| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | David Douglas inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | VMI | James Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | David Douglas takes the ball from Daniel Palmatier | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | VMI | James Vance scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 32-30 |
| 18:06 | VMI | James Vance comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Palmatier | 34-30 |
| 17:27 | VMI | David Douglas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF), John Nichols (PF), Charles Anderson (C) James Vance, David Douglas, Jeffrey Turner, Charles Skinner | |
| 16:51 | VMI | Ryan Lewis's floater is tipped away by Patrick Williams | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse tips it in | 36-30 |
| 16:06 | VMI | Patrick Williams steps in front of the Michael Holmes pass | 36-30 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 15:46 | VMI | John Nichols gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | VMI | Ryan Lewis hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Robert Englund scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Caputo | 39-32 |
| 14:54 | VMI | Ryan Lewis is fouled on the floor by Roland Crouse - foul #2 on Roland Crouse, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), David Douglas (SF), Jeffrey Turner (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Jack Hurley, Ryan Lewis, John Nichols, Charles Anderson | |
| 14:32 | VMI | Michael Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Charles Skinner picks off the pass by Daniel Palmatier | 39-32 |
| 13:50 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the finger roll | 41-35 |
| 13:11 | VMI | David Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), John Nichols (C) Michael Holmes, Charles Skinner | |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 43-35 |
| 12:34 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Shawn Moors, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG) Kelly Pascoe | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Vance - foul #1 on James Vance, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF), Charles Anderson (C) James Vance, David Douglas, Jeffrey Turner | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | VMI | John Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:53 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Patterson and he's hacked by Jack Hurley - foul #2 on Jack Hurley, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (SG), Charles Skinner (C) Kelly Pascoe, Charles Anderson | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roland Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:25 | VMI | John Nichols knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Holmes | 46-37 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Ryan Lewis snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:43 | VMI | Ryan Lewis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 46-37 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Robert Englund comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roland Crouse | 49-37 |
| 09:39 | VMI | Michael Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Roland Crouse, Paul Graham, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), David Douglas (SF), Jeffrey Turner (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Jack Hurley, Ryan Lewis, John Nichols, Charles Skinner | |
| 09:39 | VMI | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:39 | VMI | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 51-39 |
| 08:56 | VMI | Michael Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SF) Robert Englund | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 08:28 | VMI | David Douglas grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Thomas Phelps is called for the reach on Kelly Pascoe - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Charles Skinner (C) Kelly Pascoe, Charles Anderson | |
| 07:56 | VMI | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Jack Hurley - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| 07:35 | VMI | Thomas Phelps is called for the reach on James Vance - foul #2 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF) Thomas Phelps | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 8 pts. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:19 | VMI | David Douglas's floater is knocked away by Shawn Moors | 51-39 |
| 07:17 | VMI | Charles Skinner tips it home | 51-41 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | James Vance is called for the reach on Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on James Vance, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF), John Nichols (PF), Charles Anderson (C) James Vance, David Douglas, Jeffrey Turner, Charles Skinner | |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 06:04 | VMI | John Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:46 | VMI | John Nichols buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Holmes | 51-44 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Robert Englund comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 05:15 | VMI | Charles Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:10 | VMI | Jack Hurley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Charles Anderson hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 04:39 | VMI | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 04:23 | VMI | Michael Holmes hits a shot from the free throw line set up by John Nichols | 51-48 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), David Douglas (SF), Jeffrey Turner (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Michael Holmes, Ryan Lewis, John Nichols, Charles Anderson | |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner tips it in | 51-50 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 02:49 | VMI | James Vance misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (PG) Jack Hurley | |
| 02:49 | VMI | James Vance misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:49 | VMI | James Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 53-50 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 02:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Skinner | 53-50 |
| 02:06 | VMI | Charles Skinner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Henry Oliveira | 55-52 |
| 01:26 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner is hacked by Henry Oliveira - foul #2 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 01:26 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:26 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Graham | 58-54 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Charles Skinner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-54 |
| 00:50 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Skinner | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | VMI | James Vance is hacked by Paul Graham - foul #1 on Paul Graham, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| 00:43 | VMI | James Vance makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:43 | VMI | James Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | VMI | Jack Hurley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-55 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Paul Graham pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is hacked by James Vance in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Vance, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Robert Patterson (C) Mark Johnson, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Jack Hurley is called for the reach on Charles Caputo - foul #3 on Jack Hurley, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Turner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Turner, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is fouled on the floor by Jack Hurley - foul #4 on Jack Hurley, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:00 | VMI | David Douglas comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-55 |