| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Morgan Steed (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elroy Music (fresh) SF - Dean Wymore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Tacker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Wenz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Dean Wymore inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-29 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses badly on a shot from the right block | 16-29 |
| 19:17 | Alcorn State | Dean Wymore grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 19:01 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | George Wilson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ken Pegg | 19-32 |
| 18:11 | Alcorn State | Morgan Steed is whistled for a carry | 19-32 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Shane Bennett (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF) John Miser, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 17:31 | Alcorn State | John Tacker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 17:29 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Tacker | 19-35 |
| 17:17 | Alcorn State | John Tacker banks in the layup set up by Elroy Music and he's fouled by Jeffrey Clark - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clark, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford (SF), Nicholas Truax (C) Dean Wymore, Michael Wenz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Shane Bennett, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 17:17 | Alcorn State | John Tacker makes the free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 22-35 |
| 16:51 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Truax | 22-35 |
| 16:28 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 16:27 | Alcorn State | John Tacker grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 16:14 | Alcorn State | John Tacker misses badly on a shot near the basket | 22-35 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 22-35 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | John Miser's pass is intercepted by John Tacker | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Morgan Steed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elroy Music (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Cranford (fresh) PF - John Tacker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Truax (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Alcorn State | John Tacker misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland (PG), Shawn Dashiell (SG), Dean Wymore (SF), Michael Wenz (C) Morgan Steed, Elroy Music, Joshua Cranford, Nicholas Truax | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Mark Baity (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 15:39 | Alcorn State | John Tacker makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 15:39 | Alcorn State | John Tacker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 23-35 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Dashiell - foul #2 on Shawn Dashiell, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nicholas Truax (PF) John Tacker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Baity, Michael Bell | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 14:54 | Alcorn State | Michael Wenz grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 14:27 | Alcorn State | Michael Wenz misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shane Bennett | 23-35 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Mark Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Wilson | 23-37 |
| 13:42 | Alcorn State | Mark Jones picks off the pass by Carl Ragland | 23-37 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | George Wilson clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-37 |
| 13:19 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Truax grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 13:05 | Alcorn State | Shawn Dashiell is hacked by George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Morgan Steed (PG), Elroy Music (SG), Joshua Cranford (SF), John Tacker (PF) Carl Ragland, Shawn Dashiell, Dean Wymore, Michael Wenz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Michael Bell (PF) George Wilson, Shane Bennett, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 12:49 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Michael Bell scores on a floater from the left side set up by Mark Jones | 23-39 |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford drills a floater from the left side set up by Elroy Music | 25-39 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Truax picks off the pass by Michael Bell | 25-39 |
| 11:45 | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland (C) Nicholas Truax | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, Mark Jones, Michael Bell, Dennis Heckman | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Morgan Steed (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elroy Music (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Cranford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Tacker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Ragland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Alcorn State | Morgan Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dean Wymore (SF), Michael Wenz (C) Joshua Cranford, Carl Ragland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (SF) Lawrence Laughlin | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Thompson | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:54 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 10:52 | Alcorn State | Morgan Steed grabs the offensive board | 25-42 |
| 10:47 | Alcorn State | Michael Wenz scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elroy Music | 27-42 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elroy Music - foul #3 on Elroy Music, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 10:25 | Alcorn State | Michael Wenz snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:10 | Alcorn State | Elroy Music misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Miser and the foul's on John Tacker - foul #2 on John Tacker, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford (SF), Nicholas Truax (PF), Carl Ragland (C) Dean Wymore, John Tacker, Michael Wenz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| 09:42 | Alcorn State | Ken Pegg denies the turnaround by Morgan Steed | 27-46 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | George Wilson buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Miser | 27-48 |
| 08:59 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Laughlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #5 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Shawn Dashiell (SG), John Tacker (PF) Morgan Steed, Elroy Music | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Ken Pegg | |
| 08:59 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 08:59 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland misses the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Dashiell steals it from Michael Bell | 28-48 |
| 08:20 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland loses the dribble to Dennis Heckman | 28-48 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson and the foul's on John Tacker - foul #3 on John Tacker, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Andre Perry (SG), Ronald Pipkins (PF) John Tacker, Nicholas Truax | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF), Mark Baity (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Lawrence Laughlin, Dennis Heckman | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the free throw | 28-51 |
| 07:30 | Alcorn State | Andre Perry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Shawn Dashiell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Perry (fresh) SF - Joshua Cranford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Pipkins (fresh) C - Carl Ragland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Michael Bell blows the layup | 28-51 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | George Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | John Miser scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Wilson | 28-54 |
| 06:42 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg snags the defensive board | 28-54 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Cranford picks off the pass by George Wilson | 28-54 |
| 06:02 | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 06:01 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Pipkins | 28-54 |
| 05:55 | Alcorn State | Ronald Pipkins can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 28-54 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | George Wilson grabs the board | 28-54 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg travels with the ball | 28-54 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nicholas Truax (C) Shawn Dashiell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| 04:59 | Alcorn State | Ronald Pipkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-54 |
| 04:58 | Alcorn State | Andre Perry can't tip it in | 28-54 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 28-54 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin grabs the offensive board | 28-54 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Pipkins is called for the reach on Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Ronald Pipkins, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Garduno (PG), Shawn Dashiell (SG) Andre Perry, Ronald Pipkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Clark (PF) Mark Jones, Ken Pegg | |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson's pass is intercepted by Carl Ragland | 28-54 |
| 03:40 | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford is whistled for a carry | 28-54 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Michael Bell (PF) Joseph Thompson, Jeffrey Clark | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Heckman | 28-56 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Garduno (fresh) SG - Shawn Dashiell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Cranford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Truax (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Ragland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Truax's pass is intercepted by George Wilson | 28-56 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | George Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Bell | 28-59 |
| 02:14 | Alcorn State | Carl Ragland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nicholas Truax | 31-59 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is hacked by Carl Ragland - foul #3 on Carl Ragland, team foul #6 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ronald Pipkins (PF) John Garduno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ken Pegg (PF) Michael Bell | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits a floater from the right side | 31-61 |
| 01:23 | Alcorn State | Shawn Dashiell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-61 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Ragland - foul #4 on Carl Ragland, team foul #7 | 34-61 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Joshua Cranford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Cranford - foul #1 on Joshua Cranford, team foul #8 | 34-63 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 1st free throw | 34-64 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-65 |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Truax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Miser runs out the clock | 34-65 |