| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Brian Maitland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) SF - Herbert Cloninger (fresh) PF - Joseph Herrington (fresh) C - Winford Rehnberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is hacked by Joseph Herrington - foul #1 on Joseph Herrington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland loses the dribble to Kenneth Oliver | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | Wade Willey comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington loses the dribble to Zlatko Zachman | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Kenneth Oliver is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Oliver, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Byrne (SF), William Lamay (PF) Herbert Cloninger, Joseph Herrington | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Marvin Capps (C) Wade Willey, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 16:45 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 6-0 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Molino | 8-0 |
| 16:10 | Fairfield | James Molino picks off the pass by Marvin Capps | 8-0 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 8-0 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance tips it but misses | 8-0 |
| 15:48 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Lamay | 8-0 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kerry Allen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - John Byrne (fresh) PF - William Lamay (fresh) C - Marvin Capps (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Allen | 8-3 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Kerry Allen - foul #1 on Kerry Allen, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Paul Tung (SG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Kerry Allen, Kenneth Oliver, John Byrne, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 8-3 |
| 14:35 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | Paul Tung hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wade Willey | 8-6 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:21 | Fairfield | Wade Willey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 13:19 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 11-6 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland, Johnny Garay | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), John Byrne (SF), William Lamay (C) Wade Willey, Paul Tung, Herbert Cloninger, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Kerry Allen is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Allen, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Marvin Capps (C) Kerry Allen, Joseph Herrington | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Capps - foul #1 on Marvin Capps, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | William Lamay grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 11:49 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Kenneth Oliver | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Byrne (fresh) PF - William Lamay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Capps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 11:27 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Lamay | 11-9 |
| 11:13 | Fairfield | William Lamay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Michael Soluri (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, John Byrne, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| 10:37 | Fairfield | Paul Tung comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 10:36 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Oliver - foul #2 on Kenneth Oliver, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG) Kenneth Oliver | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 13-11 |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | Mark Gardner steals the ball from Wade Willey in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark lays it in set up by Mark Gardner | 15-11 |
| 10:01 | Fairfield | Wade Willey drills a 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan's pass is intercepted by Herbert Cloninger in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Paul Tung banks in the layup set up by Herbert Cloninger | 15-16 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Winford Rehnberg | 15-16 |
| 09:34 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland's pass is intercepted by Winford Rehnberg | 15-18 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Mark Gardner is called for the reach on Wade Willey - foul #1 on Mark Gardner, team foul #2 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Byrne (SG), James Lewis (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), William Lamay (C) Paul Tung, Herbert Cloninger, Michael Soluri, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 08:52 | Fairfield | John Byrne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wade Willey | 15-20 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Molino | 17-20 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Lamay | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-22 |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | William Lamay grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard Norby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Byrne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Herrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lamay (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Lloyd Clark steps in front of the Wade Willey pass | 17-22 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark banks in the layup | 19-22 |
| 06:56 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-22 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | John Byrne pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington is fouled on the floor by Fred Morgan - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Marvin Capps (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, James Lewis, Joseph Herrington, William Lamay | |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg hits the finger roll | 19-24 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Marvin Capps - foul #2 on Marvin Capps, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Soluri (PF) Marvin Capps | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Zachman | 21-24 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Soluri - foul #1 on Michael Soluri, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG) John Byrne | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:46 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Herbert Cloninger is denied by Johnny Garay | 22-24 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Gardner | 25-24 |
| 04:03 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Herbert Cloninger - foul #1 on Herbert Cloninger, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland, Johnny Garay | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), William Lamay (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Wade Willey, Paul Tung, Michael Soluri, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tired) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kerry Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cloninger (fairly fresh) PF - William Lamay (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marvin Capps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger is hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #4 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington (PF) Herbert Cloninger | |
| 03:03 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:01 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 02:46 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Lewis (SF) Marvin Capps | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | James Molino drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Norby | 31-24 |
| 02:01 | Fairfield | William Lamay comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger (SF), Marvin Capps (C) James Lewis, Joseph Herrington | |
| 02:01 | Fairfield | William Lamay makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:01 | Fairfield | William Lamay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Marvin Capps in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Capps, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg (C) Marvin Capps | |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Lamay | 32-26 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | William Lamay comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Winford Rehnberg - foul #1 on Winford Rehnberg, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington (PF), Michael Soluri (C) William Lamay, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG) Kerry Allen | |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it home | 36-29 |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 36-29 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Herrington steals the ball from James Molino in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 00:04 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), James Lewis (SF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Paul Tung, Herbert Cloninger, Michael Soluri | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the halfcourt shot | 36-29 |