| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Zachary Storey (fresh) SG - Harry Zagorac (fresh) SF - Stanley Lawson (fresh) PF - Jerry Noah (fresh) C - Werner Gillingham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Morgan State | Zachary Storey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | James Molino misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Zachary Storey - foul #1 on Zachary Storey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Molino | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Stanley Lawson - foul #1 on Stanley Lawson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Ronald Hillman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 3-3 |
| 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 | Morgan State | John Carpio (SG), Dustin Holstein (C) Harry Zagorac, Werner Gillingham | |
| 17:07 | Morgan State | John Carpio travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Gilyard | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson is hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Secrist (SG), Jeffrey Reade (SF), Wilbert Simpson (C) Zachary Storey, Stanley Lawson, Jerry Noah | |
| 16:00 | Morgan State | Dustin Holstein hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 15:58 | Morgan State | John Carpio snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Carpio (fresh) SG - Robert Secrist (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Reade (fresh) PF - Dustin Holstein (fresh) C - Wilbert Simpson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Morgan State | Stephen Vance is called for the reach on Dustin Holstein - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Harry Zagorac (SG), Werner Gillingham (C) Robert Secrist, Wilbert Simpson | |
| 15:35 | Morgan State | Jeffrey Reade can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 15:34 | Morgan State | Harry Zagorac gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:15 | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Reade | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Morgan State | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from Dustin Holstein | 7-5 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 9-5 |
| 13:47 | Morgan State | Jeffrey Reade clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Zachary Storey (PG), Robert Secrist (SG), Stanley Lawson (SF), Jerry Noah (PF), Wilbert Simpson (C) John Carpio, Harry Zagorac, Jeffrey Reade, Dustin Holstein, Werner Gillingham | |
| 13:01 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah is fouled on the floor by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) James Molino, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 12:44 | Morgan State | Richard Norby blocks the jumper by Jerry Noah | 9-5 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Noah - foul #1 on Jerry Noah, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Carpio (SG), Dustin Holstein (C) Robert Secrist, Wilbert Simpson | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:04 | Morgan State | Dustin Holstein loses the ball out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham (C) Dustin Holstein | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Zachary Storey is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Storey, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Secrist (SG) Zachary Storey | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan knocks in the runner from the baseline | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Carpio (fresh) SG - Robert Secrist (fresh) SF - Stanley Lawson (fresh) PF - Jerry Noah (fresh) 3 pts. C - Werner Gillingham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-5 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 15-5 |
| 10:10 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Noah | 15-8 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Morgan and he's fouled by Robert Secrist - foul #1 on Robert Secrist, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wilbert Simpson (PG), Harry Zagorac (SG), Jeffrey Reade (SF), Dustin Holstein (PF), Kris Choudhury (C) John Carpio, Robert Secrist, Stanley Lawson, Jerry Noah, Werner Gillingham | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the free throw | 18-8 |
| 09:25 | Morgan State | Wilbert Simpson misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Zagorac - foul #1 on Harry Zagorac, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 21-8 |
| 09:03 | Morgan State | The jump hook by Dustin Holstein is blocked by Ronald Hillman | 21-8 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the board | 21-8 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Harry Zagorac in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Zagorac, team foul #7 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Steven Harris (SG) Harry Zagorac | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 08:59 | Morgan State | Jeffrey Reade snags the defensive board | 21-8 |
| 08:39 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #5 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Carpio (PG) Wilbert Simpson | |
| 08:39 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 08:39 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 21-9 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark loses the dribble to John Carpio in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| 08:23 | Morgan State | John Carpio knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the open dunk | 21-12 |
| 08:01 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Dustin Holstein | 21-12 |
| 07:41 | Morgan State | John Carpio's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Gilyard | 21-12 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Carpio (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Reade (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Holstein (fresh) C - Kris Choudhury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't connect on a shot near the basket | 21-12 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-12 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 07:00 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 06:40 | Morgan State | John Carpio clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Secrist (SG), Stanley Lawson (SF), Jerry Noah (PF), Werner Gillingham (C) Steven Harris, Jeffrey Reade, Dustin Holstein, Kris Choudhury | |
| 06:40 | Morgan State | John Carpio makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:40 | Morgan State | John Carpio makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Robert Secrist is called for the reach on Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Secrist, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wilbert Simpson (PG) Robert Secrist | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:25 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-14 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Molino | 25-14 |
| 05:43 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) James Molino, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 05:26 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (C) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 05:26 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:26 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan clanks a runner from the right block | 25-18 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Carpio - foul #1 on John Carpio, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Steven Harris (SG), Dustin Holstein (C) John Carpio, Werner Gillingham | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:53 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:26 | Morgan State | Dustin Holstein misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 04:24 | Morgan State | Wilbert Simpson hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Noah picks off the pass by Ronald Hillman | 26-20 |
| 03:45 | Morgan State | Stanley Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-20 |
| 03:43 | Morgan State | Steven Harris gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:26 | Morgan State | Steven Harris double dribbles | 26-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Zachary Storey (PG), Harry Zagorac (SG), Robert Secrist (SF), Werner Gillingham (C) Wilbert Simpson, Steven Harris, Stanley Lawson, Jerry Noah | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Zachary Storey (fresh) SG - Harry Zagorac (fresh) SF - Robert Secrist (fresh) PF - Dustin Holstein (fresh) C - Werner Gillingham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 03:06 | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:55 | Morgan State | Harry Zagorac misses badly on a floater from the right side | 26-20 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a floater from close range set up by Zlatko Zachman and he's fouled by Robert Secrist - foul #3 on Robert Secrist, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Jeffrey Reade (SF) Robert Secrist | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:40 | Morgan State | Werner Gillingham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:23 | Morgan State | Zlatko Zachman steals it from Harry Zagorac | 28-20 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Sanders and he's fouled by Harry Zagorac - foul #3 on Harry Zagorac, team foul #11 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Paul Sanders, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Carpio (SG), Jerry Noah (PF), Kris Choudhury (C) Harry Zagorac, Dustin Holstein, Werner Gillingham | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 01:46 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah's pass is intercepted by Joshua Savage | 31-20 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 01:21 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 01:01 | Morgan State | Zlatko Zachman steals the ball from Jerry Noah | 31-20 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Zlatko Zachman is denied by Jerry Noah | 31-20 |
| 00:45 | Morgan State | Jerry Noah gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 00:26 | Morgan State | Zachary Storey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 00:24 | Morgan State | Kris Choudhury tips it home | 31-22 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Jeffrey Reade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reade, team foul #12 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Steven Harris (SG), Stanley Lawson (SF), Dustin Holstein (PF), Werner Gillingham (C) Zachary Storey, Jeffrey Reade, Jerry Noah, Kris Choudhury | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:18 | Morgan State | Dustin Holstein grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 00:00 | Morgan State | John Carpio buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |