| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Little (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | Roy Zenker steals it from Charles Little | 31-39 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Dwayne Postell - foul #3 on Dwayne Postell, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF) Dwayne Postell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | Charles Little gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Petti | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edgar Stokes - foul #3 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy (C) Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Little pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Charles Little lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Petti and he's hacked by Roy Zenker - foul #3 on Roy Zenker, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 36-40 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it home | 36-42 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Phillip Brisson takes the ball from Charles Little | 36-42 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Charles Little lays it in set up by Charles Petti out of the doubleteam | 38-44 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Parsons | 38-46 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 38-49 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 15:46 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronald Burkett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UC Riverside | Charles Little connects on the turnaround in the lane | 40-49 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses short on a jump hook from close range | 40-49 |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | Charles Little can't tip it in | 40-49 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG), Edward Breeden (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Charles Petti, Joseph Carr, Ronald Burkett, Charles Little, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 14:16 | UC Riverside | James Kirk is called for the reach on Edward Breeden - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 40-49 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dustin Thompson | 40-52 |
| 13:32 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes can't throw it down | 40-52 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | James Kirk pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-52 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:48 | UC Riverside | James Kirk takes the ball from James Garceau | 40-52 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is hacked by Edgar Stokes - foul #4 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), Charles Little (PF) Edward Breeden, Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Little | 40-52 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses badly on a floater in the lane | 40-52 |
| 12:10 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr tips it home | 42-52 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | James Kirk is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Edward Breeden (SG), Ralph Roy (C) James Garceau, Dwayne Postell, Keith Fierro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) James Kirk, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Edward Breeden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Charles Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy travels with the ball | 42-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF) Edward Breeden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG) Dustin Thompson | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Phillip Brisson | 42-55 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Burkett - foul #3 on Ronald Burkett, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson blows the layup | 42-55 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Carr | 45-55 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 45-55 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is hacked by Charles Petti - foul #2 on Charles Petti, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Keith Fierro (C) Joseph Carr, Ronald Burkett, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Dwayne Postell is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #4 on Dwayne Postell, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SF) Dwayne Postell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-55 |
| 09:08 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Charles Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-55 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Kirk | 45-58 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Little's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Patterson | 45-58 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 45-58 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | The pull-up jumper by Charles Little is blocked by Edward Patterson | 45-58 |
| 08:11 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden grabs the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Charles Little is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is hacked by Edward Breeden - foul #2 on Edward Breeden, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Charles Petti, Joseph Carr, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Breeden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Cleghorn | 47-62 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | James Kirk clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn tips it in | 47-64 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | James Cleghorn is called for the reach on Edward Breeden - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #3 | 47-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (SG), Charles Little (PF) Edward Breeden, Keith Fierro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | James Garceau can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 06:20 | UC Riverside | Charles Little grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Steven Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by Edgar Stokes | 47-64 |
| 06:10 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the tip | 47-64 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Joseph Carr (SG), Ralph Roy (C) Ronald Burkett, James Garceau, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 47-64 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes snags the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-64 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Edgar Stokes is called for the reach on Edward Patterson - foul #5 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF), Keith Fierro (PF) Dwayne Postell, Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 49-66 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 49-68 |
| 04:06 | UC Riverside | Edward Patterson is called for the reach on Charles Petti - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #4 | 49-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Cleghorn (PF) Phillip Brisson, Edward Patterson | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Carr out of a doubleteam | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a shot in the paint | 52-70 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 52-70 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 52-70 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker tips it in | 52-72 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | Roy Zenker steals the ball from Ronald Burkett | 52-72 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Burkett - foul #4 on Ronald Burkett, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG), Edward Breeden (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Little (PF) Charles Petti, Joseph Carr, Ronald Burkett, Keith Fierro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Steven Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by Charles Little | 52-74 |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | James Garceau tips it back up and in | 54-74 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons banks in the layup set up by Steven Lenhardt | 54-76 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to James Garceau | 54-76 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Edward Patterson swats the short shot by Charles Little | 54-76 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy grabs the offensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #2 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #5 | 56-76 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Joseph Carr (SG) James Garceau, Edward Breeden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy misses the free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is hacked by Charles Petti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Petti, team foul #10 | 56-76 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 56-77 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits the finger roll | 56-79 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy's pass is intercepted by Edward Patterson | 56-79 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | Roy Zenker blocks the short jumper by Charles Little | 56-79 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Ralph Roy steals it from Robert Parsons | 56-79 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Charles Little is whistled for a carry | 56-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 56-79 |