Gillespie, Walter Prather, Michael Goehring | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 34-59 |
| 16:43 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-59 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's fadeaway is rejected by Sylvester Davis | 34-59 |
| 16:35 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway pulls down the rebound | 34-59 |
| 16:32 | James Madison | Jeffrey Fuchs steps in front of the Richard Sumner pass in the backcourt | 34-59 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Thai (C) Sylvester Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 15:59 | James Madison | John Thai makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-59 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Richard Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond McCaskey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Carraway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried travels with the ball | 37-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | Harold Miller (PG), Corey Gillespie (SG) Richard Sumner, Randy Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Stuart Ried takes the ball from Curtis Carraway | 37-59 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Bad | 37-62 |
| 14:54 | James Madison | Harold Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Gillespie | 40-62 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 14:33 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 14:29 | James Madison | Harold Miller misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 40-62 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Jones (SG), Walter Prather (SF), Michael Goehring (PF), Sylvester Davis (C) Corey Gillespie, Raymond McCaskey, Curtis Carraway, John Thai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 14:29 | James Madison | Harold Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 14:29 | James Madison | Harold Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Harold Miller is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #4 on Harold Miller, team foul #3 | 42-62 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Sumner (PG) Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Shreve and he's fouled by Sylvester Davis - foul #1 on Sylvester Davis, team foul #4 | 42-64 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the free throw | 42-64 |
| 13:45 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 13:30 | James Madison | Walter Prather is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Walter Prather, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Corey Gillespie (SG) Randy Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 42-66 |
| 12:56 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis misses short on a runner near the basket | 42-66 |
| 12:55 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Goehring | 42-66 |
| 12:41 | James Madison | Walter Prather hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #2 | 42-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| 12:41 | James Madison | Walter Prather makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 12:41 | James Madison | Walter Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 12:14 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 12:09 | James Madison | Stuart Ried steals the ball from Michael Goehring | 44-66 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-66 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't tip it in | 44-66 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Lon Smith tips it home | 44-68 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Richard Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Gillespie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Prather (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Goehring (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sylvester Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | James Madison | Michael Goehring drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-68 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Walter Prather - foul #4 on Walter Prather, team foul #6 | 46-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Thai (PG), Randy Jones (SG), Raymond McCaskey (SF), Matthew Tovar (PF), Curtis Carraway (C) Richard Sumner, Corey Gillespie, Walter Prather, Michael Goehring, Sylvester Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 11:08 | James Madison | Randy Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 11:07 | James Madison | John Thai snags the offensive board | 46-69 |
| 10:57 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway drills a jumpshot from the right side | 48-69 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 10:39 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 10:27 | James Madison | Randy Jones buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-69 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Midgette | 51-72 |
| 10:02 | James Madison | Randy Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #3 | 51-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Sumner (PG), Sylvester Davis (C) John Thai, Matthew Tovar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Allen Midgette, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 10:02 | James Madison | Randy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 10:02 | James Madison | Randy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad travels with the ball | 53-72 |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | Corey Gillespie (SG) Randy Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Davis | 55-72 |
| 09:11 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #5 | 55-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Goehring (PF) Curtis Carraway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:06 | James Madison | Cesar Gallo picks off the pass by Sylvester Davis | 55-72 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Sylvester Davis denies the turnaround by Cesar Gallo | 55-72 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it but misses | 55-72 |
| 08:24 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Goehring | 55-72 |
| 08:20 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sumner | 57-72 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cesar Gallo | 57-75 |
| 07:42 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #4 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| Subs | James Madison | Harold Miller (PG), Randy Jones (SG), Walter Prather (SF), Curtis Carraway (PF) Richard Sumner, Corey Gillespie, Raymond McCaskey, Michael Goehring | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| 07:42 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 07:42 | James Madison | Sylvester Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Harold Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Carraway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Sylvester Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 33 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad jams it and he's fouled by Randy Jones - foul #2 on Randy Jones, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Thai (C) Sylvester Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the free throw | 59-77 |
| 07:31 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Curtis Carraway | 59-77 |
| 07:14 | James Madison | Harold Miller is called for a backcourt violation | 59-77 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Harold Miller steals it from Peter Bad | 59-77 |
| 06:46 | James Madison | Harold Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | John Thai steals it from Paul Bramblett | 59-77 |
| 06:28 | James Madison | John Thai buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Miller | 61-77 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the finger roll set up by Peter Bad | 61-79 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-79 |
| 05:21 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 05:21 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-79 |
| Subs | James Madison | Corey Gillespie (SG), Michael Goehring (PF), Sylvester Davis (C) Randy Jones, Curtis Carraway, John Thai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 04:59 | James Madison | Michael Goehring clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-79 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried blows the layup but the foul's on Sylvester Davis - foul #2 on Sylvester Davis, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 04:24 | James Madison | Walter Prather clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-80 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-80 |
| 04:04 | James Madison | Michael Goehring pulls down the rebound | 61-80 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | Harold Miller connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Prather | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine loses the ball out of bounds | 64-80 |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey (SF) Walter Prather | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Harold Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Corey Gillespie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond McCaskey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Goehring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sylvester Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 33 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-80 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 64-80 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:49 | James Madison | Michael Goehring misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-82 |
| 02:47 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey gets the offensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 02:28 | James Madison | Harold Miller can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #7 | 64-82 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Jones (SG), Curtis Carraway (PF), John Thai (C) Corey Gillespie, Michael Goehring, Sylvester Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lon Smith, Peter Bad, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 02:28 | James Madison | Harold Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 02:28 | James Madison | Harold Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Allen Midgette and he's fouled by Randy Jones - foul #3 on Randy Jones, team foul #9 | 66-84 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Sumner (PG) Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the free throw | 66-85 |
| 01:38 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-85 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette snags the defensive board | 66-85 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-85 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-85 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Carraway - foul #2 on Curtis Carraway, team foul #10 | 66-85 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:58 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway gets the rebound | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | James Madison | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on Curtis Carraway - foul #5 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #8 | 66-86 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 00:53 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway makes the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 00:53 | James Madison | Curtis Carraway makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is hacked by Curtis Carraway - foul #3 on Curtis Carraway, team foul #11 | 68-86 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 68-87 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 68-87 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 68-87 |