| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Moshier | 25-28 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier travels with the ball | 25-28 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is hacked by Lawrence Stultz - foul #2 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Williams | 27-31 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik dunks the ball and he's fouled by Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Edward Rentz - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Leroy Pearce - foul #2 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wilfredo Martin | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Gary Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin's floater is tipped away by Edward Rentz | 30-37 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 30-37 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William O'Connell | 33-37 |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams's layup is rejected by Szczesny Zubik | 33-37 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-37 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Williams | 33-37 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #2 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Jerry Dunlap, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Matthew Shives's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Pearce | 35-37 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Gary Lee (PF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Shawn Williams, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano and he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Leroy Pearce denies the turnaround by Edward Rentz | 35-43 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 35-43 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Edward Thomason is blocked by Leroy Pearce | 35-43 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Edward Rentz - foul #2 on Edward Rentz, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Leroy Pearce | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Stultz - foul #3 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG) Lucio Giordano | |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz hits a fadeaway from the left block | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | William O'Connell hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | William O'Connell steals it from Michael Durante | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Craig Holley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William O'Connell and he's fouled by Lawrence Stultz - foul #4 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Stultz - foul #5 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason tips it home | 42-49 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce double dribbles | 42-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Harrison | 44-49 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith's floater is knocked away by Leroy Pearce | 44-49 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Bobby Smith | 46-49 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Thomason, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Wilfredo Martin, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 48-50 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the easy layup | 48-50 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | John Harrison is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Edward Rentz and he's hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #4 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Jerry Dunlap - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Gary Lee (PF) Mark Moshier, Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Gary Lee steps in front of the Leroy Pearce pass | 53-52 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Wilfredo Martin | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Bobby Smith | 56-52 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's pass is intercepted by Mark Moshier in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Bobby Smith steps in front of the Leroy Pearce pass | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Giordano - foul #4 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Bobby Smith takes the ball from Lucio Giordano in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the dunk attempt | 62-52 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik's pass is intercepted by Bobby Smith | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith banks in the layup | 64-52 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | The jump hook by Leroy Pearce is blocked by Shawn Williams | 64-52 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith runs out the clock | 64-54 |