| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Willis Ortez (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Zanis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Deer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Kovalchek (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Herman Anderson is denied by Ricky Zanis | 28-22 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill tips it home | 30-22 |
| 19:24 | William & Mary | Jason Deer double dribbles | 30-22 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-22 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson tips it home | 32-22 |
| 18:31 | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mladen Kovalchek and he's hacked by Robert Matus - foul #2 on Robert Matus, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt (PF) Jason Deer | |
| 18:31 | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Anderson | 35-24 |
| 17:47 | William & Mary | Howard Chiasson takes the ball from David Phillips | 35-24 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson banks in the layup | 37-24 |
| 17:16 | William & Mary | David Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-24 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | James Wagner snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Ricky Zanis steals it from Herman Anderson | 37-24 |
| 16:50 | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis makes the floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 37-26 |
| 16:44 | William & Mary | David Phillips snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 16:23 | William & Mary | Willis Ortez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | James Wagner can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-26 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Robert Matus can't tip it in | 37-26 |
| 16:15 | William & Mary | Mladen Kovalchek grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 16:03 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 37-26 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Matus | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Willis Ortez (fairly fresh) SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Zanis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mladen Kovalchek (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mladen Kovalchek - foul #2 on Mladen Kovalchek, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG), Frederic Butler (PF) Eugene Hemphill, Herman Anderson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Eric Hayes (PG), George Tong (SF), Jason Deer (PF), Leonard Dudley (C) Willis Ortez, Ricky Zanis, Jeffrey Pratt, Mladen Kovalchek | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 15:22 | William & Mary | Eric Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is hacked by David Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Terry Whisman (C) James Wagner, Robert Matus | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Chad Carol (C) David Phillips | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | James Barnett comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 15:00 | William & Mary | George Tong pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:39 | William & Mary | Eric Hayes scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Tong | 39-28 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses the wide open runner in the paint | 39-28 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 14:01 | William & Mary | Jason Deer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 13:59 | William & Mary | Chad Carol gets the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:45 | William & Mary | Terry Whisman is called for the reach on Chad Carol - foul #3 on Terry Whisman, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG), Eugene Hemphill (SG), Herman Anderson (PF), Robert Matus (C) James Barnett, Howard Chiasson, Frederic Butler, Terry Whisman | |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Steinberg (PG), David Phillips (SG), Mladen Kovalchek (C) Eric Hayes, Leonard Dudley, Chad Carol | |
| 13:35 | William & Mary | George Tong misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Hemphill | 41-28 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Richard Havens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF) Richard Havens | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis (SF), Jeffrey Pratt (PF) George Tong, Jason Deer | |
| 13:15 | William & Mary | Mladen Kovalchek double dribbles | 41-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG) Howard Chiasson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | James Barnett loses the dribble to Ricky Zanis in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 13:09 | William & Mary | James Steinberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Zanis | 41-30 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Ricky Zanis is called for the reach on James Barnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Zanis, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Robert Matus is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Terry Whisman (C) Herman Anderson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Eric Hayes (PG), George Tong (SF) James Steinberg, Ricky Zanis | |
| 12:18 | William & Mary | David Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Robert Matus hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Robert Matus snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wagner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Matus (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Terry Whisman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Eric Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Tong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mladen Kovalchek (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | James Wagner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mladen Kovalchek - foul #3 on Mladen Kovalchek, team foul #4 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Frederic Butler (PF) James Barnett, Eugene Hemphill, Terry Whisman | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Willis Ortez (PG), Leonard Dudley (SF), Jason Deer (PF), Chad Carol (C) Eric Hayes, George Tong, Jeffrey Pratt, Mladen Kovalchek | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 11:19 | William & Mary | Leonard Dudley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 11:17 | William & Mary | Jason Deer tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Chad Carol is called for the reach on James Wagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Carol, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Robert Matus pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Richard Havens misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 10:28 | William & Mary | The rebound goes to Jason Deer | 43-32 |
| 10:22 | William & Mary | Jason Deer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Robert Matus pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Deer - foul #1 on Jason Deer, team foul #6 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Eugene Hemphill (SG), Herman Anderson (PF) James Wagner, Richard Havens, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Eric Hayes (PG), George Tong (SG), Ricky Zanis (SF) Willis Ortez, David Phillips, Chad Carol | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 09:45 | William & Mary | Jason Deer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Matus | 45-32 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill is hacked by Jason Deer - foul #2 on Jason Deer, team foul #7 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SF), Terry Whisman (C) Howard Chiasson, Robert Matus | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt (PF), Mladen Kovalchek (C) Jason Deer, Leonard Dudley | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 09:02 | William & Mary | George Tong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 09:01 | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis tips it home | 47-34 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Richard Havens can't finish the layup | 47-34 |
| 08:39 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 08:16 | William & Mary | George Tong is hacked by Herman Anderson - foul #1 on Herman Anderson, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF) Eugene Hemphill | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Willis Ortez (PG), David Phillips (SG), Chad Carol (C) Eric Hayes, George Tong, Mladen Kovalchek | |
| 07:59 | William & Mary | David Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Havens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Whisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Willis Ortez (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Zanis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Pratt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Carol (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson misses short on an open jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Pratt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pratt, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG), Eugene Hemphill (SG), Frederic Butler (PF) James Barnett, Richard Havens, Terry Whisman | |
| Subs | William & Mary | George Tong (SF), Jason Deer (PF) Ricky Zanis, Jeffrey Pratt | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:13 | William & Mary | Jason Deer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Ortez | 48-39 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | James Wagner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 06:33 | William & Mary | George Tong knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Phillips | 50-42 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is hacked by Willis Ortez - foul #2 on Willis Ortez, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Matus (C) Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Steinberg (PG), Eric Hayes (SG), Leonard Dudley (C) Willis Ortez, David Phillips, Chad Carol | |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:59 | William & Mary | George Tong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Hemphill | 52-42 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | James Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Richard Havens (SG) James Wagner, Eugene Hemphill | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis (SF), Jeffrey Pratt (PF) George Tong, Jason Deer | |
| 05:45 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Zanis | 52-44 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Barnett | 54-44 |
| 05:05 | William & Mary | James Steinberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 05:03 | William & Mary | Ricky Zanis grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:50 | William & Mary | James Steinberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederic Butler (PF), Terry Whisman (C) Herman Anderson, Robert Matus | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Willis Ortez (PG), David Phillips (SG), Mladen Kovalchek (C) James Steinberg, Eric Hayes, Leonard Dudley | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Havens is hacked by David Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Phillips, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | William & Mary | George Tong (SF) Ricky Zanis | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Havens misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:32 | William & Mary | David Phillips misses short on a shot from the left block | 55-44 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Chiasson | 55-44 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Willis Ortez is called for the reach on James Barnett - foul #3 on Willis Ortez, team foul #11 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), James Wagner (SF) Richard Havens, Howard Chiasson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Jason Deer (PF) Jeffrey Pratt | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | James Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | James Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | William & Mary | Willis Ortez is fouled on the floor by Frederic Butler - foul #2 on Frederic Butler, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF), Robert Matus (PF) James Barnett, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Eric Hayes (SG), Ricky Zanis (SF), Chad Carol (C) David Phillips, George Tong, Mladen Kovalchek | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Howard Chiasson (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Matus (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Terry Whisman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Willis Ortez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Zanis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Jason Deer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Carol (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | William & Mary | Chad Carol can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Whisman - foul #4 on Terry Whisman, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| 03:39 | William & Mary | Chad Carol misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:39 | William & Mary | Chad Carol misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Matus | 60-44 |
| 03:03 | William & Mary | Eric Hayes is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Eric Hayes, team foul #12 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herman Anderson (PF) Terry Whisman | |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Steinberg (PG), George Tong (SF), Leonard Dudley (PF) Willis Ortez, Ricky Zanis, Jason Deer | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from James Wagner | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:31 | William & Mary | Leonard Dudley connects on the shot from the left side set up by George Tong | 62-46 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | James Steinberg is called for the reach on James Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Steinberg, team foul #13 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Richard Havens (SG) Eugene Hemphill, Howard Chiasson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt (PF) Chad Carol | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:27 | William & Mary | Leonard Dudley pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 02:19 | William & Mary | Leonard Dudley is fouled on the floor by Robert Matus - foul #3 on Robert Matus, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederic Butler (PF) Herman Anderson | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 02:02 | William & Mary | George Tong misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 02:00 | William & Mary | James Steinberg tips it home | 63-48 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | James Wagner is fouled on the floor by James Steinberg - foul #2 on James Steinberg, team foul #14 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Herman Anderson (PF) James Barnett, Richard Havens, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Chad Carol (C) James Steinberg | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:32 | William & Mary | George Tong buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is wide open and slams it home set up by James Wagner | 67-51 |
| 01:06 | William & Mary | Eric Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Matus | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | William & Mary | George Tong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Wagner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side | 71-51 |
| 00:12 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Matus - foul #4 on Robert Matus, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| 00:12 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:12 | William & Mary | Jeffrey Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Wagner runs out the clock | 71-53 |