| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 9 pts. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey is called for traveling | 18-32 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Brixey - foul #2 on James Brixey, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | James Brixey is called for the reach on Paul Graham - foul #3 on James Brixey, team foul #2 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's pass is intercepted by Donald Echols | 18-32 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses long on a runner in the paint | 18-32 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Henry Oliveira | 18-32 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's floater is tipped away by Donald Echols | 18-32 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Paul Graham | |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Daniel Palmatier | 21-34 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #3 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Mark Johnson, Shawn Moors, Henry Oliveira | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Kyle | 24-36 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Palmatier | 24-38 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Micheal Sailer, Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Miller, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Robert Englund buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Moors | 24-41 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits a floater from the baseline | 26-41 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the floater in the paint | 26-41 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Darrell Welch | 26-41 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Moors blocks the short jumper by Darrell Welch | 26-41 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is fouled on the floor by John Hite - foul #1 on John Hite, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Henry Oliveira | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams tips it home | 26-43 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires gets the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols connects on the floater from close range | 28-43 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is fouled on the floor by Moshe Boyarski - foul #2 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #7 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Daniel Palmatier | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 31-46 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Englund is called for the reach on Brian Kyle - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG) Robert Englund | |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney is whistled for traveling | 31-46 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Darrell Welch picks off the pass by Paul Graham | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney travels with the ball | 31-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), Robert Patterson (C) Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-46 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is hacked by Robert Mullaney - foul #2 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #8 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Daniel Palmatier | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Robert Englund scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 31-50 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Williams is called for the reach on James Brixey - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams, Robert Patterson | |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski's pass is intercepted by Charles Caputo | 31-50 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 31-52 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-52 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Paul Graham snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is fouled on the floor by Brian Kyle - foul #2 on Brian Kyle, team foul #9 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) James Brixey, Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), Robert Patterson (C) Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-54 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer hits a shot from the right side | 33-54 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer loses the dribble to Robert Englund | 33-54 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse is called for traveling | 33-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SF), Johnny Katz (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Patterson | |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams tips it in | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roland Crouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Phelps (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Katz (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer loses the dribble to Patrick Williams | 33-56 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Crouse | 33-59 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite loses the ball out of bounds | 33-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SF) Earl Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (C) Roland Crouse, Patrick Williams | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-59 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite gets the rebound | 33-59 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #3 on Robert Englund, team foul #4 | 33-59 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Patterson | 33-59 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hite - foul #2 on John Hite, team foul #10 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Edward Harbin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-61 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-64 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #11 | 33-64 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 33-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #5 | 33-67 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is hacked by Robert Mullaney - foul #4 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #12 | 35-67 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo runs out the clock | 38-69 |