| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 19:28 | Cornell | Doyle Paige is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd tips it home | 22-24 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie's floater is tipped away by Charles Gravitz | 22-24 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Steven Wolken pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | Peter Whitney grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 17:38 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is hacked by James Cleghorn - foul #2 on James Cleghorn, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Lauver - foul #2 on Charles Lauver, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is fouled on the floor by Steven Wolken - foul #1 on Steven Wolken, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn can't finish the layup | 22-24 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Wolken, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Conklin (C) Joshua Boyd | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joey Rosenzweig | 24-24 |
| 15:43 | Cornell | Peter Whitney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 24-24 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Gravitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Mark Conklin is called for the reach on Freeman Hahn - foul #1 on Mark Conklin, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Thomas Upshaw (SF), Leo Fox (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Steven Wolken, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | John Alexander steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SG) Doyle Paige | |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Hughes | 24-27 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn banks in the layup set up by Joey Rosenzweig | 26-27 |
| 13:57 | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw misses the fadeaway from the right side | 26-27 |
| 13:56 | Cornell | John Hughes tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | John Alexander clanks a shot in the paint | 26-29 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 13:15 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cleghorn - foul #3 on James Cleghorn, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Doyle Paige (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) John Hughes, Thomas Upshaw, Leo Fox, Joshua Boyd | |
| 13:15 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 13:15 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis tips it home | 30-30 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz's layup is rejected by Larry Stanton | 30-30 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Mark Conklin tips it home | 30-32 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn drills a fadeaway in the paint | 32-32 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Mark Conklin is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willis Dembowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Michael Lewis, Daniel Spataro | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Joshua Boyd (C) Willis Dembowski, Mark Conklin | |
| 11:02 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses the shot from the right side | 32-34 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Whitney | 32-34 |
| 10:39 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn buries a shot from the right block set up by Charles Lauver | 34-34 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Peter Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Peter Whitney gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Doyle Paige | 34-37 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Doyle Paige takes the ball from Larry Stanton | 34-37 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Doyle Paige works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gravitz | 34-37 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Freeman Hahn - foul #1 on Freeman Hahn, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SG), Leo Fox (PF) Doyle Paige, Peter Whitney | |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 07:53 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Boyd | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gravitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Fox (fresh) C - Joshua Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 34-40 |
| 06:46 | Cornell | Leo Fox grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Charles Gravitz takes the ball from Michael Lewis | 34-40 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz hits the finger roll | 34-42 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | John Alexander is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Doyle Paige (SG), Thomas Upshaw (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Steven Wolken, John Hughes, Charles Gravitz, Leo Fox, Joshua Boyd | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Cornell | Freeman Hahn is called for the reach on Doyle Paige - foul #2 on Freeman Hahn, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| 05:18 | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw hits a runner near the basket | 34-44 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Conklin - foul #2 on Mark Conklin, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG) Willis Dembowski | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Peter Whitney gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Jeffrey Rorie steps in front of the Thomas Upshaw pass | 34-44 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 04:10 | Cornell | Freeman Hahn takes the ball from Peter Whitney | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Peter Whitney gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is fouled on the floor by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #1 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Joey Rosenzweig, Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SF), Joshua Boyd (C) Thomas Upshaw, Mark Conklin | |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Gravitz - foul #3 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), John Hughes (SG), Justin Stembridge (SF), Stephen Deaton (PF), Leo Fox (C) Steven Wolken, Doyle Paige, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Joshua Boyd | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski drills a jumper from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw (SF), Mark Conklin (C) Justin Stembridge, Stephen Deaton | |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Leo Fox is called for traveling | 38-48 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver loses the ball out of bounds | 38-48 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Freeman Hahn - foul #3 on Freeman Hahn, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and he's hacked by Leo Fox - foul #1 on Leo Fox, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn (C) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Leo Fox snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 01:28 | Cornell | John Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver banks in the layup | 42-50 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Doyle Paige (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Willis Dembowski, John Hughes, Thomas Upshaw, Leo Fox, Mark Conklin | |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd grabs the offensive board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Freeman Hahn is called for the reach on Joshua Boyd - foul #4 on Freeman Hahn, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw (SF) Charles Gravitz | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn lays it up and in | 44-52 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the reach on Steven Wolken in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 46-54 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #11 | 46-54 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Joshua Boyd - foul #1 on Joshua Boyd, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SF) Thomas Upshaw | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Joshua Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Upshaw (SF) Charles Gravitz | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Peter Whitney pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Peter Whitney is hacked by Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #13 | 48-57 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 51-57 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Doyle Paige is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #14 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SF) Thomas Upshaw | |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Doyle Paige makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Doyle Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |