| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Benjamin Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Maris (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Billy Burns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Belin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Norman Shannon and the foul's on James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris misses the floater from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | James Jackson is called for the reach on Justin Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Lee Brame blows the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Belin - foul #1 on Paul Belin, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen (PG), Howard Mondragon (C) Matthew Maris, James Jackson | |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Lee Brame misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Lee Brame misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Paul Belin | 39-30 |
| 18:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Lee Brame grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger knocks in the shot near the basket | 41-30 |
| 17:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Burns's pass is intercepted by Frank Bunger | 41-30 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger banks in the layup | 43-30 |
| 16:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by Billy Burns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Burns, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris (PG), Michael Little (PF), James Jackson (C) Billy Burns, Paul Belin, Howard Mondragon | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-33 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Funsan Arrambide | 43-33 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno misses short on an open floater from close range | 43-33 |
| 16:06 | UC Santa Barbara | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 15:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Funsan Arrambide - foul #1 on Funsan Arrambide, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Berube (PG), Joseph McCort (SG) Benjamin Melillo, Mark Jepsen | |
| 15:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bruno | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Cody (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Charles Berube (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McCort (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Maris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | James Jackson is called for the reach on Gabriel Bruno - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) George Cody | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Burns (SF) Matthew Maris | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Berube clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Berube - foul #4 on Charles Berube, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), James Osgood (SF), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo (PG), Paul Belin (PF), Howard Mondragon (C) Charles Berube, Michael Little, James Jackson | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu is fouled on the floor by Howard Mondragon - foul #2 on Howard Mondragon, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Brame (PF) James Osgood | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Belin gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Brame takes the ball from Paul Belin | 46-33 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 14:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Brame swats the shot by Billy Burns | 46-33 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Belin snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Lee Brame pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Yuan Chu | 49-33 |
| 12:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Nick Nichols swats the layup by Paul Belin | 49-33 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-33 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Belin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph McCort hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Burns | 49-35 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu tips it back up and in | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuan Chu (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Benjamin Melillo (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Joseph McCort (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Burns (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Belin (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Howard Mondragon (tiring) | |
| 11:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon loses the ball out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris (PG), Mark Jepsen (SF), Michael Little (PF), James Jackson (C) Benjamin Melillo, Billy Burns, Paul Belin, Howard Mondragon | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide misses short on a jump hook from close range | 51-35 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide tips it back up and in | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen makes the floater from just outside the lane | 53-37 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | George Cody misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Mark Jepsen steals it from Herbert Reilly | 53-37 |
| 09:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by George Cody - foul #1 on George Cody, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG), Lee Brame (PF) George Cody, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Frank Bunger and the foul's on Joseph McCort - foul #4 on Joseph McCort, team foul #8 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Osgood (SF), Nick Nichols (C) Justin Jackson, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo (SG), Billy Burns (SF), Paul Belin (PF) Mark Jepsen, Joseph McCort, Michael Little | |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Funsan Arrambide | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | James Osgood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| 08:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno (PF) Lee Brame | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little (PF) Paul Belin | |
| 08:26 | UC Santa Barbara | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Nick Nichols - foul #2 on Nick Nichols, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (PG) Norman Shannon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen (SF) Billy Burns | |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Jackson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nick Nichols - foul #3 on Nick Nichols, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 07:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 07:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-39 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Cody | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Cody (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Osgood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Maris (tiring) 4 reb. SG - Benjamin Melillo (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Mark Jepsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | James Osgood misses the shot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 06:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Bruno steps in front of the Michael Little pass | 56-39 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is open but misses the lay-in | 56-39 |
| 06:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Mark Jepsen | 56-39 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Bunger picks off the pass by Matthew Maris | 56-39 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | George Cody lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Bunger | 58-39 |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) George Cody, James Osgood, Gabriel Bruno, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Berube (PG), Joseph McCort (SG), Billy Burns (SF), Paul Belin (PF), Howard Mondragon (C) Matthew Maris, Benjamin Melillo, Mark Jepsen, Michael Little, James Jackson | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Bunger | 60-41 |
| 05:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph McCort can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Lee Brame pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Charles Berube is called for the reach on Norman Shannon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Berube, team foul #9 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris (PG) Charles Berube | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Belin is fouled on the floor by Herbert Reilly - foul #1 on Herbert Reilly, team foul #5 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (SG) Frank Bunger | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo (SG), Mark Jepsen (SF), Michael Little (PF) Joseph McCort, Billy Burns, Paul Belin | |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Mondragon | 62-43 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-43 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Benjamin Melillo | 62-43 |
| 04:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Jackson steals the ball from Michael Little | 62-43 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Lee Brame gets the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Mark Jepsen swats the short shot by Herbert Reilly | 62-43 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Maris is called for the reach on Funsan Arrambide - foul #3 on Matthew Maris, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG), Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Norman Shannon, Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Jepsen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 blk. SG - Benjamin Melillo (tired) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Maris (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Mondragon (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Jepsen, team foul #11 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (PG) Funsan Arrambide | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | George Cody is hacked by Mark Jepsen - foul #3 on Mark Jepsen, team foul #12 | 64-43 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | George Cody misses the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | George Cody misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Michael Little | 64-43 |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon's layup is rejected by Gabriel Bruno | 64-43 |
| 02:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little misses the tip | 64-43 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno is called for traveling | 64-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Osgood (SF) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Jepsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-43 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little can't tip it in | 64-43 |
| 01:54 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Mondragon | 64-43 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon misses the lay-in | 64-43 |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 01:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Mondragon snags the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 01:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Maris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | James Osgood snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | George Cody connects on the 3 from straight away | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little hits the finger roll | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Mark Jepsen is called for the reach on James Osgood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Jepsen, team foul #13 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF) George Cody, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | James Osgood makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | James Osgood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Melillo misses the 3 from straight away | 69-45 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Brame | 69-45 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Melillo - foul #2 on Benjamin Melillo, team foul #14 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) James Osgood | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little grabs the board | 70-45 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Jackson steals it from Matthew Maris | 70-45 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Mark Jepsen steps in front of the Norman Shannon pass in the backcourt | 70-45 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Little connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon runs out the clock | 70-47 |