| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Zhu (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremiah Leo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Levesque (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | Gerald Atkin denies the turnaround by Brent Zhu | 30-25 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin buries a shot near the basket set up by Daniel Everitt | 32-25 |
| 19:08 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Everitt | 35-25 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-25 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Whaley is called for the reach on Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon buries a runner from the baseline set up by Daniel Everitt | 37-25 |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Rector | 39-25 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-25 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Isaac Levesque swats the layup by Gerald Atkin | 39-25 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Brent Zhu | 39-25 |
| 16:02 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Isaac Levesque is blocked by Dennis Brandon | 39-25 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hartwig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Zhu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremiah Leo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Levesque (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 41-25 |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Rector | 43-25 |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Whaley | 43-27 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is hacked by Raymond Whaley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Winston Whisman (SG), Roger Huynh (SF), Ronald Barraza (PF), Daniel Mosquera (C) Mark Hartwig, Brent Zhu, Jeremiah Leo, Isaac Levesque | |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Winston Whisman is called for the reach on Daniel Everitt - foul #4 on Winston Whisman, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins (PF) Winston Whisman | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Mosquera - foul #1 on Daniel Mosquera, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | David Duffield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | David Duffield steals the ball from Ronald Barraza | 44-27 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-27 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | James Anderson tips it home | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu (SF) Roman Rawlins | |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Duffield - foul #2 on David Duffield, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) David Duffield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is hacked by Ronald Barraza - foul #1 on Ronald Barraza, team foul #5 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG) Daniel Everitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG) Raymond Whaley | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Roger Huynh takes the ball from Kim Richardson | 46-28 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh buries a turnaround from the baseline | 46-30 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 11:43 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Barraza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Zhu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Mosquera (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-30 |
| 11:27 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza snags the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig loses the ball out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), David Duffield (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman (SG), Jeremiah Leo (PF), Isaac Levesque (C) Ronald Barraza, Roger Huynh, Daniel Mosquera | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Isaac Levesque is called for the reach on Robert Ellison - foul #1 on Isaac Levesque, team foul #6 | 46-30 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ellison | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Roger Huynh (SF) Mark Hartwig, Brent Zhu | |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Isaac Levesque steals the ball from Gerald Atkin | 49-32 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Everitt - foul #3 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mathew Stutzman - foul #1 on Mathew Stutzman, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza (SG) Mathew Stutzman | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Isaac Levesque | 50-34 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 53-34 |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Brandon - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #5 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), James Anderson (PF) Daniel Everitt, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Brent Zhu (SF) Raymond Whaley, Roger Huynh | |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 53-35 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kerry Clark | 55-35 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Leo swats the short shot by Dennis Brandon | 55-38 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark tips it home | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Barraza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brent Zhu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremiah Leo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Levesque (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brent Zhu | 57-40 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Rector | 59-40 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig's pass is intercepted by Kerry Clark | 59-40 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark lays it in | 61-40 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), David Duffield (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Winston Whisman (SG), Roger Huynh (PF), Daniel Mosquera (C) Mark Hartwig, Ronald Barraza, Jeremiah Leo, Isaac Levesque | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is hacked by Roger Huynh - foul #2 on Roger Huynh, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Whaley | 62-42 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kim Richardson and he's fouled by Daniel Mosquera - foul #2 on Daniel Mosquera, team foul #9 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Mathew Stutzman (SG), Roman Rawlins (PF) Raymond Whaley, Winston Whisman, Brent Zhu | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the free throw | 65-42 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | David Duffield gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | David Duffield blows the dunk | 65-42 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh tips it in | 65-44 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Roman Rawlins is called for the reach on David Duffield - foul #1 on Roman Rawlins, team foul #10 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza (SG) Mathew Stutzman | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | David Duffield makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:34 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza makes the turnaround from the left block | 66-46 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon travels with the ball | 66-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), James Anderson (PF) Daniel Everitt, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Barraza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roman Rawlins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mosquera (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Anderson | 69-47 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Anthony Rector picks off the pass by Daniel Mosquera | 69-47 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector lays it in | 71-47 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-47 |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera hits the follow up shot | 71-49 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kerry Clark | 73-49 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza misses short on a jumper from the left side | 73-49 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roman Rawlins - foul #2 on Roman Rawlins, team foul #11 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG) Kerry Clark | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Daniel Everitt blocks the jumper by Mark Hartwig | 75-49 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 75-49 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Rector | 77-49 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 77-49 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon gets the rebound | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Barraza - foul #2 on Ronald Barraza, team foul #12 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera gets the rebound | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Huynh and the foul's on Gerald Atkin - foul #2 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #7 | 78-51 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins makes the free throw | 78-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 78-52 |