| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Barry Zerring - foul #2 on Barry Zerring, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones slams it home | 33-22 |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Eddie Bird - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge double dribbles | 33-22 |
| 17:48 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdelwahed steps in front of the Lawrence Goforth pass in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| 17:24 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-25 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones hits the follow up shot | 35-25 |
| 16:37 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 38-25 |
| 15:51 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 15:49 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Zerring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall double dribbles | 38-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Richard Stout (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Lawrence Goforth, Joseph Eskridge, Jonathan Cronk, Thomas Jones, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Frank Horton (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:39 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 14:38 | Fairfield | Frank Horton misses the tip | 41-25 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Richard Stout can't connect on a runner from the left block | 41-25 |
| 14:16 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Ben Hirschman | 41-25 |
| 14:09 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 13:41 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 13:25 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-28 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares buries a turnaround near the basket | 43-28 |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Joseph Eskridge (SG), Jonathan Cronk (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Robert Knoll, Mitchell Higuera, Danny Provencal, Richard Stout, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Allan Upshaw, Frank Horton, Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Donald Maitland - foul #2 on Donald Maitland, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG) Mathew Lezama | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:08 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones misses short on a runner from the left block | 45-30 |
| 11:49 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall grabs the board | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Zerring (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Barry Zerring steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelwahed pass | 45-30 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in | 48-30 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall grabs the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 10:55 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 48-33 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Ervin Kendall takes the ball from Barry Zerring | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:18 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 48-33 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Richard Stout (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Joseph Eskridge, Thomas Jones, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Adam Harris (C) Donald Maitland | |
| 09:30 | Fairfield | Stephen Soares is called for the reach on Adam Harris - foul #2 on Stephen Soares, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Jonathan Cronk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SF), Ben Hirschman (C) Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 09:11 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Joseph Eskridge (SG), Jonathan Cronk (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Danny Provencal, Richard Stout, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Donald Maitland (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Ben Hirschman | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Maitland - foul #3 on Donald Maitland, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Adam Harris | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 07:39 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Zerring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Cronk | 55-36 |
| 06:54 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the shot from the right wing set up by Donald Maitland | 55-38 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Donald Maitland steals it from Joseph Eskridge | 55-38 |
| 06:05 | Fairfield | Robert Knoll steals it from Mathew Lezama | 55-38 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk's pass is intercepted by Allan Upshaw | 55-38 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the finger roll set up by Allan Upshaw | 55-40 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk hits the follow up shot | 57-40 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG) Robert Knoll | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Adam Harris (C) Allan Upshaw, Mathew Lezama, Donald Maitland | |
| 05:08 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 57-40 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Stephen Soares (C) Joseph Eskridge, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 04:42 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 57-45 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 04:08 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 03:53 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Harris (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 59-47 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eddie Bird - foul #3 on Eddie Bird, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG), Richard Stout (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Mitchell Higuera, Thomas Jones, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (PG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Donald Maitland (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Adam Harris | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Donald Maitland | 60-47 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Maitland | 60-50 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Mathew Lezama in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Lezama, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Jonathan Cronk | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Horton (SF) Ervin Kendall | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Lawrence Goforth | 62-50 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama loses the dribble to Danny Provencal | 62-50 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Mathew Lezama - foul #2 on Mathew Lezama, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Danny Provencal, Richard Stout | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Allan Upshaw, Mathew Lezama, Frank Horton, Ben Hirschman | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Thomas Jones picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdelal | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-50 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones tips it but misses | 65-50 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk tips it in | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Ervin Kendall is called for the reach on Joseph Eskridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall and he's hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Zerring | 69-54 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth runs out the clock | 71-54 |