| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jacob Bittle (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Luther Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Mills (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | William Reed inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Providence | Rick Mills is called for traveling | 26-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Guilford (SG), Michael Morris (PF), Eric Shotwell (C) Luther Worsley, Ron Stone, Rick Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darrell Lewis | 26-43 |
| 19:12 | Providence | William Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled on the floor by Larry Guilford - foul #3 on Larry Guilford, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Luther Worsley (SG), Ron Stone (PF) Larry Guilford, Michael Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 26-45 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Eric Shotwell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Reed | 28-45 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | David Brown is hacked by William Reed - foul #3 on William Reed, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Morris (SF) William Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:37 | Providence | Michael Morris knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ron Stone | 30-48 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 17:15 | Providence | Ron Stone pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:11 | Providence | Jacob Bittle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 17:09 | Providence | Ron Stone tips it in | 32-48 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 16:43 | Providence | Ron Stone grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Luther Worsley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-48 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Eric Shotwell snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 16:03 | Providence | Jacob Bittle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-48 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jacob Bittle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Luther Worsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Shotwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis loses the dribble to Luther Worsley | 32-48 |
| 15:39 | Providence | Luther Worsley hits the finger roll | 34-48 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Guilford (SG), William Reed (SF), Rick Mills (C) Luther Worsley, Michael Morris, Eric Shotwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 15:09 | Providence | William Reed misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Larry Guilford snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 15:03 | Providence | Rick Mills buries a shot in the lane | 36-48 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Preston Higgins | 36-51 |
| 14:20 | Providence | Ron Stone misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp drills a jumper from the left block set up by Preston Higgins and he's hacked by Rick Mills - foul #2 on Rick Mills, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Luther Worsley (PG), Eric Shotwell (PF) Jacob Bittle, Ron Stone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:31 | Providence | Luther Worsley misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-55 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Covington | 36-58 |
| 12:54 | Providence | William Reed hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by William Reed - foul #4 on William Reed, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Jacob Bittle (PG), Michael Morris (SF), Ron Stone (PF) Luther Worsley, William Reed, Rick Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis and he's fouled by Eric Shotwell - foul #3 on Eric Shotwell, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Rick Mills (C) Eric Shotwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Timothy Allen | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 12:08 | Providence | Ron Stone buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jacob Bittle | 41-61 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewey Gates and he's fouled by Larry Guilford - foul #4 on Larry Guilford, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Luther Worsley (SG), Eric Shotwell (C) Larry Guilford, Rick Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jacob Bittle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Worsley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Shotwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Providence | Luther Worsley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #3 on Timothy Allen, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| 11:43 | Providence | Luther Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 11:43 | Providence | Luther Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Luther Worsley steals it from David Brown | 43-64 |
| 11:06 | Providence | Jacob Bittle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | David Brown buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis and the foul's on Eric Shotwell - foul #4 on Eric Shotwell, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Rick Mills (C) Eric Shotwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis, Glen Thompson | |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the free throw | 43-67 |
| 10:34 | Providence | Sylvester Sharp is called for the reach on Rick Mills - foul #2 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #2 | 43-67 |
| 10:24 | Providence | Michael Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-67 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dewey Gates | 45-70 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Michael Morris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 09:55 | Providence | Michael Morris hits the follow up shot | 47-70 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 47-70 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it in | 47-72 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Rick Mills hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Jacob Bittle | 49-72 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington snags the offensive board | 49-72 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Chad White drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 49-75 |
| 08:43 | Providence | Ron Stone makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 08:43 | Providence | Ron Stone makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Luther Worsley - foul #1 on Luther Worsley, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 08:06 | Providence | Luther Worsley hits a shot from the left side | 54-76 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-76 |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Guilford (SG), William Reed (SF), Eric Shotwell (PF) Luther Worsley, Michael Morris, Ron Stone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jacob Bittle (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Guilford (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Shotwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Rick Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Providence | Rick Mills misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-76 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by Larry Guilford - foul #5 on Larry Guilford, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Morris (SG), Ron Stone (PF) Larry Guilford, Rick Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 07:07 | Providence | William Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-78 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Chad White buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Timothy Allen | 54-80 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Chad White takes the ball from William Reed | 54-80 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins can't finish the layup | 54-80 |
| 06:25 | Providence | Eric Shotwell snags the defensive board | 54-80 |
| 06:13 | Providence | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-80 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-80 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-82 |
| 05:43 | Providence | Jacob Bittle makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Reed | 56-82 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Chad White clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-82 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-82 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Chad White misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-82 |
| 05:15 | Providence | Ron Stone grabs the board | 56-82 |
| 05:10 | Providence | William Reed knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 59-82 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Chad White misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-82 |
| 04:54 | Providence | William Reed snags the defensive board | 59-82 |
| 04:40 | Providence | William Reed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-82 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chad White | 59-82 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Michael Morris steals the ball from Chad White | 59-82 |
| 04:14 | Providence | Michael Morris lays it up and in | 61-82 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-82 |
| Subs | Providence | Luther Worsley (SG), Rick Mills (C) Michael Morris, Ron Stone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Chad White misses short on a floater from the right wing | 61-82 |
| 03:46 | Providence | William Reed snags the defensive board | 61-82 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jacob Bittle (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Worsley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Shotwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Rick Mills (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Rick Mills can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Sylvester Sharp - foul #3 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #4 | 61-82 |
| Subs | Providence | Johnnie Davis (PG), Michael Morris (SG), John Buchheit (SF), Richard Jenner (PF) Jacob Bittle, Luther Worsley, William Reed, Eric Shotwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Rick Mills misses the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 03:25 | Providence | Rick Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the board | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is hacked by John Buchheit - foul #1 on John Buchheit, team foul #10 | 61-82 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Shotwell (C) Rick Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 02:55 | Providence | Johnnie Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Gates - foul #3 on Dewey Gates, team foul #5 | 61-84 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| 02:39 | Providence | Michael Morris scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Johnnie Davis | 63-84 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis double dribbles | 63-84 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| 01:53 | Providence | Michael Morris double dribbles | 63-84 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 63-84 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson tips it in | 63-86 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Johnnie Davis misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dewey Gates - foul #4 on Dewey Gates, team foul #6 | 63-86 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Johnnie Davis misses the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Johnnie Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | The jumper by David Brown is denied by Eric Shotwell | 64-86 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Michael Morris grabs the board | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Glen Thompson blocks the jumper by Eric Shotwell | 64-86 |
| 00:44 | Providence | Richard Jenner hits the follow up shot | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Brown and he's hacked by John Buchheit - foul #2 on John Buchheit, team foul #11 | 66-88 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Michael Morris misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Darrell Lewis - foul #2 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #7 | 66-89 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Michael Morris misses the 1st free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Michael Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 66-89 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 66-89 |