| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Clyde Loza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Adger (fresh) SF - Sung Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Parton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antony Goodall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Parton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders | |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zachman | 25-42 |
| 18:55 | St. Bonaventure | Antony Goodall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't throw it down | 25-42 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 25-44 |
| 18:01 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Parton's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Hillman | 25-44 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Sung Xiang is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Sung Xiang, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams (C) Antony Goodall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Ronald Hillman | |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard's pass is intercepted by Clyde Loza | 25-44 |
| 17:05 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Sung Xiang is blocked by Lawrence Gilyard | 25-44 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage buries a floater from the right wing | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 25-46 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is whistled for traveling | 25-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (PG), Joseph Thornton (SG), Antony Goodall (C) Clyde Loza, Jeff Adger, Matthew Parton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 15:49 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton's pass is intercepted by Paul Sanders | 25-46 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the finger roll | 25-48 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Eric Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sung Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antony Goodall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Sanders picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 25-48 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Norby | 25-50 |
| 15:10 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-50 |
| 15:08 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Antony Goodall | 25-50 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #1 | 25-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gene Wolfe (SG), Kal Champ (PF) Sung Xiang, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore misses the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 25-50 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Kal Champ - foul #1 on Kal Champ, team foul #2 | 25-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Clyde Loza (PG), Michael Brown (C) Eric Moore, Antony Goodall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 25-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Ronald Hillman | |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Gene Wolfe loses the ball out of bounds | 25-50 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gene Wolfe - foul #4 on Gene Wolfe, team foul #3 | 25-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger (SG), Sung Xiang (SF), Matthew Parton (PF) Gene Wolfe, Joseph Thornton, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 13:13 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-52 |
| 13:11 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Parton can't tip it in | 25-52 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 25-52 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-54 |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-54 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Sung Xiang steals it from Lawrence Gilyard | 28-54 |
| 11:55 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-54 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-54 |
| 11:27 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Clyde Loza | 28-54 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Clyde Loza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Adger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sung Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Parton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kal Champ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Clyde Loza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton (SG), Robert Williams (PF), Antony Goodall (C) Clyde Loza, Matthew Parton, Kal Champ | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Richard Jones knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 28-56 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Sanders and he's hacked by Joseph Thornton - foul #1 on Joseph Thornton, team foul #4 | 31-58 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (PG) Sung Xiang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the free throw | 31-59 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Clyde Loza (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Eric Moore, Jeff Adger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG) Paul Sanders | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage drills a shot from the right block set up by Ronald Hillman | 31-61 |
| 09:31 | St. Bonaventure | Clyde Loza connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-61 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-61 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive rebound | 33-61 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Clyde Loza is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Clyde Loza, team foul #5 | 33-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger (SG), Sung Xiang (SF), Matthew Parton (PF) Joseph Thornton, Michael Brown, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman and he's fouled by Matthew Parton - foul #2 on Matthew Parton, team foul #6 | 33-63 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Kal Champ (PF), Robert Williams (C) Clyde Loza, Sung Xiang, Matthew Parton, Antony Goodall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the free throw | 33-63 |
| 08:37 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ snags the defensive board | 33-63 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-63 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Zlatko Zachman | 33-65 |
| 07:40 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Michael Brown is blocked by Lawrence Gilyard | 33-65 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 33-65 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kal Champ - foul #2 on Kal Champ, team foul #7 | 33-65 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 33-66 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-66 |
| 07:25 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kal Champ | 33-66 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Eric Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Adger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kal Champ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ can't connect on a shot from the left side | 33-66 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-66 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Richard Jones comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-66 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore snags the defensive board | 33-66 |
| 06:27 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 33-66 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (PF) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Richard Jones lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 33-68 |
| 05:52 | St. Bonaventure | Lloyd Clark picks off the pass by Joseph Thornton | 33-68 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the finger roll | 33-70 |
| 05:44 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-70 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 33-70 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Lloyd Clark | 33-72 |
| 05:09 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Moore | 36-72 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 36-72 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Nordin (PG), Michael Brown (PF) Eric Moore, Kal Champ | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-73 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 36-73 |
| 04:33 | St. Bonaventure | Zlatko Zachman is called for the reach on Jeff Adger - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #2 | 36-73 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Jones | |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-73 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #9 | 39-73 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 03:48 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Adger | 41-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 41-74 |
| 03:09 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams drills a shot from the right block | 43-74 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Anthony Nordin (fresh) SG - Jeff Adger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Adger - foul #1 on Jeff Adger, team foul #10 | 43-74 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG), Kal Champ (PF) Jeff Adger, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Norby | 43-76 |
| 02:39 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 43-76 |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Thornton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-76 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 43-76 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #11 | 43-76 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger (SG) Anthony Nordin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 01:54 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-78 |
| 01:52 | St. Bonaventure | Kal Champ tips it but misses | 43-78 |
| 01:51 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Williams | 43-78 |
| 01:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-78 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-78 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Eric Moore steals the ball from Richard Norby | 43-78 |
| 01:18 | St. Bonaventure | Jeff Adger hits the finger roll set up by Eric Moore | 45-78 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-78 |
| 00:57 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 45-78 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | St. Bonaventure | Lloyd Clark steps in front of the Joseph Thornton pass | 45-78 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Richard Norby is blocked by Kal Champ | 45-78 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the offensive board | 45-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 45-78 |