| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) SF - Brendan Lees (fresh) PF - David Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Joseph Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Laporte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Siena | Brett Robinson inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Siena | William Martino is called for 3 seconds | 36-28 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Renato Russo | 38-28 |
| 19:13 | Siena | William Martino travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Mark Graham jams it | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Siena | Craig Laporte clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brendan Lees - foul #1 on Brendan Lees, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Siena | Craig Laporte misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Siena | Craig Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Mark Graham is called for traveling | 40-29 |
| 17:48 | Siena | Craig Laporte misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Mark Graham snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Mark Graham connects on the shot from close range set up by Renato Russo | 42-29 |
| 17:25 | Siena | Craig Atkin blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joseph Pierce | 42-29 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Brendan Lees gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Mark Graham misses the easy layup | 42-29 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin snags the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Renato Russo banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Martino - foul #3 on William Martino, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Jeffrey Jay (PG), Guadalupe Munoz (SG), Fyodor Zaloudek (SF), William Roder (PF), Michael Jones (C) Joseph Pierce, William Martino, Brett Robinson, Robert Howell, Craig Laporte | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Renato Russo misses the free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:45 | Siena | William Roder snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 16:26 | Siena | Jeffrey Jay misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 16:25 | Siena | William Roder tips it home | 44-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Munoz - foul #1 on Guadalupe Munoz, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (SG) Renato Russo | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Schroeder (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Robert Span, Brendan Lees | |
| Subs | Siena | William Martino (SG), Brett Robinson (SF) Guadalupe Munoz, Fyodor Zaloudek | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Jeffrey Jay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Roder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Siena | Michael Jones misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Conner - foul #2 on David Conner, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Joseph Pierce (PG) Jeffrey Jay | |
| 15:42 | Siena | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:42 | Siena | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 15:18 | Siena | William Roder snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:52 | Siena | Joseph Pierce clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Conner | 44-33 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Schroeder | 46-33 |
| 14:14 | Siena | William Roder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 46-35 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | David Conner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Roder - foul #2 on William Roder, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Jeffrey Jay (PG), Guadalupe Munoz (SG), Fyodor Zaloudek (SF), Robert Howell (PF), Craig Laporte (C) Joseph Pierce, William Martino, Brett Robinson, William Roder, Michael Jones | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | David Conner misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | David Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:51 | Siena | The rebound goes to Craig Laporte | 46-35 |
| 13:34 | Siena | Robert Howell's fadeaway is rejected by David Conner | 46-35 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Mark Graham gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Craig Atkin, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benny Osuna (C) Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Siena | William Martino (SG) Guadalupe Munoz | |
| 12:52 | Siena | Benny Osuna swats the layup by Craig Laporte | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | David Conner snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 12:27 | Siena | Craig Laporte snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:24 | Siena | Jeffrey Jay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG) Craig Atkin | |
| Subs | Siena | Joseph Pierce (PG), Brett Robinson (SF) Jeffrey Jay, Fyodor Zaloudek | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna can't finish the layup | 46-35 |
| 12:03 | Siena | Craig Laporte grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 11:54 | Siena | Robert Howell makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Pierce and he's hacked by Benny Osuna - foul #1 on Benny Osuna, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph English (PF), Mark Graham (C) David Conner, Benny Osuna | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 11:54 | Siena | Robert Howell misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Graham | 46-37 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | William Schroeder is hacked by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Span (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph English (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Joseph Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Laporte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | William Schroeder's layup is rejected by Craig Laporte | 46-37 |
| 11:08 | Siena | Brett Robinson gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:56 | Siena | Joseph Pierce drills a floater from the left wing set up by William Martino | 46-39 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | William Martino is called for the reach on Mark Graham - foul #4 on William Martino, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Atkin (PG), David Conner (PF) Robert Span, Joseph English | |
| Subs | Siena | Guadalupe Munoz (SG), William Roder (PF), Michael Jones (C) William Martino, Robert Howell, Craig Laporte | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Mark Graham misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:55 | Siena | Brett Robinson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Guadalupe Munoz | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | William Schroeder knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Akinyooye | 50-41 |
| 09:32 | Siena | William Roder double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benny Osuna (C) Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Siena | Jeffrey Jay (PG), Fyodor Zaloudek (SF) Joseph Pierce, Brett Robinson | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Jay takes the ball from Benny Osuna | 50-41 |
| 08:48 | Siena | Jeffrey Jay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | William Schroeder clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Guadalupe Munoz - foul #2 on Guadalupe Munoz, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Siena | Joseph Pierce (PG), Brett Robinson (SF), Robert Howell (PF), Craig Laporte (C) Jeffrey Jay, Fyodor Zaloudek, William Roder, Michael Jones | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:16 | Siena | Robert Howell buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Pierce | 52-43 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | William Schroeder is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG), Brendan Lees (SF), Joseph English (PF), Mark Graham (C) William Schroeder, Dikembe Akinyooye, David Conner, Benny Osuna | |
| Subs | Siena | William Martino (SG) Guadalupe Munoz | |
| 07:36 | Siena | Robert Howell drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Martino | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendan Lees (fresh) PF - Joseph English (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Joseph Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Laporte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Joseph English pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Mark Graham misses the runner from the right block | 52-45 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Mark Graham knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Craig Atkin | 54-45 |
| 06:20 | Siena | William Martino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | William Martino is called for the reach on Brendan Lees - foul #5 on William Martino, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG), William Schroeder (SG), David Conner (PF), Benny Osuna (C) Craig Atkin, Renato Russo, Joseph English, Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Siena | Jeffrey Jay (PG), Guadalupe Munoz (SG), Fyodor Zaloudek (SF), William Roder (PF) Joseph Pierce, William Martino, Brett Robinson, Robert Howell | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Brendan Lees makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Brendan Lees misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:49 | Siena | Craig Laporte pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | Siena | William Roder connects on the floater from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna loses the dribble to Craig Laporte | 55-47 |
| 04:56 | Siena | Craig Laporte banks in the layup | 55-49 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Fyodor Zaloudek steals it from Brendan Lees | 55-49 |
| 04:31 | Siena | Guadalupe Munoz double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Mark Graham (C) Brendan Lees, Benny Osuna | |
| Subs | Siena | Brett Robinson (SF), Michael Jones (C) Fyodor Zaloudek, Craig Laporte | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Mark Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Atkin (PG) Robert Span | |
| Subs | Siena | Joseph Pierce (PG) Jeffrey Jay | |
| 03:48 | Siena | Brett Robinson misses the easy layup | 55-49 |
| 03:47 | Siena | Michael Jones misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | Siena | Brett Robinson tips it in | 55-51 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Michael Jones steals the ball from William Schroeder | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Schroeder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Joseph Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Munoz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Roder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Siena | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG) William Schroeder | |
| Subs | Siena | Robert Howell (PF), Craig Laporte (C) William Roder, Michael Jones | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Renato Russo is denied on a layup by Craig Laporte | 55-51 |
| 02:47 | Siena | Brett Robinson pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:43 | Siena | Brett Robinson hits a jumper in the paint | 55-53 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Mark Graham misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-53 |
| 02:25 | Siena | Guadalupe Munoz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:12 | Siena | Brett Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 02:11 | Siena | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Howell | 55-53 |
| 01:55 | Siena | Craig Atkin swats the short shot by Craig Laporte | 55-53 |
| 01:54 | Siena | Craig Laporte gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:43 | Siena | Robert Howell can't throw it down | 55-53 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye's floater is tipped away by Brett Robinson | 55-53 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Mark Graham gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin is hacked by Joseph Pierce - foul #2 on Joseph Pierce, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Schroeder (SG) Renato Russo | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:47 | Siena | Brett Robinson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 57-53 |
| 00:45 | Siena | Brett Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Siena | Guadalupe Munoz buries a floater from the left block set up by Joseph Pierce | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Schroeder | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Siena | Joseph Pierce clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | William Schroeder snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Schroeder is hacked by Guadalupe Munoz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guadalupe Munoz, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG) Craig Atkin | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:08 | Siena | The rebound goes to Robert Howell | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Siena | Joseph Pierce connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Robert Span is hacked by Joseph Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Pierce, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Robert Span makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Robert Span makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Siena | Guadalupe Munoz hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 62-58 |