| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Felix Castro inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Air Force | The jumper by Donald Pierce is denied by Gary Chaves | 26-31 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's floater is tipped away by Donald Pierce | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson tips it in | 28-31 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 18:23 | Air Force | Felix Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:08 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raphael Esposito | 28-34 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | Felix Castro snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:15 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Romero | 28-37 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits the finger roll set up by Michael Johnson and he's hacked by Felix Castro - foul #1 on Felix Castro, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (PF), Donald Difiore (C) Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Felix Castro's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bessler | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Bessler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roberto Sanchez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Air Force | Donald Pierce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raphael Esposito | 34-40 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Felix Castro | 34-40 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Donald Pierce is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Roberto Sanchez | 34-42 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is called for a backcourt violation | 34-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Bruce Carney (SF), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Joshua Jorgenson, Michael Bessler, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesus Roman (PG), Michael Tower (SG), Christopher Hill (SF), James Ward (PF) Roberto Sanchez, Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Donald Pierce | |
| 13:45 | Air Force | Christopher Hill loses the dribble to Austin Schlater | 34-42 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-42 |
| 13:22 | Air Force | Michael Tower pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Christopher Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Bruce Carney - foul #1 on Bruce Carney, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Pierce (PF) Jose Romero | |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Christopher Hill makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Michael Tower is called for the reach on Harold Grafenstein - foul #2 on Michael Tower, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Bruce Carney | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the lay-in | 34-45 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Donald Pierce pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 11:41 | Air Force | Donald Pierce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jesus Roman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Tower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the floater in the lane | 34-45 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill tips it home | 36-45 |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Michael Tower misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 10:59 | Air Force | Jesus Roman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | James Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-45 |
| 10:10 | Air Force | James Ward pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:43 | Air Force | Christopher Hill misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Michael Bessler (PF), Donald Difiore (C) Michael Johnson, Harold Grafenstein, Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez (PG), Raphael Esposito (SG), Jose Romero (C) Jesus Roman, Michael Tower, James Ward | |
| 09:43 | Air Force | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:43 | Air Force | Christopher Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 09:14 | Air Force | Austin Schlater steps in front of the Raphael Esposito pass | 39-47 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday loses the dribble to Jose Romero | 39-47 |
| 08:32 | Air Force | Christopher Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roberto Sanchez | 39-49 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Dilday | 39-49 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Jose Romero pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Bessler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 07:17 | Air Force | Jose Romero tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater loses the ball out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bruce Carney (SF), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson, Michael Bessler, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Air Force | Felix Castro (SF), James Ward (PF) Christopher Hill, Donald Pierce | |
| 06:50 | Air Force | James Ward can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-51 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Carney snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves's floater is knocked away by Jose Romero | 39-51 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Felix Castro pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 05:56 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Felix Castro snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | James Ward is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Roberto Sanchez and the foul's on Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Roger Dilday, Bruce Carney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesus Roman (PG), Michael Tower (SG) Roberto Sanchez, Raphael Esposito | |
| 05:30 | Air Force | James Ward makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein scores on a runner from close range set up by Michael Johnson | 41-54 |
| 04:48 | Air Force | Jesus Roman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (PF) Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein is hacked by Jesus Roman - foul #1 on Jesus Roman, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (C) Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG) Jose Romero | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | James Ward is called for the reach on Harold Grafenstein - foul #2 on James Ward, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez (PG), Donald Pierce (PF) Jesus Roman, Michael Tower | |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| 03:34 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 03:32 | Air Force | James Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Bessler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Air Force | Felix Castro is denied on a layup by Michael Bessler | 41-54 |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez tips it in | 41-56 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler loses the dribble to Donald Pierce | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roberto Sanchez | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Michael Bessler, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Bessler, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesus Roman (SG), Christopher Hill (SF), Jose Romero (C) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, James Ward | |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Jesus Roman is fouled on the floor by Gary Chaves - foul #2 on Gary Chaves, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Bruce Carney (SF) Roger Dilday, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Keith Churchill - foul #2 on Keith Churchill, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Bruce Carney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF) Jesus Roman, Christopher Hill | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Felix Castro - foul #2 on Felix Castro, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Keith Churchill denies the turnaround by Raphael Esposito | 43-61 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill hits a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Roberto Sanchez - foul #2 on Roberto Sanchez, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Gary Chaves is called for the reach on Jose Romero - foul #3 on Gary Chaves, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Donald Pierce | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez runs out the clock | 48-61 |