| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Dunaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Beach (fresh) PF - James Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina State | Bruce Willis doubles Sean Lee and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Bruce Willis, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #1 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | James Barry makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-22 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Sean Lee | 29-24 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Hinton | 32-24 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Willis - foul #2 on Bruce Willis, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the fadeaway from the right block | 32-25 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | James Beach swats the short shot by Harry Minter | 32-25 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | James Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee's floater is tipped away by Daniel Eisenhauer | 32-25 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina State | James Barry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton blows the dunk but he's hacked by Silas Pringle - foul #2 on Silas Pringle, team foul #4 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF) James Beach | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Barry - foul #1 on James Barry, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Gates (SF), Duane Benton (PF), Brandon Coghill (C) James Dunaway, James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina State | Robert Villasenor steals the ball from Brandon Coghill | 35-27 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Sean Lee picks off the pass by Bruce Willis | 35-27 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), William Duncan (PF), Harry Minter (C) Bruce Willis, Daniel Eisenhauer, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), John Chen (SG), James Beach (SF), James Barry (PF) Sean Lee, Donald Bates, William Gates, Brandon Coghill | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Beach (fresh) PF - James Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Villasenor | 38-27 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Silas Pringle (SF) Ronald Kinney, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton (C) Duane Benton | |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Harry Minter drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roosevelt Littlefield and he's hacked by Kevin Sexton - foul #2 on Kevin Sexton, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) William Duncan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG) James Dunaway | |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | James Barry snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | James Beach scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the runner from the right block | 42-30 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by James Beach is denied by Harry Minter | 42-30 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer knocks in the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on James Barry - foul #2 on James Barry, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Willis (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF), Kevin Staten (C) Roosevelt Littlefield, Silas Pringle, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Duane Benton (PF), Brandon Coghill (C) James Beach, James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton can't tip it in | 45-30 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kevin Staten | 45-30 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer blows the layup | 45-30 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor tips it back up and in | 47-30 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina State | John Chen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-30 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses the driving attempt near the basket | 47-30 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill grabs the board | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Staten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Chen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill gets the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton is fouled on the floor by Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #2 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Silas Pringle (SF), William Duncan (PF), Harry Minter (C) Richard Hinton, Robert Villasenor, Daniel Eisenhauer, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), James Beach (SF), James Barry (PF), Kevin Sexton (C) Sean Lee, John Chen, Duane Benton, Brandon Coghill | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | James Beach clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Harry Minter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney's floater is tipped away by James Beach | 47-30 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Harry Minter tips it back up and in | 49-30 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | James Beach can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Kinney - foul #3 on Ronald Kinney, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG) Bruce Willis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-32 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Harry Minter grabs the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | William Duncan is hacked by James Barry - foul #3 on James Barry, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) William Duncan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG) Donald Bates | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 49-32 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sexton | 49-32 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina State | James Barry tips it back up and in | 49-34 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | James Dunaway is called for the reach on Ronald Kinney - foul #3 on James Dunaway, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), John Chen (SG), William Gates (SF) James Dunaway, Owen Manning, James Beach | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sexton - foul #3 on Kevin Sexton, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Staten (C) Harry Minter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Duane Benton (PF), Brandon Coghill (C) William Gates, James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Villasenor | 51-34 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | John Chen travels with the ball | 51-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF) Donald Bates | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Staten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Beach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Duane Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | James Beach grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-34 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is fouled on the floor by James Beach - foul #2 on James Beach, team foul #7 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harry Minter (C) Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Barry (PF), Kevin Sexton (C) Duane Benton, Brandon Coghill | |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | John Chen hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Beach - foul #3 on James Beach, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), William Duncan (PF) Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor, Daniel Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG) Richard Hinton | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (SG), Donald Bates (SF) John Chen, James Beach | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Lee | 55-39 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield is fouled on the floor by James Dunaway - foul #4 on James Dunaway, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) William Duncan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Gates (SF) Sean Lee | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Harry Minter pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-39 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Eisenhauer | 55-39 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Harry Minter banks in the layup set up by Ronald Kinney | 57-39 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is called for 10 seconds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Duane Benton (PF), Brandon Coghill (C) James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 57-39 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer can't tip it in | 57-39 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Harry Minter blocks the short jumper by William Gates | 57-39 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Bates - foul #1 on Donald Bates, team foul #10 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF), William Duncan (PF) Silas Pringle, Daniel Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Minter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Bates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gates (fresh) PF - Duane Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina State | Robert Villasenor steals the ball from Duane Benton | 58-39 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | William Duncan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Hinton | 60-39 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Villasenor | 60-39 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Harry Minter clanks a shot from the right block | 60-39 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton tips it home | 62-39 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | William Duncan pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | William Gates snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | South Carolina State | William Gates is called for 10 seconds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Silas Pringle (SF), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) Robert Villasenor, William Duncan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Silas Pringle | 65-39 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina State | Daniel Eisenhauer steals it from Donald Bates in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is hacked by Brandon Coghill - foul #1 on Brandon Coghill, team foul #11 | 65-39 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | William Gates gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-39 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton is fouled on the floor by Duane Benton - foul #2 on Duane Benton, team foul #12 | 65-39 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-39 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer grabs the board | 67-39 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton runs out the clock | 67-39 |