| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Silas Pringle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Villanveva (fresh) SF - Robert Nye (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Laird (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Carl Brown inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Campbell | 33-22 |
| 19:20 | Troy | Christopher Archey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-22 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Silas Pringle | 36-22 |
| 18:39 | Troy | Christopher Archey clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 18:38 | Troy | Ronald Laird hits the follow up shot | 36-24 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 36-24 |
| 18:18 | Troy | Robert Nye gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:59 | Troy | Christopher Archey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is whistled for a carry | 36-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SG), Scott Turner (SF) Aaron Jamerson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (PG), Stephen Bryant (SG), James Franko (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Christopher Stultz (C) Gary Gipson, David Villanveva, Robert Nye, Christopher Archey, Ronald Laird | |
| 17:19 | Troy | Gary Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is whistled for a carry | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) Corey Campbell | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 16:51 | Troy | Carl Powers connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Brown | 36-29 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn is open and buries a jumper from the left block set up by Scott Turner | 38-29 |
| 16:16 | Troy | Scott Turner swats the short shot by Gary Brown | 38-29 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Dejohn | 38-29 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bryant - foul #2 on Stephen Bryant, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Vance Giddens, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Archey (PF) Carl Powers, Stephen Bryant, James Franko, Christopher Stultz | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Silas Pringle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Nye (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Scott Turner drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Aaron Jamerson | 40-29 |
| 15:28 | Troy | Corey Campbell steps in front of the Gary Gipson pass in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Scott Turner is hacked by Gary Gipson - foul #3 on Gary Gipson, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (PF) Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Johnson (SF), Ronald Laird (C) Robert Nye, Gary Brown | |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor lays it in on a great pass from Corey Campbell | 42-29 |
| 14:31 | Troy | Fred Pack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 14:30 | Troy | Ronald Laird hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Carl Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SG) Corey Campbell, Aaron Jamerson | |
| Subs | Troy | James Franko (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 14:10 | Troy | Christopher Archey pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:54 | Troy | Christopher Archey's floater is tipped away by Robert Villasenor | 42-31 |
| 13:53 | Troy | Christopher Archey tips it home | 42-33 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is fouled in the backcourt by James Franko - foul #1 on James Franko, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Robert Nye (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Gary Gipson, Christopher Archey, Ronald Laird | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Dejohn | 44-33 |
| 13:21 | Troy | Silas Pringle is called for the reach on Robert Nye - foul #1 on Silas Pringle, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG), Christopher Stultz (C) Fred Pack, James Franko | |
| 13:06 | Troy | David Villanveva misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-33 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 12:31 | Troy | Robert Nye misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | David Villanveva steals it from Joshua Dejohn in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| 12:26 | Troy | Robert Nye banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Villanveva | 46-35 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is hacked by Gary Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Scott Turner (SF) Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Christopher Archey (PF), Ronald Laird (C) David Villanveva, Carl Powers, Robert Nye, Christopher Stultz | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Corey Campbell | 49-35 |
| 11:53 | Troy | Gary Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Silas Pringle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell is hacked by Gary Gipson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Gipson, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) Corey Campbell | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (PG), James Franko (SF) Gary Gipson, Gary Brown | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Turner | 51-35 |
| 11:14 | Troy | James Franko can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Christopher Stultz (C) Carl Powers, Ronald Laird | |
| 10:52 | Troy | James Franko banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Stultz | 51-37 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | James Franko steps in front of the Scott Turner pass | 51-37 |
| 10:09 | Troy | Christopher Archey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Scott Turner | 51-37 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | David Villanveva is called for the reach on Vance Giddens in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Villanveva, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG), Robert Nye (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Fred Pack, James Franko, Christopher Archey | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Gary Brown grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 09:48 | Troy | Carl Brown steps in front of the Christopher Stultz pass | 51-37 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Silas Pringle is denied by Christopher Stultz | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Carl Brown hits the follow up shot | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:22 | Troy | Robert Nye can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Robert Villasenor - foul #3 on Robert Villasenor, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (SG), Ronald Laird (C) David Villanveva, Christopher Stultz | |
| 08:58 | Troy | Corey Campbell steals it from Ronald Laird | 53-37 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (C) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Pack (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Carl Powers, Robert Nye | |
| 08:20 | Troy | Scott Turner steps in front of the Gary Brown pass | 53-37 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | Troy | James Franko (SF), Christopher Archey (PF) Robert Johnson, Ronald Laird | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:50 | Troy | Gary Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Corey Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Villasenor (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carl Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Stephen Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Franko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor can't finish the layup | 54-37 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson tips it home | 56-37 |
| 07:12 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Bryant | 56-40 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Bryant picks off the pass by Corey Campbell in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| 06:52 | Troy | Gary Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Turner | 56-40 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor blows the layup | 56-40 |
| 06:19 | Troy | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 56-40 |
| 06:10 | Troy | Carl Brown steps in front of the James Franko pass | 56-40 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Brown | 59-40 |
| 05:41 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SG), Silas Pringle (C) Aaron Jamerson, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF), Ronald Laird (C) Stephen Bryant, James Franko, Christopher Archey, Gary Brown | |
| 05:32 | Troy | Christopher Stultz loses the dribble to Silas Pringle | 59-40 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle lays it up and in | 61-40 |
| 04:45 | Troy | Robert Nye is whistled for traveling | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Robert Villasenor (PF) Corey Campbell, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Carl Powers (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Gary Gipson, Fred Pack, Robert Nye, Ronald Laird | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Scott Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 04:36 | Troy | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Silas Pringle | 61-40 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Carl Powers comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Turner - foul #1 on Scott Turner, team foul #3 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | Troy | James Franko (C) Christopher Stultz | |
| 04:12 | Troy | Carl Powers makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Carl Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 03:42 | Troy | James Franko gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Turner (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Villasenor (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Silas Pringle (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Carl Powers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Villanveva (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Franko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Troy | David Villanveva connects on the jumper from the right side | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| 02:45 | Troy | Robert Villasenor is called for the reach on James Franko - foul #4 on Robert Villasenor, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Corey Campbell (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (PG), Christopher Stultz (PF) Carl Powers, Robert Johnson | |
| 02:33 | Troy | Christopher Stultz can't finish the layup | 63-43 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Dejohn | 65-43 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Corey Campbell steps in front of the James Franko pass | 65-43 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Christopher Stultz blocks the short jumper by Silas Pringle | 65-43 |
| 01:31 | Troy | Christopher Stultz gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Troy | David Villanveva buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Bryant | 65-46 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Troy | James Franko misses long on a floater from the baseline | 67-46 |
| 00:44 | Troy | David Villanveva gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 00:42 | Troy | Gary Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn grabs the board | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Christopher Stultz is called for the reach on Robert Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Stultz, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG) Stephen Bryant | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 00:31 | Troy | Gary Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Brown, team foul #10 | 69-46 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Corey Campbell misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 69-46 |
| 00:08 | Troy | David Villanveva gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 00:02 | Troy | David Villanveva misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |