| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Adam Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Trojan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Seamons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mikel Bielawski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector tips it home | 26-23 |
| 19:16 | Colgate | Donald Trojan knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Seamons | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Anthony Rector | 28-26 |
| 18:47 | Colgate | Adam Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Clark - foul #2 on Kerry Clark, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:21 | Colgate | Adam Hayes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Adam Hayes, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Curtis Fletcher - foul #1 on Curtis Fletcher, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Colgate | Mikel Bielawski grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 17:43 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher is called for traveling | 28-26 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Rector | 31-26 |
| 17:16 | Colgate | Kerry Clark steals it from Curtis Fletcher | 31-26 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses the easy layup | 31-26 |
| 16:46 | Colgate | Donald Trojan snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:17 | Colgate | Adam Hayes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-26 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Adam Hayes - foul #3 on Adam Hayes, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Colgate | Johnny Young (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Luis Jones (SF), Donald Lei (PF), Armando Garcia (C) Adam Hayes, Donald Trojan, Curtis Fletcher, Louis Seamons, Mikel Bielawski | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:43 | Colgate | Harold Britton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 15:42 | Colgate | Donald Lei can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 15:41 | Colgate | Harold Britton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Johnny Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Jones (fresh) PF - Donald Lei (fresh) 3 pf. C - Armando Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Colgate | Harold Britton misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 14:53 | Colgate | Armando Garcia snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 14:24 | Colgate | The 3pt attempt by Harold Britton is denied by Kim Richardson | 33-26 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses badly on a shot from the right block | 33-26 |
| 13:36 | Colgate | Armando Garcia snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 13:17 | Colgate | Harold Britton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 13:15 | Colgate | Donald Lei tips it home | 33-28 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | David Duffield hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kerry Clark and he's fouled by Johnny Young - foul #1 on Johnny Young, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Adam Hayes (PG), Donald Trojan (SG), Curtis Fletcher (SF), Louis Seamons (PF), Mikel Bielawski (C) Johnny Young, Harold Britton, Luis Jones, Donald Lei, Armando Garcia | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 12:58 | Colgate | Louis Seamons gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:35 | Colgate | Louis Seamons is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) David Duffield | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Everitt | 35-28 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-28 |
| 11:20 | Colgate | Adam Hayes makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Adam Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Trojan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Seamons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mikel Bielawski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon's pass is intercepted by Curtis Fletcher | 37-30 |
| 10:23 | Colgate | Louis Seamons misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Atkin - foul #1 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 10:23 | Colgate | Louis Seamons misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:23 | Colgate | Louis Seamons misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 39-30 |
| 09:45 | Colgate | Adam Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 09:44 | Colgate | Adam Hayes tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 41-30 |
| 09:03 | Colgate | Donald Trojan loses the dribble to Anthony Rector | 41-30 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Colgate | Johnny Young (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Luis Jones (SF), Donald Lei (PF), Armando Garcia (C) Adam Hayes, Donald Trojan, Curtis Fletcher, Louis Seamons, Mikel Bielawski | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Colgate | Harold Britton is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Rector | 41-30 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 07:17 | Colgate | Donald Lei grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Johnny Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Jones (fresh) PF - Donald Lei (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Armando Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Colgate | Luis Jones misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kim Richardson - foul #1 on Kim Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kim Richardson, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Colgate | Adam Hayes (PG), Curtis Fletcher (SF), Louis Seamons (PF), Mikel Bielawski (C) Johnny Young, Harold Britton, Donald Lei, Armando Garcia | |
| 07:06 | Colgate | Luis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 07:06 | Colgate | Luis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Mikel Bielawski swats the short shot by Robert Ellison | 41-32 |
| 06:36 | Colgate | Luis Jones snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 05:54 | Colgate | Luis Jones snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 05:36 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon lays it up and in set up by Daniel Everitt | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Colgate | Robert Ellison steals the ball from Mikel Bielawski | 43-32 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison lays it up and in | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Jones | 45-35 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Curtis Fletcher takes the ball from Anthony Rector | 45-35 |
| 04:16 | Colgate | Luis Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Fletcher | 45-37 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Ellison and the foul's on Mikel Bielawski - foul #3 on Mikel Bielawski, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Harold Britton (PG), Donald Trojan (SG), Johnny Young (SF), Donald Lei (PF), Armando Garcia (C) Adam Hayes, Luis Jones, Curtis Fletcher, Louis Seamons, Mikel Bielawski | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Colgate | Dennis Brandon is called for the reach on Armando Garcia - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Colgate | James Brooks (SG) Donald Trojan | |
| 03:18 | Colgate | Harold Britton's pass is intercepted by David Duffield | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Harold Britton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Brooks (fresh) SF - Johnny Young (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Lei (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Armando Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie buries a shot from the left block | 50-37 |
| 02:54 | Colgate | Harold Britton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | David Duffield is hacked by Armando Garcia - foul #2 on Armando Garcia, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Harold Britton is called for the reach on Kerry Clark - foul #2 on Harold Britton, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) David Duffield | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:05 | Colgate | Johnny Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kerry Clark, Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Luis Jones (SF) James Brooks | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Anthony Rector | 55-37 |
| 01:37 | Colgate | Harold Britton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 55-37 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector's pass is intercepted by Armando Garcia | 55-37 |
| 00:59 | Colgate | Harold Britton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is fouled on the floor by Donald Lei - foul #4 on Donald Lei, team foul #8 | 55-37 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Colgate | Harold Britton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 57-40 |