| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia inbounds the ball | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Rollings | 26-42 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Bryant Englund is called for the reach on James Clinard - foul #3 on Bryant Englund, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SG) Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), John Nordin (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell | |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | John Nordin scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 26-44 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Eisner out of a doubleteam | 28-44 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Hemphill | 28-47 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Danny Brown picks off the pass by Timothy Tapia | 28-47 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Nordin - foul #2 on John Nordin, team foul #1 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), Timothy Schell (PF) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Willy McGeary | |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | James Clinard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill loses the ball out of bounds | 29-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Joshua Eisner, Dema Zakarian, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell hits the follow up shot | 31-50 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-50 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), John Nordin (C) James Clinard, Mwla Abdeldayen, Ronald Cotta | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Hemphill | 32-53 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | David Yokley is called for the reach on Timothy Schell - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Barry Laub, Edward Rollings | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin | |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia tips it back up and in | 34-53 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the offensive board | 34-53 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Willy McGeary | 34-55 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 36-55 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | David Yokley takes the ball from Eugene Hemphill | 36-55 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | James Clinard is hacked by Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (PF), Edward Rollings (C) Joshua Eisner, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), John Nordin (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Tapia - foul #2 on Timothy Tapia, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Schell blocks the short jumper by Aaron Zell | 36-57 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Brown | 36-59 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings banks in the layup | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - John Nordin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Timothy Schell, John Nordin | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is called for traveling | 38-59 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is hacked by Edward Rollings - foul #2 on Edward Rollings, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill hits a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #4 on David Yokley, team foul #6 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SF) Timothy Schell | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the free throw | 38-62 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Timothy Schell (PF) Eugene Hemphill, Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-62 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the follow up shot | 38-64 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 40-64 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-64 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the offensive board | 40-64 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Rollings - foul #3 on Edward Rollings, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), John Nordin (PF) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Mwla Abdeldayen picks off the pass by Edward Rollings | 40-66 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | John Nordin hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Danny Brown is called for the reach on Joshua Eisner - foul #1 on Danny Brown, team foul #3 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Joshua Eisner, Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, Dema Zakarian, Edward Rollings | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Christopher O'Balle (C) Eugene Hemphill, Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Willy McGeary denies the turnaround by Ronald Monroe | 40-68 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Balle grabs the board | 40-68 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary hits a 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Schell | 40-71 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe and he's fouled by Willy McGeary - foul #2 on Willy McGeary, team foul #4 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (PG), Richard Havens (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, James Clinard, Christopher O'Balle | |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the free throw | 43-71 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 43-71 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Havens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings lays it in | 45-71 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-71 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 45-71 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings hits the follow up shot | 47-71 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Havens | 47-73 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-73 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Rollings - foul #4 on Edward Rollings, team foul #8 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SG), Kyle Garlick (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Robert Beauchamp, Aaron Zell, Edward Rollings | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), James Clinard (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), John Nordin (PF) Eugene Hemphill, Richard Havens, Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell | |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler pulls down the rebound | 47-73 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-73 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 47-73 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | James Clinard banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Nordin | 47-75 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-75 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by Kyle Garlick | 47-75 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Clinard | 47-77 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-77 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-77 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dema Zakarian | 50-77 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-77 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | James Clinard banks in the layup set up by Danny Brown | 50-79 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-79 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-79 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub's floater is tipped away by Ronald Cotta | 50-79 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits the follow up shot | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Barry Laub (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Danny Brown steals it from Dema Zakarian | 52-79 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Dema Zakarian knocks away the 3 by Mwla Abdeldayen | 52-79 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Garlick | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dema Zakarian | 55-79 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Danny Brown buries a 3 from the right corner | 55-82 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Mwla Abdeldayen steals the ball from Kyle Garlick | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is hacked by Barry Laub - foul #1 on Barry Laub, team foul #9 | 55-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (PF) Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) John Nordin | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 55-83 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-84 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is called for traveling | 55-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta travels with the ball | 55-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Monroe is called for the reach on James Clinard - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #10 | 55-84 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 55-85 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-85 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 55-85 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Garlick | 57-85 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 57-85 |