| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Richard Stout gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Donald Maitland | 33-23 |
| 19:27 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland tips it home | 35-23 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mathew Lezama - foul #2 on Mathew Lezama, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:55 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Richard Stout snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 18:23 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird travels with the ball | 35-25 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring tips it home | 35-27 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 17:20 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 17:09 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Hudson | 38-27 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Richard Stout is fouled on the floor by Donald Maitland - foul #1 on Donald Maitland, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Jesse Moore (SG), Frank Horton (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Walter Hudson, Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SF), Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Danny Provencal, Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge is fouled on the floor by William Todd - foul #3 on William Todd, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Hudson (PG) William Todd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Parsons (SG), Danny Provencal (SF) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Eskridge | 38-29 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Frank Horton drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jesse Moore | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Provencal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal's dunk attempt is rejected by Adam Harris | 40-29 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal can't finish the layup | 40-29 |
| 15:17 | Fairfield | Frank Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Danny Provencal steps in front of the Jesse Moore pass | 40-29 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Walter Hudson steps in front of the Joseph Eskridge pass in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 14:27 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman is denied on a layup by Stephen Soares | 40-29 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-29 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | Frank Horton connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-29 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Parsons | 42-31 |
| 12:57 | Fairfield | Frank Horton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Horton, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Walter Hudson, Jesse Moore, Frank Horton, Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Jonathan Cronk (SG), Barry Zerring (PF), Richard Stout (C) Joseph Eskridge, David Parsons, Lawrence Baggett, Stephen Soares | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll connects on the 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:15 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-34 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Cronk | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Richard Stout banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Knoll | 45-38 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Richard Stout scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Cronk | 45-40 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Knoll | 45-44 |
| 08:36 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird is hacked by Danny Provencal - foul #1 on Danny Provencal, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Hudson (PG), Jesse Moore (SG), Frank Horton (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) William Todd, Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (PG), David Parsons (SG), Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Robert Knoll, Danny Provencal, Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| 08:28 | Fairfield | Frank Horton misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-44 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett is fouled on the floor by Adam Harris - foul #3 on Adam Harris, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG) Jonathan Cronk | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Frank Horton steals the ball from Joseph Eskridge | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Hudson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Frank Horton can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Eskridge - foul #3 on Joseph Eskridge, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Frank Horton misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Frank Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Parsons | 46-47 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Baggett | 46-47 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Jesse Moore, Frank Horton, Ben Hirschman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SF), Barry Zerring (PF), Richard Stout (C) Robert Knoll, Lawrence Baggett, Stephen Soares | |
| 06:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-47 |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 05:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 46-47 |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Hudson | 49-47 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Donald Maitland (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Walter Hudson, Dikembe Abdelal, Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Danny Provencal (SF) Joseph Eskridge, David Parsons | |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | Jonathan Cronk picks off the pass by Donald Maitland | 49-47 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Richard Stout can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-47 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Richard Stout hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 03:41 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Danny Provencal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Todd | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Barry Zerring | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring's floater is tipped away by Donald Maitland | 52-51 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Hudson (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) William Todd, Ben Hirschman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SF) Danny Provencal | |
| 02:15 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Knoll and the foul's on Walter Hudson - foul #3 on Walter Hudson, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jesse Moore (SG) Mathew Lezama | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG) Jesse Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF), Barry Zerring (PF), Richard Stout (C) Joseph Eskridge, Lawrence Baggett, Stephen Soares | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Cronk | 54-56 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll grabs the board | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring lays it up and in | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Cronk - foul #2 on Jonathan Cronk, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 3rd free throw | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hudson - foul #4 on Walter Hudson, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Stout - foul #2 on Richard Stout, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cronk | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Hudson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland lays it up and in | 61-59 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk's floater is tipped away by Donald Maitland | 61-59 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 03:53 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Zerring | 61-61 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SF) Danny Provencal | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:31 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Maitland | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 64-63 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Hudson | 67-63 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring lays it up and in | 67-65 |
| 01:13 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mathew Lezama, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Joseph Eskridge | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Richard Stout pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Maitland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Stout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk is hacked by Walter Hudson - foul #5 on Walter Hudson, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG) Walter Hudson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Cronk - foul #3 on Jonathan Cronk, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland is hacked by Richard Stout - foul #3 on Richard Stout, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland is fouled on the floor by Richard Stout - foul #4 on Richard Stout, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Zerring | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | William Todd comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Todd and he's fouled by Barry Zerring - foul #1 on Barry Zerring, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| 04:46 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Eddie Bird is called for the reach on Richard Stout - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:18 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mathew Lezama | 75-71 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 03:42 | Fairfield | Barry Zerring takes the ball from Mathew Lezama | 75-71 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal clanks a shot from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | William Todd gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:03 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:31 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Richard Stout lays it in on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 75-73 |
| 02:01 | Fairfield | Barry Zerring swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdelal | 75-73 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the floater from close range | 75-75 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Richard Stout clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Maitland - foul #2 on Donald Maitland, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Provencal | 75-76 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Lezama (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Zerring (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Stout (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Richard Stout buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Knoll | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by William Todd - foul #4 on William Todd, team foul #14 | 75-78 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-80 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland snags the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Todd | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by William Todd - foul #5 on William Todd, team foul #15 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jesse Moore (SG) William Todd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland snags the defensive board | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama travels with the ball | 78-80 |