| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marc Barber (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Leavitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 23-13 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Ray Mason swats the short shot by Ernest Christopher | 23-13 |
| 19:29 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 19:02 | Siena | Ernest Christopher swats the layup by Darrell Leavitt | 23-13 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 25-13 |
| 18:13 | Siena | Mitchell Higuera swats the short shot by Justin Reed | 25-13 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is hacked by Ray Mason - foul #3 on Ray Mason, team foul #1 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | John Wilson (PF) Ray Mason | |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Craig Holley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-13 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't tip it in | 25-13 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the tip | 25-13 |
| 17:31 | Siena | Justin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 17:02 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #1 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 16:41 | Siena | Patrick Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera loses the dribble to John Wilson | 25-13 |
| 15:57 | Siena | Patrick Ward's pass is intercepted by Ernest Christopher | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marc Barber (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Leavitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Leavitt - foul #3 on Darrell Leavitt, team foul #2 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), James Brown (SF), Ray Mason (PF), Daniel Dematteo (C) Patrick Ward, Darrell Leavitt, John Wilson, Justin Reed | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 15:09 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-13 |
| 15:07 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo tips it but misses | 26-13 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera blows the layup | 26-13 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell tips it but misses | 26-13 |
| 14:32 | Siena | Ray Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:17 | Siena | Marc Barber steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Siena | David Condrey (SG), Darrell Leavitt (SF), Justin Reed (C) Marc Barber, James Brown, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-13 |
| 13:46 | Siena | Ray Mason gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 13:29 | Siena | David Condrey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Gary Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-13 |
| 12:48 | Siena | Justin Reed misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #2 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), Marc Barber (SG) Like Chinn, David Condrey | |
| 12:48 | Siena | Justin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 12:48 | Siena | Justin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-15 |
| 12:24 | Siena | Justin Reed gets the rebound | 29-15 |
| 12:06 | Siena | Patrick Ward buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Gary Lee loses the dribble to Marc Barber | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marc Barber (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Leavitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Justin Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:16 | Siena | Ray Mason hits the finger roll | 29-20 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Moshier | 31-20 |
| 10:30 | Siena | Ray Mason comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #3 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #3 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Siena | James Brown (SF), Daniel Dematteo (C) Darrell Leavitt, Justin Reed | |
| 10:30 | Siena | Ray Mason makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 10:30 | Siena | Ray Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a jumper from the left side | 31-22 |
| 09:59 | Siena | Ray Mason snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 09:36 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 31-22 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goforth | 31-22 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Marc Barber steals the ball from Mitchell Higuera | 31-22 |
| 09:06 | Siena | Patrick Ward can't finish the layup | 31-22 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 31-22 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), Darrell Leavitt (SF), John Wilson (PF), Justin Reed (C) Patrick Ward, James Brown, Ray Mason, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 08:12 | Siena | Justin Reed's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Higuera | 31-22 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Like Chinn steps in front of the Craig Holley pass in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 08:09 | Siena | Marc Barber lays it up and in on a great pass from Like Chinn | 31-24 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the floater from the left side | 31-24 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 07:24 | Siena | Like Chinn clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Siena | David Condrey (SG) Marc Barber | |
| 07:24 | Siena | Like Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 07:24 | Siena | Like Chinn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Like Chinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Condrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Leavitt (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 06:53 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 06:37 | Siena | Justin Reed is fouled on the floor by Ernest Christopher - foul #4 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), Ray Mason (PF) Like Chinn, John Wilson | |
| 06:13 | Siena | Patrick Ward buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Condrey | 33-28 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 05:51 | Siena | Ray Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 05:29 | Siena | Patrick Ward misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 33-28 |
| 05:28 | Siena | Ray Mason snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 05:20 | Siena | David Condrey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 05:19 | Siena | Ray Mason tips it home | 33-30 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Lee | 35-30 |
| 04:28 | Siena | David Condrey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 04:27 | Siena | Justin Reed tips it home | 35-32 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Craig Holley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 03:45 | Siena | David Condrey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-35 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Condrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Leavitt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Mason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Justin Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Ray Mason is called for the reach on Lawrence Goforth - foul #4 on Ray Mason, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), Marc Barber (SG), James Brown (SF), John Wilson (PF), Daniel Dematteo (C) Patrick Ward, David Condrey, Darrell Leavitt, Ray Mason, Justin Reed | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 02:36 | Siena | Siena calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), Ray Mason (PF) Like Chinn, John Wilson | |
| 02:19 | Siena | Ray Mason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-35 |
| 02:17 | Siena | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 01:58 | Siena | Patrick Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Siena | Darrell Leavitt (SF), Justin Reed (C) James Brown, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Goforth | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:07 | Siena | Marc Barber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Ward | 42-38 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey blows the dunk | 42-38 |
| 00:47 | Siena | Ray Mason gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt is hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| 00:42 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:42 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher's pass is intercepted by Darrell Leavitt | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Siena | Darrell Leavitt travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Marc Barber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Barber, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier runs out the clock | 42-39 |