| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | James Smith inbounds the ball | 16-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dale Heil out of the doubleteam | 19-34 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 19-36 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #2 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Steven Mohan is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Steven Mohan, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Alexander | 20-38 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses short on a floater from close range | 20-38 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan pulls down the rebound | 20-38 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Landreth | 22-38 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-38 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | John Alexander tips it but misses | 22-38 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt tips it in | 22-40 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan drills a shot in the lane | 24-40 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons loses the ball out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG), Kenneth Netzer (PF), Robert French (C) Jared Balling, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, John Alexander | |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-40 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Robert French snags the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina State | James Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Thompson | 26-40 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton is fouled on the floor by Robert French - foul #2 on Robert French, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Brian Symanski (SF) Dale Heil, James Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn lays it up and in set up by Stephan Oswalt | 26-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) C - Robert French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Robert French clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Cleghorn | 26-42 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 26-44 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Reuben McKenzie and he's fouled by Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), Jared Balling (SG), James Smith (SF), Jamie Landreth (C) Reuben McKenzie, William Thompson, Brian Symanski, Robert French | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Jamie Landreth steals the ball from Jeffrey Rorie | 29-44 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | James Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 29-44 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | James Smith tips it in | 31-44 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Netzer - foul #3 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Steven Mohan | 31-45 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina State | James Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Dale Heil is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Dale Heil, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG) Jared Balling | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) John Alexander | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons slams it home set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 31-47 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Brian Symanski (SF), Robert French (C) Dale Heil, James Smith, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis double dribbles | 32-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Balling (SG) William Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 11:57 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jared Balling | 34-47 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 34-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Mohan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-50 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan grabs the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-50 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Lewis | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:26 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Reuben McKenzie steps in front of the Stephan Oswalt pass in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan is fouled on the floor by James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), William Thompson (SG), James Smith (SF), Kenneth Netzer (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) Reuben McKenzie, Jared Balling, Brian Symanski, Steven Mohan, Robert French | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Zenker - foul #1 on Roy Zenker, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt connects on the turnaround from close range | 36-55 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina State | James Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | William Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-55 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth hits the follow up shot | 38-55 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 38-57 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth's pass is intercepted by Larry Stanton | 38-57 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | William Thompson takes the ball from Warren Centeno | 38-57 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | William Thompson hits the finger roll | 40-57 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Dale Heil - foul #3 on Dale Heil, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Balling (SG) William Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), John Alexander (C) Larry Stanton, Roy Zenker | |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | John Alexander is hacked by Jamie Landreth - foul #3 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG) Warren Centeno | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Kenneth Netzer is called for the reach on John Alexander - foul #4 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Netzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Jamie Landreth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 40-61 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 40-61 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 40-64 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer's pass is intercepted by Michael Lewis | 40-64 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Lenhardt | 40-66 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling is whistled for a carry | 40-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), William Thompson (SG), Brian Symanski (SF), Robert French (C) Dale Heil, Jared Balling, James Smith, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-69 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer scores on a floater in the lane | 42-69 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt can't finish the layup | 42-69 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski grabs the board | 42-69 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | William Thompson connects on the 3 from straight away | 45-69 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Stephan Oswalt and he's hacked by Kenneth Netzer - foul #5 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #8 | 45-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, James Cleghorn | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses the free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina State | Robert French snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina State | William Thompson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Reuben McKenzie | 48-71 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-74 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 48-74 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan's pass is intercepted by Larry Stanton | 48-74 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), John Alexander (C) Larry Stanton, Roy Zenker | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Rorie in the backcourt | 48-74 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-74 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Robert French gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #7 | 48-74 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the jumper from the left side | 50-76 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie travels with the ball | 50-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth (C) Steven Mohan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 50-76 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth gets the rebound | 50-76 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-76 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Cleghorn | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-76 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski snags the defensive board | 50-76 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jamie Landreth | 52-76 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina State | Robert French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-79 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-79 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, James Cleghorn | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina 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) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | William Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #3 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #8 | 52-79 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 54-79 |