| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Orval Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harry Yanosky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry White (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jesse Olmo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Padron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White inbounds the ball | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-51 |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 30-53 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky double dribbles | 30-53 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Orval Anderson | 32-53 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Jesse Olmo steals it from James Cleghorn | 32-53 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-53 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Freeman Hahn | 32-53 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Lewis and he's hacked by Jesse Olmo - foul #1 on Jesse Olmo, team foul #1 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Michael Leibenstein (SF), Norman Jones (PF), Jeff McNay (C) Orval Anderson, Larry White, Jesse Olmo, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Charles Lauver, Freeman Hahn | |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the free throw | 32-56 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-56 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joey Rosenzweig | 32-58 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Alexander blocks the short jumper by Jeff McNay | 32-58 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Larry White (SF) Harry Yanosky, Michael Leibenstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF) Michael Lewis, James Cleghorn | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo (PF), Howard Howard (C) Norman Jones, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, John Alexander | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Larry White is called for the reach on Charles Lauver - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #2 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark (SG), Alva Zablonski (SF) Gerald Ingram, Larry White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Orval Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alva Zablonski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jesse Olmo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Stanton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Orval Anderson steals it from Larry Stanton | 32-58 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 32-58 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 32-60 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson's pass is intercepted by Larry Stanton | 32-60 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton lays it up and in | 32-62 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-62 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver gets the rebound | 32-62 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Howard Howard is called for the reach on Charles Lauver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Howard, team foul #3 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Larry White (SG), Norman Jones (PF), Jeff McNay (C) Orval Anderson, Michael Dark, Jesse Olmo, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Gary Robertson (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro, Freeman Hahn | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | John Alexander buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and he's hacked by Alva Zablonski - foul #4 on Alva Zablonski, team foul #4 | 32-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG) Alva Zablonski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the free throw | 32-65 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-65 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses the tip | 32-65 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 32-65 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Norman Jones is denied by Gary Robertson | 32-65 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Robertson | 32-65 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-65 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | John Alexander tips it but misses | 32-65 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones pulls down the rebound | 32-65 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay is fouled on the floor by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein (SF), Brian Padron (C) Larry White, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones's pass is intercepted by Gary Robertson | 32-65 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig is fouled on the floor by Gerald Ingram - foul #1 on Gerald Ingram, team foul #5 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark (PG), Jesse Olmo (PF) Gerald Ingram, Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Gary Robertson, John Alexander | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-65 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein grabs the board | 32-65 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-65 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-65 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky snags the defensive board | 32-65 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 34-65 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Michael Leibenstein is called for the reach on James Cleghorn - foul #1 on Michael Leibenstein, team foul #6 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Gerald Ingram (SG), Larry White (SF), Jeff McNay (PF), Howard Howard (C) Michael Dark, Harry Yanosky, Michael Leibenstein, Jesse Olmo, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is called for traveling | 34-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #1 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #2 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones (PF) Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF), Gary Robertson (PF) Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 35-65 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig scores on a runner from close range | 36-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Orval Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeff McNay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Robertson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joey Rosenzweig steps in front of the Norman Jones pass | 36-67 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Gerald Ingram steals it from Freeman Hahn in the backcourt | 36-67 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses short on a jumper from the left block | 36-67 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-67 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lauver is called for the reach on Orval Anderson - foul #1 on Charles Lauver, team foul #3 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG), Jesse Olmo (PF), Howard Howard (C) Gerald Ingram, Norman Jones, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Gary Robertson, Freeman Hahn | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-67 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro pulls down the rebound | 36-67 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-67 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky gets the rebound | 36-67 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by John Alexander | 36-67 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro pulls down the rebound | 36-67 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is hacked by Harry Yanosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Yanosky, team foul #7 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark (PG), Michael Leibenstein (SF), Brian Padron (C) Orval Anderson, Larry White, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Daniel Spataro | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 36-67 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron snags the defensive board | 36-67 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG) Harry Yanosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie blows the wide open dunk | 38-67 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | John Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Leibenstein - foul #2 on Michael Leibenstein, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG), Norman Jones (PF), Howard Howard (C) Michael Leibenstein, Jesse Olmo, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Daniel Spataro (C) Jeffrey Rorie, John Alexander | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-69 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark double dribbles | 38-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Larry White (SF), Jeff McNay (C) Gerald Ingram, Michael Dark, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), Freeman Hahn (C) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and he's hacked by Harry Yanosky - foul #3 on Harry Yanosky, team foul #9 | 38-71 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the free throw | 38-72 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Michael Dark (SG), Howard Howard (C) Orval Anderson, Harry Yanosky, Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Robertson (PF) Daniel Spataro | |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn connects on the runner from the baseline | 38-74 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-74 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Howard Howard - foul #3 on Howard Howard, team foul #10 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein (SF), Norman Jones (PF) Larry White, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Joey Rosenzweig, Larry Stanton, Gary Robertson | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 38-74 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-74 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Gerald Ingram | 40-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Leibenstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Jones (fresh) 6 reb. C - Howard Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lauver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 40-77 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-77 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-77 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-77 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones snags the defensive board | 40-77 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark is whistled for traveling | 40-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White (SF), Jeff McNay (C) Michael Leibenstein, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joey Rosenzweig and he's fouled by Michael Dark - foul #4 on Michael Dark, team foul #11 | 40-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses the free throw | 40-79 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones snags the defensive board | 40-79 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-79 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones tips it back up and in | 42-79 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Michael Dark is called for the reach on Larry Stanton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Dark, team foul #12 | 42-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein (SF) Michael Dark | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 42-80 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-81 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay jams it | 44-81 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-81 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver tips it in | 44-83 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-83 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn tips it but misses | 44-83 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn snags the offensive board | 44-83 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 44-85 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones blows the layup but the foul's on James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #5 | 44-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard (C) Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Robertson (PF), John Alexander (C) James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-85 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-85 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard travels with the ball | 46-85 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | John Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Howard - foul #4 on Howard Howard, team foul #13 | 46-85 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-86 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 46-86 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 46-86 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 46-89 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-89 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Gary Robertson snags the defensive board | 46-89 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Norman Jones is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rorie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Jones, team foul #14 | 46-89 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 46-90 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-91 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-91 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Freeman Hahn (C) Michael Lewis, John Alexander | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joey Rosenzweig | 46-94 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Leibenstein (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Norman Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Howard Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (tiring) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (tired) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lauver takes the ball from Larry White | 46-94 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Lauver | 46-96 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Robertson picks off the pass by Larry White | 46-96 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Michael Leibenstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Leibenstein, team foul #15 | 46-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG), Jeff McNay (PF) Michael Leibenstein, Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Daniel Spataro (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Gary Robertson, Freeman Hahn | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 46-97 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 2nd free throw | 46-97 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay grabs the defensive rebound | 46-97 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry White | 48-97 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry White - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #16 | 48-97 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones (C) Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Daniel Spataro | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-98 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-98 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay grabs the board | 48-98 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #2 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #6 | 48-98 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein (SF) Harry Yanosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Larry Stanton, John Alexander | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay makes the 1st free throw | 49-98 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-98 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses the 3rd free throw | 50-98 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 50-98 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn travels with the ball | 50-98 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Rorie takes the ball from Gerald Ingram in the backcourt | 50-98 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 50-100 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones's floater is tipped away by Freeman Hahn | 50-100 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 50-100 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff McNay - foul #3 on Jeff McNay, team foul #17 | 50-100 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 50-101 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-102 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White is called for traveling | 50-102 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Lewis and the foul's on Michael Leibenstein - foul #4 on Michael Leibenstein, team foul #18 | 50-104 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses the free throw | 50-104 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Norman Jones | 50-104 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-104 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay snags the offensive board | 50-104 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeff McNay | 52-104 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 52-104 |