| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Derrick Cimino steals the ball from Phillip Brisson | 33-32 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer double dribbles | 33-32 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Seaton steps in front of the Roy Zenker pass | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Edward Patterson steals the ball from Sanford Millwood | 33-32 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-32 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Cimino | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is hacked by Sanford Millwood - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (PG), Paul Kemp (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jewell Howard - foul #2 on Jewell Howard, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG) Paul Kemp | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | James Kirk is hacked by Cecil Pagan - foul #1 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Jewell Howard blocks the short jumper by James Cleghorn | 33-34 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG) Dennis Brown | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | James Kirk scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's pass is intercepted by Frederic Rimmer | 36-34 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Zenker - foul #3 on Roy Zenker, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 38-36 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Roy Zenker denies the turnaround by Spencer Miller | 38-36 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller tips it in | 38-38 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 41-38 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Phillip Brisson | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Brisson steals the ball from Derrick Cimino | 44-38 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson lays it up and in | 46-38 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Cimino, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, James Kirk, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Larry Petrovich takes the ball from Jeffrey Rorie | 46-38 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Thompson | 49-40 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Lenhardt swats the short shot by Cecil Pagan | 49-40 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Cleghorn and he's hacked by Randy Carlisle - foul #4 on Randy Carlisle, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Sanford Millwood is called for the reach on Dustin Thompson - foul #3 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), James Kirk (SG) Dustin Thompson, Jeffrey Rorie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is fouled on the floor by Ryan Seaton - foul #3 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Seaton | 52-40 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is hacked by Roy Zenker - foul #4 on Roy Zenker, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | James Kirk pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Parsons | 54-40 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | James Kirk snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Petrovich - foul #1 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Roy Zenker (C) James Kirk, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephan Oswalt | 56-40 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 56-40 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 56-40 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #9 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Spencer Miller steals it from Robert Parsons | 58-40 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Derrick Cimino | 58-42 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons blows the layup but the foul's on Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #10 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Dustin Thompson, Jeffrey Rorie, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Ryan Seaton | |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | James Kirk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 59-42 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Kirk | 62-42 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Phillip Brisson | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 17 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Brown | 64-45 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sanford Millwood - foul #4 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #11 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Sanford Millwood | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled on the floor by Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Parsons | 67-45 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Pagan | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Larry Petrovich is called for the reach on Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #12 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle tips it back up and in | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Larry Petrovich swats the dunk try by Edward Patterson | 68-50 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 68-50 |