| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan McAllister (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Juan Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Juan Torres inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Vera | 25-33 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is whistled for traveling | 25-33 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Erick Pittman steals the ball from Jerry Dunlap | 25-33 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Soares | 25-35 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | James Vera lays it in | 27-35 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Christopher Beaubien blocks the short jumper by Mark Moshier | 27-35 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister loses the dribble to Mark Moshier | 27-37 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Moshier | 27-39 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | James Vera is fouled on the floor by Stephen Soares - foul #3 on Stephen Soares, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Juan Torres, Christopher Beaubien | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joe Jackson (SG), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zollner (fresh) SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Vera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Dayton | James Vera misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 27-39 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Sanders | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Troy Sanders | 27-42 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Vera - foul #3 on James Vera, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien (C) James Vera | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Mitchell Higuera | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Stultz | 30-44 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jordan McAllister | 30-44 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien tips it in | 32-44 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-47 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz can't tip it in | 32-47 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the easy layup | 32-47 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Juan Torres (SF), James Vera (PF) Radman Zollner, Jordan McAllister, Christopher Beaubien | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Juan Torres steps in front of the Mark Moshier pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 32-47 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses the lay-in | 32-47 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Soares | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Juan Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mitchell Higuera | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Juan Torres is fouled on the floor by Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG) Victor Campbell | |
| 10:35 | Dayton | James Vera's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Soares | 32-50 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Erick Pittman | 32-50 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (PG), Jordan McAllister (SG) Jerry Dunlap, Walter Chase | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Torres | 32-50 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Radman Zollner scores on a jumper from the right block | 34-50 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Jordan McAllister is called for the reach on Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Jordan McAllister, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien (C) James Vera | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Edward Ivey (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 34-53 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the easy layup | 34-53 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz tips it home | 36-53 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-53 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares tips it in | 36-55 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Juan Torres scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Beaubien | 38-55 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Christopher Beaubien is called for the reach on Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Christopher Beaubien, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Walter Chase (SG), James Vera (PF) Radman Zollner, Jordan McAllister, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Troy Sanders (C) Mark Moshier, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Juan Torres steals it from Victor Campbell | 38-55 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Walter Chase hits the finger roll set up by Juan Torres | 40-55 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is whistled for traveling | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Beaubien (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | James Vera clanks a runner from close range | 40-55 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera clanks a jump hook from the left block | 40-55 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Juan Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Juan Torres scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Chase | 43-55 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-55 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Walter Chase snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien is hacked by Troy Sanders - foul #3 on Troy Sanders, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (SG), Jordan McAllister (SF) Walter Chase, Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Radman Zollner is fouled on the floor by Erick Pittman - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (C) Christopher Beaubien | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Stephen Soares picks off the pass by Lawrence Stultz | 43-55 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Jerry Dunlap takes the ball from Lawrence Goforth | 43-55 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Stultz | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Edward Ivey picks off the pass by Lawrence Stultz | 43-55 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman tips it in | 43-57 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Soares - foul #4 on Stephen Soares, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien (C) James Vera | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Erick Pittman | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Soares | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zollner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is whistled for a carry | 44-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF), James Vera (PF) Radman Zollner, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Vera - foul #4 on James Vera, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister scores on a 3 from the left wing | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Ivey | 47-64 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Juan Torres | 49-64 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is hacked by James Vera - foul #5 on James Vera, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF) James Vera | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Jordan McAllister is called for the reach on Mark Moshier - foul #3 on Jordan McAllister, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Torres | 52-64 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 52-64 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Juan Torres can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 52-64 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Mark Moshier | 52-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Soares | 52-66 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz is denied on a layup by Erick Pittman | 52-66 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 52-66 |