| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Alexander Pitcher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edgar Zehrer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erick Kile (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Smart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Appalachian State | Francis Frazier is called for the reach on Robert Finnegan - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| 19:33 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Haines - foul #1 on Timothy Haines, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 19:33 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:33 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier jams it | 26-46 |
| 18:58 | Appalachian State | Jerry Stone steals the ball from Robert Finnegan | 26-46 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone blows the layup | 26-46 |
| 18:54 | Appalachian State | Edgar Zehrer grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 18:35 | Appalachian State | Edgar Zehrer misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-46 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-46 |
| 18:10 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart grabs the board | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:57 | Appalachian State | Timothy Haines takes the ball from Edgar Zehrer | 26-46 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Timothy Haines | 26-48 |
| 17:25 | Appalachian State | Robert Finnegan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-48 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is hacked by Alexander Pitcher - foul #1 on Alexander Pitcher, team foul #1 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson (SF) Erick Kile | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Adelson - foul #1 on Danny Adelson, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Terry Moore (SF) Alexander Pitcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG) Jerry Stone | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 16:26 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Robert Finnegan, Arthur Smart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Patrick Smith (PF) James Kirk, Francis Frazier | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith jams it set up by Larry Heikkinen | 26-51 |
| 16:05 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-51 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Edgar Zehrer - foul #2 on Edgar Zehrer, team foul #3 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo (PG), Erick Kile (SG), Paul Nolting (SF) Danny Adelson, Edgar Zehrer, Terry Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG) Bradford Mike | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-53 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Marcelino Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Kile (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Nolting (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-53 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't finish the layup | 29-53 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | David Heywood gets the offensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 29-55 |
| 14:48 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler clanks a runner in the paint | 29-55 |
| 14:47 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 14:39 | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-55 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith hits the finger roll set up by David Heywood | 29-57 |
| 14:24 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Paul Nolting is denied by Daniel Parada | 29-57 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the board | 29-57 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-57 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the offensive board | 29-57 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Daniel Parada is blocked by Phillip Fowler | 29-57 |
| 13:51 | Appalachian State | Paul Nolting snags the defensive board | 29-57 |
| 13:46 | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-57 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen snags the defensive board | 29-57 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Stone | 29-59 |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-59 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | David Heywood gets the rebound | 29-59 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Taylor | 29-59 |
| 12:57 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 29-59 |
| 12:52 | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-59 |
| 12:50 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler hits the follow up shot | 31-59 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher (PG), Edgar Zehrer (SG), Robert Finnegan (PF), Arthur Smart (C) Marcelino Russo, Erick Kile, Phillip Fowler, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Jerry Stone, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith, David Heywood | |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 12:15 | Appalachian State | Robert Finnegan blows the layup | 31-61 |
| 12:13 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart hits the follow up shot | 33-61 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-61 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Frazier | 33-61 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Paul Nolting is called for the reach on Bradford Mike - foul #4 on Paul Nolting, team foul #5 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson (SF) Paul Nolting | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Alexander Pitcher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edgar Zehrer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Adelson (fresh) PF - Robert Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Smart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-63 |
| 11:16 | Appalachian State | Robert Finnegan is fouled on the floor by Francis Frazier - foul #3 on Francis Frazier, team foul #3 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo (PG) Alexander Pitcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:11 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-63 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradford Mike | 33-65 |
| 10:42 | Appalachian State | Marcelino Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #6 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher (PG) Marcelino Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-65 |
| 10:22 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Alexander Pitcher | 33-65 |
| 10:13 | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-65 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines grabs the board | 33-65 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Danny Adelson - foul #2 on Danny Adelson, team foul #7 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Erick Kile (SF) Danny Adelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Daniel Parada (SF) Bradford Mike, Joseph Barnett | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the 1st free throw | 33-66 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 33-67 |
| 09:30 | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher is denied on a layup by Timothy Haines | 33-67 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines pulls down the rebound | 33-67 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-67 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier grabs the offensive board | 33-67 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Stone | 33-69 |
| 08:36 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-69 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines grabs the board | 33-69 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Stone | 33-71 |
| 08:22 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edgar Zehrer | 35-71 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the easy layup | 35-71 |
| 08:01 | Appalachian State | Arthur Smart pulls down the rebound | 35-71 |
| 07:41 | Appalachian State | Edgar Zehrer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Smart | 38-71 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Alexander Pitcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edgar Zehrer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Kile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Finnegan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Smart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Haines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Kirk | 38-74 |
| 07:10 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-74 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier snags the defensive board | 38-74 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Kirk | 38-76 |
| 06:35 | Appalachian State | Daniel Parada is called for the reach on Robert Finnegan - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #4 | 38-76 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson (PG), Terry Moore (SF), Phillip Fowler (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Edgar Zehrer, Erick Kile, Robert Finnegan, Arthur Smart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| 06:17 | Appalachian State | Patrick Smith swats the short shot by Terry Moore | 38-76 |
| 06:15 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor hits the follow up shot | 40-76 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen loses the ball out of bounds | 40-76 |
| 05:50 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler is hacked by Joseph Barnett - foul #1 on Joseph Barnett, team foul #5 | 40-76 |
| 05:37 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Heywood - foul #2 on David Heywood, team foul #6 | 40-76 |
| 05:37 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 05:37 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-76 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-76 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith lays it up and in | 41-78 |
| 05:14 | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-78 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | David Heywood gets the rebound | 41-78 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bradford Mike | 41-80 |
| 04:51 | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-80 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-80 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen gets the offensive rebound | 43-80 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is hacked by Terry Moore - foul #1 on Terry Moore, team foul #8 | 43-80 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Erick Kile (PG) Alexander Pitcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike makes the 1st free throw | 43-81 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike makes the 2nd free throw | 43-82 |
| 03:52 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Heywood - foul #3 on David Heywood, team foul #7 | 43-82 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Alexander Pitcher (SG) Danny Adelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:52 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-82 |
| 03:52 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-82 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | David Heywood grabs the board | 44-82 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Heikkinen | 44-84 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Erick Kile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alexander Pitcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-84 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bradford Mike | 44-84 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith loses the dribble to Terry Moore | 44-84 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile misses short on a jumper in the lane | 44-84 |
| 02:37 | Appalachian State | Phillip Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 44-84 |
| 02:32 | Appalachian State | Terry Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-84 |
| 02:30 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile tips it in | 46-84 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Heikkinen | 46-87 |
| 01:59 | Appalachian State | Paul Taylor travels with the ball | 46-87 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson (SF) Terry Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | David Heywood is whistled for traveling | 46-87 |
| 01:19 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 48-87 |
| 01:19 | Appalachian State | Danny Adelson misses the free throw | 48-87 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 48-87 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Fowler - foul #2 on Phillip Fowler, team foul #9 | 48-87 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-88 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-89 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Appalachian State | Joseph Barnett steals it from Phillip Fowler | 48-89 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Fowler - foul #3 on Phillip Fowler, team foul #10 | 48-89 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-90 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-91 |
| 00:22 | Appalachian State | Erick Kile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-91 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike runs out the clock | 48-91 |