| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raymond Kuehl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Collin Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dragan Zausch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bernard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Branko Karpin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Ozment (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Dragan Zausch picks off the pass by Raymond Kuehl in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 19:46 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-41 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Collin Heard gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Collin Heard | 41-41 |
| 18:52 | James Madison | Edwin McGhin blocks the jumper by Corey Jenkins | 41-41 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 18:45 | James Madison | Branko Karpin pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:38 | James Madison | Dragan Zausch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenny Hess | 41-41 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Collin Heard travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| 17:50 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment is denied on a layup by Robert Conley | 41-41 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Collin Heard and he's hacked by Bernard Brown - foul #3 on Bernard Brown, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG), Karl Desantis (PF) Raymond Kuehl, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael O'Meara (SF) Bernard Brown | |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:03 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenny Hess - foul #1 on Kenny Hess, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG) Collin Heard | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dewitt Pine (PG) Dragan Zausch | |
| 17:03 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:03 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Dewitt Pine steps in front of the Kenneth Gallucci pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 16:57 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 16:56 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenny Hess | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | James Madison | The jump hook by Dewitt Pine is blocked by Karl Desantis | 46-44 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenny Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin McGhin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dewitt Pine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael O'Meara (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Branko Karpin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Ozment (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 15:00 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dewitt Pine | 52-47 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows and he's fouled by Michael O'Meara - foul #1 on Michael O'Meara, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Collin Heard (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Jeffrey Burden (C) Kenny Hess, Karl Desantis, Edwin McGhin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dragan Zausch (PG), Bernard Brown (SF), Michael Westley (PF), Cong Xiong (C) Dewitt Pine, Michael O'Meara, Branko Karpin, Joseph Ozment | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 14:09 | James Madison | Michael Westley is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 57-50 |
| 13:30 | James Madison | Dragan Zausch loses the dribble to Kenneth Gallucci | 57-50 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci banks in the layup | 59-50 |
| 12:59 | James Madison | Michael Westley loses the dribble to Jeffrey Burden | 59-50 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 12:50 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Westley | 59-50 |
| 12:44 | James Madison | Cong Xiong makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Corey Jenkins | 59-52 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Collin Heard is fouled on the floor by Bernard Brown - foul #4 on Bernard Brown, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl (PG), Kenny Hess (SF), Edwin McGhin (C) Kenneth Gallucci, Trevor Meadows, Jeffrey Burden | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warner (SG), Michael O'Meara (SF), Branko Karpin (PF), Joseph Ozment (C) Corey Jenkins, Bernard Brown, Michael Westley, Cong Xiong | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Branko Karpin picks off the pass by Kenny Hess | 59-52 |
| 12:04 | James Madison | Branko Karpin loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Desantis (PF) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raymond Kuehl (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Collin Heard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenny Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dragan Zausch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Warner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael O'Meara (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Branko Karpin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Ozment (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess is open but misses the lay-in | 59-52 |
| 11:14 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 11:09 | James Madison | John Warner scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael O'Meara | 59-54 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Dragan Zausch steals it from Raymond Kuehl | 59-54 |
| 10:36 | James Madison | Branko Karpin misses the lay-in | 59-54 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Kuehl | 59-54 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Karl Desantis | 61-54 |
| 10:05 | James Madison | Branko Karpin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dragan Zausch - foul #3 on Dragan Zausch, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG), Trevor Meadows (SG), Robert Conley (PF) Raymond Kuehl, Collin Heard, Edwin McGhin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dewitt Pine (PG), Corey Jenkins (SG), Michael Westley (PF) Dragan Zausch, John Warner, Branko Karpin | |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:34 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 09:08 | James Madison | Dewitt Pine blows the layup | 61-54 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess hits a floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 08:14 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Corey Jenkins | 63-56 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-56 |
| 07:45 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Westley | 63-56 |
| 07:38 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl (PG), Collin Heard (SF), Edwin McGhin (C) Trevor Meadows, Kenny Hess, Karl Desantis | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bernard Brown (SF), Branko Karpin (PF), Cong Xiong (C) Michael O'Meara, Michael Westley, Joseph Ozment | |
| 07:38 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:38 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Raymond Kuehl | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raymond Kuehl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Collin Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dewitt Pine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Jenkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Branko Karpin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cong Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:51 | James Madison | Cong Xiong hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Collin Heard makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Gallucci | 68-60 |
| 06:10 | James Madison | Cong Xiong is whistled for traveling | 68-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Kenny Hess (SF) Kenneth Gallucci, Collin Heard | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dragan Zausch (PG), Joseph Ozment (C) Dewitt Pine, Cong Xiong | |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Dragan Zausch - foul #4 on Dragan Zausch, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:28 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Dragan Zausch | 70-62 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess is hacked by Bernard Brown - foul #5 on Bernard Brown, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG), Karl Desantis (C) Raymond Kuehl, Edwin McGhin | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warner (SG), Michael O'Meara (SF) Corey Jenkins, Bernard Brown | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 04:41 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:19 | James Madison | John Warner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Conley | 72-62 |
| 03:49 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dragan Zausch and he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #4 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Cosner (SG), Collin Heard (SF), Edwin McGhin (C) Trevor Meadows, Kenny Hess, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Corey Jenkins (SG), Michael Westley (PF) John Warner, Branko Karpin | |
| 03:49 | James Madison | Joseph Ozment makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ozment - foul #1 on Joseph Ozment, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:57 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Cosner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Collin Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dragan Zausch (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Corey Jenkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael O'Meara (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Westley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ozment (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin hits the follow up shot | 76-65 |
| 02:26 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl (PG), Trevor Meadows (SG) Kenneth Gallucci, William Cosner | |
| Subs | James Madison | Branko Karpin (PF) Michael Westley | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:09 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-65 |
| 02:07 | James Madison | Branko Karpin gets the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 01:50 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 01:48 | James Madison | Michael O'Meara tips it back up and in | 76-67 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenny Hess (SF), Robert Conley (PF) Trevor Meadows, Karl Desantis | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 76-67 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Collin Heard snags the offensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Collin Heard | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:52 | James Madison | Corey Jenkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin gets the rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Dragan Zausch - foul #5 on Dragan Zausch, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG), Trevor Meadows (SG), Karl Desantis (PF), Jeffrey Burden (C) Raymond Kuehl, Collin Heard, Robert Conley, Edwin McGhin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dewitt Pine (PG), John Warner (SG), Michael Westley (PF), Cong Xiong (C) Dragan Zausch, Corey Jenkins, Branko Karpin, Joseph Ozment | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:22 | James Madison | John Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci runs out the clock | 81-67 |