| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | James Schacher inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr hits a driving attempt from close range | 38-25 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Petti - foul #1 on Charles Petti, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Edward Patterson, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-27 |
| 19:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 19:05 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti is hacked by Leonard Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | James Schacher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-27 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | George Eddleman pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Juan Gonzales is called for the reach on Phillip Brisson - foul #1 on Juan Gonzales, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Petti - foul #2 on Charles Petti, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Steven Lenhardt steals it from Juan Gonzales | 40-28 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | James Schacher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | George Eddleman is fouled on the floor by Juan Gonzales - foul #2 on Juan Gonzales, team foul #4 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Bane (PF), Luther Hafley (C) James Schacher, Gilberto Cruz, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| 16:18 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell is fouled on the floor by Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane lays it in | 45-28 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 16:04 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 15:45 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley is hacked by Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Gilberto Cruz (PF), Juan Gonzales (C) Joseph Carr, Charles Bane, Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Michael Ralls | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Petti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Gonzales (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales lays it in on a great pass from Charles Petti | 47-28 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Patterson | 47-31 |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | David Caudill loses the dribble to Phillip Brisson in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson lays it up and in | 47-33 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeffrey Clifford | 47-33 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | George Eddleman grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Kirk | 47-35 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | David Caudill's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jeffrey Clifford | 47-35 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Gilberto Cruz takes the ball from Phillip Brisson | 47-35 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | David Caudill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales tips it back up and in | 49-35 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | George Eddleman connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Phillip Brisson | 49-37 |
| 13:28 | UC Riverside | David Caudill knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Juan Gonzales | 52-37 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Gilberto Cruz steals it from Jeffrey Clifford | 52-37 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Caudill | 54-37 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | George Eddleman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-37 |
| 12:16 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Petti | 56-37 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford blows the layup | 56-37 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-37 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | George Eddleman tips it in | 56-39 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Petti (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dwayne Postell (fairly fresh) PF - Gilberto Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Juan Gonzales (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Eddleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz drills a shot from the left block | 58-39 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford banks in the layup set up by James Kirk | 58-41 |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz loses the dribble to James Kirk | 58-41 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 10:22 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | Phillip Brisson is called for the reach on Charles Petti - foul #2 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), James Schacher (SF), Charles Bane (PF), Luther Hafley (C) Charles Petti, Dwayne Postell, Gilberto Cruz, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr drills a turnaround from the left block | 60-41 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Ralls and he's hacked by David Caudill - foul #4 on David Caudill, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (SG) David Caudill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Petti | 62-44 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Leonard Pomeroy | 62-46 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr's pass is intercepted by Leonard Pomeroy | 62-46 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | James Schacher can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane can't tip it in | 62-46 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley hits the follow up shot | 64-46 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Luther Hafley blocks the jumper by Leonard Pomeroy | 64-46 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Luther Hafley | 64-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Petti (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Schacher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Bane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Hafley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Ralls (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Stephan Oswalt is called for the reach on Charles Petti - foul #2 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Charles Little (PF), Ralph Roy (C) Joseph Carr, Charles Bane, Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF), George Eddleman (C) Steven Lenhardt, Michael Ralls | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Charles Petti - foul #3 on Charles Petti, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG) Charles Petti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | James Kirk grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford scores on a floater from the left wing set up by James Kirk | 66-50 |
| 06:36 | UC Riverside | David Caudill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Little | 66-50 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | James Schacher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 66-50 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Patterson | 66-52 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz (PF), Juan Gonzales (C) Charles Little, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF) Leonard Pomeroy, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Carr is called for the reach on Dustin Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Carr, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell (SF) James Schacher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Ralls (C) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:28 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 66-54 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | David Caudill steals the ball from Dustin Thompson | 66-54 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | David Caudill lays it in | 68-54 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Carr - foul #4 on Joseph Carr, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF) James Kirk, Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Edward Patterson takes the ball from Gilberto Cruz | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (SG), James Schacher (SF), Charles Bane (PF) Joseph Carr, Dwayne Postell, Gilberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane misses short on a floater from the left side | 68-56 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | James Schacher makes the shot from the baseline set up by David Caudill | 70-58 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Petti (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Schacher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Bane (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Gonzales (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the driving attempt in the lane | 70-58 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it in | 70-60 |
| 02:52 | UC Riverside | Phillip Brisson picks off the pass by Charles Petti | 70-60 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't finish the layup | 70-60 |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | James Schacher pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | David Caudill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-60 |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | James Schacher hits the follow up shot | 72-60 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Gilberto Cruz (PF) Charles Petti, James Schacher, Charles Bane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | David Caudill steals it from Phillip Brisson in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | David Caudill banks in the layup | 74-60 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on David Caudill - foul #5 on David Caudill, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (SG), Luther Hafley (C) David Caudill, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | George Eddleman's pass is intercepted by Charles Petti in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| 01:31 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti clanks a jumper from the right side | 74-60 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | George Eddleman grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Charles Petti takes the ball from Phillip Brisson in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford knocks in the jumper near the basket | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Phillip Brisson - foul #3 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Schacher (SF), Juan Gonzales (C) Dwayne Postell, Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses the free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 78-62 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the offensive board | 78-62 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-62 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales grabs the board | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti runs out the clock | 78-62 |