| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitchell Cartee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Solt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Rafael Tillison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Swafford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:35 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 19:06 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to William Sims | 28-27 |
| 19:01 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison is hacked by Daniel Humphries - foul #1 on Daniel Humphries, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Anton Harris (C) Alfred Ivy, Carl Solt, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 18:41 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong throws it down on a great pass from Richard Swafford | 28-29 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Anton Harris can't connect on a floater in the paint | 28-29 |
| 18:23 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Rafael Tillison | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (PG) William Hinton | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 28-29 |
| 17:44 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:35 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford's floater is knocked away by Anton Harris | 28-29 |
| 17:33 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rafael Tillison - foul #3 on Rafael Tillison, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG), Alfred Ivy (SF), Daniel Humphries (C) Johnny Collins, Kenneth Winn, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Felton (PG) Rafael Tillison | |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas's pass is intercepted by Daniel Humphries | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Frank Douglas denies the turnaround by William Hinton | 30-31 |
| 16:42 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford Arce - foul #2 on Clifford Arce, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (SG), Carl Solt (PF), Anton Harris (C) Mitchell Cartee, Clifford Arce, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 16:23 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:23 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Solt and he's hacked by William Sims - foul #1 on William Sims, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn (SF) Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison (PG) William Felton | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alfred Ivy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Winn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Solt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anton Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Rafael Tillison (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Swafford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford is denied on a layup by Carl Solt | 33-33 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Anton Harris grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | William Hinton misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Armstrong - foul #1 on Billy Armstrong, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG), Daniel Humphries (C) Alfred Ivy, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | William Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | William Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:11 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Hinton | 35-33 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | William Hinton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 14:25 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | William Hinton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Winn | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Coastal Carolina | William Hinton is called for the reach on Frank Douglas - foul #1 on William Hinton, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (PG), Alfred Ivy (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Anton Harris (C) William Hinton, Kenneth Winn, Carl Solt, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 13:22 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Armstrong | 39-36 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by William Sims - foul #2 on William Sims, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG) Mitchell Cartee | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Felton (SF) Frank Douglas | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:43 | Coastal Carolina | William Felton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG) William Hinton | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Maynard Nivens (PF) William Sims | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | William Felton steals it from Mitchell Cartee | 42-36 |
| 12:10 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anton Harris | 42-36 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Anton Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Billy Armstrong - foul #2 on Billy Armstrong, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Carl Solt (PF) Johnny Collins, Mitchell Cartee, Clifford Arce | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas (SF) Billy Armstrong | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Anton Harris misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Anton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Hinton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alfred Ivy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Winn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Solt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Rafael Tillison (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Swafford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Maynard Nivens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Coastal Carolina | Maynard Nivens hits a floater from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hinton | 45-38 |
| 11:07 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG), Clifford Arce (PF), Daniel Humphries (C) Kenneth Winn, Carl Solt, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Sims (PF), Billy Armstrong (C) Maynard Nivens, William Felton | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mitchell Cartee | 47-38 |
| 10:29 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | William Hinton can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce can't tip it in | 47-40 |
| 10:08 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | William Hinton double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Carl Solt (PF), Anton Harris (C) William Hinton, Mitchell Cartee, Clifford Arce, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeremy Graham (SG), William Felton (SF) Richard Swafford, Frank Douglas | |
| 09:21 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Anton Harris - foul #3 on Anton Harris, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG) Alfred Ivy | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 09:21 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG) Mitchell Cartee | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Maynard Nivens (C) Billy Armstrong | |
| 08:37 | Coastal Carolina | Maynard Nivens travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy (SG) Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Winn | 50-45 |
| 07:57 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alfred Ivy - foul #2 on Alfred Ivy, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (PG), Mitchell Cartee (SG), Clifford Arce (PF), Daniel Humphries (C) William Hinton, Kenneth Winn, Carl Solt, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford (SG), Frank Douglas (SF) Jeremy Graham, William Sims | |
| 07:57 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:57 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Clifford Arce is hacked by Frank Douglas - foul #2 on Frank Douglas, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Solt (PF), Anton Harris (C) Clifford Arce, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong (C) Rafael Tillison | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Collins (fresh) SG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfred Ivy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Carl Solt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - William Felton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Swafford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maynard Nivens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Armstrong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Anton Harris loses the dribble to Maynard Nivens | 50-47 |
| 07:03 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Felton | 50-49 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Billy Armstrong takes the ball from Johnny Collins | 50-49 |
| 06:17 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong clanks a shot from close range | 50-49 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Anton Harris grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Clifford Arce (PF), Daniel Humphries (C) Johnny Collins, Alfred Ivy, Carl Solt, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison (PG), William Sims (PF) William Felton, Maynard Nivens | |
| 05:54 | Coastal Carolina | Kenneth Winn steals it from Billy Armstrong | 50-49 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | William Hinton buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Cartee and he's fouled by William Sims - foul #3 on William Sims, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy (SG) Mitchell Cartee | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Felton (SF) Frank Douglas | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | William Hinton makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:09 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong buries a jump hook from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | William Hinton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 04:29 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong misses long on an open shot in the lane | 55-51 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Clifford Arce | 55-51 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG), Carl Solt (PF), Anton Harris (C) Alfred Ivy, Clifford Arce, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas (SF), Maynard Nivens (C) Richard Swafford, Billy Armstrong | |
| 03:53 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Winn - foul #2 on Kenneth Winn, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy (SF) Kenneth Winn | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Robert Sutton (PG) Rafael Tillison | |
| 03:53 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:53 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | William Sims steps in front of the Carl Solt pass | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Hinton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Alfred Ivy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Carl Solt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Felton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Maynard Nivens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Coastal Carolina | Anton Harris swats the short shot by Frank Douglas | 55-53 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Carl Solt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy is fouled on the floor by Maynard Nivens - foul #1 on Maynard Nivens, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (PG), Kenneth Winn (SF), Daniel Humphries (C) William Hinton, Mitchell Cartee, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison (PG), Richard Swafford (SG) Robert Sutton, William Sims | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:51 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG), Clifford Arce (PF), Anton Harris (C) Alfred Ivy, Carl Solt, Daniel Humphries | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong (C) William Felton | |
| 02:41 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Tillison | 57-55 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins makes the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Maynard Nivens - foul #2 on Maynard Nivens, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hinton (PG), Carl Solt (PF), Daniel Humphries (C) Mitchell Cartee, Clifford Arce, Anton Harris | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Sims (PF) Maynard Nivens | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:20 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:01 | Coastal Carolina | William Sims hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 01:59 | Coastal Carolina | Frank Douglas can't tip it in | 59-55 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Humphries | 59-55 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Carl Solt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Kenneth Winn pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (SG), Alfred Ivy (SF) Johnny Collins, Kenneth Winn | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 00:57 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong travels with the ball | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy is hacked by Frank Douglas - foul #3 on Frank Douglas, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Alfred Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Coastal Carolina | Rafael Tillison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:30 | Coastal Carolina | Billy Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:27 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries is hacked by Rafael Tillison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rafael Tillison, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:14 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Swafford's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries is hacked by Rafael Tillison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rafael Tillison, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Felton (PG) Rafael Tillison | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Humphries misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:11 | Coastal Carolina | William Sims pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:03 | Coastal Carolina | William Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Hinton runs out the clock | 64-55 |