| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Damek Zeff is called for the reach on Christopher Taylor - foul #1 on Damek Zeff, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Joseph McCuan (SF), Jason Oates (PF) Mark Russell, Damek Zeff, Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF) William Benson | |
| 19:14 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Jack Jones is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Brian Chau tips it in | 33-29 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's | Jack Jones picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 33-29 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill's pass is intercepted by Stephen Johnson | 33-29 |
| 17:51 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Taylor | 33-29 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by David Stubblefield is denied by Jason Oates | 33-29 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Brian Chau gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Brian Chau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 17:01 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Darrell Davis (PF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Jason Oates, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Eugene Kay (SG), Brian Childs (SF), William Benson (PF) Anthony Cormier, Stephen Johnson, Nathan Salzer, Christopher Taylor | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Jack Jones comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Hayes - foul #2 on Mike Hayes, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan is fouled on the floor by Brian Childs - foul #1 on Brian Childs, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF), Justin Cogdill (C) Joseph McCuan, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Nathan Salzer (SF) Mike Hayes, Eugene Kay, Brian Childs | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Mark Russell hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Cogdill | 36-29 |
| 15:20 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SG), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Eugene Kay (SG), Brian Childs (SF) Anthony Cormier, Stephen Johnson, Nathan Salzer | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Jack Jones is hacked by Brian Childs - foul #2 on Brian Childs, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Mark Russell (SG), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Damek Zeff, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Nathan Salzer (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Mike Hayes, Eugene Kay, Brian Childs, David Stubblefield | |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Mark Russell is hacked by Christopher Taylor - foul #1 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF) Brian Chau, Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG) Jack Jones, Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (C) Christopher Taylor | |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Darrell Davis | 38-29 |
| 13:11 | St. Joseph's | Joseph McCuan steals it from Stephen Johnson | 38-29 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Mark Russell makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Brian Chau | 40-29 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Chau | 43-31 |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer is whistled for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Mark Russell, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Eugene Kay (SG), Brian Childs (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Anthony Cormier, Stephen Johnson, Nathan Salzer, David Stubblefield | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph McCuan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kay (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Childs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Albert Bower tips it home | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:16 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Darrell Davis (PF) Joseph McCuan, Jason Oates | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF) William Benson | |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Russell - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Darrell Davis, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Nathan Salzer (SF), William Benson (PF) Mike Hayes, Brian Childs, David Stubblefield | |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Jason Oates gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-32 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Jack Jones tips it in | 47-32 |
| 09:49 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Justin Cogdill - foul #2 on Justin Cogdill, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SG), Darrell Davis (PF), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Jason Oates, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), David Stubblefield (PF) Anthony Cormier, Eugene Kay, William Benson | |
| 09:49 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 09:49 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Damek Zeff | 49-34 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Albert Bower | 49-34 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Salzer - foul #3 on Nathan Salzer, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Justin Cogdill (C) Joseph McCuan, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Brian Childs (SF), William Benson (PF) Mike Hayes, Nathan Salzer, David Stubblefield | |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | William Benson grabs the board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 52-34 |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Benson and he's fouled by Jack Jones - foul #1 on Jack Jones, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Jason Oates (PF) Brian Chau, Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay (SG), David Stubblefield (C) Stephen Johnson, Christopher Taylor | |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eugene Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Childs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Jack Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Damek Zeff | 54-37 |
| 06:58 | St. Joseph's | William Benson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Jack Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | David Stubblefield steps in front of the Mark Russell pass | 54-37 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's | William Benson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Mark Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | David Stubblefield denies the turnaround by Justin Cogdill | 54-40 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG), Darrell Davis (SF), Albert Bower (C) Jack Jones, Mark Russell, Damek Zeff, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Nathan Salzer (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Anthony Cormier, Eugene Kay, Brian Childs, William Benson | |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Christopher Taylor is called for the reach on Jason Oates - foul #2 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Benson (PF) David Stubblefield | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 04:39 | St. Joseph's | William Benson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Albert Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Jason Oates loses the ball out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Justin Cogdill (C) Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay (SG), Brian Childs (SF), David Stubblefield (PF), Glenn Sparacino (C) Stephen Johnson, Nathan Salzer, William Benson, Christopher Taylor | |
| 04:00 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield knocks in the 3 from straight away | 56-43 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield grabs the board | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph McCuan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Childs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sparacino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Brian Chau is called for the reach on Mike Hayes - foul #1 on Brian Chau, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Damek Zeff (SF) Brian Chau, Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Jack Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:31 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-46 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 58-46 |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Darrell Davis - foul #1 on Darrell Davis, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Mike Hayes picks off the pass by Damek Zeff | 58-49 |
| 01:38 | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes can't finish the layup | 58-49 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Nathan Salzer (SF), William Benson (PF), Christopher Taylor (C) Mike Hayes, Eugene Kay, Brian Childs, David Stubblefield, Glenn Sparacino | |
| 01:18 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Cormier | 58-52 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Jack Jones connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Davis | 60-52 |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Cormier | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Cormier - foul #1 on Anthony Cormier, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Joseph McCuan (SF) Mark Russell, Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Brian Chau steals it from Christopher Taylor | 62-55 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Brian Chau throws it down | 64-55 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Cormier | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan is hacked by Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF) Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson's pass is intercepted by Brian Chau | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Cormier is called for the reach on Jack Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Cormier, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jason Oates | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jason Oates runs out the clock | 66-58 |