| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Christopher Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Mackenzie (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Kenneth Mendell is called for the reach on John Miser - foul #3 on Kenneth Mendell, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Lee Cherry (PF) Kenneth Mendell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Joseph Thompson is blocked by Brian Mackenzie | 23-37 |
| 18:39 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 18:32 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin's pass is intercepted by Joseph Thompson | 23-37 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Mackenzie - foul #1 on Brian Mackenzie, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Clark (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Lawrence Laughlin, Michael Bell | |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:06 | Georgia Southern | Brian Mackenzie pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:02 | Georgia Southern | Mark Baity is called for the reach on Michael Brent - foul #1 on Mark Baity, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG) Mark Jones | |
| 17:43 | Georgia Southern | Brian Mackenzie buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Jordan | 26-38 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Johnson (PG), Clinton Ciborowski (SF), Donald Cain (C) Christopher Poulin, Michael Brent, Brian Mackenzie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Baity, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 16:53 | Georgia Southern | Donald Cain buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | John Miser misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 16:36 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Heckman is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Smedley (SF), Carl Noriega (C) Eric Jordan, Lee Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 16:09 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 16:07 | Georgia Southern | Donald Cain tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Michael Bell loses the dribble to Clinton Ciborowski | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Clinton Ciborowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smedley (fresh) PF - Donald Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Noriega (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 31-38 |
| 14:45 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski buries a 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Mark Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman tips it home | 34-40 |
| 14:01 | Georgia Southern | Carl Noriega can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Michael Bell snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Mark Jones hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 34-42 |
| 13:17 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin (PG), Eric Jordan (SG), Michael Brent (SF), Kenneth Mendell (PF), Brian Mackenzie (C) Clinton Ciborowski, John Johnson, Richard Smedley, Donald Cain, Carl Noriega | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Mark Baity (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Dennis Heckman | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Mark Baity hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Miser | 34-44 |
| 12:58 | Georgia Southern | Eric Jordan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Mark Baity scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ken Pegg | 34-46 |
| 12:13 | Georgia Southern | Mark Baity is called for the reach on Brian Mackenzie - foul #2 on Mark Baity, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 12:00 | Georgia Southern | Brian Mackenzie drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 37-46 |
| 11:43 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Brian Mackenzie | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Christopher Poulin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Mackenzie (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Mendell | 39-46 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | John Miser comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | John Miser hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Laughlin | 39-48 |
| 10:29 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Mendell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Jordan | 42-48 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Mark Baity misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | John Miser buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Mendell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-50 |
| 09:41 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | John Miser is fouled on the floor by Christopher Poulin - foul #2 on Christopher Poulin, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski (PG), John Johnson (SG), Richard Smedley (SF), Lee Cherry (PF), Donald Cain (C) Christopher Poulin, Eric Jordan, Michael Brent, Kenneth Mendell, Brian Mackenzie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) Lawrence Laughlin, Mark Baity | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 08:53 | Georgia Southern | Lee Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:48 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) John Miser, Ken Pegg | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | George Wilson drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson and the foul's on Donald Cain - foul #2 on Donald Cain, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:10 | Georgia Southern | Donald Cain is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ken Pegg (PF) Lawrence Laughlin | |
| 07:56 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | George Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 07:38 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Clinton Ciborowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smedley (fresh) PF - Lee Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Heckman - foul #2 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Eric Jordan (SG), Kenneth Mendell (PF) Richard Smedley, Donald Cain | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) John Miser, George Wilson, Ken Pegg | |
| 07:32 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:32 | Georgia Southern | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Michael Bell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 06:48 | Georgia Southern | Lee Cherry grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 06:27 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Mendell makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Eric Jordan and he's hacked by Michael Bell - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin (PG), Michael Brent (SF), Brian Mackenzie (C) John Johnson, Clinton Ciborowski, Lee Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Lawrence Laughlin | |
| 06:27 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Mendell makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Kenneth Mendell is called for the reach on John Miser - foul #4 on Kenneth Mendell, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Michael Bell | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | John Miser clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 05:29 | Georgia Southern | Brian Mackenzie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:28 | Georgia Southern | Eric Jordan grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:22 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Lee Cherry (PF) Kenneth Mendell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Michael Bell (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF) John Miser, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman double dribbles | 49-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Johnson (SG), Clinton Ciborowski (SF) Eric Jordan, Michael Brent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 04:32 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | George Wilson is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Smedley (SF), Donald Cain (C) Christopher Poulin, Brian Mackenzie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Michael Bell, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Lee Cherry is called for the reach on Mark Baity - foul #2 on Lee Cherry, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Eric Jordan (SG), Kenneth Mendell (PF) Richard Smedley, Lee Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Mark Jones, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Mark Baity makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Mark Baity misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:56 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Mendell pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:51 | Georgia Southern | Clinton Ciborowski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Jordan | 54-56 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Thompson and he's fouled by Kenneth Mendell - foul #5 on Kenneth Mendell, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent (SF), Carl Noriega (C) Clinton Ciborowski, Kenneth Mendell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Mark Baity | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Brent (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Noriega (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 54-59 |
| 02:58 | Georgia Southern | Carl Noriega pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:58 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin (PG), Lee Cherry (PF), Brian Mackenzie (C) John Johnson, Donald Cain, Carl Noriega | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Mark Jones, Ken Pegg | |
| 02:42 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | George Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Miser | 54-61 |
| 02:15 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 54-61 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Michael Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-61 |
| 01:47 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Brent | 54-61 |
| 01:40 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-61 |
| 01:39 | Georgia Southern | Lee Cherry can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Laughlin | 54-61 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Michael Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Miser | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Georgia Southern | Michael Brent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-64 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | John Miser scores on a 3 from the right wing | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Poulin hits a turnaround from the right block | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the shot from the baseline set up by John Miser | 56-69 |
| 00:21 | Georgia Southern | Eric Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Miser runs out the clock | 56-69 |