| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) C - Erick Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fresh) SG - William Pollard (fresh) SF - Jamie Hoge (fresh) PF - Ray Mason (fresh) C - Justin Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Siena | Justin Reed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Siena | William Pollard misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Jamie Hoge steps in front of the Stephen Soares pass | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Siena | Jamie Hoge's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Higuera | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Siena | The rebound goes to Ray Mason | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Siena | William Pollard can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Moshier | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Siena | Ray Mason snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Siena | William Pollard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ray Mason - foul #1 on Ray Mason, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Leon Kamen (SG) William Pollard | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:24 | Siena | Ray Mason snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:05 | Siena | Patrick Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses long on a shot from the left side | 1-0 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Victor Campbell | 3-0 |
| 16:06 | Siena | Justin Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), William Pollard (SG), John Hitch (SF), James Brown (PF) Patrick Ward, Leon Kamen, Jamie Hoge, Ray Mason | |
| 16:06 | Siena | Justin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:06 | Siena | Justin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | James Brown denies the turnaround by Edward Ivey | 3-0 |
| 15:47 | Siena | The rebound goes to Justin Reed | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Like Chinn (fresh) SG - William Pollard (fresh) SF - John Hitch (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Justin Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Siena | Justin Reed slams it home set up by William Pollard | 3-2 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Higuera | 5-2 |
| 14:39 | Siena | Like Chinn is fouled on the floor by Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joe Jackson (SG), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), Leon Kamen (SG), Ray Mason (PF), Daniel Dematteo (C) Like Chinn, William Pollard, James Brown, Justin Reed | |
| 14:28 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Troy Sanders (C) Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 14:28 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:28 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Ivey | 8-4 |
| 13:48 | Siena | John Hitch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 13:23 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:06 | Siena | Leon Kamen scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ward - foul #1 on Patrick Ward, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), William Pollard (SG), Jamie Hoge (SF), Justin Reed (C) Patrick Ward, Leon Kamen, John Hitch, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares lays it in set up by Troy Sanders | 10-9 |
| 12:28 | Siena | A charge is called on William Pollard - foul #1 on William Pollard, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Siena | Justin Reed snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 11:55 | Siena | Like Chinn blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Soares | 10-9 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (PF) Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG) Like Chinn | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Patrick Ward (fresh) SG - William Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Hoge (fresh) PF - Ray Mason (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Siena | William Pollard scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Ward | 10-12 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:50 | Siena | Justin Reed loses the dribble to Edward Ivey | 13-12 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey's pass is intercepted by Jamie Hoge | 13-12 |
| 10:27 | Siena | Ray Mason banks in the layup set up by Jamie Hoge | 13-14 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey scores on a turnaround from the right block | 15-14 |
| 09:58 | Siena | Justin Reed is fouled on the floor by Troy Sanders - foul #1 on Troy Sanders, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Siena | Leon Kamen (SG), John Hitch (SF), James Brown (PF), Daniel Dematteo (C) William Pollard, Jamie Hoge, Ray Mason, Justin Reed | |
| 09:46 | Siena | Joe Jackson swats the shot by John Hitch | 15-14 |
| 09:45 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo tips it home | 15-16 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | Siena | John Hitch misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Jackson - foul #1 on Joe Jackson, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Victor Campbell | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG) Patrick Ward | |
| 09:10 | Siena | John Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Siena | John Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Leon Kamen - foul #1 on Leon Kamen, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:46 | Siena | John Hitch is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Hitch, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses short on a runner near the basket | 20-18 |
| 08:22 | Siena | James Brown grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:06 | Siena | Leon Kamen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:05 | Siena | Daniel Dematteo tips it home | 20-20 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | Siena | Like Chinn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Like Chinn (fresh) SG - Leon Kamen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hitch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Daniel Dematteo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-20 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera tips it in | 24-20 |
| 06:47 | Siena | Like Chinn is whistled for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Troy Sanders (C) Joe Jackson, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), William Pollard (SG), Jamie Hoge (SF), Ray Mason (PF), Justin Reed (C) Like Chinn, Leon Kamen, John Hitch, James Brown, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Justin Reed blocks the short jumper by Edward Ivey | 24-20 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders is fouled on the floor by Justin Reed - foul #1 on Justin Reed, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 05:45 | Siena | William Pollard grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:29 | Siena | Edward Ivey picks off the pass by Jamie Hoge | 24-20 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 24-20 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 05:00 | Siena | The rebound goes to Justin Reed | 24-20 |
| 04:54 | Siena | Justin Reed clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Troy Sanders - foul #2 on Troy Sanders, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| 04:54 | Siena | Justin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:54 | Siena | Justin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is denied on a dunk by Ray Mason | 24-22 |
| 04:07 | Siena | Justin Reed pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:02 | Siena | Patrick Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Siena | Leon Kamen (SG), John Hitch (SF) William Pollard, Jamie Hoge | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG) Patrick Ward | |
| 03:31 | Siena | Like Chinn is fouled on the floor by Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Siena | Daniel Dematteo (C) Justin Reed | |
| 03:31 | Siena | Like Chinn misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Hitch - foul #2 on John Hitch, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SG) Victor Campbell | |
| Subs | Siena | James Brown (PF) Ray Mason | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:13 | Siena | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Like Chinn (fresh) SG - Leon Kamen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hitch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Dematteo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Siena | Leon Kamen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 03:00 | Siena | John Hitch grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 02:48 | Siena | John Hitch lays it in on a great pass from Like Chinn and he's fouled by Stephen Soares - foul #1 on Stephen Soares, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Troy Sanders (C) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 02:48 | Siena | John Hitch makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth loses the dribble to Like Chinn in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 02:34 | Siena | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | Siena | Patrick Ward (PG), William Pollard (SG), Jamie Hoge (SF), Justin Reed (C) Like Chinn, Leon Kamen, John Hitch, Daniel Dematteo | |
| 02:34 | Siena | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:34 | Siena | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:11 | Siena | James Brown snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:05 | Siena | William Pollard is hacked by Troy Sanders - foul #3 on Troy Sanders, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Edward Ivey (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Siena | Ray Mason (PF) James Brown | |
| 02:05 | Siena | William Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:05 | Siena | William Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 01:25 | Siena | Patrick Ward is hacked by Victor Campbell - foul #3 on Victor Campbell, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joe Jackson (SF) Victor Campbell, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Siena | Leon Kamen (SG) William Pollard | |
| 01:25 | Siena | Patrick Ward makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:25 | Siena | Patrick Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier double dribbles | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | Siena | Like Chinn (PG), John Hitch (SF) Patrick Ward, Jamie Hoge | |
| 00:42 | Siena | John Hitch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 00:05 | Siena | Mark Moshier steals it from Ray Mason | 29-30 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier dunks the ball | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Siena | John Hitch can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-30 |