| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman tips it home | 25-25 |
| 19:32 | Fairfield | Victor Campbell is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Campbell, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:06 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Soares - foul #3 on Stephen Soares, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 19:06 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:06 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares loses the dribble to Eddie Bird | 25-27 |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird lays it in | 25-29 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 18:17 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:03 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 17:53 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Kenneth Thiessen is denied by Stephen Soares | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Campbell and he's fouled by Allan Upshaw - foul #3 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG) Allan Upshaw | |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:04 | Fairfield | Mitchell Higuera picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 28-29 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera jams it | 30-29 |
| 16:38 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 15:44 | Fairfield | Stephen Soares steps in front of the Kenneth Thiessen pass | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Soares (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 30-29 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joe Jackson (SG), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Kenneth Thiessen, Craig Brown | |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders is hacked by Telek Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Telek Zakrzewski, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | The jumper by Joe Jackson is denied by Charles Grove | 30-29 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Charles Grove | 30-29 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Allan Upshaw - foul #4 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG) Joe Jackson, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Allan Upshaw, Charles Grove | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdelal blocks the short jumper by Troy Sanders | 30-29 |
| 12:59 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 12:33 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Troy Sanders - foul #2 on Troy Sanders, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Craig Brown (SF) William Todd, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 12:33 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:33 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Moshier and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF) Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird loses the dribble to Mitchell Higuera | 33-31 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #3 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:50 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't throw it down | 35-31 |
| 10:49 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman blows the dunk | 35-31 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Craig Brown | |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Lawrence Goforth | 38-34 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Victor Campbell takes the ball from Eddie Bird | 38-34 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell dunks the ball | 40-34 |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Kenneth Thiessen is blocked by Erick Pittman | 40-34 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | William Todd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 07:42 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the tip | 43-34 |
| 07:41 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Fairfield | Erick Pittman swats the short shot by Kenneth Thiessen | 43-34 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goforth | 43-34 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 06:54 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Eddie Bird | 43-34 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Bird and he's fouled by Stephen Soares - foul #4 on Stephen Soares, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Joe Jackson (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Grove (PF) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Mark Moshier steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 43-37 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-37 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 05:12 | Fairfield | Troy Sanders swats the short shot by Allan Upshaw | 43-37 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdelwahed steals it from Mark Moshier | 43-37 |
| 04:42 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the dunk attempt | 43-37 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joe Jackson | 45-37 |
| 03:52 | Fairfield | Edward Ivey steals it from Craig Brown out of a doubleteam | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Charles Grove | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Eddie Bird - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 03:23 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed is hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Victor Campbell | 47-37 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman's pass is intercepted by Craig Brown in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 02:30 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed is denied on a layup by Erick Pittman | 47-37 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-37 |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 01:09 | Fairfield | Mark Moshier takes the ball from Allan Upshaw | 49-37 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the dunk | 49-37 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it in | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Allan Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG) Allan Upshaw | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall drills a fadeaway from the left side | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 51-41 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen buries a jumper in the lane | 51-43 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 51-43 |