| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (fresh) SG - Timothy King (fresh) SF - Dario Zinter (fresh) PF - Raymond Ashmore (fresh) C - Kenneth Trisler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey's pass is intercepted by Charles Caputo in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Karl Usrey - foul #1 on Karl Usrey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Timothy King scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Karl Usrey | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Johnny Katz picks off the pass by Timothy King | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors lays it in on a great pass from Glenn Corral | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Johnny Katz picks off the pass by Kenneth Trisler | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Karl Usrey - foul #2 on Karl Usrey, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Tom Brode (SF), Alton Davidson (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Karl Usrey, Timothy King, Dario Zinter, Raymond Ashmore, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Morehead State | Tom Brode scores on a shot from the right block set up by Donte Jantz | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Riegel (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 16:25 | Morehead State | Tom Brode misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Leroy Stowers steals the ball from William Riegel in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Robert Englund can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 15:45 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) SF - Roland Crouse (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) SF - Tom Brode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Stowers (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 7-4 |
| 15:06 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz is fouled on the floor by Henry Oliveira - foul #1 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira, William Riegel | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Timothy King (SG), Dario Zinter (SF), Raymond Ashmore (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Donte Jantz, Andrew Kerwin, Tom Brode, Alton Davidson, Leroy Stowers | |
| 14:40 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:28 | Morehead State | Timothy King is fouled on the floor by Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 14:12 | Morehead State | Timothy King is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy King, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 13:29 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 7-4 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Ashmore - foul #1 on Raymond Ashmore, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Franklin Hunter (PF) Lee Journey, Timothy King, Raymond Ashmore | |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 12:43 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Trisler | 9-4 |
| 12:27 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 9-4 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is fouled in the backcourt by Donte Jantz - foul #1 on Donte Jantz, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Riegel (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore (PF) Dario Zinter | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 11-4 |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Caputo - foul #1 on Charles Caputo, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Alton Davidson (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Andrew Kerwin, Raymond Ashmore, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) SG - Robert Englund (fresh) SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Hunter (fresh) PF - Alton Davidson (fresh) C - Leroy Stowers (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson jams it on a great pass from Robert Englund | 13-5 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Henry Oliveira picks off the pass by Alton Davidson | 13-5 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse is fouled on the floor by Timothy King - foul #2 on Timothy King, team foul #6 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) William Riegel | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Dario Zinter (SF) Donte Jantz, Timothy King, Franklin Hunter | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Andrew Kerwin is called for the reach on Robert Englund - foul #1 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #7 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (PF) Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore (PF) Alton Davidson | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Roland Crouse - foul #1 on Roland Crouse, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson's pass is intercepted by Leroy Stowers | 13-7 |
| 09:43 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse is hacked by Lee Journey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Journey, team foul #8 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Franklin Hunter (PF), Tom Brode (C) Andrew Kerwin, Raymond Ashmore, Leroy Stowers | |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Tom Brode buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donte Jantz | 15-10 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Tom Brode - foul #1 on Tom Brode, team foul #9 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF) Roland Crouse, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG), Raymond Ashmore (PF), Alton Davidson (C) Lee Journey, Dario Zinter, Franklin Hunter | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:11 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson misses long on a jumper from close range | 17-10 |
| 08:10 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore gets the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:01 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 17-10 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is hacked by Andrew Kerwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #10 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG), Dario Zinter (SF) Andrew Kerwin, Tom Brode | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 07:39 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter misses the lay-in | 18-10 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | William Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Journey (fairly fresh) SF - Dario Zinter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Ashmore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alton Davidson (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is whistled for a carry | 18-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SF), Leroy Stowers (C) Dario Zinter, Raymond Ashmore | |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Lee Journey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | William Riegel's pass is intercepted by Lee Journey in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 06:48 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 18-12 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 21-12 |
| 06:15 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alton Davidson, team foul #11 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira, William Riegel | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Alton Davidson, Leroy Stowers | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Franklin Hunter is called for the reach on Johnny Katz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Hunter, team foul #12 | 21-12 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 06:12 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donte Jantz | 22-15 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Lee Journey is called for the reach on Charles Caputo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Journey, team foul #13 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Dario Zinter (SF) Lee Journey, Franklin Hunter | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 05:18 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz travels with the ball | 24-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Brode (PF) Raymond Ashmore | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Trisler - foul #1 on Kenneth Trisler, team foul #14 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (PG), Roland Crouse (SF), William Riegel (PF) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers (C) Kenneth Trisler | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 04:43 | Morehead State | Daniel Palmatier takes the ball from Timothy King | 26-15 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Crouse | 29-15 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Stowers is blocked by Glenn Corral | 29-15 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | William Riegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Henry Oliveira (C) Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SF), Raymond Ashmore (PF) Dario Zinter, Tom Brode | |
| 04:06 | Morehead State | Robert Patterson steps in front of the Donte Jantz pass | 29-15 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson banks in the layup | 31-15 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Timothy King knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 31-18 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Robert Englund's pass is intercepted by Timothy King in the backcourt | 31-18 |
| 03:21 | Morehead State | Timothy King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Dario Zinter (SF), Alton Davidson (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Donte Jantz, Timothy King, Franklin Hunter, Raymond Ashmore, Leroy Stowers | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) SF - Dario Zinter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (fresh) C - Kenneth Trisler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Alton Davidson is called for the reach on Charles Caputo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Davidson, team foul #15 | 31-18 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-18 |
| 02:55 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Shawn Moors - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #5 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Trisler - foul #2 on Kenneth Trisler, team foul #16 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore (PF) Kenneth Trisler | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-21 |
| 02:17 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore tips it in | 33-23 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits the follow up shot | 35-23 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG) Charles Caputo | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG), Tom Brode (SF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Andrew Kerwin, Dario Zinter, Alton Davidson | |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Tom Brode knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 35-25 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Patterson | 37-25 |
| 00:51 | Morehead State | Glenn Corral denies the turnaround by Kenneth Trisler | 37-25 |
| 00:50 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore tips it in | 37-27 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-27 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 00:01 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 39-27 |