| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Virgil Mai, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Maury - foul #1 on John Maury, team foul #2 | 29-19 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:04 | SE Missouri State | John Maury hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gregg Brewer | 31-22 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 18:34 | SE Missouri State | John Maury snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates misses the floater from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 31-22 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Derek Marks steps in front of the Mark Moshier pass | 31-22 |
| 17:43 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-22 |
| 17:41 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't tip it in | 31-22 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 31-22 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares slams it home set up by Victor Campbell | 33-22 |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-22 |
| 17:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 16:48 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer is called for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), Jason Puffer (C) Derek Marks, John Maury | |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Ricky Yates - foul #2 on Ricky Yates, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SF) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 35-22 |
| 15:52 | SE Missouri State | Troy Sanders picks off the pass by Jason Puffer | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Jackson (fresh) PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Albert Benham (fresh) SG - Ricky Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Puffer (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Edward Ivey | 37-22 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 15:14 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 15:06 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Virgil Mai | 37-25 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gregg Brewer - foul #1 on Gregg Brewer, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), David Sanders (SG), Stacy Chandler (SF), John Maury (C) Albert Benham, Ricky Yates, Gregg Brewer, Virgil Mai | |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 39-25 |
| 14:08 | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks throws it down on a nice dish by David Sanders | 39-27 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Goforth | 42-27 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | John Maury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman (PF) Jason Puffer | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Goforth | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:06 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-27 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is hacked by John Maury - foul #2 on John Maury, team foul #5 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Troy Sanders (C) Lawrence Goforth, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), Ricky Yates (SG), Gregg Brewer (SF), Virgil Mai (PF) Derek Marks, David Sanders, Stacy Chandler, Paul Chapman | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-27 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 11:58 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-27 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Victor Campbell | 45-27 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 48-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Albert Benham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Maury | 48-30 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 10:50 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 10:46 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham is fouled on the floor by Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Edward Ivey (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG), Jason Puffer (C) Albert Benham, John Maury | |
| 10:37 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Derek Marks | 48-32 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 10:06 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Derek Marks and he's hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| 10:06 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Gregg Brewer steals it from Troy Sanders | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer lays it in | 48-37 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Puffer - foul #1 on Jason Puffer, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Maury (C) Jason Puffer | |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Moshier | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 08:01 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gregg Brewer | 52-39 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Mai | 52-39 |
| 07:28 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Derek Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Yates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:09 | SE Missouri State | John Maury connects on the floater in the paint set up by Gregg Brewer | 52-41 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 06:47 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:28 | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 54-41 |
| 05:46 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-41 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Maury - foul #3 on John Maury, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joe Jackson (SG), Stephen Soares (PF) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham (PG), David Sanders (SG), Stacy Chandler (SF), Jason Puffer (PF), Paul Chapman (C) Derek Marks, Ricky Yates, Gregg Brewer, Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:20 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Benham, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Troy Sanders (C) Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares blows the layup | 56-41 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Chapman | 56-41 |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Soares and he's fouled by Paul Chapman - foul #1 on Paul Chapman, team foul #9 | 58-41 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:53 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Troy Sanders - foul #1 on Troy Sanders, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:53 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:53 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Jackson | 62-43 |
| 03:24 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Sanders | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Albert Benham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stacy Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Puffer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Chapman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | The jumper by Stephen Soares is denied by Jason Puffer | 62-46 |
| 02:59 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 02:47 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Stacy Chandler | 62-48 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Edward Ivey (PF) Lawrence Goforth, Joe Jackson, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Wilson (PG), Howard Forester (SF) Stacy Chandler, Paul Chapman | |
| 01:57 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler (SF), Paul Chapman (C) Kevin Wilson, Howard Forester | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 62-48 |
| 01:28 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:22 | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer's floater is tipped away by Stephen Soares | 62-48 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | SE Missouri State | Albert Benham travels with the ball | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Moshier | 66-48 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | A charge is called on Stacy Chandler - foul #2 on Stacy Chandler, team foul #10 | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 66-48 |