| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed knocks in the turnaround from close range | 29-28 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ivan Brent | 29-28 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Ross | 31-30 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Richard Harden steals it from Joshua Burke | 31-30 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector loses the dribble to Elmer Dunphy | 33-30 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Spector - foul #1 on Paul Spector, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Joshua Burke | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent is hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG) Ivan Brent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-30 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 33-34 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Donald Difiore is called for the reach on Paul Spector - foul #1 on Donald Difiore, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (PF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Keith Churchill | |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden blows the layup but he's hacked by Austin Schlater - foul #2 on Austin Schlater, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Schober - foul #3 on Joshua Schober, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Elmer Dunphy | |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 35-36 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is fouled on the floor by Richard Harden - foul #1 on Richard Harden, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gary Land (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Grafenstein | 35-39 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Dewey Carrier steals the ball from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 35-39 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-39 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Harold Grafenstein - foul #1 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Dewey Carrier, Harold Grafenstein | |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | The 3pt attempt by Patrick Fitzpatrick is denied by Austin Schlater | 35-39 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Austin Schlater and he's hacked by Paul Spector - foul #2 on Paul Spector, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Churchill (C) Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Burke | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF), Paul Spector (PF) Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Donald Difiore (PF) Austin Schlater, Benjamin Ross | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Harold Grafenstein | 37-44 |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cahoon - foul #1 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Tom Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Richard Harden steps in front of the Harold Grafenstein pass | 37-46 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Schober | 40-46 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 42-46 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (SF), Paul Spector (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Donald Difiore, Keith Churchill | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke tips it home | 42-48 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 42-48 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Ross and he's hacked by Paul Spector - foul #3 on Paul Spector, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-51 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Dunphy (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Elmer Dunphy denies the turnaround by Paul Spector | 42-51 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-51 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick is hacked by Austin Schlater - foul #3 on Austin Schlater, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Elmer Dunphy | |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is denied on a dunk by Benjamin Ross | 42-53 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Gary Land steals it from Joshua Jorgenson | 42-53 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Dewey Carrier picks off the pass by Richard Harden | 42-53 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the shot from the left block set up by Dewey Carrier | 42-55 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Grafenstein - foul #2 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Gary Land | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Schober | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Paul Spector is blocked by Benjamin Ross | 44-55 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober is denied on a layup by Joshua Burke | 44-55 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector misses the tip | 44-55 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater runs out the clock | 44-55 |