| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Trisler (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter loses the ball out of bounds | 44-32 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| 19:24 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Timothy King misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Melvin Vieira | 44-32 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is hacked by Donte Jantz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donte Jantz, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG) Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (PG) Donte Jantz | |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Timothy King steals the ball from Shawn Moors | 44-32 |
| 18:31 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Timothy King | 44-34 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Timothy King takes the ball from Paul Graham in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 18:11 | Morehead State | Timothy King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses long on an open floater from the right block | 44-34 |
| 17:45 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:27 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Kerwin - foul #1 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Mark Johnson, Thomas Phelps, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Franklin Hunter (SF), Leroy Stowers (PF), Tom Parker (C) Andrew Kerwin, Steven Baxter, Alton Davidson, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Timothy King hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Journey | 45-37 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Paul Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 16:18 | Morehead State | Gary Jones is called for the reach on Leroy Stowers - foul #3 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Gary Jones, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG) Timothy King | |
| 16:03 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Kerwin | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Lee Journey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Franklin Hunter (fresh) PF - Leroy Stowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Parker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Williams | 48-39 |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Henry Oliveira - foul #2 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Timothy King (SG), Ronnie Bond (SF), Tom Brode (PF) Lee Journey, Andrew Kerwin, Franklin Hunter, Tom Parker | |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Tom Brode is denied on a dunk by Shawn Moors | 51-40 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Tom Brode is called for the reach on Robert Englund - foul #4 on Tom Brode, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Johnny Katz (PF) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG), Franklin Hunter (SF), Alton Davidson (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Timothy King, Ronnie Bond, Tom Brode, Leroy Stowers | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 13:36 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:34 | Morehead State | Thomas Phelps picks off the pass by Kenneth Trisler in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira loses the dribble to Andrew Kerwin | 51-40 |
| 13:15 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Kerwin | 51-42 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by Donte Jantz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donte Jantz, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Charles Caputo, Thomas Phelps, Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Timothy King (SG), Steven Baxter (SF), Ronnie Bond (PF), Tom Parker (C) Donte Jantz, Andrew Kerwin, Franklin Hunter, Alton Davidson, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is open but misses the lay-in | 51-42 |
| 12:49 | Morehead State | Lee Journey grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | Tom Parker travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (PG), Alton Davidson (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Lee Journey, Ronnie Bond, Tom Parker | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Kenneth Trisler is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Trisler, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Shawn Moors (PF) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SF) Steven Baxter | |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 11:46 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Alton Davidson | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Graham (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Moors (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Kerwin (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Timothy King (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Franklin Hunter (fresh) PF - Alton Davidson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Trisler (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Paul Graham - foul #1 on Paul Graham, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Leroy Stowers (PF) Timothy King, Alton Davidson | |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Hunter - foul #1 on Franklin Hunter, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 10:57 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:36 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter knocks in the turnaround from close range | 51-47 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Andrew Kerwin is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Johnny Katz (C) Charles Caputo, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Steven Baxter (SF), Ronnie Bond (PF), Tom Parker (C) Andrew Kerwin, Franklin Hunter, Leroy Stowers, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Morehead State | Thomas Phelps steals the ball from Steven Baxter in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps hits the finger roll | 55-47 |
| 10:07 | Morehead State | Timothy King knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Baxter | 55-50 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Gary Jones scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Johnny Katz and he's hacked by Ronnie Bond - foul #1 on Ronnie Bond, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Patrick Williams (C) Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (PG) Lee Journey | |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:15 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Oliveira - foul #3 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SF), Alton Davidson (C) Steven Baxter, Tom Parker | |
| 09:15 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:15 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Andrew Kerwin is called for the reach on Mark Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler (C) Ronnie Bond | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:13 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 09:02 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin buries a 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Englund | 60-55 |
| 08:34 | Morehead State | Timothy King travels in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Mark Johnson, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG) Timothy King | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 62-55 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Baxter (SF), Leroy Stowers (PF) Franklin Hunter, Alton Davidson | |
| 07:54 | Morehead State | Paul Graham is called for the reach on Steven Baxter - foul #2 on Paul Graham, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Tom Brode (PF), Tom Parker (C) Andrew Kerwin, Leroy Stowers, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 07:31 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Journey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Baxter (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Tom Brode (fresh) 4 pf. C - Tom Parker (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Jones | 65-57 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 65-57 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Gary Jones, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SG), Ronnie Bond (SF), Leroy Stowers (C) Lee Journey, Steven Baxter, Tom Parker | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira's layup is rejected by Tom Brode | 65-57 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Donte Jantz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF) Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG) Tom Brode | |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is hacked by Franklin Hunter - foul #2 on Franklin Hunter, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Parker (C) Leroy Stowers | |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:59 | Morehead State | Tom Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:38 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond hits the finger roll | 66-61 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is hacked by Tom Parker - foul #1 on Tom Parker, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG), Tom Brode (PF), Alton Davidson (C) Timothy King, Ronnie Bond, Tom Parker | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:11 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 04:43 | Morehead State | Tom Brode pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:25 | Morehead State | Patrick Williams blocks the short jumper by Franklin Hunter | 66-61 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo loses the dribble to Alton Davidson | 66-61 |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin loses the dribble to Charles Caputo | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Donte Jantz steals the ball from Robert Englund | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Graham - foul #3 on Paul Graham, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Leroy Stowers (PF), Tom Parker (C) Andrew Kerwin, Tom Brode, Alton Davidson | |
| 03:36 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Timothy King is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy King, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Baxter (SF) Franklin Hunter | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:29 | Morehead State | Shawn Moors steals it from Donte Jantz in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Phelps (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Vieira (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Timothy King (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Baxter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Stowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 67-61 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Timothy King | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | Morehead State | Melvin Vieira steps in front of the Leroy Stowers pass | 67-61 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the fadeaway in the lane | 67-61 |
| 02:28 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Tom Parker is fouled on the floor by Melvin Vieira - foul #1 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Johnny Katz (SG) Mark Johnson, Thomas Phelps | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG), Ronnie Bond (SF), Tom Brode (PF) Timothy King, Steven Baxter, Leroy Stowers | |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Tom Parker makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Tom Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Gary Jones banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Johnny Katz | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Donte Jantz, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (PG), Timothy King (SG), Steven Baxter (SF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Donte Jantz, Lee Journey, Ronnie Bond, Tom Parker | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Steven Baxter is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Baxter, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Timothy King is called for the reach on Melvin Vieira in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy King, team foul #15 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Brode | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Kerwin - foul #4 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #16 | 72-66 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-66 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter is whistled for a carry | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Kerwin - foul #5 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #17 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG) Andrew Kerwin | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Tom Brode misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Johnny Katz | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson runs out the clock | 76-66 |