| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Mobley - foul #1 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Jack Cutshall is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathan Mobley | 41-31 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall is hacked by Robert Zidek - foul #1 on Robert Zidek, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Mobley - foul #2 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tomas Bowman | 43-33 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson banks in the layup | 43-35 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 46-35 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (C) Lawrence Griffith | |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is whistled for a carry | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) Robert Anderson | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Norman Thomas | 48-35 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-35 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault can't tip it in | 48-35 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 51-35 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | James Jackson's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Ball | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-35 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Gregory Hanson is denied by Tomas Bowman | 51-35 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole and he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the jumper in the lane | 54-35 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | James Jackson gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson snags the offensive board | 54-35 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Mathis | 54-37 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #4 on Robert Anderson, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole loses the ball out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lloyd Remley | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-40 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Bennett | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses long on a floater from the left block | 60-40 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it back up and in | 62-40 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett loses the dribble to Jack Cutshall | 62-40 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane travels with the ball | 62-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole can't tip it in | 62-40 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it in | 64-40 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-40 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 64-42 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jonathan Mobley | 67-42 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Thomas Mathis is denied by Benjamin Poole | 67-42 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Zidek | 67-42 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Zidek | 69-42 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith comes up short on the floater in the lane | 69-42 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 69-42 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #6 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Keith Beane, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman loses the dribble to Jack Cutshall | 71-44 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Benjamin Ball, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) James Jackson | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jerome Garrison - foul #3 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #7 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 73-46 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Keith Beane steals the ball from Howard Bennett | 73-46 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang lays it up and in set up by Keith Beane | 73-48 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Garrison - foul #4 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #8 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG) Hung Wang | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-51 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky slams it home on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 77-51 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Norman Thomas steals the ball from Harris Brault | 77-51 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-51 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the offensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 77-51 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes gets the rebound | 77-51 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 77-51 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley and he's hacked by Jerome Garrison - foul #5 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #9 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Poyner (SG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Ray Wilson (PF) Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the free throw | 80-51 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 80-51 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 80-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) SG - Steven Poyner (fresh) SF - Howard Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hung Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) C - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 80-51 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Hung Wang picks off the pass by Richard Tenofsky | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hung Wang | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Bennett | 82-54 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson can't finish the layup | 82-54 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 82-54 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Morris | 84-54 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 84-57 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #6 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Steven Poyner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) Hung Wang | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | James Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-57 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 84-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 86-57 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes throws it down on a nice dish by James Jackson | 86-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas runs out the clock | 86-59 |