| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory Watson (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Flowers inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Drake | Gregory Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Paul Graham connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 43-29 |
| 18:57 | Drake | John McMeel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 43-29 |
| 18:35 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Flowers | 43-29 |
| 18:30 | Drake | James Flowers travels with the ball | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (SG), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) Gregory Watson, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson is hacked by James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham can't connect on a runner near the basket | 43-29 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Alan Luke steps in front of the Roland Crouse pass | 43-29 |
| 17:42 | Drake | Alan Luke misses the easy layup | 43-29 |
| 17:40 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Grove | 43-29 |
| 17:29 | Drake | James Flowers misses the jump hook in the lane | 43-29 |
| 17:28 | Drake | Alan Luke tips it in | 43-31 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roland Crouse | 45-31 |
| 16:52 | Drake | Luis Grove scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Paul Graham - foul #2 on Paul Graham, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG), John McMeel (C) Alan Luke, John Sluder | |
| 16:52 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | John McMeel is called for the reach on Shawn Moors - foul #2 on John McMeel, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF) Luis Grove | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Englund | 47-33 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Gregory Watson is hacked by Mark Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gregory Watson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Losey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McMeel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is whistled for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Roberto Gallo (C) Gregory Watson, Kenneth Losey, John McMeel | |
| 15:37 | Drake | William Smith travels with the ball | 47-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (PF) Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Phelps | 49-33 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Thomas Phelps steals it from Roberto Gallo | 49-33 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Phelps | 51-33 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Harvey Cessna double dribbles | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) William Smith, Roberto Gallo | |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Justin Alexander is called for the reach on Robert Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Alexander, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (SG), Gregory Watson (SF) Justin Alexander, James Flowers | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira travels with the ball | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:24 | Drake | William Bernstein is hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (PF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SF), William Smith (PF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, Gregory Watson, John Sluder | |
| 14:17 | Drake | Alan Luke connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Katz | 53-36 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Kenneth Losey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) William Bernstein, Alan Luke, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| 13:19 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 53-38 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the follow up shot | 55-38 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Luis Grove banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Sluder | 55-40 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Sluder - foul #2 on John Sluder, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), William Smith (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John Sluder | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:47 | Drake | Gregory Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SF), Johnny Katz (PF) Roland Crouse, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Bernstein (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier travels in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | John McMeel (C) Roberto Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:27 | Drake | Harvey Cessna drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Watson | 57-43 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | William Bernstein is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Bernstein, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) William Bernstein | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 10:59 | Drake | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:53 | Drake | William Smith misses the easy layup | 57-43 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Gregory Watson tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 60-45 |
| 10:12 | Drake | Daniel Palmatier is called for the reach on Kenneth Losey - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| 09:59 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:59 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Harvey Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-47 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Patrick Williams (SF) Roland Crouse, Robert Patterson, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:03 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| 09:02 | Drake | Luis Grove tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | James Flowers steps in front of the Patrick Williams pass in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 08:58 | Drake | James Flowers hits the finger roll | 63-51 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson blows the wide open dunk | 63-51 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Alan Luke snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:43 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 08:23 | Drake | Alan Luke gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:02 | Drake | Alan Luke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Harvey Cessna is called for the reach on Daniel Palmatier - foul #4 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Mark Johnson, Patrick Williams, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Drake | William Bernstein (PG), Justin Alexander (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), William Smith (PF), John McMeel (C) Harvey Cessna, Alan Luke, James Flowers, Luis Grove, John Sluder | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Bernstein (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Justin Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John McMeel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Drake | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Johnny Katz | 65-53 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors connects on the open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Englund | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Drake | John McMeel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 06:41 | Drake | Justin Alexander grabs the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 06:16 | Drake | John McMeel can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Bernstein - foul #5 on William Bernstein, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Robert Englund, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Roberto Gallo (C) William Bernstein, Gregory Watson, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:41 | Drake | Robert Patterson steps in front of the Roberto Gallo pass | 69-53 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Cessna is called for the reach on Robert Patterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Harvey Cessna | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Paul Graham gets the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 71-53 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Kenneth Losey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Luis Grove steals it from Shawn Moors | 71-53 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the easy layup | 71-53 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't finish the layup but the foul's on Luis Grove - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Charles Caputo (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Robert Patterson, Thomas Phelps, Roland Crouse, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PF), John McMeel (C) Luis Grove, Roberto Gallo | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Kenneth Losey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-53 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | John McMeel denies the turnaround by Shawn Moors | 73-53 |
| 04:11 | Drake | William Smith gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Justin Alexander loses the dribble to Mark Johnson | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 76-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Moors (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Losey (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Justin Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Flowers (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John McMeel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Drake | Kenneth Losey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-56 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #4 on James Flowers, team foul #11 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Charles Caputo, Patrick Williams, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (PG), Alan Luke (SG), Luis Grove (PF), John Sluder (C) Justin Alexander, James Flowers, William Smith, John McMeel | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 02:47 | Drake | Alan Luke clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-56 |
| 02:45 | Drake | John Sluder grabs the offensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 02:35 | Drake | Alan Luke misses the floater from the left side | 78-56 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 78-56 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Robert Englund buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 81-56 |
| 02:08 | Drake | John Sluder is whistled for a carry | 81-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Roland Crouse (SF) Thomas Phelps, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by Gregory Watson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Watson, team foul #12 | 81-56 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-56 |
| 01:49 | Drake | Luis Grove is open but misses the lay-in | 83-56 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira snags the defensive board | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 86-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Drake | Henry Oliveira is called for the reach on Alan Luke - foul #1 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #7 | 86-56 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Alan Luke misses the 1st free throw | 86-56 |
| 01:02 | Drake | John Sluder grabs the offensive board | 86-56 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Alan Luke buries a 3 from the left corner | 86-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse misses short on a floater from the left side | 86-59 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-59 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the finger roll set up by Robert Patterson and the foul's on Luis Grove - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #13 | 88-59 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the free throw | 88-59 |
| 00:10 | Drake | John Sluder pulls down the rebound | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Gregory Watson buries a floater from close range set up by Alan Luke | 88-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo runs out the clock | 88-61 |