| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jay White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Jay White gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Jay White buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ernest Hillhouse - foul #1 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Mark Purcell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jay White | 29-36 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Mark Purcell tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Robert Luse connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Roger Abram | 31-38 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Jay White gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Robert Luse grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-38 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Jay White grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Eric Knight is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ryan - foul #1 on Eric Knight, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Clarence Daniel, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Hermanson | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Luka Sobrowski is called for the reach on Tomas Bowman - foul #2 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG) Mark Purcell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF) Eric Knight | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole connects on the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Parker Cosby - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Jay White (PF) Shawn Hermanson, Jeffrey Ryan, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Tomas Bowman | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Jay White misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Robert Luse lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Roger Abram | 33-43 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Jay White's floater is tipped away by Richard Tenofsky | 33-43 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 33-43 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Jay White gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Jay White grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Jay White drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Robert Luse splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Abram | 35-45 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Jay White makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Parker Cosby | 37-45 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Jay White, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Stephen Dejohn, Benjamin Poole, Richard Tenofsky, Robert Luse | |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Gabbard - foul #1 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Ernest Hillhouse denies the turnaround by Aaron Clifton | 39-45 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton tips it in | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses badly on a floater in the lane | 39-47 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Josef Ciskowski - foul #2 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Jay White (PF) Shawn Hermanson, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Tomas Bowman | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel is hacked by Roger Abram - foul #2 on Roger Abram, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Jay White misses short on a shot from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Robert Luse pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Roger Abram's pass is intercepted by Ernest Hillhouse | 39-48 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Jay White lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Daniel | 41-48 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard misses the easy layup | 41-48 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Eric Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Roger Abram comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Hillhouse - foul #2 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF) Jay White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Aaron Clifton, Gregory Gabbard | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Roger Abram makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Roger Abram makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Mark Purcell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Purcell, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Roger Abram misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Eric Knight hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Purcell | 43-52 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Clarence Daniel steals the ball from Eric Knight | 43-52 |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel lays it up and in | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Robert Luse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Luse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Luka Sobrowski - foul #3 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF) Roger Abram, Stephen Dejohn, Eric Knight, Richard Tenofsky | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Luse makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Luse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gregory Gabbard | 45-54 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard is hacked by Jay White - foul #2 on Jay White, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan (SF) Carl Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Luse | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG) Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Knight (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Knight | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Jay White steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Eric Knight | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton is fouled on the floor by Clarence Daniel - foul #1 on Clarence Daniel, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Robert Luse (C) Eric Knight, Gregory Gabbard, Tomas Bowman | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Robert Luse (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Robert Luse | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is fouled on the floor by Shawn Hermanson - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #10 | 47-60 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Zidek - foul #1 on Robert Zidek, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole travels with the ball | 49-62 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski drills a fadeaway from the left side | 51-62 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the fadeaway in the lane | 53-65 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole | 53-68 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski is whistled for traveling | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Tomas Bowman | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek runs out the clock | 53-70 |