| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Gary Baine (fresh) SG - Sammy Thornton (fresh) SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) PF - Douglas Cheng (fresh) C - Brian Caulder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Caulder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Caulder banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Baine | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Gary Baine steps in front of the Gary Chaves pass | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Caulder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Sammy Thornton is called for the reach on Bryan Jones - foul #1 on Sammy Thornton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Keith Churchill | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Churchill | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Douglas Cheng - foul #1 on Douglas Cheng, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Sousa (PG), Jon Monreal (SG) Gary Baine, Sammy Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bryan Jones - foul #1 on Bryan Jones, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the dunk | 3-5 |
| 16:31 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Caulder grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:20 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Caulder and he's hacked by Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco (PF), Matthew Sinnott (C) Douglas Cheng, Brian Caulder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF) Bryan Jones | |
| 16:20 | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Matthew Sinnott - foul #1 on Matthew Sinnott, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine (PG), Sammy Thornton (SG) Eugene Sousa, Jon Monreal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Gary Baine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Thornton (fresh) SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Art Fusco (fresh) C - Matthew Sinnott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) SF - Paul Durham (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 7 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco misses the runner near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | UL-Lafayette | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Sammy Thornton | 6-7 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:43 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Sinnott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Sinnott, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal (SF), Douglas Cheng (PF), Brian Caulder (C) Curtis Thomas, Art Fusco, Matthew Sinnott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Richard Hunter (SG), Michael Bessler (PF), Boris Wisniewski (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Hunter | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Baine | 6-10 |
| 13:30 | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Sousa (PG), Scott Falkner (SF) Gary Baine, Sammy Thornton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG) Austin Schlater, Richard Hunter | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Durham | 6-13 |
| 12:53 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Bessler | 6-13 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Falkner - foul #1 on Scott Falkner, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Curtis Thomas (SF) Scott Falkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (SG), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Paul Durham, Michael Bessler, Boris Wisniewski | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:23 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Sousa | 8-15 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Johnson | 8-17 |
| 11:36 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Cheng buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-17 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Sousa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Monreal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Cheng (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Caulder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Dilday (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 7 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves is fouled on the floor by Brian Caulder - foul #1 on Brian Caulder, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine (PG), Sammy Thornton (SG), Art Fusco (C) Eugene Sousa, Jon Monreal, Brian Caulder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hunter (SG), Paul Durham (SF) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Baine - foul #1 on Gary Baine, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland (C) Douglas Cheng | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (C) Keith Churchill | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:36 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Hunter - foul #1 on Richard Hunter, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Boris Wisniewski (C) Gary Chaves | |
| 10:36 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:36 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler slams it home on a great pass from Austin Schlater and the foul's on Rufus Gilland - foul #1 on Rufus Gilland, team foul #8 | 11-21 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG) Austin Schlater, Richard Hunter | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:04 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland misses the floater in the lane | 11-22 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Durham | 11-24 |
| 09:23 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 09:21 | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 09:00 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sammy Thornton | 13-24 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Johnson | 13-27 |
| 08:23 | UL-Lafayette | Michael Johnson picks off the pass by Rufus Gilland | 13-27 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Paul Durham lays it up and in set up by Michael Johnson | 13-29 |
| 08:08 | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-29 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 13-29 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday snags the offensive board | 13-29 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Gary Baine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Thornton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Art Fusco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rufus Gilland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Dilday (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bessler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Wisniewski (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Boris Wisniewski makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Dilday | 13-31 |
| 07:04 | UL-Lafayette | Gary Baine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Sammy Thornton | 15-31 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-31 |
| 06:42 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland pulls down the rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:36 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland's floater is tipped away by Michael Bessler | 15-31 |
| 06:35 | UL-Lafayette | Sammy Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:22 | UL-Lafayette | Sammy Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-31 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Paul Durham gets the rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Durham | 15-34 |
| 05:38 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco loses the dribble to Michael Johnson | 15-34 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Gary Baine steals it from Michael Bessler | 15-34 |
| 05:16 | UL-Lafayette | Sammy Thornton dunks the ball set up by Gary Baine | 17-34 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 04:53 | UL-Lafayette | Art Fusco snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 04:48 | UL-Lafayette | Sammy Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-34 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday pulls down the rebound | 17-34 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler blows the layup but the foul's on Art Fusco - foul #1 on Art Fusco, team foul #9 | 17-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Sousa (PG), Jon Monreal (SG), Scott Falkner (SF), Douglas Cheng (PF), Brian Caulder (C) Gary Baine, Sammy Thornton, Curtis Thomas, Art Fusco, Rufus Gilland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Richard Hunter (SG), Gary Chaves (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Paul Durham, Boris Wisniewski | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 04:09 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Hunter is called for the reach on Jon Monreal - foul #2 on Richard Hunter, team foul #4 | 17-36 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Paul Durham (SF) Richard Hunter, Michael Bessler | |
| 03:55 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Sousa is whistled for a carry | 17-36 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Sinnott (SF) Scott Falkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hunter (SG), Bryan Jones (SF) Michael Johnson, Paul Durham | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves is hacked by Brian Caulder - foul #2 on Brian Caulder, team foul #10 | 17-36 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 03:29 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Caulder snags the defensive board | 17-37 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Sousa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Monreal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Sinnott (fresh) PF - Douglas Cheng (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Caulder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 10 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Hunter takes the ball from Brian Caulder | 17-37 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater slams it home on a great pass from Richard Hunter | 17-39 |
| 03:07 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Sousa's pass is intercepted by Richard Hunter in the backcourt | 17-39 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Hunter | 17-41 |
| 02:56 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Chaves - foul #1 on Gary Chaves, team foul #5 | 17-41 |
| 02:56 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 02:56 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal makes the 2nd free throw | 19-41 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Bryan Jones | 19-44 |
| 02:16 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Sinnott scores on a shot from the free throw line | 21-44 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 01:47 | UL-Lafayette | Jon Monreal grabs the defensive rebound | 21-44 |
| 01:24 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Sinnott misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-44 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater grabs the board | 21-44 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves loses the dribble to Brian Caulder | 21-44 |
| 01:03 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Sinnott is hacked by Richard Hunter - foul #3 on Richard Hunter, team foul #6 | 21-44 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Richard Pauline (PG), Scott Falkner (SG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Rufus Gilland (C) Eugene Sousa, Jon Monreal, Matthew Sinnott, Brian Caulder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SF) Richard Hunter, Bryan Jones | |
| 00:50 | UL-Lafayette | Rufus Gilland lays it in | 23-44 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-44 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday gets the offensive rebound | 23-44 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-44 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Scott Falkner | 23-44 |