| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nicholas Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hyler (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Charles Coffey swats the shot by Jeffrey Rorie | 28-38 |
| 19:48 | Providence | Charles Coffey pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Charles Coffey throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Hyler | 30-38 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Cleghorn | 30-41 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Donald Hyler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Hyler - foul #2 on Donald Hyler, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:46 | Providence | Charles Coffey snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Larry Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Donald Hyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Donald Hyler loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn is whistled for a carry | 30-42 |
| 17:43 | Providence | Donald Hyler makes the 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lauver | 33-45 |
| 16:59 | Providence | Charles Coffey is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Shorts (PG), Scott Walton (SF), Earl Schroeder (PF), Daniel Osgood (C) Nicholas Peters, Larry Peterson, Charles Coffey, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and he's fouled by Daniel Osgood - foul #2 on Daniel Osgood, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Daniel Osgood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Earl Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Earl Schroeder loses the dribble to Larry Stanton | 33-48 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses the easy layup | 33-48 |
| 16:02 | Providence | Earl Schroeder gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hyler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Walton (fresh) PF - Earl Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Osgood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Stanton (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) C - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Providence | Earl Schroeder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-48 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 15:20 | Providence | Scott Walton pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 14:57 | Providence | Donald Hyler misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 14:56 | Providence | Earl Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Mark Shorts buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Schroeder | 36-48 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Walton - foul #2 on Scott Walton, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Nicholas Peters (PG), Phillip Pascarella (SG), Larry Peterson (SF), Charles Coffey (PF), William Sedillo (C) Mark Shorts, Donald Hyler, Scott Walton, Earl Schroeder, Daniel Osgood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Nicholas Peters comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Freeman Hahn | 36-50 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lauver | 36-50 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-50 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 36-52 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Larry Peterson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:52 | Providence | Charles Coffey's floater is tipped away by Freeman Hahn | 36-55 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Freeman Hahn | 36-58 |
| 12:21 | Providence | Charles Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hyler (SG) Phillip Pascarella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF) Charles Lauver | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-58 |
| 12:04 | Providence | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Donald Hyler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Donald Hyler, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Shorts (PG) Nicholas Peters | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Shorts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hyler (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Coffey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 4 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Stanton | 36-61 |
| 11:14 | Providence | William Sedillo misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 11:13 | Providence | William Sedillo hits the follow up shot | 38-61 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | The short jumper by James Cleghorn is denied by William Sedillo | 38-61 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Donald Hyler pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Larry Peterson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Cleghorn - foul #3 on James Cleghorn, team foul #1 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Providence | Nicholas Peters (PG), Earl Schroeder (PF), Daniel Osgood (C) Mark Shorts, Charles Coffey, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| 10:53 | Providence | Larry Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Larry Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | John Alexander can't throw it down but he's fouled by Larry Peterson - foul #2 on Larry Peterson, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Walton (SF) Larry Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 10:43 | Providence | Daniel Osgood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 10:30 | Providence | Larry Stanton is called for the reach on Scott Walton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #2 | 40-61 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Nicholas Peters misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-61 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Scott Walton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 10:09 | Providence | Donald Hyler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joey Rosenzweig | 40-63 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Scott Walton is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Providence | William Sedillo (C) Scott Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SF), Freeman Hahn (C) Larry Stanton, John Alexander | |
| 09:22 | Providence | Donald Hyler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Earl Schroeder | 43-63 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Peters - foul #3 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Shorts (PG), Larry Peterson (SF), Charles Coffey (PF) Nicholas Peters, Earl Schroeder, Daniel Osgood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Joey Rosenzweig, Daniel Spataro | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Coffey - foul #2 on Charles Coffey, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Charles Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Donald Hyler is denied on a layup by Freeman Hahn | 43-64 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | William Sedillo steals the ball from Jeffrey Rorie | 43-64 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Charles Coffey drills a jumper in the lane | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Mark Shorts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hyler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Coffey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Hyler - foul #4 on Donald Hyler, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Nicholas Peters (PG), Earl Schroeder (SF), Daniel Osgood (C) Donald Hyler, Larry Peterson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, Freeman Hahn | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:11 | Providence | Charles Coffey hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 45-66 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Daniel Osgood - foul #3 on Daniel Osgood, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:40 | Providence | Mark Shorts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-68 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | John Alexander buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Stanton | 45-70 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Charles Coffey makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-70 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Larry Stanton | 47-72 |
| 05:39 | Providence | Mark Shorts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie loses the dribble to Daniel Osgood | 47-72 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Mark Shorts comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-72 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Osgood is called for the reach on Joey Rosenzweig - foul #4 on Daniel Osgood, team foul #10 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Providence | Phillip Pascarella (PG), Scott Walton (SF), James Escudero (C) Nicholas Peters, Charles Coffey, Daniel Osgood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 04:30 | Providence | Mark Shorts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-73 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joey Rosenzweig | 47-75 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Scott Walton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Lauver - foul #1 on Charles Lauver, team foul #4 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Osgood (PF) Earl Schroeder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG) Joey Rosenzweig | |
| 03:54 | Providence | Scott Walton misses the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Scott Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Lauver | 48-77 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Phillip Pascarella (fresh) SG - Mark Shorts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Walton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Osgood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Escudero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Stanton (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Providence | James Escudero misses short on a jump hook from close range | 48-77 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton snags the defensive board | 48-77 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-77 |
| 03:03 | Providence | James Escudero gets the rebound | 48-77 |
| 02:50 | Providence | Mark Shorts clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Stanton - foul #2 on Larry Stanton, team foul #5 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Schroeder (C) James Escudero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| 02:50 | Providence | Mark Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 48-77 |
| 02:50 | Providence | Mark Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Lauver | 49-79 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Scott Walton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-79 |
| 02:30 | Providence | Phillip Pascarella pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Earl Schroeder is denied on a layup by Freeman Hahn | 49-79 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Daniel Osgood gets the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 01:58 | Providence | Scott Walton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-79 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Freeman Hahn | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Shorts - foul #3 on Mark Shorts, team foul #11 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), James Cleghorn (PF) Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Earl Schroeder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-81 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the board | 49-81 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-81 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence 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) | |
| 00:52 | Providence | Daniel Osgood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-81 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence 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) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-81 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn tips it home | 49-83 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Scott Walton travels with the ball | 49-83 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 49-83 |