| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Howard Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Choate (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 38-35 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 18:55 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 42-35 |
| 18:25 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Parsons | 42-35 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 44-35 |
| 17:47 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Parsons | 47-35 |
| 17:09 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges is fouled on the floor by Roy Zenker as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Roy Zenker, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Edward Patterson, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Charles Choate, James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| 16:48 | Holy Cross | Steven Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by Robert Blau | 47-35 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Parsons | 47-35 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Kirk | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:13 | Holy Cross | Robert Parsons takes the ball from Larry Jones | 49-35 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons blows the dunk | 49-35 |
| 16:09 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Kenneth Freitag | 49-35 |
| 15:53 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag double dribbles | 49-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF) Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy (PF) Larry Jones | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 15:36 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cole Bridges out of a doubleteam | 49-38 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson lays it in uncontested | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:09 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau tips it but misses | 51-38 |
| 15:05 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag tips it home | 51-40 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 14:41 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 14:20 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag misses the tip | 51-40 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Freitag - foul #3 on Kenneth Freitag, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, Edward Patterson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG), Charles Choate (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, Robert Blau, Shawn Lacy, Kenneth Freitag | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 51-40 |
| 13:45 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson is denied on a dunk by Roy Zenker | 51-40 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 51-40 |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Gerardo Ruiz | 51-42 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 12:59 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:36 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson's layup is rejected by James Cleghorn | 51-42 |
| 12:35 | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 12:33 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:21 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson is whistled for a carry | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), Edward Patterson (PF) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), Larry Jones (PF), Shawn Lacy (C) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 11:53 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Choate (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 54-42 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson tips it but misses | 54-42 |
| 11:38 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:19 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is hacked by Charles Choate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Choate, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Steven Lenhardt (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Charles Choate, Larry Jones, Shawn Lacy | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 10:52 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:36 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt travels with the ball | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Stephan Oswalt (SF) Dustin Thompson, Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-42 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF) Robert Blau | |
| 09:33 | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 09:08 | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Roy Zenker (C) James Kirk, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), James Jenkins (PF) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, Larry Jones | |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 09:02 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) Phillip Brisson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF) Charles Choate | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Thompson | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jenkins | 59-44 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Kenneth Freitag swats the layup by Stephan Oswalt | 59-44 |
| 08:18 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | Roy Zenker takes the ball from Cole Bridges after a doubleteam | 59-44 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Howard Daly picks off the pass by Dustin Thompson in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 07:54 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Jenkins | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Freitag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is whistled for a carry | 59-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG), Charles Choate (SF), Shawn Lacy (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, Robert Blau, James Jenkins, Kenneth Freitag | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #2 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Dustin Thompson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-49 |
| 07:00 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Lenhardt - foul #2 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), Larry Jones (PF) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, Ronald Johnson | |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it home | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Howard Daly, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, James Kirk, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Charles Choate, Larry Jones, Shawn Lacy | |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Thompson | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Howard Daly picks off the pass by Roy Zenker | 64-51 |
| 04:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephan Oswalt - foul #4 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly | |
| 04:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Robert Blau, James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Jones - foul #3 on Larry Jones, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Steven Lenhardt (C) Dustin Thompson, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones hits the finger roll set up by Howard Jackson | 66-55 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jenkins (PF), Shawn Lacy (C) Larry Jones, Kenneth Freitag | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Howard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Choate (tiring) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:21 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:17 | Holy Cross | James Cleghorn steps in front of the Howard Jackson pass | 66-55 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is hacked by Charles Choate - foul #3 on Charles Choate, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, James Kirk, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), Robert Blau (SF) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, Charles Choate | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 02:43 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 68-55 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-55 |
| 02:07 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly loses the ball out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Derrick Clay (SG), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, James Jenkins, Shawn Lacy | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Blau - foul #3 on Robert Blau, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz (SG) Derrick Clay | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephan Oswalt - foul #5 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Edward Patterson | 74-56 |
| 01:25 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 74-56 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson tips it back up and in | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-56 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie and he's fouled by Kenneth Freitag - foul #4 on Kenneth Freitag, team foul #8 | 78-56 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau is whistled for traveling | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 79-56 |