| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Clifford Payne (fresh) SG - Radman Zlatkin (fresh) SF - Todd Dube (fresh) PF - Fred Skelton (fresh) C - Donald Oh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) PF - Eric Holcomb (fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Stony Brook | Todd Dube makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Stony Brook | Todd Dube hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison clanks a shot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is hacked by Todd Dube in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Dube, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson (PG), Bradley Wright (SG), Richard Spieker (SF), Vincent Underwood (PF), Paul Maldanado (C) Clifford Payne, Radman Zlatkin, Todd Dube, Fred Skelton, Donald Oh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Dennis Brandon (SF) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Spieker - foul #1 on Richard Spieker, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker scores on a runner from the left block set up by Christopher Johnson | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark is hacked by Bradley Wright - foul #1 on Bradley Wright, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Dennis Brandon | |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses badly on a floater from close range | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Wright (fresh) SF - Richard Spieker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Underwood (fresh) C - Paul Maldanado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Kerry Clark and the foul's on Bradley Wright - foul #2 on Bradley Wright, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne (PG), Robert Couture (SG), Todd Dube (SF), Fred Skelton (PF), Donald Oh (C) Christopher Johnson, Bradley Wright, Richard Spieker, Vincent Underwood, Paul Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Dennis Brandon - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon tips it home | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Stony Brook | Robert Couture's layup is rejected by Dennis Brandon | 9-11 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson (PG), Radman Zlatkin (SG), Richard Spieker (SF), Vincent Underwood (PF), Paul Maldanado (C) Clifford Payne, Robert Couture, Todd Dube, Fred Skelton, Donald Oh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, David Duffield | |
| 13:26 | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 12-11 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Radman Zlatkin takes the ball from Kerry Clark in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 13:07 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker scores on a floater from the right block | 14-11 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Vincent Underwood is called for the reach on Dennis Brandon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Underwood, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG) Dennis Brandon | |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 14-13 |
| 12:26 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Spieker - foul #2 on Richard Spieker, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne (PG), Todd Dube (SF), Fred Skelton (PF), Donald Oh (C) Christopher Johnson, Richard Spieker, Vincent Underwood, Paul Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Clifford Payne (fresh) SG - Radman Zlatkin (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Dube (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Skelton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Oh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin's floater is knocked away by David Duffield | 17-15 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 17-15 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is hacked by Clifford Payne - foul #1 on Clifford Payne, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Robert Couture (SG) Radman Zlatkin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG) Carl Baillie | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:17 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:56 | Stony Brook | Dennis Brandon picks off the pass by Donald Oh | 17-15 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon blows the wide open layup | 17-15 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 17-17 |
| 10:03 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson (PG), Radman Zlatkin (SG), Paul Maldanado (C) Clifford Payne, Robert Couture, Donald Oh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Robert Ellison, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is hacked by Christopher Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG) Anthony Rector | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:38 | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin is hacked by Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood (SF) Todd Dube | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:25 | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:15 | Stony Brook | Paul Maldanado grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Johnson takes the ball from Daniel Everitt | 17-19 |
| 08:25 | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:45 | Stony Brook | Kim Richardson is called for the reach on Vincent Underwood - foul #1 on Kim Richardson, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne (PG), Robert Couture (SG), Todd Dube (SF), Donald Oh (C) Christopher Johnson, Radman Zlatkin, Vincent Underwood, Paul Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Clifford Payne (fresh) SG - Robert Couture (fresh) SF - Todd Dube (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Skelton (tiring) 3 pts. C - Donald Oh (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Skelton, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector loses the dribble to Todd Dube in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Payne | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 19-21 |
| 06:32 | Stony Brook | Todd Dube buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 22-21 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 22-21 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Anthony Rector | 22-23 |
| 05:44 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton's layup is rejected by Robert Ellison | 22-23 |
| 05:43 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Stony Brook | Donald Oh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | Stony Brook | Fred Skelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:04 | Stony Brook | Todd Dube throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson (PG), Radman Zlatkin (SG), Vincent Underwood (PF), Steve Simkowitz (C) Clifford Payne, Robert Couture, Fred Skelton, Donald Oh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Radman Zlatkin is called for the reach on Carl Baillie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Radman Zlatkin, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Paul Maldanado (PF) Todd Dube | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:37 | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kim Richardson - foul #2 on Kim Richardson, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| 04:37 | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:37 | Stony Brook | Vincent Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Everitt and he's fouled by Vincent Underwood - foul #2 on Vincent Underwood, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne (PG), Todd Dube (SF), Fred Skelton (PF) Radman Zlatkin, Vincent Underwood, Paul Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:02 | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright (SF), Richard Spieker (PF) Todd Dube, Fred Skelton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) Ryan Jones | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Clifford Payne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradley Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Spieker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steve Simkowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 03:29 | Stony Brook | Steve Simkowitz grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 03:17 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Clifford Payne takes the ball from Dennis Brandon | 24-28 |
| 02:44 | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne lays it up and in | 26-28 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Radman Zlatkin (SG), Vincent Underwood (PF), Paul Maldanado (C) Clifford Payne, Christopher Johnson, Steve Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Robert Ellison (SF), Ryan Jones (C) Daniel Everitt, Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:17 | Stony Brook | Paul Maldanado misses long on a shot from the left block | 26-30 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Maldanado - foul #1 on Paul Maldanado, team foul #13 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Clifford Payne (PG) Bradley Wright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 26-31 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Clifford Payne - foul #2 on Clifford Payne, team foul #14 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Christopher Johnson (PG), Donald Oh (C) Clifford Payne, Vincent Underwood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Eric Holcomb (PF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Dennis Brandon, Ryan Jones | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:22 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carl Baillie - foul #2 on Carl Baillie, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Robert Couture (PG), Todd Dube (SF) Radman Zlatkin, Paul Maldanado | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| 01:22 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:22 | Stony Brook | Richard Spieker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #15 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (PF) Eric Holcomb | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:46 | Stony Brook | Robert Couture comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Brandon - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG) Kerry Clark, Robert Ellison | |
| 00:46 | Stony Brook | Robert Couture makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:46 | Stony Brook | Robert Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Bradley Wright steals it from Kim Richardson in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 00:28 | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Stony Brook | Bradley Wright hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-37 |