| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Richerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sutton (fresh) PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Robert Sutton inbounds the ball | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathon Plummer | 42-24 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Jonathon Plummer steps in front of the James Kirk pass | 42-24 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | Gary Baker buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jonathon Plummer | 42-26 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 18:36 | Canisius | Robert Sutton grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 18:33 | Canisius | Jerry Stone steps in front of the James Richerson pass in the backcourt | 42-26 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | James Kirk is fouled on the floor by James Richerson - foul #2 on James Richerson, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada lays it up and in set up by James Kirk | 44-26 |
| 17:52 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer is denied on a dunk by Timothy Haines | 44-26 |
| 17:51 | Canisius | James Richerson tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Robert Sutton - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:25 | Canisius | Robert Sutton is fouled on the floor by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Manning (SF) Robert Sutton | |
| 17:07 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 17:06 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses the tip | 47-28 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | David Heywood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | James Kirk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-28 |
| 16:52 | Canisius | Gary Baker pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:48 | Canisius | James Richerson buries a 3 from straight away | 47-31 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is called for traveling | 47-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Patrick Smith (PF) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Torrey (PG), Andrew Langenfeld (SG), Daniel Golden (PF), Greg Channel (C) James Richerson, Jonathon Plummer, Gary Baker, Joseph Cartwright | |
| 16:02 | Canisius | Daniel Parada steals the ball from James Torrey | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Torrey (fresh) SG - Andrew Langenfeld (fresh) SF - Roy Manning (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Golden (fresh) C - Greg Channel (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Daniel Parada is denied by Roy Manning | 47-31 |
| 15:34 | Canisius | Greg Channel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Roy Manning clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | James Torrey is called for the reach on Bradford Mike - foul #2 on James Torrey, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), Jonathon Plummer (SG), Robert Sutton (SF), Gary Baker (PF), Joseph Cartwright (C) James Torrey, Andrew Langenfeld, Roy Manning, Daniel Golden, Greg Channel | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on James Kirk - foul #3 on Robert Sutton, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Stone | 49-31 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | Timothy Haines picks off the pass by William Rice | 49-31 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-31 |
| 13:44 | Canisius | Gary Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:39 | Canisius | William Rice misses the floater from the right side | 49-31 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Sutton - foul #4 on Robert Sutton, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Manning (SF) Robert Sutton | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 13:24 | Canisius | Gary Baker gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Francis Frazier | 53-33 |
| 12:19 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | James Kirk connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-36 |
| 12:02 | Canisius | William Rice comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Haines - foul #2 on Timothy Haines, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (SG), Daniel Golden (PF), Greg Channel (C) Jonathon Plummer, Gary Baker, Joseph Cartwright | |
| 12:02 | Canisius | William Rice makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:02 | Canisius | William Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bradford Mike and he's fouled by Daniel Golden - foul #2 on Daniel Golden, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Joseph Barnett | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Torrey (SG) William Rice | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Richerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Torrey (fresh) SF - Roy Manning (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Golden (fresh) C - Greg Channel (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Canisius | Greg Channel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | David Heywood gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada loses the dribble to Daniel Golden | 58-38 |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Daniel Golden comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF) Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bill Freese (SF), Joseph Cartwright (C) Roy Manning, Greg Channel | |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Daniel Golden makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Daniel Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Kirk | 60-40 |
| 10:19 | Canisius | James Torrey drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Golden | 60-42 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier connects on the shot from close range | 62-42 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-42 |
| 09:36 | Canisius | Bill Freese misses the tip | 62-42 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | James Kirk grabs the board | 62-42 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | James Torrey steals it from Daniel Parada | 62-42 |
| 09:21 | Canisius | James Torrey banks in the layup | 62-44 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier can't finish the layup | 62-44 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier tips it in | 64-44 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | James Torrey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is hacked by James Richerson - foul #3 on James Richerson, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), Jonathon Plummer (SG), Roy Manning (SF), Gary Baker (PF), Greg Channel (C) James Richerson, James Torrey, Bill Freese, Daniel Golden, Joseph Cartwright | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Greg Channel snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 08:27 | Canisius | Patrick Smith steals the ball from Greg Channel | 64-44 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Kirk knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 08:02 | Canisius | Patrick Smith steps in front of the Greg Channel pass | 67-44 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 07:44 | Canisius | William Rice gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Manning (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Greg Channel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Canisius | Gary Baker is whistled for traveling | 67-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG) Bradford Mike, James Kirk | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Sutton (SF) Roy Manning | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Jonathon Plummer picks off the pass by Jerry Stone in the backcourt | 67-44 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer slams it home | 67-46 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the easy layup | 67-46 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 67-46 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Stone | 70-46 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #5 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright (C) Greg Channel | |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen is hacked by William Rice - foul #4 on William Rice, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 06:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Francis Frazier - foul #3 on Francis Frazier, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Larry Heikkinen | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 06:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-48 |
| 06:12 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Cartwright | 71-48 |
| 06:08 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-48 |
| 06:07 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright tips it back up and in | 71-50 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-50 |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright travels with the ball | 73-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), David Heywood (C) Joseph Barnett, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Torrey (SG), Daniel Golden (PF) William Rice, Jonathon Plummer, Gary Baker | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-50 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | James Richerson misses the 3 from the left wing | 76-50 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | David Heywood snags the defensive board | 76-50 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | James Kirk is fouled on the floor by Daniel Golden - foul #3 on Daniel Golden, team foul #9 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), John Hazel (SF), Patrick Smith (PF) Jerry Stone, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Manning (SF), Greg Channel (C) Robert Sutton, Joseph Cartwright | |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 76-50 |
| 04:59 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Daniel Golden | 76-50 |
| 04:47 | Canisius | James Richerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 76-50 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | James Kirk knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Hazel | 79-50 |
| 04:23 | Canisius | Roy Manning misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-50 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Heywood | 79-50 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | John Hazel misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 79-50 |
| 04:04 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Greg Channel | 79-50 |
| 03:58 | Canisius | Greg Channel misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on David Heywood - foul #1 on David Heywood, team foul #7 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF) James Kirk, John Hazel | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 03:58 | Canisius | Greg Channel makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 03:58 | Canisius | Greg Channel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith can't finish the layup | 79-52 |
| 03:48 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Daniel Golden | 79-52 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Greg Channel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Heywood (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Richerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Torrey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Manning (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Greg Channel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Heikkinen | 81-52 |
| 03:01 | Canisius | Daniel Golden hits the finger roll set up by Greg Channel | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith is called for traveling | 81-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hazel (C) David Heywood | |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Langenfeld (PG) James Torrey | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Greg Channel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-56 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Golden - foul #4 on Daniel Golden, team foul #10 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bill Freese (SF) Roy Manning | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-56 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | Bill Freese blows the layup | 82-56 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | John Hazel gets the rebound | 82-56 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses the easy layup | 82-56 |
| 01:16 | Canisius | Greg Channel gets the rebound | 82-56 |
| 01:09 | Canisius | The jumper by Andrew Langenfeld is denied by Larry Heikkinen | 82-56 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the board | 82-56 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Barnett | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Canisius | James Richerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 85-56 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith is hacked by Daniel Golden - foul #5 on Daniel Golden, team foul #11 | 85-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) John Hazel | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Torrey (SG), Roy Manning (C) Andrew Langenfeld, Daniel Golden | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 86-56 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 87-56 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | James Torrey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 87-56 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 87-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike runs out the clock | 87-56 |