| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Justin Adams (fresh) SG - Danny Arthur (fresh) SF - Raymond Revilla (fresh) PF - Dennis Mason (fresh) C - Lawrence Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Ivey out of the doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund can't throw it down but he's hacked by Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | IUPUI | Raymond Revilla connects on the floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth and the foul's on Raymond Revilla - foul #1 on Raymond Revilla, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | IUPUI | Ernest Christopher steps in front of the Justin Adams pass | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Hedlund - foul #1 on Lawrence Hedlund, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Herbert Curtis (PG), Calvin Mullican (SG), JC Marlowe (SF), Charles Mills (PF), Andrew Thomason (C) Justin Adams, Danny Arthur, Raymond Revilla, Dennis Mason, Lawrence Hedlund | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to JC Marlowe | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | IUPUI | JC Marlowe scores on a shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Thomason - foul #1 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund (C) Andrew Thomason | |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund can't throw it down | 8-6 |
| 16:12 | IUPUI | Herbert Curtis hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:53 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Herbert Curtis | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Herbert Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Mullican (fresh) SF - JC Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Mills (fresh) C - Lawrence Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican is fouled on the floor by Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Justin Adams (PG), Raymond Revilla (SF), Dennis Mason (PF), Andrew Thomason (C) Calvin Mullican, JC Marlowe, Charles Mills, Lawrence Hedlund | |
| 15:02 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Moshier - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Danny Arthur (SG), Lawrence Hedlund (C) Herbert Curtis, Andrew Thomason | |
| 15:02 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett clanks a turnaround in the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Dennis Mason | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | IUPUI | Raymond Revilla misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Danny Arthur - foul #1 on Danny Arthur, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Herbert Curtis (SG) Danny Arthur | |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason drills a floater from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is hacked by Lawrence Hedlund - foul #2 on Lawrence Hedlund, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, John Harrison | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Danny Arthur (SG), Charles Mills (PF), Andrew Thomason (C) Justin Adams, Dennis Mason, Lawrence Hedlund | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Thomason - foul #2 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Justin Adams (PG), JC Marlowe (SF), Dennis Mason (PF) Herbert Curtis, Raymond Revilla, Andrew Thomason | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:47 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 12-12 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Christopher | 15-12 |
| 11:29 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Justin Adams (fresh) SG - Danny Arthur (fresh) SF - JC Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Mason (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Mills (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Victor Campbell, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Herbert Curtis (PG), Calvin Mullican (SG), Raymond Revilla (SF) Justin Adams, Danny Arthur, JC Marlowe | |
| 10:51 | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Mills | 15-17 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Holley and he's fouled by Raymond Revilla - foul #2 on Raymond Revilla, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Danny Arthur (SF) Raymond Revilla | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 10:22 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 18-17 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | IUPUI | Charles Mills snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Mills | 18-17 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | IUPUI | Claude Bennett picks off the pass by Calvin Mullican | 20-17 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-17 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 08:22 | IUPUI | Dennis Mason snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:05 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Herbert Curtis | 20-20 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Justin Adams (PG), JC Marlowe (SF), Lawrence Hedlund (C) Calvin Mullican, Danny Arthur, Charles Mills | |
| 07:07 | IUPUI | Edward Ivey swats the short shot by Dennis Mason | 20-20 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Justin Adams (fresh) SG - Herbert Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - JC Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Lee | 22-20 |
| 06:19 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Mason | 22-22 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Goforth | 25-22 |
| 05:31 | IUPUI | John Harrison blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Hedlund | 25-22 |
| 05:29 | IUPUI | JC Marlowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:11 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-22 |
| 05:09 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | John Harrison travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Danny Arthur (SG), Raymond Revilla (SF), Charles Mills (PF) Herbert Curtis, JC Marlowe, Dennis Mason | |
| 04:14 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-24 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Revilla - foul #3 on Raymond Revilla, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican (SG), Dennis Mason (PF) Raymond Revilla, Charles Mills | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:28 | IUPUI | Lawrence Hedlund banks in the layup set up by Calvin Mullican | 25-26 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Lawrence Hedlund is called for the reach on Mitchell Higuera - foul #3 on Lawrence Hedlund, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Claude Bennett (C) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Herbert Curtis (SG), Charles Mills (PF), Andrew Thomason (C) Calvin Mullican, Dennis Mason, Lawrence Hedlund | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Justin Adams (fairly fresh) SG - Herbert Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Arthur (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Mills (fresh) C - Andrew Thomason (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | IUPUI | A charge is called on Andrew Thomason - foul #3 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dennis Mason (PF) Andrew Thomason | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 29-26 |
| 02:17 | IUPUI | Danny Arthur knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Adams | 29-28 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Dennis Mason is called for the reach on Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Dennis Mason, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican (SG), JC Marlowe (SF), Lawrence Hedlund (C) Herbert Curtis, Danny Arthur, Charles Mills | |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:58 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Calvin Mullican | 30-28 |
| 01:43 | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Charles Mills (PF) Dennis Mason | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Craig Holley snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mitchell Higuera | 32-28 |
| 00:40 | IUPUI | Charles Mills misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 00:39 | IUPUI | JC Marlowe tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 00:17 | IUPUI | Charles Mills gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:02 | IUPUI | Calvin Mullican misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-30 |