| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jim Goforth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-21 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira lays it in | 34-21 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler blows the layup but the foul's on Melvin Vieira - foul #2 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Gary Jones hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Vieira | 36-23 |
| 18:11 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler can't finish the layup | 36-23 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler tips it back up and in | 36-25 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Williams | 38-25 |
| 17:26 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones tips it home | 38-27 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Jones | 41-27 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Geisler - foul #3 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Allen (PG), John Clark (SG), Harry Ratliff (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Jim Goforth, Andrew Jones, Walter Winkel, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | John Clark loses the dribble to Melvin Vieira | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - William Allen (fresh) SG - John Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Ratliff (fresh) PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows tips it in | 44-27 |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | John Adams misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-27 |
| 15:23 | Miami (OH) | John Clark tips it but misses | 44-27 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Steven Citizen is denied by John Adams | 44-27 |
| 15:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 15:08 | Miami (OH) | John Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Bruce Her (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Andrew Jones (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), Vernon Geisler (C) William Allen, John Clark, Harry Ratliff, John Adams | |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 13:48 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel misses the floater from the left side | 44-27 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden tips it home | 44-29 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Gary Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen is whistled for a carry | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF) Paul McFadden | |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Mitchell | 44-32 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is fouled on the floor by Robert Arthur - foul #4 on Robert Arthur, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SF) Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (PG), John Adams (C) Robert Arthur, Vernon Geisler | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jim Goforth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 11:40 | Miami (OH) | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Baldwin | 44-32 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Lunsford | 47-32 |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | John Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Jones and the foul's on Jeffrey Shelton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Christopher Baldwin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Allen (PG), John Clark (SF), Vernon Geisler (C) Andrew Jones, Walter Winkel, John Mitchell | |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Gary Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 50-35 |
| 09:55 | Miami (OH) | William Allen is hacked by Mario Lunsford - foul #2 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) John Adams | |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 09:24 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:20 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Citizen (PF) Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Jim Goforth, John Clark, Vernon Geisler | |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | William Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden's pass is intercepted by Gary Jones | 50-37 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira lays it up and in set up by Gary Jones | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul McFadden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden loses the dribble to Melvin Vieira | 52-37 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul McFadden - foul #1 on Paul McFadden, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), John Adams (PF), Vernon Geisler (C) William Allen, John Mitchell, Paul McFadden | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Winkel | 53-37 |
| 06:38 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Meadows - foul #1 on Kristopher Meadows, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | John Adams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Geisler | 53-39 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps throws it down on a great pass from Mario Lunsford | 55-39 |
| 06:06 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | John Adams hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses long on a jumper in the lane | 55-41 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Phelps | 55-41 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Williams | 58-41 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF) John Adams | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Arthur - foul #5 on Robert Arthur, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Allen (PG), Jim Goforth (SG), John Clark (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Robert Arthur, Andrew Jones, Walter Winkel, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - William Allen (fresh) SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth's pass is intercepted by Steven Citizen | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Katz | 65-43 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Her is called for the reach on John Clark - foul #1 on Bruce Her, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Katz knocks away the 3 by Jim Goforth | 65-43 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Shelton | 67-43 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | John Clark is denied on a layup by Steven Citizen | 67-43 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen grabs the board | 67-43 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Clark - foul #2 on John Clark, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kristopher Meadows - foul #2 on Kristopher Meadows, team foul #6 | 68-43 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #6 | 70-45 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the free throw | 71-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth loses the dribble to Johnny Katz | 71-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 73-45 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | John Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-45 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton runs out the clock | 73-45 |