| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thrower (fresh) SF - Charles Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Stack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Maples (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-36 |
| 19:29 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 19:28 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower gets the offensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 19:13 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers misses the jumper from the right block | 21-36 |
| 19:12 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples tips it home | 23-36 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 18:41 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples loses the dribble to Jeffrey Clifford | 23-39 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is called for 3 seconds | 23-39 |
| 17:54 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-39 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the dunk attempt | 23-39 |
| 17:31 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 17:17 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Clifford | 23-39 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Rogers - foul #3 on Charles Rogers, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Bill Williams (SF), Michael Hunt (PF), William Dallas (C) Michael Hilton, Robert Thrower, Charles Rogers, Gary Stack, Marvin Maples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:00 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 23-39 |
| 16:48 | Northern Arizona | Stephan Oswalt is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Ralls (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 16:34 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams lays it up and in | 25-39 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 25-41 |
| 16:08 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the tip | 27-41 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Colby (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) SF - Bill Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Dallas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson tips it but misses | 27-41 |
| 15:38 | Northern Arizona | William Dallas pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:14 | Northern Arizona | William Dallas loses the ball out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Richard Lamar (SG), Charles Rogers (SF), Gary Stack (PF), Marvin Maples (C) Charles Colby, Robert Allen, Bill Williams, Michael Hunt, William Dallas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Kirk | 27-43 |
| 14:45 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-43 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Kirk | 27-45 |
| 14:07 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hilton | 30-45 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Edward Patterson (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Kirk, Steven Lenhardt, Michael Ralls | |
| 13:38 | Northern Arizona | George Eddleman steals it from Gary Stack | 30-45 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Richard Lamar steals the ball from Phillip Brisson | 30-45 |
| 13:28 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack hits the finger roll set up by Richard Lamar | 32-45 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is hacked by Marvin Maples - foul #2 on Marvin Maples, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight (PF) Gary Stack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG) Phillip Brisson | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson slams it home on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 32-47 |
| 12:55 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | George Eddleman drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Pomeroy | 32-49 |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Leonard Pomeroy | 35-51 |
| 11:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Bill Williams (SF), Gary Stack (PF) Michael Hilton, Richard Lamar, Charles Rogers, Marvin Maples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson | |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 11:48 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Thrower (fresh) SG - Charles Colby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Stack (fresh) 4 pts. C - Spencer Knight (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams hits a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Thrower | 37-51 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Colby - foul #1 on Charles Colby, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Ralls (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:09 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:46 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight misses the shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Charles Colby steals it from Steven Lenhardt | 37-51 |
| 10:00 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Knight can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Ralls | 37-51 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:39 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:34 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Colby | 40-51 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is hacked by Charles Colby - foul #2 on Charles Colby, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Richard Lamar (SG), Charles Rogers (SF), Michael Hunt (PF), Marvin Maples (C) Robert Thrower, Charles Colby, Bill Williams, Gary Stack, Spencer Knight | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Michael Ralls | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | James Kirk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Patterson | 40-54 |
| 08:57 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Thompson - foul #2 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| 08:57 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:57 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | George Eddleman is fouled on the floor by Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Kirk | 42-56 |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Hilton | 45-56 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Dustin Thompson | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Maples (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Marvin Maples blocks the short jumper by Edward Patterson | 48-58 |
| 07:07 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:48 | Northern Arizona | Dustin Thompson takes the ball from Michael Hilton | 48-58 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Kirk | 48-60 |
| 06:04 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack (PF) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Pomeroy | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Charles Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 48-63 |
| 05:13 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:04 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Rogers | 50-63 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses short on a shot from the baseline | 50-63 |
| 04:55 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Maples gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams (SF) Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) George Eddleman, Michael Ralls | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 50-65 |
| 04:36 | Northern Arizona | Richard Lamar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-67 |
| 04:12 | Northern Arizona | Leonard Pomeroy picks off the pass by Michael Hilton | 50-67 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 50-69 |
| 03:57 | Northern Arizona | Gary Stack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 03:30 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Richard Lamar | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Stack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Maples (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-69 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Maples - foul #3 on Marvin Maples, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Spencer Knight (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Michael Hilton, Richard Lamar, Gary Stack, Marvin Maples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:52 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby loses the ball out of bounds | 50-71 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Spencer Knight - foul #4 on Spencer Knight, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Dallas (C) Bill Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:29 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dustin Thompson - foul #3 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #3 | 52-72 |
| 02:29 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby misses the free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | George Eddleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Spencer Knight - foul #5 on Spencer Knight, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Allen (SF) Spencer Knight | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | Robert Allen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 02:05 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt snags the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 01:57 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Ralls - foul #1 on Michael Ralls, team foul #4 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bill Williams (SF) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| 01:57 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 01:57 | Northern Arizona | Robert Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford's fadeaway is rejected by William Dallas | 53-74 |
| 01:26 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to William Dallas | 53-74 |
| 01:19 | Northern Arizona | Jeffrey Clifford steals it from Bill Williams | 53-74 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | George Eddleman hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Phillip Brisson | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | The jump hook by Bill Williams is blocked by Steven Lenhardt | 53-76 |
| 00:51 | Northern Arizona | William Dallas snags the offensive board | 53-76 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | The 3pt attempt by Charles Colby is denied by Leonard Pomeroy | 53-76 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | George Eddleman gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy drills a shot in the lane set up by Jeffrey Clifford | 53-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy runs out the clock | 53-78 |