| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Willie Eggen misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Steven Lenhardt - foul #2 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Willie Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Willie Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from George Eddleman | 29-25 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Phillip Brisson takes the ball from Mike Willis | 29-25 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 31-25 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Mike Willis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | George Eddleman pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt's pass is intercepted by Joshua Nash | 31-25 |
| 17:09 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | Joshua Nash snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Amado Ricci (PF) Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Willie Eggen | |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Vladimir Lisowski - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Joshua Nash | |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Amado Ricci gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Ricci (fresh) C - Steve Frank (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Mike Willis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Ralls - foul #2 on Michael Ralls, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF) Amado Ricci | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Willis - foul #2 on Mike Willis, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick | |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:37 | Cornell | Edward Patterson is called for the reach on Cecil Stewart - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Nash (C) Steve Frank | |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon loses the dribble to Jeffrey Clifford | 31-31 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | George Eddleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-31 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #3 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 13:07 | Cornell | Mike Willis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Pomeroy | 36-31 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Clifford | 36-31 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Steve Frank (C) Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Frank (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson's pass is intercepted by Mike Willis | 36-31 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | Willie Eggen clanks a jump hook in the lane | 36-31 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Edward Patterson is denied by Willie Eggen | 36-31 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls hits a floater from the right wing set up by Edward Patterson | 38-31 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Dimick | 38-34 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is fouled on the floor by Karl Dimick - foul #1 on Karl Dimick, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen, Steve Frank | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 40-34 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Joshua Nash knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Willis and he's fouled by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Nash picks off the pass by Phillip Brisson | 40-36 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Joshua Nash hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Mike Willis hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Joshua Nash drills a jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Nash (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-40 |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Mike Willis grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Mike Willis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Eddleman | 40-40 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Nash swats the short shot by Leonard Pomeroy | 40-40 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Kevin Booker | 40-40 |
| 06:30 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Joshua Nash tips it in | 40-42 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael McClarnon - foul #4 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Steve Frank (C) Mike Willis, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 06:07 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 05:38 | Cornell | Edward Patterson denies the turnaround by Vladimir Lisowski | 41-42 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Karl Dimick can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Stewart - foul #1 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG) Leonard Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ralls - foul #3 on Michael Ralls, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 04:18 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is hacked by Vladimir Lisowski - foul #2 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), George Eddleman (SF) James Kirk, Stephan Oswalt | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Cecil Stewart, Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen | |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 03:41 | Cornell | Mike Willis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vladimir Lisowski | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Vladimir Lisowski is called for the reach on Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (SG), Joshua Nash (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Steve Frank | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:30 | Cornell | Joshua Nash snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Eddleman - foul #2 on George Eddleman, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:08 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:08 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael McClarnon - foul #5 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Eggen (PF) Michael McClarnon | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Joshua Nash is hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #4 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 44-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Booker - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Mike Willis hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the jumper from the right block | 48-52 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Joshua Nash buries a shot in the lane | 48-54 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Mike Willis is hacked by Leonard Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Amado Ricci (PF) Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Willie Eggen | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | George Eddleman scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Phillip Brisson | 53-56 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Leonard Pomeroy is called for the reach on Mike Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #11 | 53-56 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-58 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Pomeroy | 56-58 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Willie Eggen (PF) Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Amado Ricci | |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Mike Willis is hacked by Phillip Brisson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #12 | 56-58 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Nash is called for the reach on Leonard Pomeroy - foul #1 on Joshua Nash, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Mike Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Pomeroy - foul #3 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #13 | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 58-62 |