| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) SF - Russell Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hatchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the floater from close range set up by Anthony Rector | 21-41 |
| 19:16 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Brandon - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #1 | 21-41 |
| 19:16 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell misses the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:16 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector grabs the board | 21-41 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | William Westbrook takes the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 21-41 |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Rusty Sherman is denied by Gerald Atkin | 21-41 |
| 18:46 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell can't tip it in | 21-41 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell grabs the offensive board | 21-41 |
| 18:26 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-41 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gerald Atkin | 21-41 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a shot near the basket | 21-41 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the follow up shot | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:55 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle is whistled for a carry | 21-43 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 21-46 |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle's floater is tipped away by Gerald Atkin | 21-46 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the board | 21-46 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Dennis Brandon | 21-48 |
| 16:44 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-48 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 21-48 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is hacked by William Westbrook - foul #2 on William Westbrook, team foul #1 | 21-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira (SG), Bobby Mays (SF), Paul Ray (PF), Ryan Plourde (C) Rusty Sherman, Russell Kyle, Edward Suttle, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 21-48 |
| 15:59 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira gets the rebound | 21-48 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Silveira (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Ray (fresh) C - Ryan Plourde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-48 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison snags the defensive board | 21-48 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Ellison | 21-50 |
| 15:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-50 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | James Anderson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ellison | 24-52 |
| 14:46 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kerry Clark - foul #1 on Kerry Clark, team foul #2 | 24-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (PG), Rusty Sherman (SG), Edward Suttle (PF), Robert Hatchell (C) William Westbrook, Thomas Silveira, Paul Ray, Ryan Plourde | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 14:46 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 1st free throw | 25-52 |
| 14:46 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-52 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the offensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a runner in the paint | 26-52 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 13:42 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman loses the dribble to Robert Ellison | 26-52 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison dunks the ball | 26-54 |
| 13:26 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Russell Kyle (SF) David Okonski, Bobby Mays | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits a shot in the lane | 26-56 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-56 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 26-56 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 26-58 |
| 12:03 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Mayfield is called for the reach on Russell Kyle - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #3 | 26-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira (SG), Paul Ray (PF), Bobby Mays (C) Rusty Sherman, Edward Suttle, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), David Duffield (C) Carl Baillie, Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-58 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Silveira (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Ray (fresh) C - Bobby Mays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Rector (fresh) 5 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | James Anderson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-58 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Silveira takes the ball from James Anderson | 29-58 |
| 10:52 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Silveira | 31-58 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Paul Ray is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #3 on Paul Ray, team foul #2 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG), Ryan Plourde (C) Thomas Silveira, Russell Kyle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield's pass is intercepted by Rusty Sherman | 31-58 |
| 10:08 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Brandon is called for the reach on Bobby Mays - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #4 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (PG), Edward Suttle (PF), Robert Hatchell (C) William Westbrook, Paul Ray, Ryan Plourde | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:03 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays loses the ball out of bounds | 31-58 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bobby Mays - foul #2 on Bobby Mays, team foul #3 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Russell Kyle (SF) Bobby Mays | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Suttle - foul #3 on Edward Suttle, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira (SG), Jerrod Ragin (SF), Paul Ray (PF), Ryan Plourde (C) Rusty Sherman, Russell Kyle, Edward Suttle, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG) Carl Baillie | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde clanks a shot from the baseline | 31-61 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 31-61 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Okonski - foul #2 on David Okonski, team foul #5 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Kerry Clark | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde grabs the board | 31-61 |
| 08:24 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ryan Plourde, team foul #6 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays (SF) Jerrod Ragin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | David Okonski is called for the reach on Anthony Rector - foul #3 on David Okonski, team foul #7 | 31-61 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 31-62 |
| 08:06 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 07:59 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Okonski, team foul #8 | 31-62 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Okonski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Silveira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Mays (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Ray (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Plourde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Duffield | 31-64 |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 31-64 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 31-64 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the lay-in | 31-64 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira gets the rebound | 31-64 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-64 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the easy layup | 33-64 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | David Duffield tips it home | 33-66 |
| 05:52 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-66 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | David Duffield pulls down the rebound | 33-66 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | James Anderson banks in the layup set up by Gerald Atkin | 33-68 |
| 05:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Okonski | 36-68 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Anderson is whistled for a carry | 36-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jerrod Ragin (SF) Ryan Plourde | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 04:29 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-68 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Jerrod Ragin is called for the reach on Anthony Mayfield - foul #4 on Jerrod Ragin, team foul #9 | 36-68 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 04:09 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the board | 36-68 |
| 03:55 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-68 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon gets the rebound | 36-68 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Okonski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Silveira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrod Ragin (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Paul Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Mays (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 29 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark is hacked by Paul Ray - foul #4 on Paul Ray, team foul #10 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 36-70 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-70 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the board | 36-70 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 36-70 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Kerry Clark | |
| 02:50 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Silveira comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-70 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon pulls down the rebound | 36-70 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-70 |
| 02:42 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Paul Ray | 36-70 |
| 02:36 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-70 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-70 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carl Baillie | 36-72 |
| 01:55 | Loyola Chicago | Jerrod Ragin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rector - foul #2 on Anthony Rector, team foul #5 | 36-72 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde (C) Jerrod Ragin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, James Anderson | |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Ray | 38-72 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Ellison | 38-74 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-74 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the floater from the left side | 38-74 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 38-74 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield connects on the shot from the right block set up by Anthony Rector and the foul's on Ryan Plourde - foul #2 on Ryan Plourde, team foul #11 | 38-76 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the free throw | 38-76 |
| 00:14 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan Plourde snags the defensive board | 38-76 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses the lay-in | 38-76 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 38-76 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison runs out the clock | 38-76 |