| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield inbounds the ball | 11-27 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Morgan Benfield out of a doubleteam | 13-27 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-27 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is whistled for traveling | 13-27 |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-27 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Craig Holley loses the dribble to Ervin Kendall | 13-27 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:52 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the runner in the paint | 15-27 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 17:30 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 15-27 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't connect on a shot near the basket | 15-27 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 15-29 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 18-29 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Mitchell Higuera is blocked by Kenneth Thiessen | 18-29 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) SF - Morgan Benfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Alcorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Charles Grove (PF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Morgan Benfield, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 19-31 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Gary Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (SF) Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Morgan Benfield | 21-31 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Charles Grove - foul #3 on Charles Grove, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Craig Brown - foul #2 on Craig Brown, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | John Harrison double dribbles | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Morgan Benfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Craig Brown tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, John Harrison | |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-31 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Craig Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is hacked by Craig Brown - foul #3 on Craig Brown, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Raymond Alcorn (SF) Roderick Paul, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Craig Holley | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:22 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-34 |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 12:04 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn slams it home | 23-34 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Grove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Craig Holley | 23-36 |
| 10:52 | Fairfield | Ernest Christopher denies the turnaround by Kenneth Thiessen | 23-36 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 23-36 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is called for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Raymond Alcorn, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| 10:15 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Kenneth Thiessen swats the layup by Claude Bennett | 23-36 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ervin Kendall and he's fouled by John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ervin Kendall - foul #1 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Grove (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Kenneth Thiessen, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 08:26 | Fairfield | Lawrence Goforth steals it from Morgan Benfield out of a doubleteam | 26-37 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth banks in the layup | 26-39 |
| 07:59 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul buries a shot from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #2 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG) Roderick Paul, Ervin Kendall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-41 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Gary Lee snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Moshier | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:16 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 33-44 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 33-46 |
| 05:41 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw loses the dribble to Craig Holley | 33-46 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Gary Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Craig Brown (C) Allan Upshaw, Charles Grove, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| 05:02 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen loses the dribble to Victor Campbell | 33-46 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 33-48 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | John Harrison is hacked by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Craig Brown steals it from Claude Bennett | 34-48 |
| 03:52 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | John Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 36-48 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it in | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Mitchell Higuera picks off the pass by Roderick Paul | 36-50 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-50 |
| 02:53 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Morgan Benfield | 38-50 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera's pass is intercepted by Ervin Kendall in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 02:17 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Thiessen | 40-50 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Goforth | 40-52 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen is fouled on the floor by John Harrison - foul #2 on John Harrison, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 42-52 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdelwahed steps in front of the Mitchell Higuera pass in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 44-52 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Morgan Benfield takes the ball from Craig Holley in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 01:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed slams it home on a nice dish by Morgan Benfield | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Ivey | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SF) Craig Holley, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Ervin Kendall - foul #2 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:37 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn clanks a shot in the paint | 46-56 |
| 00:36 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it but misses | 46-56 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Morgan Benfield - foul #3 on Morgan Benfield, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Raymond Alcorn | 46-57 |
| 00:04 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Morgan Benfield, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 46-57 |