| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Blair Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Nugent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Brower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - James Culp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares inbounds the ball | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jack Swann is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| 19:33 | Vermont | James Culp clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 46-38 |
| 19:32 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Allan Taylor picks off the pass by Harold Travis | 46-40 |
| 18:57 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower misses the floater from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Harold Travis pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Todd takes the ball from Jack Swann in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 18:52 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd slams it home | 46-42 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Jack Swann tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 18:35 | Vermont | Allan Taylor gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:23 | Vermont | William Nugent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Jack Swann comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:16 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:12 | Vermont | Allan Taylor misses short on a runner from close range | 46-42 |
| 18:11 | Vermont | James Culp grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:06 | Vermont | Allan Taylor double dribbles | 46-42 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares is hacked by William Nugent - foul #2 on William Nugent, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Karl Travis (SG) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Harold Travis is hacked by Dwayne Brower - foul #1 on Dwayne Brower, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Karl Travis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 17:10 | Vermont | William Nugent gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:57 | Vermont | James Culp scores on a floater in the paint | 46-44 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Allan Taylor - foul #3 on Allan Taylor, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG) Karl Travis | |
| Subs | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong (SG) Allan Taylor | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:27 | Vermont | William Nugent makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Hong | 48-47 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Harold Travis is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Kurt Murphy (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Harold Travis, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 15:55 | Vermont | James Culp misses the floater from the left side | 48-47 |
| 15:53 | Vermont | James Culp tips it home | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nugent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Brower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Culp (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Jack Swann hits the finger roll set up by Robert Brooks | 50-49 |
| 15:33 | Vermont | William Nugent drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Jack Swann scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Brooks and the foul's on Jeffrey Todd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Travis (SG), Harold Travis (PF) Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Taormina (PG), Allan Taylor (SG), Clarence Beale (C) Jeffrey Todd, Wei-Quo Hong, James Culp | |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 15:00 | Vermont | Allan Taylor knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Nugent | 53-54 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses the lay-in | 53-54 |
| 14:31 | Vermont | Michael Taormina grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 14:27 | Vermont | Allan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Swann - foul #3 on Jack Swann, team foul #1 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Blair Cheek (C) Jack Swann, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong (SF), Terry Hughes (C) William Nugent, Dwayne Brower | |
| 14:27 | Vermont | Allan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 14:27 | Vermont | Allan Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Blair Cheek | 53-55 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Karl Travis knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Kurt Murphy and he's fouled by Wei-Quo Hong - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Hong, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Karl Travis misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 14:11 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Clarence Beale | 55-55 |
| 13:42 | Vermont | Clarence Beale hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-55 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Karl Travis grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Karl Travis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kurt Murphy | 58-55 |
| 13:12 | Vermont | Michael Taormina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 13:11 | Vermont | Clarence Beale tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Karl Travis pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Harold Travis scores on a shot near the basket set up by Kurt Murphy | 60-55 |
| 12:37 | Vermont | Clarence Beale misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Brian Harris - foul #2 on Brian Harris, team foul #2 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Karl Travis, Harold Travis, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd (PG), William Nugent (SF), James Culp (C) Michael Taormina, Allan Taylor, Terry Hughes | |
| 12:37 | Vermont | Clarence Beale makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 12:37 | Vermont | Clarence Beale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Albert Render can't connect on a runner from the left block | 60-57 |
| 12:09 | Vermont | James Culp snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 12:00 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd knocks in the shot from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Albert Render connects on the open floater from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Valladares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nugent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Beale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Culp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Vermont | William Nugent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 11:14 | Vermont | William Nugent gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 11:06 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd is fouled on the floor by Kurt Murphy - foul #3 on Kurt Murphy, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Travis (PF) Kurt Murphy | |
| Subs | Vermont | Allan Taylor (SG), Dwayne Brower (PF) Wei-Quo Hong, James Culp | |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Allan Taylor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Valladares - foul #2 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (SF) Daniel Valladares | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Allan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Allan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the fadeaway from the left side | 64-61 |
| 10:37 | Vermont | Allan Taylor knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Nugent | 64-63 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks loses the dribble to Dwayne Brower | 64-63 |
| 10:12 | Vermont | William Nugent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey's floater is tipped away by Clarence Beale | 64-63 |
| 09:57 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Allan Taylor | 64-63 |
| 09:47 | Vermont | William Nugent is hacked by Paul Dickey - foul #1 on Paul Dickey, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Karl Travis (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (C) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks, Paul Dickey, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Taormina (PG), Wei-Quo Hong (SF), James Culp (C) Jeffrey Todd, William Nugent, Clarence Beale | |
| 09:35 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Taormina | 64-66 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Karl Travis makes the jump hook in the paint | 66-66 |
| 08:58 | Vermont | James Culp blows the dunk but he's fouled by Blair Cheek - foul #1 on Blair Cheek, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brian Johnson (SF) Allan Taylor | |
| 08:58 | Vermont | James Culp makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 08:58 | Vermont | James Culp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-68 |
| 08:32 | Vermont | James Culp grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 08:28 | Vermont | Michael Taormina is hacked by Brian Harris - foul #3 on Brian Harris, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (SF), Brian Paras (C) Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Vermont | Terry Hughes (C) James Culp | |
| 08:28 | Vermont | Michael Taormina misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Karl Travis | 66-68 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Karl Travis's pass is intercepted by Terry Hughes | 66-68 |
| 07:56 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brian Johnson and he's fouled by Harold Travis - foul #2 on Harold Travis, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Kurt Murphy (SF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Karl Travis, Paul Dickey, Harold Travis | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd (PG), William Nugent (SF), Clarence Beale (C) Wei-Quo Hong, Brian Johnson, Terry Hughes | |
| 07:56 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 66-71 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Render | 66-71 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Michael Taormina steals the ball from Kurt Murphy | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Paras (fresh) C - Albert Render (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Taormina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Nugent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Brower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Clarence Beale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Vermont | William Nugent misses long on a shot from the left side | 66-71 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Jack Swann is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Brower - foul #2 on Dwayne Brower, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Harold Travis (PF), Blair Cheek (C) Jack Swann, Kurt Murphy, Brian Paras, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Vermont | Allan Taylor (SG), James Culp (C) Michael Taormina, Dwayne Brower | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Harold Travis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Harris | 68-71 |
| 06:31 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-71 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harold Travis | 68-71 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Brian Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Travis (SG) Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong (SG) Clarence Beale | |
| 06:21 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Karl Travis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Harold Travis hits the follow up shot | 70-74 |
| 05:56 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Nugent | 70-77 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Karl Travis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-77 |
| 05:43 | Vermont | Allan Taylor grabs the board | 70-77 |
| 05:24 | Vermont | Allan Taylor knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Todd | 70-79 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 70-79 |
| 04:56 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:33 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Karl Travis, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Vermont | Dwayne Brower (PF), Clarence Beale (C) Wei-Quo Hong, James Culp | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Dwayne Brower - foul #3 on Dwayne Brower, team foul #7 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SF) Daniel Valladares | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Taormina (PG), Wei-Quo Hong (SF) Jeffrey Todd, William Nugent | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 03:54 | Vermont | Allan Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 03:52 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower tips it home | 71-81 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the easy layup | 71-81 |
| 03:30 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 03:11 | Vermont | Clarence Beale hits a runner from close range | 71-83 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Michael Taormina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Taylor (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wei-Quo Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Brower (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Clarence Beale (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Albert Render hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 71-83 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Harold Travis can't tip it in | 71-83 |
| 02:40 | Vermont | Allan Taylor grabs the board | 71-83 |
| 02:40 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (C) Kurt Murphy, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd (PG), William Nugent (SF), James Culp (C) Michael Taormina, Wei-Quo Hong, Clarence Beale | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Vermont | Dwayne Brower's fadeaway is rejected by Blair Cheek | 71-83 |
| 02:15 | Vermont | Allan Taylor tips it home | 71-85 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-85 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Jack Swann snags the offensive board | 71-85 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the dunk but the foul's on Jeffrey Todd - foul #3 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #8 | 71-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Taormina (PG), Wei-Quo Hong (SG), Brian Johnson (SF), Clarence Beale (PF), Terry Hughes (C) Jeffrey Todd, Allan Taylor, William Nugent, Dwayne Brower, James Culp | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-85 |
| 01:44 | Vermont | Clarence Beale misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 73-85 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the board | 73-85 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jack Swann and he's hacked by Wei-Quo Hong - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Hong, team foul #9 | 75-85 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses the free throw | 75-85 |
| 01:36 | Vermont | Clarence Beale grabs the board | 75-85 |
| 01:15 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-85 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-85 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Harold Travis drills a runner from close range set up by Jack Swann | 77-85 |
| 01:01 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd (PG), Allan Taylor (SG), William Nugent (SF), Dwayne Brower (PF), James Culp (C) Michael Taormina, Wei-Quo Hong, Brian Johnson, Clarence Beale, Terry Hughes | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Vermont | Allan Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Brooks - foul #2 on Robert Brooks, team foul #9 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong (SF), Clarence Beale (C) William Nugent, James Culp | |
| 00:56 | Vermont | Allan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:56 | Vermont | Allan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Harold Travis buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jack Swann | 79-87 |
| 00:50 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd is hacked by Jack Swann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Swann, team foul #10 | 79-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brian Johnson (SF), James Culp (C) Allan Taylor, Dwayne Brower | |
| 00:50 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:50 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Harold Travis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 79-89 |
| 00:43 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 79-89 |
| 00:40 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #11 | 79-89 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Taormina (PG), Terry Hughes (C) Jeffrey Todd, James Culp | |
| 00:40 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 1st free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:40 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harold Travis | 79-90 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Brooks and he's fouled by Terry Hughes - foul #2 on Terry Hughes, team foul #10 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd (PG), Allan Taylor (SG), William Nugent (SF), Dwayne Brower (PF), James Culp (C) Michael Taormina, Wei-Quo Hong, Brian Johnson, Clarence Beale, Terry Hughes | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek misses the free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:35 | Vermont | James Culp gets the rebound | 81-90 |
| 00:34 | Vermont | James Culp is hacked by Jack Swann in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Swann, team foul #12 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| Subs | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong (SG), Brian Johnson (SF), Clarence Beale (PF) Allan Taylor, William Nugent, Dwayne Brower | |
| 00:34 | Vermont | James Culp makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:34 | Vermont | James Culp misses the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the board | 81-91 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-91 |
| 00:26 | Vermont | Wei-Quo Hong snags the defensive board | 81-91 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Jeffrey Todd runs out the clock | 81-91 |