| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Young | 35-32 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Thomas Mercer is called for the reach on Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Frederick Davis steps in front of the Troy Tinney pass | 35-32 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Neil Smith connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Erick Keen | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Roy Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Erick Keen | 40-33 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Shorter | 40-35 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled on the floor by Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SF) Troy Tinney | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 42-35 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF) Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (SG), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Thomas Shorter, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Erick Keen, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), William Igo (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Julius Bryant | |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Frederick Davis steals the ball from Eric Shain | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lyle | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Sam Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Poe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Ertl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Shain (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Mark Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith clanks a floater in the paint | 45-35 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 45-35 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Shorter takes the ball from Sam Ford | 45-35 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Steven Poe jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Shorter | 45-37 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | William Igo knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 48-37 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Mark Thomas hits a shot from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-39 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Warren Ertl | 48-39 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, William Igo, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Roy Young grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #4 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (C) Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Ognjen Nowakowski | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Erick Keen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it home | 52-41 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 52-44 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Erick Keen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Rademacher | 55-44 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the floater from the right wing set up by Denver Sieberg and the foul's on Eugene Rademacher - foul #1 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Michael Sok's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Julius Bryant drills a jumper from the right side set up by Mark Thomas | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winston Centeno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Julius Bryant is called for the reach on Eugene Rademacher - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Erick Keen drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Blackwell | 57-48 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Erick Keen steals the ball from Steven Poe | 57-48 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell jams it on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 59-48 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Steven Poe clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Mercer - foul #2 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Steven Poe makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Steven Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Neil Smith (SF), Sam Ford (C) Thomas Mercer, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Julius Bryant | |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 59-51 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the runner from the right block | 59-51 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Steven Poe knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Neil Smith knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Rademacher and the foul's on Steven Poe - foul #3 on Steven Poe, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sok grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Erick Keen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Sok | 65-53 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg is whistled for a carry | 65-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Blackwell | 67-53 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-53 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Troy Tinney snags the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg can't tip it in | 67-53 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winston Centeno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #3 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Steven Poe (SF), Warren Ertl (C) Julius Bryant, Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Rademacher | 67-53 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Sam Ford knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Erick Keen | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Steven Poe drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ognjen Nowakowski | 69-55 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer is whistled for a carry | 69-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Roy Young | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Steven Poe - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Steven Poe makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Steven Poe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Ertl - foul #1 on Warren Ertl, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF) Steven Poe | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Julius Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Winston Centeno (PF) William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Ognjen Nowakowski picks off the pass by Thomas Mercer | 71-57 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 71-57 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Warren Ertl hits the follow up shot | 71-59 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Michael Sok hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Eugene Rademacher | 73-59 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Michael Sok grabs the board | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Lyle | 76-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winston Centeno (tiring) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Ertl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sok | 76-59 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Lyle | 79-59 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-59 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Warren Ertl gets the offensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Eugene Rademacher is called for the reach on Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #8 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (SG), Steven Poe (SF), Robert Warnick (PF), Eric Shain (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney, Warren Ertl, Denver Sieberg | |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 79-61 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it home | 81-61 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 81-61 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 81-61 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell's layup is rejected by Steven Poe | 81-61 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Eric Shain grabs the defensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Julius Bryant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Erick Keen - foul #3 on Erick Keen, team foul #9 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Ertl (PF) Robert Warnick | |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Michael Sok scores on a runner from the left block set up by Thomas Mercer | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Mark Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 83-63 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Michael Sok tips it back up and in | 85-63 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Thomas Mercer picks off the pass by Warren Ertl | 85-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Lyle runs out the clock | 85-63 |