| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Harvey Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nakagawa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William McCallough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Sevin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Smolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Sevin is called for the reach on Ken Pegg - foul #2 on Anthony Sevin, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | George Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 19:08 | Radford | The rebound goes to Harvey Houston | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Radford | Harvey Houston misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Ken Pegg, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Radford | Harvey Houston makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:55 | Radford | Harvey Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Sevin - foul #3 on Anthony Sevin, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | Rufus Stotler (PF) Anthony Sevin | |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | William McCallough steps in front of the Dennis Heckman pass | 28-28 |
| 18:12 | Radford | Charles Nakagawa misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Miser - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:12 | Radford | Charles Nakagawa makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:12 | Radford | Charles Nakagawa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Harvey Houston is called for the reach on Lawrence Laughlin - foul #2 on Harvey Houston, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William McCallough - foul #2 on William McCallough, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | Ronald Mattice (SF), Gerald Hosea (C) William McCallough, Stephen Smolinski | |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:10 | Radford | Harvey Houston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:09 | Radford | Gerald Hosea can't tip it in | 30-30 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | George Wilson gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Miser | 33-30 |
| 16:25 | Radford | Charles Nakagawa travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Radford | Timothy Wilmer (PG), James Goodridge (SG) Harvey Houston, Charles Nakagawa | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Hosea - foul #2 on Gerald Hosea, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | William McCallough (SF), Stephen Smolinski (C) Ronald Mattice, Gerald Hosea | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Shane Bennett is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Shane Bennett, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | Anthony Sevin (PF) Rufus Stotler | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Timothy Wilmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Goodridge (fresh) SF - William McCallough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Sevin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Smolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Radford | William McCallough makes the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Smolinski | 33-33 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 14:43 | Radford | William McCallough hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 14:11 | Radford | Anthony Sevin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Sevin - foul #4 on Anthony Sevin, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Radford | Harvey Houston (PG), Charles Nakagawa (SG), Ronald Mattice (SF), Rufus Stotler (PF), Gerald Hosea (C) Timothy Wilmer, James Goodridge, William McCallough, Anthony Sevin, Stephen Smolinski | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Radford | Gerald Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:50 | Radford | George Wilson takes the ball from Rufus Stotler | 38-33 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 13:05 | Radford | Harvey Houston is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 12:56 | Radford | Harvey Houston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | George Wilson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 12:26 | Radford | Gerald Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:09 | Radford | Gerald Hosea banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Nakagawa | 40-35 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | John Miser drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ken Pegg and he's hacked by Gerald Hosea - foul #3 on Gerald Hosea, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | William McCallough (SF), Stephen Smolinski (C) Ronald Mattice, Gerald Hosea | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Harvey Houston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nakagawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCallough (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rufus Stotler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | George Wilson drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Miser | 45-35 |
| 11:11 | Radford | Harvey Houston clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 11:10 | Radford | Rufus Stotler snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 11:02 | Radford | William McCallough travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF) George Wilson, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Radford | Timothy Wilmer (SG), Gerald Hosea (PF) Charles Nakagawa, Rufus Stotler | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Timothy Wilmer is called for the reach on Michael Bell - foul #2 on Timothy Wilmer, team foul #8 | 45-35 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:46 | Radford | Stephen Smolinski grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 10:40 | Radford | Timothy Wilmer is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | James Goodridge (SG) Harvey Houston | |
| 10:24 | Radford | William McCallough scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Wilmer | 45-37 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Mark Jones is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), George Wilson (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) John Miser, Mark Jones, Lawrence Laughlin, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Radford | Rufus Stotler (PF) Gerald Hosea | |
| 09:39 | Radford | Rufus Stotler knocks in the jumper in the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Bennett | 48-39 |
| 09:00 | Radford | Shane Bennett blocks the short jumper by Rufus Stotler | 48-39 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Goodridge - foul #1 on James Goodridge, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Joseph Thompson, Shane Bennett | |
| Subs | Radford | Harvey Houston (PG), Charles Nakagawa (SG), Ronald Mattice (SF), Gerald Hosea (C) Timothy Wilmer, James Goodridge, William McCallough, Stephen Smolinski | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:40 | Radford | Ronald Mattice hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 49-39 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-39 |
| 08:21 | Radford | Rufus Stotler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:17 | Radford | Ronald Mattice misses the fadeaway from close range | 49-39 |
| 08:15 | Radford | Gerald Hosea gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:55 | Radford | Harvey Houston misses long on a runner from close range | 49-39 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) George Wilson, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Radford | Anthony Sevin (PF), Stephen Smolinski (C) Rufus Stotler, Gerald Hosea | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Harvey Houston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nakagawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Mattice (fresh) PF - Anthony Sevin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Smolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Radford | Ronald Mattice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG) John Miser | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 06:57 | Radford | The rebound goes to Stephen Smolinski | 49-39 |
| 06:41 | Radford | Harvey Houston clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Mark Baity gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is hacked by Harvey Houston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Houston, team foul #10 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (SF) Lawrence Laughlin | |
| Subs | Radford | William McCallough (SF) Ronald Mattice | |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:35 | Radford | Stephen Smolinski pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:06 | Radford | Mark Baity is called for the reach on William McCallough - foul #1 on Mark Baity, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Radford | Timothy Wilmer (SG), Rufus Stotler (C) Charles Nakagawa, Stephen Smolinski | |
| 05:55 | Radford | William McCallough misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Miser | 49-39 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | John Miser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Mark Baity misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | John Miser gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Sevin is called for the reach on Ken Pegg - foul #5 on Anthony Sevin, team foul #11 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) Shane Bennett, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Radford | James Goodridge (SG), Gerald Hosea (C) Harvey Houston, Anthony Sevin | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:11 | Radford | William McCallough pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 04:42 | Radford | Timothy Wilmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | John Miser connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Laughlin | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Radford | Rufus Stotler can't finish the layup | 53-39 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | George Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 03:26 | Radford | Gerald Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Timothy Wilmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Goodridge (fresh) SF - William McCallough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rufus Stotler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Hosea (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Radford | Rufus Stotler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Heckman - foul #1 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Radford | Ronald Mattice (SF) William McCallough | |
| 03:19 | Radford | Rufus Stotler makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 03:19 | Radford | Rufus Stotler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Laughlin | 55-41 |
| 02:41 | Radford | Timothy Wilmer is called for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Baity (C) Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Radford | Dennis Kitterman (SG), Daniel McLean (SF) James Goodridge, Rufus Stotler | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 02:13 | Radford | Dennis Kitterman grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 02:08 | Radford | Timothy Wilmer drills a shot from the left side set up by Gerald Hosea | 55-43 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Mark Baity hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 01:56 | Radford | Daniel McLean snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 01:39 | Radford | Daniel McLean knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Hosea | 55-45 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Mark Baity's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mattice | 55-45 |
| 00:57 | Radford | Gerald Hosea scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Kitterman | 55-47 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Radford | Harvey Houston (PG), Charles Nakagawa (SG), William McCallough (SF), Rufus Stotler (PF), Stephen Smolinski (C) Timothy Wilmer, Dennis Kitterman, Daniel McLean, Gerald Hosea, Ronald Mattice | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Houston - foul #4 on Harvey Houston, team foul #12 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Baity (C) Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Radford | Harvey Houston can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Harvey Houston is called for the reach on Ken Pegg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Houston, team foul #13 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Radford | Timothy Wilmer (PG), James Goodridge (SG), Ronald Mattice (SF), Gerald Hosea (C) Harvey Houston, Charles Nakagawa, William McCallough, Stephen Smolinski | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:38 | Radford | Rufus Stotler can't finish the layup | 59-47 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it up and in set up by George Wilson | 61-47 |
| 00:04 | Radford | Mark Baity takes the ball from Gerald Hosea | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Miser runs out the clock | 61-47 |