| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Patrick (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Patrick inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:56 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Straw, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Straw and he's fouled by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses the free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-26 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the follow up shot | 42-26 |
| 18:14 | Long Beach State | James Patrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Christopher | 44-26 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Boldt | 44-29 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Craig Holley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Christopher | 46-29 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 46-29 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-29 |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | James Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-29 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Straw | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Wendell Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wendell Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Patrick | 46-32 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | James Patrick clanks a shot in the lane | 46-32 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:15 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt tips it in | 46-34 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Harrison | 48-34 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:20 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is hacked by Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is denied on a dunk by Charles Hughes | 48-36 |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Michael Straw is called for the reach on Craig Holley - foul #3 on Michael Straw, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (C) Ronald Boldt | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Devin Dority (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Straw | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Michael Straw, Devin Dority | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes banks in the layup | 50-41 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Craig Holley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes clanks a floater from the right block | 52-44 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Patrick - foul #3 on James Patrick, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG), Edward Endicott (SF), Ronald Boldt (C) Wendell Boudreaux, James Patrick, Charles Hughes | |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mitchell Higuera - foul #3 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Craig Holley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 07:45 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Endicott (fresh) PF - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it home | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt makes the floater from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Boldt - foul #2 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (SG), James Patrick (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Milton Cleveland, Edward Endicott, Charles Hughes | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Christopher | 57-47 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | James Patrick double dribbles | 57-47 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is fouled on the floor by Joseph Guthrie - foul #2 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG) Michael Straw | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Boldt | 59-50 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Boldt - foul #3 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it home | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | James Patrick loses the dribble to Gary Lee | 63-52 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Gary Lee lays it up and in | 65-52 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher buries a turnaround in the lane | 67-52 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 67-52 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Ivey | 70-52 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Endicott (SF), Charles Hughes (PF), Devin Dority (C) James Patrick, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Ernest Christopher - foul #3 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Milton Cleveland steps in front of the Ernest Christopher pass | 72-54 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland throws it down | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Ernest Christopher | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Ernest Christopher - foul #4 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes misses the free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 74-58 |