| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Daniel Borden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Falzone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Lade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason McWard (fresh) C - Clifford Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Barton hits a floater from close range | 27-26 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Barton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Karl Lade | 27-28 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Robert Good misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SG), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Barton tips it in | 27-30 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Bryant Myers and he's fouled by Clifford Barton - foul #1 on Clifford Barton, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (C) Robert Good, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robby Hulett (PG), Michael Cox (SG) Daniel Borden, Victor Falzone | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robby Hulett is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (C) Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reginald Hadfield (PF) Jason McWard | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bryant Myers | 32-30 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robby Hulett hits a turnaround near the basket | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robby Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Lade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Hadfield (fresh) C - Clifford Barton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo is whistled for a carry | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Jeffrey Saum (SF), Jason Lanski (PF), Jason McWard (C) Robby Hulett, Michael Cox, Karl Lade, Reginald Hadfield, Clifford Barton | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Seavey is called for the reach on Matthew Wright - foul #1 on Richard Seavey, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Fausto Russo (C) Charles Rucks, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Robert Good knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Fausto Russo | 34-32 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Fausto Russo picks off the pass by Jeffrey Saum | 34-32 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Good | 36-32 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey's floater is knocked away by Jason McWard | 36-32 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Saum tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Jason Lanski is called for the reach on Richard Seavey - foul #4 on Jason Lanski, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Richard Seavey, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone (PG), Karl Lade (SF), Reginald Hadfield (PF), Clifford Barton (C) Daniel Borden, Jeffrey Saum, Jason Lanski, Jason McWard | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is fouled on the floor by Reginald Hadfield - foul #2 on Reginald Hadfield, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Victor Falzone steals it from Caleb Sturdevant | 36-34 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Caleb Sturdevant steals it from Matthew Wright | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Good (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Victor Falzone (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Karl Lade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Hadfield (fresh) C - Clifford Barton (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Clifford Barton swats the shot by Abraham Keys | 36-34 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant tips it in | 38-34 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Wright | 38-37 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Robert Good buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Caleb Sturdevant | 41-37 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Reginald Hadfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Falzone | 41-40 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant hits the finger roll | 43-40 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright is fouled on the floor by Charles Rucks - foul #1 on Charles Rucks, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Richard Seavey (SG), Fausto Russo (C) Charles Rucks, Robert Good, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden (PG), Jason McWard (PF) Matthew Wright, Reginald Hadfield | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Barton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Seavey and he's fouled by Clifford Barton - foul #2 on Clifford Barton, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Cox (SG), Jeffrey Saum (C) Victor Falzone, Clifford Barton | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Cox grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Cox knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 45-42 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Saum buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason McWard, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Bryant Myers, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright (SG), Jason Lanski (PF), Clifford Barton (C) Michael Cox, Karl Lade, Jason McWard | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Daniel Borden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Saum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Lanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Barton (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Rucks | 50-44 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Good | 50-44 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour is fouled on the floor by Jason Lanski - foul #5 on Jason Lanski, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone (PG), Jason McWard (PF) Daniel Borden, Jason Lanski | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Seavey | 52-44 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone is hacked by Caleb Sturdevant - foul #2 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG), Rod Icenhour (PF) Richard Seavey, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade (SF) Jeffrey Saum | |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses the lay-in | 52-44 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Wright and he's fouled by Robert Good - foul #2 on Robert Good, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Fausto Russo (C) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden (PG) Victor Falzone | |
| 05:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour travels with the ball | 52-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 52-48 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Clifford Barton swats the layup by Herbert Smith | 52-48 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks tips it in | 54-48 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade is fouled on the floor by Herbert Smith - foul #3 on Herbert Smith, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reginald Hadfield (C) Clifford Barton | |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Daniel Borden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Karl Lade (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Hadfield (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Borden steals the ball from Robert Good | 54-48 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason McWard | 54-50 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo can't connect on a jumper from close range | 54-50 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Robert Good connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Seavey | 57-50 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Barton (C) Reginald Hadfield | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Rucks | 57-50 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Wright - foul #4 on Matthew Wright, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (C) Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wright's pass is intercepted by Richard Seavey | 59-50 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey throws it down | 61-50 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jason McWard | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey is hacked by Matthew Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Wright, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone (SG) Matthew Wright | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason McWard grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith is hacked by Daniel Borden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Borden, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Falzone drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Borden | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey is hacked by Victor Falzone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Falzone, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (PF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Borden comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Victor Falzone is called for the reach on Richard Seavey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Falzone, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (PF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Karl Lade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks runs out the clock | 69-59 |