| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw inbounds the ball | 16-32 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 18-32 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Victor Campbell | 18-34 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Craig Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 21-34 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Brown | 21-34 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 18:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Provencal - foul #2 on Danny Provencal, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Richard Stout tips it back up and in | 23-37 |
| 17:19 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ervin Kendall | 26-37 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Craig Brown swats the short shot by Thomas Jones | 26-37 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones tips it but misses | 26-37 |
| 16:47 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the dunk attempt | 26-37 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Stout | 26-39 |
| 15:55 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 15:54 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Upshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Knoll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones buries a jumper from the left block set up by Victor Campbell and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Donald Maitland (PF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Allan Upshaw, Dikembe Abdelal, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SG), Kelly Peacock (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Robert Knoll, Danny Provencal, Richard Stout | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:07 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| 15:07 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 15:07 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Adam Harris swats the dunk try by Kelly Peacock | 29-42 |
| 14:40 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:16 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Kelly Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth drills a 3 from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:30 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama is hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird, Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Robert Knoll (SG), Danny Provencal (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Kelly Peacock | |
| 13:14 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-45 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits a runner from the baseline | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:45 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-47 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-47 |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 11:57 | Fairfield | Stephen Soares is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #2 on Stephen Soares, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Donald Maitland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Jones (PF), Richard Stout (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Brown | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ervin Kendall - foul #2 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:35 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 11:34 | Fairfield | Craig Brown snags the offensive board | 31-47 |
| 11:19 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the driving attempt from close range | 31-47 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 10:00 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall drills a jumper from the left block | 36-49 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Allan Upshaw, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SG), Kelly Peacock (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Robert Knoll, Danny Provencal, Thomas Jones, Richard Stout | |
| 08:54 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kelly Peacock - foul #1 on Kelly Peacock, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Maitland (PF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:54 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:54 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 37-51 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | Erick Pittman takes the ball from Mathew Lezama | 37-51 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Richard Stout (C) Kelly Peacock, Erick Pittman | |
| 07:42 | Fairfield | William Todd lays it in on a nice dish by Eddie Bird | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Stout - foul #1 on Richard Stout, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Allan Upshaw (SF) Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Jones (PF) Stephen Soares | |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Harris - foul #1 on Adam Harris, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) William Todd, Donald Maitland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (SG) Mitchell Higuera | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Brown (C) Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Stout | 43-57 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall | 45-57 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Richard Stout tips it home | 45-59 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Upshaw | 48-59 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled on the floor by Allan Upshaw - foul #1 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Eddie Bird (SF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Robert Knoll, Lawrence Goforth, Thomas Jones, Richard Stout | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal banks in the layup on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 48-61 |
| 04:29 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird is whistled for traveling | 48-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG), Donald Maitland (PF) Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 03:44 | Fairfield | William Todd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Victor Campbell | 48-66 |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Adam Harris is called for the reach on Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Adam Harris, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird, Donald Maitland, Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Robert Knoll (SG), Thomas Jones (PF) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 48-68 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-68 |
| 02:37 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:25 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the wide open shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Erick Pittman - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kelly Peacock (SF), Richard Stout (C) Danny Provencal, Erick Pittman | |
| 02:25 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 02:25 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Craig Brown takes the ball from Lawrence Goforth in the backcourt | 49-68 |
| 02:06 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed scores on a jumper from the left side | 51-68 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by Ervin Kendall - foul #3 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Danny Provencal (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Kelly Peacock | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 51-72 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-72 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Allan Upshaw is called for the reach on Victor Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #8 | 51-72 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-74 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw tips it in | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones loses the dribble to Ervin Kendall | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the floater near the basket | 53-74 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-74 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdelwahed picks off the pass by Victor Campbell in the backcourt | 53-74 |
| 00:27 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall grabs the offensive board | 53-74 |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-74 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 53-74 |