| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Lon Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Gurley (fresh) SG - Willis Graves (fresh) SF - Walter Lindsey (fresh) PF - James Roche (fresh) C - David Bachelder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Peter Bad | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Stuart Ried takes the ball from James Gurley | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Canisius | James Roche gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a runner from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Canisius | David Bachelder misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lon Smith | 8-0 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | David Bachelder buries a jumper from the left block | 8-2 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Bachelder - foul #1 on David Bachelder, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:03 | Canisius | Peter Bad swats the short shot by James Roche | 10-2 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 10-2 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| 16:39 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for traveling | 10-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:57 | Canisius | Jeffrey Fuchs picks off the pass by James Roche | 10-2 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs banks in the layup | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Gurley (fairly fresh) SG - Willis Graves (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Lindsey (fresh) PF - James Roche (fairly fresh) C - David Bachelder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Canisius | James Gurley buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Lindsey | 12-5 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | James Roche picks off the pass by Cesar Gallo | 12-5 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | David Bachelder double dribbles | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Osborn (C) David Bachelder | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lon Smith | 14-5 |
| 14:30 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey misses badly on a shot from the right side | 14-5 |
| 14:28 | Canisius | William Osborn tips it but misses | 14-5 |
| 14:26 | Canisius | James Roche pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 14-5 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | James Gurley clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Walter Lindsey swats the shot by Jeffrey Fuchs | 14-5 |
| 13:44 | Canisius | James Roche gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:40 | Canisius | Lon Smith takes the ball from Willis Graves | 14-5 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-5 |
| 13:16 | Canisius | James Roche pulls down the rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:11 | Canisius | Willis Graves knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 14-7 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Bad and the foul's on James Roche - foul #1 on James Roche, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Bachelder (C) William Osborn | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:35 | Canisius | James Roche comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:35 | Canisius | James Roche makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:35 | Canisius | James Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Walter Lindsey - foul #1 on Walter Lindsey, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:02 | Canisius | James Gurley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by James Gurley - foul #1 on James Gurley, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Paul Bramblett, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Gurley (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Willis Graves (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Walter Lindsey (fairly fresh) PF - James Roche (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bachelder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong banks in the layup set up by Allen Midgette | 21-12 |
| 11:07 | Canisius | Bruce Shreve steals the ball from Walter Lindsey | 21-12 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 21-12 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses long on a floater from the left block | 21-12 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Shreve and the foul's on James Gurley - foul #2 on James Gurley, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:30 | Canisius | David Bachelder grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 10:12 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #3 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Harvey Marine (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:00 | Canisius | Willis Graves is fouled on the floor by Paul Bramblett - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | Willis Graves clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled on the floor by Walter Lindsey - foul #2 on Walter Lindsey, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Osborn (C) David Bachelder | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 25-12 |
| 08:53 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 25-12 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Willis Graves - foul #1 on Willis Graves, team foul #7 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Bachelder (C) William Osborn | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 27-12 |
| 08:20 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Willis Graves | 27-14 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lon Smith | 29-14 |
| 07:54 | Canisius | James Gurley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Bachelder | 29-16 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by James Gurley - foul #3 on James Gurley, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak (PG) James Gurley | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 31-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Hubert Rusnak (fresh) SG - Willis Graves (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lindsey (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Roche (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bachelder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-16 |
| 07:13 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 07:06 | Canisius | David Bachelder is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #5 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Gurley (PG), William Osborn (C) Hubert Rusnak, David Bachelder | |
| 06:56 | Canisius | Willis Graves travels with the ball | 31-16 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is hacked by William Osborn - foul #1 on William Osborn, team foul #9 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 31-16 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong clanks a shot from the right block | 31-16 |
| 06:21 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| 06:16 | Canisius | William Osborn loses the ball out of bounds | 31-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Bachelder (C) William Osborn | |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 33-16 |
| 05:33 | Canisius | James Roche's fadeaway is rejected by Cesar Gallo | 33-16 |
| 05:32 | Canisius | David Bachelder grabs the offensive board | 33-16 |
| 05:26 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-16 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | Willis Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | James Roche blocks the short jumper by Peter Bad | 33-19 |
| 04:49 | Canisius | David Bachelder gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Stuart Ried takes the ball from Willis Graves | 33-19 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the tip | 33-19 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 35-19 |
| 04:13 | Canisius | James Roche misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-19 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 35-19 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-19 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | James Gurley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-19 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 35-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Gurley (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willis Graves (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lindsey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roche (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bachelder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-19 |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Willis Graves gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 03:15 | Canisius | David Bachelder misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-19 |
| 03:14 | Canisius | David Bachelder gets the offensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 03:06 | Canisius | James Gurley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 03:04 | Canisius | James Roche gets the offensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Willis Graves scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Gurley | 35-22 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs and the foul's on Willis Graves - foul #2 on Willis Graves, team foul #10 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 38-22 |
| 02:15 | Canisius | David Bachelder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #6 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:15 | Canisius | David Bachelder makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:15 | Canisius | David Bachelder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Willis Graves - foul #3 on Willis Graves, team foul #11 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Osborn (C) David Bachelder | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | William Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 01:34 | Canisius | Willis Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-24 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Willis Graves - foul #4 on Willis Graves, team foul #12 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-24 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 42-24 |
| 00:47 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey is hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #7 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Bachelder (C) William Osborn | |
| 00:47 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 00:47 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Allen Midgette | 45-26 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | James Gurley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Allen Midgette | 45-26 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried blows the dunk | 45-26 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | David Bachelder pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | David Bachelder misses long on a fullcourt shot | 45-26 |