| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles House (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Sher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Spataro - foul #2 on Daniel Spataro, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles House | 31-36 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-36 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Charles House is called for 10 seconds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Courts (SF), Richard Irvin (PF), Harold Morgan (C) Joseph Sher, Roberto Martinez, Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, Daniel Spataro | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn throws it down on a great pass from John Alexander | 31-38 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | John Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Charles House drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Lee and the foul's on Joey Rosenzweig - foul #1 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF), Charles Byers (C) John Lee, Richard Irvin, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF), Gary Robertson (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, Freeman Hahn | |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Charles House misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 33-40 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | John Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roberto Martinez - foul #3 on Roberto Martinez, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers (PG) Charles House | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Gary Robertson | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Brothers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Courts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Nicholas Brothers is called for the reach on John Alexander - foul #2 on Nicholas Brothers, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joey Rosenzweig and the foul's on Ronald Courts - foul #1 on Ronald Courts, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Lee (SG) Ronald Courts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Daniel Spataro (C) Joey Rosenzweig, John Alexander | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Charles Lauver | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn (C) Daniel Spataro | |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Rorie steps in front of the Joseph Sher pass | 33-44 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie dunks the ball | 33-46 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Lauver - foul #1 on Charles Lauver, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Irvin (PF), Harold Morgan (C) Roberto Martinez, Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver | |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Stanton | 35-48 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Richard Irvin snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher's dunk attempt is rejected by Freeman Hahn | 35-48 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Irvin tips it home | 37-48 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn blows the layup | 37-48 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | John Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Sher - foul #2 on Joseph Sher, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles House (PG), Ronald Courts (SG), Roberto Martinez (SF), Charles Byers (C) Nicholas Brothers, John Lee, Joseph Sher, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Joey Rosenzweig, James Cleghorn | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Lauver, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Freeman Hahn | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Charles House shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers tips it home | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles House (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Courts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Irvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles House | 42-49 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 42-51 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Charles House is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Lee (SG), Joseph Sher (SF), Harold Morgan (C) Ronald Courts, Richard Irvin, Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Joey Rosenzweig (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Freeman Hahn - foul #3 on Freeman Hahn, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers (PG) Charles House | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez lays it up and in | 45-54 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | James Cleghorn blocks the short jumper by Roberto Martinez | 45-56 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joey Rosenzweig | 45-58 |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Brothers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Joey Rosenzweig and he's hacked by Nicholas Brothers - foul #3 on Nicholas Brothers, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles House (PG), Ronald Courts (SF), Charles Byers (C) Nicholas Brothers, Joseph Sher, Roberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 48-61 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton's floater is knocked away by Charles Byers | 48-61 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn tips it back up and in | 48-63 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | The 3pt attempt by Charles House is denied by Jeffrey Rorie | 48-63 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Morgan pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Charles House | 50-63 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Freeman Hahn | 50-66 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Courts misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Stanton - foul #2 on Larry Stanton, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers (SG), Richard Irvin (PF) John Lee, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Courts makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Courts misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | John Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Byers | 51-66 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Richard Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Charles Lauver is called for the reach on Nicholas Brothers - foul #3 on Charles Lauver, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Lee (SG), Joseph Sher (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF) Charles House, Ronald Courts, Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Brothers tips it but misses | 53-69 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez tips it in | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Brothers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Irvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Joseph Sher takes the ball from John Alexander | 55-69 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-69 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles House (PG), Charles Byers (C) Nicholas Brothers, Richard Irvin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Charles Byers steps in front of the Larry Stanton pass | 57-69 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Charles House misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-72 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Sher is called for the reach on James Cleghorn - foul #3 on Joseph Sher, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | John Lee steals the ball from James Cleghorn | 57-72 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Charles House lays it up and in on a great pass from John Lee | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex 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) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver hits the finger roll set up by Michael Lewis | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Joseph Sher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles House | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 61-74 |