| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | George Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Heckman | 27-36 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Jay Ford lays it in | 27-38 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Miser | 30-38 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the easy layup | 30-38 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is fouled on the floor by Andres Giordano - foul #3 on Andres Giordano, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (PF) Andres Giordano | |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jay Ford pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Charles Creasey is hacked by Michael Bell - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 17:47 | Akron | James Fisher hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Michael Bell - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG) George Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:47 | Akron | James Fisher makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Mark Baity buries a shot near the basket | 32-41 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Jay Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 32-43 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Michael Bell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 16:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 32-43 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Michael Bell pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | Akron | Mark Thomas's pass is intercepted by Joseph Thompson | 34-43 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bell jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 36-43 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Charles Creasey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:06 | Akron | James Roberts tips it in | 36-45 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Charles Creasey is called for the reach on Mark Jones - foul #1 on Charles Creasey, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), Andres Giordano (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, James Roberts | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Wilson | 38-45 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the shot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | John Miser pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | George Wilson is hacked by Andres Giordano - foul #4 on Andres Giordano, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (PF) Andres Giordano | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Jay Ford steals it from Dennis Heckman | 38-45 |
| 12:55 | Akron | George Lowe misses the dunk but he's fouled by Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Ken Pegg, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (PF) Douglas Keller | |
| 12:55 | Akron | George Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:55 | Akron | George Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is hacked by Samuel Moore - foul #1 on Samuel Moore, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (SF) Jay Ford | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the turnaround from close range set up by George Wilson | 40-47 |
| 12:03 | Akron | George Lowe banks in the layup set up by Douglas Keller | 40-49 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | George Lowe misses the floater in the paint | 42-49 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | John Miser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 11:15 | Akron | James Roberts gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Mark Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 42-49 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-49 |
| 10:28 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is fouled on the floor by George Lowe - foul #1 on George Lowe, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Michael Bell (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Jay Ford (C) Mark Thomas, Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, George Lowe | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Michael Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-49 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Wilson | 42-49 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) Jeffrey Clark, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:53 | Akron | Jay Ford clanks a jumper from the right block | 42-49 |
| 08:52 | Akron | James Roberts snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Charles Creasey buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Dessert | 42-52 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Michael Bell is blocked by James Roberts | 42-52 |
| 08:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 42-52 |
| 07:53 | Akron | James Roberts drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Dessert | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Ken Pegg (PF), Mark Baity (C) Joseph Thompson, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Andres Giordano (PF) Joseph Dessert, James Roberts | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the 3rd free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled on the floor by Mark Baity - foul #3 on Mark Baity, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Jay Ford knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 43-56 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Mark Baity hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 07:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 43-56 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Ken Pegg picks off the pass by Mark Thomas | 43-56 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the tip | 43-56 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Michael Bell tips it in | 45-56 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 45-56 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, Mark Jones, Ken Pegg, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Andres Giordano snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Andres Giordano misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Michael Bell grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Lawrence Laughlin | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG) Charles Creasey | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it in set up by John Miser | 47-56 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | John Miser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Samuel Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Jay Ford misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Heckman - foul #3 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) John Miser, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Douglas Keller (SF) Samuel Moore, James Fisher | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Wilson | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Mark Thomas hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Charles Creasey snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Mark Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jay Ford | 50-63 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Charles Creasey is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), James Roberts (PF), George Lowe (C) Mark Thomas, Charles Creasey, Andres Giordano, Jay Ford | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is fouled in the backcourt by John Miser - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | George Wilson is whistled for a carry | 51-63 |
| 01:36 | Akron | John Miser is called for the reach on Joseph Dessert in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses short on a jump hook from close range | 51-65 |
| 01:17 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | James Roberts misses the shot from the left side | 51-65 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Samuel Moore tips it home | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | George Wilson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ken Pegg | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Dennis Heckman swats the shot by Joseph Dessert | 53-67 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Miser | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Joseph Dessert runs out the clock | 56-67 |