| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Mario Lunsford swats the layup by Mark Archambault | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Mark Archambault tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Jones and he's fouled by Tom Hendrix - foul #2 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG) Tom Hendrix | |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Joseph Yee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Gary Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Edgar Freeman knocks in the floater from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (PF) Mark Archambault | |
| 17:19 | Akron | William Thaxton scores on a shot in the lane set up by Jeffrey Estevez | 7-11 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen is hacked by Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 9-11 |
| 16:23 | Akron | William Thaxton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Her - foul #1 on Bruce Her, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF), Mark Archambault (PF) William Thaxton, Gregory Bryant | |
| 16:10 | Akron | Efren Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #1 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Norman Coates | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Efren Jackson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Mark Archambault is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Archambault, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Efren Jackson | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams tips it in | 13-11 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Joseph Yee comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Norman Coates (PF) Raymond Myers, Mark Archambault | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Joseph Yee makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Joseph Yee makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Yee steals it from Jeffrey Shelton | 13-13 |
| 14:17 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Melvin Vieira and he's hacked by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Citizen (SF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Melvin Vieira, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gregory Bryant | 15-15 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Patrick Williams denies the turnaround by Norman Coates | 15-15 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Katz and he's fouled by Norman Coates - foul #1 on Norman Coates, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Johnny Katz, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SG), Maria Gallo (C) Edgar Freeman, Norman Coates | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Maria Gallo gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Raymond Myers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Thaxton | 17-18 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Gregory Bryant is called for the reach on Steven Citizen - foul #1 on Gregory Bryant, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (SF), Gary Marcus (C) Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Mark Archambault (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Gregory Bryant, Maria Gallo | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Mark Archambault clanks a floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Mark Archambault tips it but misses | 19-18 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen jams it on a nice dish by Gary Jones | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Citizen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Efren Jackson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-18 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Citizen | 23-18 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Joseph Yee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Raymond Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is fouled on the floor by Gary Jones - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Edgar Freeman (SG) Raymond Myers, Efren Jackson | |
| 10:24 | Akron | Kristopher Meadows denies the turnaround by Edgar Freeman | 23-18 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Mark Archambault grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Mark Archambault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF) Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Shelton | 25-18 |
| 09:28 | Akron | William Thaxton misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 25-18 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Her travels with the ball | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF) Miladen Buczkowski | |
| 08:58 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Vieira - foul #1 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Edgar Freeman is called for the reach on Mario Lunsford - foul #2 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SG) Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Efren Jackson, Gregory Bryant | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Joseph Yee pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Raymond Myers is hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #1 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Christopher Baldwin, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Archambault (PF) Norman Coates | |
| 07:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Her (fresh) C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Thaxton - foul #1 on William Thaxton, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SG) William Thaxton | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Melvin Vieira - foul #2 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF) Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-22 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Mark Archambault gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Joseph Yee connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Estevez | 27-24 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Jeffrey Shelton - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Christopher Baldwin (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Thomas Phelps, Bruce Her, Patrick Williams, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Miladen Buczkowski (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) Raymond Myers, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Gregory Bryant grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:57 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #2 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Christopher Baldwin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:57 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:57 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Katz | 31-26 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski clanks a floater from close range | 31-26 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Melvin Vieira | 31-26 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | William Thaxton steals it from Gary Jones | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Efren Jackson lays it in on a great pass from William Thaxton | 31-28 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Gregory Bryant snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Johnny Katz is called for the reach on Miladen Buczkowski - foul #1 on Johnny Katz, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SG), Mark Archambault (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Efren Jackson, Norman Coates, Gregory Bryant | |
| 04:01 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Williams | 31-28 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the floater in the paint set up by Thomas Phelps | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miladen Buczkowski (fresh) PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | William Thaxton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Miladen Buczkowski - foul #1 on Miladen Buczkowski, team foul #12 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Gregory Bryant (PF) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Miladen Buczkowski, Mark Archambault | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Phelps | 35-28 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Joseph Yee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (PF) Gregory Bryant | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Edgar Freeman - foul #3 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #13 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (PG) Edgar Freeman | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Joseph Yee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz hits the follow up shot | 40-28 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton loses the dribble to Raymond Myers in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Tom Hendrix is fouled on the floor by Mario Lunsford - foul #1 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SF), Steven Citizen (PF) Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Mark Archambault (PF) Raymond Myers, Joseph Yee | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Tom Hendrix is hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Johnny Katz, team foul #10 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Christopher Baldwin, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Norman Coates | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows misses the lay-in | 42-32 |