| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-33 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is hacked by Arthur Lyman - foul #3 on Arthur Lyman, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG) Arthur Lyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 22-35 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 25-38 |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 25-38 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Brent Winters | 25-38 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-38 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Robin Cosey picks off the pass by Steven Lenhardt | 25-38 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters's pass is intercepted by Steven Lenhardt | 25-38 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (SF), John Hearne (C) Johnny Sampson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 25-40 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Roy Zenker blocks the short jumper by John Hearne | 25-40 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robin Cosey is called for the reach on Stephan Oswalt - foul #2 on Robin Cosey, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Marvin Scott (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF) Scotty Denney, Brent Winters, Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hearne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is denied on a layup by Jason Valdovinos | 25-40 |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Paul Skillings | 25-40 |
| 15:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-40 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), William Donoghue (C) Paul Skillings, Marvin Scott, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Lenhardt | 25-43 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by William Donoghue is blocked by Roy Zenker | 25-43 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis can't tip it in | 25-43 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the finger roll | 27-43 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Lewis | 27-45 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is called for traveling | 27-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Paul Skillings (SG), Robin Cosey (PF), John Hearne (C) Arthur Lyman, Brent Winters, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steven Lenhardt | 27-47 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-47 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne can't tip it in | 27-47 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Scotty Denney - foul #2 on Scotty Denney, team foul #3 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 27-49 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott misses short on a shot from the right block | 27-49 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne tips it back up and in | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hearne - foul #1 on John Hearne, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Brent Winters (SG) Scotty Denney, Marvin Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Larry Stanton (SF) Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 29-50 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Larry Stanton | 29-50 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt lays it in on a great pass from Warren Centeno | 29-52 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings connects on the floater from the right side | 31-52 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Centeno | 31-54 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Robin Cosey is denied by John Alexander | 31-54 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 31-54 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt's floater is tipped away by Robin Cosey | 31-54 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt tips it home | 31-56 |
| 10:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is hacked by Warren Centeno - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Paul Skillings, Robin Cosey, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Rorie | 31-56 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie lays it up and in | 31-58 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-58 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 33-61 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Lewis takes the ball from Scotty Denney | 33-61 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by William Donoghue - foul #1 on William Donoghue, team foul #5 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (SG) Brent Winters | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-62 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 33-62 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 33-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), John Hearne (C) Johnny Sampson, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn | |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Lewis | 35-65 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 37-65 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Stanton | 37-68 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-68 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott snags the offensive board | 37-68 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 39-68 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scotty Denney - foul #3 on Scotty Denney, team foul #6 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 39-69 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Scotty Denney and he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne misses the free throw | 41-70 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the rebound | 41-70 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-73 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Centeno is called for the reach on Paul Skillings - foul #2 on Warren Centeno, team foul #5 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human (C) John Hearne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses the lay-in | 41-73 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt gets the rebound | 41-73 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Alexander | 41-75 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-75 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is hacked by Scotty Denney - foul #4 on Scotty Denney, team foul #7 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Warren Centeno, James Cleghorn | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 44-77 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 46-77 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-77 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robin Cosey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Efren Human (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 27 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-77 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human gets the rebound | 46-77 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-77 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-77 |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human grabs the board | 46-77 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey is hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #7 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne (C) Efren Human | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, John Alexander | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 48-79 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-79 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne grabs the offensive rebound | 48-79 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robin Cosey - foul #3 on Robin Cosey, team foul #8 | 51-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott grabs the board | 51-80 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robin Cosey | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is hacked by Robin Cosey - foul #4 on Robin Cosey, team foul #9 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), John Alexander (C) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Roy Zenker | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-81 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne snags the defensive board | 53-81 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-81 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 53-81 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-81 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the rebound | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is called for traveling | 53-81 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses long on a runner near the basket | 53-81 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 53-81 |