| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Danny Roe (fresh) SG - Jean Trussell (fresh) SF - Raymond Boykin (fresh) PF - William Ladwig (fresh) C - Charles Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Charles Reed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Lamar | Charles Reed drills a jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Raymond Boykin is called for the reach on Anthony Mayfield - foul #1 on Raymond Boykin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Lamar | Jean Trussell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Lamar | Charles Reed snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Lamar | Danny Roe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Lamar | Danny Roe makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Lamar | Danny Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Jean Trussell | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Lamar | Jean Trussell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Rector - foul #2 on Anthony Rector, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG) Anthony Rector | |
| 17:46 | Lamar | Jean Trussell makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Lamar | Jean Trussell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Eric Greening | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | Lamar | Anthony Mayfield steals it from Danny Roe | 6-2 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Eric Greening's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Reed | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Lamar | Charles Reed's pass is intercepted by Eric Greening | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Lamar | Raymond Boykin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Danny Roe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jean Trussell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Boykin (fairly fresh) PF - William Ladwig (fresh) C - Charles Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kerry Clark and he's hacked by Raymond Boykin - foul #2 on Raymond Boykin, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ivan Smith (SF), Elvin Schock (PF), Joseph Coca (C) Raymond Boykin, William Ladwig, Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:54 | Lamar | Joseph Coca snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Lamar | Danny Roe buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Clark and he's fouled by Ivan Smith - foul #1 on Ivan Smith, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kenneth Otero (PG), William Ladwig (PF), Charles Reed (C) Danny Roe, Ivan Smith, Joseph Coca | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), David Duffield (C) James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Lamar | Charles Reed clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Duffield - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Lamar | Alan Hill (SG) Jean Trussell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| 14:05 | Lamar | Charles Reed makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:05 | Lamar | Charles Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:05 | Lamar | William Ladwig grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:45 | Lamar | Elvin Schock misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:44 | Lamar | Alan Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:34 | Lamar | Elvin Schock loses the dribble to Carl Baillie | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Eric Greening drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Kerry Clark and he's fouled by Kenneth Otero - foul #1 on Kenneth Otero, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jean Trussell (SG) Alan Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (PF) James Anderson | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:48 | Lamar | Elvin Schock connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Otero | 13-14 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Eric Greening buries a floater in the paint | 13-16 |
| 12:14 | Lamar | Jean Trussell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Danny Roe (PG), Ivan Smith (SF), Joseph Coca (C) Kenneth Otero, William Ladwig, Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) Eric Greening | |
| 12:14 | Lamar | Jean Trussell makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:14 | Lamar | Jean Trussell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 15-16 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Danny Roe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jean Trussell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Smith (fresh) PF - Elvin Schock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Coca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) SG - Kerry Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Ivan Smith steals the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 15-16 |
| 11:41 | Lamar | Ivan Smith banks in the layup | 17-16 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-16 |
| 11:11 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Joseph Coca | 17-16 |
| 10:54 | Lamar | Dennis Brandon is called for the reach on Elvin Schock - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Ladwig (PF) Elvin Schock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), James Anderson (PF) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| 10:39 | Lamar | Jean Trussell travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Charles Reed (C) Joseph Coca | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Eric Greening comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Roe - foul #1 on Danny Roe, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:51 | Lamar | Jean Trussell drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Roe | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:30 | Lamar | William Ladwig pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:08 | Lamar | Danny Roe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Eric Greening buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kerry Clark | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Lamar | James Anderson is called for the reach on Danny Roe - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | Alan Hill (SG), Elvin Schock (SF), Joseph Coca (PF), Scott Fuller (C) Jean Trussell, Ivan Smith, William Ladwig, Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| 08:41 | Lamar | Danny Roe misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield loses the dribble to Joseph Coca | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Danny Roe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Hill (fresh) SF - Elvin Schock (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Coca (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Lamar | Joseph Coca comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | David Duffield snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is hacked by Joseph Coca - foul #1 on Joseph Coca, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kenneth Otero (PG), Jean Trussell (SG), William Ladwig (PF), Charles Reed (C) Danny Roe, Alan Hill, Joseph Coca, Scott Fuller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, David Duffield | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Charles Reed blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Anthony Mayfield | 19-20 |
| 06:33 | Lamar | Jean Trussell pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:17 | Lamar | Dennis Brandon denies the turnaround by William Ladwig | 19-20 |
| 06:15 | Lamar | Elvin Schock tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits the finger roll | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Lamar | Kenneth Otero can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Baillie - foul #2 on Carl Baillie, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| 05:33 | Lamar | Kenneth Otero misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Lamar | Kenneth Otero misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Lamar | Charles Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:22 | Lamar | Charles Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Anderson | 21-24 |
| 04:52 | Lamar | Jean Trussell drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Ladwig | 23-24 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is fouled on the floor by Charles Reed - foul #1 on Charles Reed, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Lamar | Danny Roe (PG), Ivan Smith (SF), Joseph Coca (C) Kenneth Otero, Elvin Schock, Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:08 | Lamar | Danny Roe misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 04:06 | Lamar | Jean Trussell tips it home | 25-26 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Danny Roe - foul #2 on Danny Roe, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Boykin (SF), Scott Fuller (C) Ivan Smith, William Ladwig | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Rector (SG) Eric Greening, Kerry Clark | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Danny Roe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Trussell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Boykin (fresh) PF - Joseph Coca (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Anthony Mayfield (tiring) 9 pts. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Lamar | Joseph Coca comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | James Anderson drills a jump hook from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | Lamar | Raymond Boykin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carl Baillie | 25-31 |
| 02:37 | Lamar | Anthony Mayfield swats the layup by Scott Fuller | 25-31 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 02:19 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Scott Fuller | 25-31 |
| 01:56 | Lamar | Raymond Boykin hits a floater from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 01:30 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Raymond Boykin | 27-31 |
| 01:13 | Lamar | Jean Trussell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Boykin - foul #3 on Raymond Boykin, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kenneth Otero (PG), Alan Hill (SG), Elvin Schock (SF), William Ladwig (PF), Charles Reed (C) Danny Roe, Jean Trussell, Raymond Boykin, Joseph Coca, Scott Fuller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:34 | Lamar | William Ladwig loses the dribble to Eric Greening | 27-32 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Charles Reed denies the turnaround by Eric Greening | 27-32 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 00:08 | Lamar | Charles Reed grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 00:03 | Lamar | Alan Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Eric Greening clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-32 |