| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Edward Burke inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Melvin Vieira picks off the pass by Gary Mentzer | 33-28 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Jones and he's fouled by William Hardin - foul #2 on William Hardin, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Enoch Zinn | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Gary Mentzer picks off the pass by Gary Jones | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford is hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (PG), Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Claude Aranda (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Edward Burke, William Hardin | |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-30 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven Citizen - foul #3 on Steven Citizen, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (PF) Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (SG), Bernard Hamilton (C) Boyce Boucher, Gary Mentzer | |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Katz and he's fouled by Bernard Hamilton - foul #1 on Bernard Hamilton, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryan Bruce (SG), Edward Burke (SF) Enoch Zinn, Claude Aranda | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | James Skibski makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Skibski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) C - Bernard Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | James Skibski takes the ball from Patrick Williams | 40-35 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | James Skibski misses short on a shot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Gary Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Larry Gibb is called for the reach on Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Larry Gibb, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Patrick Williams, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) James Skibski, Bryan Bruce, Edward Burke, Larry Gibb, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Mario Lunsford picks off the pass by William Hardin | 40-35 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | William Hardin's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Citizen | 42-35 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Phelps | 44-35 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Citizen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mario Lunsford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Aranda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford is hacked by Claude Aranda - foul #1 on Claude Aranda, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Homer Rogers, Claude Aranda, William Hardin | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (SG) Boyce Boucher | |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | James Skibski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-37 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb tips it home | 44-39 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Larry Gibb, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Bernard Hamilton (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Gary Mentzer | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Boyce Boucher - foul #3 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (SF) Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Bernard Hamilton | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Patrick Williams takes the ball from Edward Burke | 45-39 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams clanks a jump hook in the paint | 45-39 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), Bernard Hamilton (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, William Hardin, Larry Gibb | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Skibski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Aranda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Mentzer | 45-39 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Lunsford | 45-39 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Shelton | 47-39 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Boyce Boucher | 47-39 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher loses the dribble to Jeffrey Shelton | 47-39 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF), William Hardin (PF) Claude Aranda, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled on the floor by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Mentzer | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Gary Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Jones | 54-45 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher lays it in set up by William Hardin | 54-47 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Gary Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Phelps | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | William Hardin drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 57-50 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 59-50 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri 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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is hacked by Boyce Boucher - foul #4 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (PF), Gary Marcus (C) Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Edward Burke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Boyce Boucher | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Her is hacked by Homer Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Homer Rogers, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Bruce Her steals it from Edward Burke | 61-53 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Her is hacked by Homer Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Homer Rogers, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-53 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Edward Burke can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Gary Jones gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Gary Jones runs out the clock | 63-53 |