| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Julio Trevino (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Markel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ratko Zdrojkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Papadopoulos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Willie Bibby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Lee Brame hits the finger roll | 37-32 |
| 19:17 | Siena | Matthew Markel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 19:15 | Siena | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Papadopoulos | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Siena | Matthew Markel hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Bibby and he's hacked by Justin Jackson - foul #3 on Justin Jackson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:49 | Siena | Matthew Markel makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Bibby - foul #3 on Willie Bibby, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Shannon Egan (C) Willie Bibby | |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:23 | Siena | Shannon Egan pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos drills a jumper near the basket | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Markel - foul #1 on Matthew Markel, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:35 | Siena | Norman Shannon is called for the reach on Ratko Zdrojkowski - foul #2 on Norman Shannon, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Michael Poe (SG) Matthew Markel | |
| 17:22 | Siena | Michael Poe drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Julio Trevino | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 16:46 | Siena | Shannon Egan pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:40 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | Siena | James Davis (PG), Anthony Pawlak (SF), Jimmy Thompson (PF) Julio Trevino, Ratko Zdrojkowski, Jerry Papadopoulos | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 16:18 | Siena | Shannon Egan grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 16:05 | Siena | Shannon Egan misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | Siena | Shannon Egan tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-41 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Shannon | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pawlak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shannon Egan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Yuan Chu | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | Siena | Michael Poe clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | Siena | Michael Poe misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Pawlak steals the ball from Yuan Chu | 44-41 |
| 13:44 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak misses the easy layup but the foul's on Yuan Chu - foul #2 on Yuan Chu, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | Siena | Julio Trevino (PG), Matthew Markel (SG), Jerry Papadopoulos (PF), Willie Bibby (C) James Davis, Michael Poe, Jimmy Thompson, Shannon Egan | |
| 13:44 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:44 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski (SF) Anthony Pawlak | |
| 13:16 | Siena | George Cody steals it from Willie Bibby | 44-42 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Lee Brame is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lee Brame, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | Siena | Funsan Arrambide picks off the pass by Jerry Papadopoulos | 44-42 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | George Cody makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 11:33 | Siena | A charge is called on Ratko Zdrojkowski - foul #3 on Ratko Zdrojkowski, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Frank Bunger (SG) Funsan Arrambide, George Cody | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Julio Trevino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Markel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ratko Zdrojkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Papadopoulos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Bibby (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Willie Bibby takes the ball from Lee Brame | 46-42 |
| 10:54 | Siena | Matthew Markel misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 10:52 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Siena | Julio Trevino connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Markel | 46-45 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Brame | 48-45 |
| 10:05 | Siena | Willie Bibby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ratko Zdrojkowski | 48-47 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:42 | Siena | Willie Bibby gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:23 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:22 | Siena | Willie Bibby grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:11 | Siena | Matthew Markel can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Bunger | 48-47 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:48 | Siena | Julio Trevino grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 08:29 | Siena | Matthew Markel clanks a shot near the basket | 48-47 |
| 08:27 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski tips it in | 48-49 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 48-49 |
| 08:05 | Siena | The rebound goes to Jerry Papadopoulos | 48-49 |
| 07:59 | Siena | Julio Trevino misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 07:57 | Siena | Julio Trevino hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 07:30 | Siena | Julio Trevino grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Brame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Julio Trevino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Markel (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ratko Zdrojkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Papadopoulos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Bibby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:04 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Lee Brame grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is hacked by Matthew Markel - foul #2 on Matthew Markel, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 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 | Siena | James Davis (PG), Michael Poe (SG), Anthony Pawlak (SF), Jimmy Thompson (PF), Shannon Egan (C) Julio Trevino, Matthew Markel, Ratko Zdrojkowski, Jerry Papadopoulos, Willie Bibby | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide misses the jumper from the left block | 48-51 |
| 06:18 | Siena | Jimmy Thompson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:06 | Siena | Shannon Egan misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Yuan Chu | 48-51 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide is hacked by Michael Poe - foul #1 on Michael Poe, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) George Cody | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-51 |
| 05:32 | Siena | Jimmy Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:14 | Siena | James Davis connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Poe | 48-53 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu lays it up and in set up by Funsan Arrambide | 50-53 |
| 04:27 | Siena | Michael Poe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 03:44 | Siena | Jimmy Thompson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Bruno - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), James Osgood (SF), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | Siena | Frank Lymon (C) Shannon Egan | |
| 03:44 | Siena | Jimmy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:44 | Siena | Jimmy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:20 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Osgood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Pawlak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lymon (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak misses the easy layup | 52-54 |
| 03:12 | Siena | Anthony Pawlak grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 02:48 | Siena | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 02:46 | Siena | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Lymon | 52-54 |
| 02:46 | Siena | Siena calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF) James Osgood, Yuan Chu | |
| Subs | Siena | Julio Trevino (PG), Ratko Zdrojkowski (SF), Jerry Papadopoulos (PF), Willie Bibby (C) James Davis, Anthony Pawlak, Jimmy Thompson, Frank Lymon | |
| 02:31 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Julio Trevino | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is fouled on the floor by Jerry Papadopoulos - foul #2 on Jerry Papadopoulos, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson is fouled on the floor by Willie Bibby - foul #4 on Willie Bibby, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Lee Brame grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Bunger | 55-57 |
| 01:37 | Siena | Justin Jackson is called for the reach on Ratko Zdrojkowski - foul #4 on Justin Jackson, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Matthew Markel (SG) Michael Poe | |
| 01:24 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 00:41 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is fouled on the floor by Ratko Zdrojkowski - foul #4 on Ratko Zdrojkowski, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:20 | Siena | Willie Bibby grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Siena | Ratko Zdrojkowski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Brame | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Matthew Markel is called for the reach on Lee Brame in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Markel, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lee Brame makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lee Brame makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Siena | Siena calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Siena | Nick Nichols steals it from Willie Bibby | 60-57 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is hacked by Julio Trevino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julio Trevino, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (PF) Lee Brame | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Siena | Jerry Papadopoulos misses short on a fullcourt shot | 61-57 |