| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | William O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Houston steps in front of the Bobby Smith pass | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Coppin State | Michael Nix lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Houston | 31-32 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Wilson - foul #2 on Mitchell Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | Coppin State | The jump hook by Michael Nix is blocked by Shawn Williams | 31-32 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | William O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:44 | Coppin State | Michael Nix gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:22 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston's pass is intercepted by William O'Connell | 31-32 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is hacked by Ronald Houston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Houston, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Horton (SG), Stanley Goulette (PF) Ronald Houston, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | John Harrison banks in the layup | 33-32 |
| 16:44 | Coppin State | Mark Horton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Horton, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Valerio (SF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Nix, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SG) Terry Reed | |
| 16:01 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Claude Bennett (C) John Harrison | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson (PF) William Valerio | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Mark Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Goulette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley can't connect on a shot in the lane | 33-32 |
| 15:30 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:23 | Coppin State | Mark Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Craig Holley, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (SF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Stanley Goulette, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 15:23 | Coppin State | Mark Horton makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:23 | Coppin State | Mark Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Nix - foul #1 on Michael Nix, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Terry Reed (PG) Mark Horton | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:43 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Terry Reed and he's fouled by Mark Moshier - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 14:43 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | William O'Connell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:16 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:10 | Coppin State | Terry Reed misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 14:09 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:51 | Coppin State | Terry Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Smith | 38-36 |
| 13:41 | Coppin State | Bobby Smith steps in front of the Terry Reed pass in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-36 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 13:09 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the turnaround from the left block | 38-36 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | William O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Mitchell Wilson picks off the pass by Mark Moshier | 38-36 |
| 12:17 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Edward Thomason (SF), Gary Lee (PF), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Shawn Williams, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Horton (SG), William Valerio (SF), Stanley Goulette (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Ronald Houston, Michael Nix, Stephen Johnson, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 38-36 |
| 11:55 | Coppin State | Mark Horton grabs the board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Valerio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Goulette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Coppin State | Terry Reed connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 11:19 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby misses the turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Craig Holley, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt (PG) Terry Reed | |
| 10:50 | Coppin State | Bobby Smith steps in front of the William Valerio pass | 40-39 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 42-39 |
| 10:42 | Coppin State | William Valerio's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Thomason | 42-39 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | John Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is hacked by Mark Horton - foul #2 on Mark Horton, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Gary Lee (C) Edward Rentz, Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Terry Reed (PG), Michael Nix (SF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Matthew Merritt, Mark Horton, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | William O'Connell snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | William O'Connell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Claude Bennett (C) Bobby Smith, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF) William Valerio, Stanley Goulette | |
| 08:49 | Coppin State | Terry Reed misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 08:49 | Coppin State | Terry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:49 | Coppin State | Terry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:02 | Coppin State | Claude Bennett denies the turnaround by Ronald Houston | 44-41 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William O'Connell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Nix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by Terry Reed - foul #2 on Terry Reed, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SF), Shawn Williams (PF) William O'Connell, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Horton (PG) Terry Reed | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:15 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 07:06 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 06:50 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 06:48 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Mark Horton steals it from Edward Thomason | 46-43 |
| 06:13 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Horton | 46-45 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Rentz | 48-45 |
| 05:30 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz, Edward Thomason, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Terry Reed (PG), William Valerio (SF), Stanley Goulette (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Mark Horton, Michael Nix, Stephen Johnson, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 05:30 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:30 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stanley Goulette - foul #2 on Stanley Goulette, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt (SF) Ronald Houston | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:14 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ashby | 49-47 |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | John Harrison is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Horton (SG) Matthew Merritt | |
| 04:03 | Coppin State | Mark Horton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Valerio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Goulette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Coppin State | William Valerio is fouled on the floor by Bobby Smith - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 03:23 | Coppin State | Mark Horton misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:01 | Coppin State | Mark Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 52-53 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SG), Michael Nix (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Mark Horton, William Valerio, Stanley Goulette, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 02:41 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:36 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:35 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:09 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 01:39 | Coppin State | Michael Nix snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:32 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | William O'Connell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Williams and he's fouled by Michael Nix - foul #2 on Michael Nix, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is hacked by Ronald Houston - foul #3 on Ronald Houston, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:50 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:28 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Houston is called for the reach on Shawn Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Houston, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SF), Gary Lee (PF) William O'Connell, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Ronald Houston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Houston, team foul #12 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Horton (SG) Ronald Houston | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | Coppin State | Mark Horton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Horton - foul #3 on Mark Horton, team foul #13 | 59-56 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Mark Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-56 |