| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) SG - Frank Burk (fresh) SF - Santos Cody (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Morehead State | Santos Cody scores on a floater from close range set up by Frank Burk | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Joseph Poindexter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | James Molino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | James Molino pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Andrews - foul #1 on Aaron Andrews, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Morehead State | Fred Morgan takes the ball from Joseph Poindexter | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Molino | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Morehead State | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Aaron Andrews - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), William Brown (SG), Manuel Russo (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, Clarence Green, Aaron Andrews | |
| 17:34 | Morehead State | William Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Manuel Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Russo, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Zlatko Zachman | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Jacob Taylor is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Aaron Andrews (C) Roberto Ferrari, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 10-2 |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Russo | 10-5 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 10-5 |
| 15:48 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) SG - Jacob Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Russo (fairly fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the finger roll set up by Fred Morgan and he's hacked by Aaron Andrews - foul #2 on Aaron Andrews, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG), Santos Cody (SF), Clarence Green (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Jacob Taylor, William Brown, Manuel Russo, Aaron Andrews | |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:00 | Morehead State | Santos Cody's layup is rejected by Lawrence Gilyard | 13-5 |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky tips it in | 13-7 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Richard Norby loses the dribble to Frank Burk | 13-7 |
| 14:26 | Morehead State | Frank Burk lays it up and in | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Frank Burk steps in front of the Zlatko Zachman pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 14:16 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | Morehead State | Clarence Green tips it in | 13-11 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Clarence Green - foul #1 on Clarence Green, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Molino | 15-11 |
| 13:14 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it in | 17-11 |
| 12:41 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-11 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan tips it in | 19-11 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky is denied on a layup by Joshua Savage | 19-11 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan lays it in set up by Ronald Hillman | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William McKern (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Burk (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santos Cody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Green (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Kanevsky (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Morehead State | Fred Morgan steps in front of the Santos Cody pass | 21-11 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG), William Brown (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Manuel Russo (C) William McKern, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, Clarence Green, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 11:06 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-11 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter tips it in | 21-13 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard lays it up and in on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman and the foul's on Joseph Poindexter - foul #2 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:24 | Morehead State | William Brown scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-15 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Gilyard | 26-15 |
| 10:05 | Morehead State | Lawrence Gilyard steals the ball from William Brown | 26-15 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard jams it on a great pass from Paul Sanders and he's fouled by Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG), Santos Cody (SF) Jacob Taylor, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 29-15 |
| 09:37 | Morehead State | Lloyd Clark steals it from William Brown | 29-15 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark lays it in | 31-15 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Santos Cody blows the layup but he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #2 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (SG), Clarence Green (PF) Frank Burk, William Brown | |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-17 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 33-17 |
| 08:33 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-17 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 33-17 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Santos Cody is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Santos Cody, team foul #9 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG), William Brown (SF) Kevin Green, Santos Cody | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 07:53 | Morehead State | William McKern hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William Brown | 35-19 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by William McKern in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McKern, team foul #10 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari (C) Manuel Russo | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 07:38 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-19 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William McKern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Green (tiring) 2 pts. C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the shot from the left block | 37-19 |
| 07:11 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Clarence Green | 37-19 |
| 06:47 | Morehead State | William Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-19 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 37-19 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #11 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Santos Cody (SF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Clarence Green, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 06:16 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky hits a floater from the baseline | 39-21 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Frank Burk is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Burk, team foul #12 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Green (PF) William Brown | |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Clarence Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG) William McKern | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Norby | 43-21 |
| 05:28 | Morehead State | Santos Cody drills a turnaround from the baseline | 43-23 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance clanks a shot from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 05:01 | Morehead State | Santos Cody grabs the board | 43-23 |
| 04:54 | Morehead State | Santos Cody misses short on a runner in the paint | 43-23 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is hacked by Frank Burk - foul #2 on Frank Burk, team foul #13 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), William Brown (SG), Manuel Russo (C) Kevin Green, Frank Burk, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 04:25 | Morehead State | Clarence Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-23 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled in the backcourt by William McKern - foul #2 on William McKern, team foul #14 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (C) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG) William McKern | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 46-23 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 04:00 | Morehead State | Santos Cody misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-23 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 47-23 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the lay-in but the foul's on Santos Cody - foul #2 on Santos Cody, team foul #15 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Kevin Green, William Brown, Santos Cody, Clarence Green | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 48-23 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 49-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-25 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | James Molino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) James Molino | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:55 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Manuel Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Russo, team foul #16 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (SF) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Brown (SF) Manuel Russo | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 02:53 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews gets the rebound | 50-27 |
| 02:29 | Morehead State | Fred Morgan takes the ball from Roberto Ferrari | 50-27 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #17 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG), Santos Cody (SF) Jacob Taylor, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Aaron Andrews | 51-27 |
| 01:53 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the runner from the baseline set up by William Brown | 51-29 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a shot from the right side set up by Paul Sanders | 53-29 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | William Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Frank Burk | 53-31 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Poindexter - foul #3 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #18 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG), William McKern (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Manuel Russo (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, William Brown, Aaron Andrews | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky misses the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 54-32 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the dunk attempt | 54-32 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |