| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Neil Smith picks off the pass by Nathan Lee | 37-29 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Neil Smith banks in the layup | 39-29 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Erick Keen grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled on the floor by Richard Maris - foul #1 on Richard Maris, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | William Igo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it home | 41-29 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Maris | 41-32 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | William Igo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Poulson | 44-32 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Kerns | 44-35 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | William Igo is hacked by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Fred Brown is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is hacked by Fred Brown - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG) Fred Brown | |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Sok, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG) Michael Austin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG) Richard Maris | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Erick Keen buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Neil Smith | 46-37 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda is called for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Daniel Willis (C) Michael Austin, James Frazier, David Schneider | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Summerville and the foul's on Daniel Willis - foul #3 on Daniel Willis, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG) William Igo, John Summerville | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG) Fred Brown | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda tips it in | 49-39 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Kerns - foul #3 on Mark Kerns, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF) Erick Keen, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Willis | 50-39 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Michael Sok swats the dunk try by Nathan Lee | 50-39 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | John Summerville pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Richard Maris takes the ball from William Igo in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Michael Sok grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Maeda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Michael Sok is called for the reach on Milton Maeda - foul #2 on Michael Sok, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), David Schneider (C) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Erick Keen gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the shot from the left block | 50-39 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Erick Keen loses the ball out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG) Richard Maris | |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Austin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-39 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | David Schneider grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Willis | 50-42 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Erick Keen | 52-42 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-42 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Dustin Regalado | 54-42 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Davis | 56-42 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | James Frazier scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Brown | 56-45 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Daniel Willis - foul #4 on Daniel Willis, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Fred Brown, Michael Austin, James Frazier, Daniel Willis | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Neil Smith - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the lay-in | 58-46 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris connects on the shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by David Schneider is denied by John Summerville | 58-48 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Summerville | 60-48 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-48 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Michael Sok can't throw it down | 60-48 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF) David Schneider | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | James Frazier takes the ball from Kyle Poulson | 60-48 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns banks in the layup set up by James Frazier | 60-50 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Erick Keen | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Kerns | 63-52 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis (C) James Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Erick Keen steals the ball from Daniel Willis | 63-52 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the dunk attempt | 63-52 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Michael Sok hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Neil Smith | 65-55 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis is denied on a layup by Michael Sok | 65-55 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis misses the tip | 65-55 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a shot near the basket | 65-55 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Maeda | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | John Summerville pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is hacked by Erick Keen - foul #1 on Erick Keen, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Michael Austin (SG), Edgar Warren (SF), James Frazier (PF) Richard Maris, Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Edgar Warren is denied by Neil Smith | 65-55 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is hacked by Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Brown, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Michael Austin grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Edgar Warren hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Fred Brown | 66-58 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is hacked by Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Brown, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Daniel Willis (PF), David Schneider (C) Fred Brown, Michael Austin, Edgar Warren, James Frazier, Milton Maeda | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mark Kerns | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Kerns - foul #4 on Mark Kerns, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | David Schneider misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Sok - foul #3 on Michael Sok, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (PG), Michael Austin (SG), Edgar Warren (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Richard Maris, Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | David Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Austin - foul #2 on Michael Austin, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Daniel Willis (PF) James Frazier, Michael Austin, Edgar Warren, Milton Maeda | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Neil Smith takes the ball from Mark Kerns | 72-62 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Neil Smith banks in the layup | 74-62 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (PG), Michael Austin (SG), Edgar Warren (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Richard Maris, Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, David Schneider | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 74-64 |