| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grimmett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Donald Mason inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Frederick Davis takes the ball from Arthur Sweeny | 35-35 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Donald Mason scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Duncan | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Andrew Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Toscano - foul #2 on Robert Toscano, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Andrew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan is hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #3 on Andrew Smith, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein is fouled on the floor by Arthur Sweeny - foul #2 on Arthur Sweeny, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Billy Benson is open but can't throw it down | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | William Grimmett is called for the reach on Frederick Davis - foul #2 on William Grimmett, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SG), Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) William Grimmett, Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Owen Smith (C) Anthony Amstein, Frederick Davis, Donald Mason, Kenneth Duncan, Robert Toscano | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rogelio Martinez | 38-37 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar is open and lays it up and in | 40-37 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Willie Roby is denied by Andrew Smith | 40-37 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Manuel Coons | 40-37 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Andrew Smith drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clayton Goolsby out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Willie Roby - foul #4 on Willie Roby, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Billy Benson (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Clayton Goolsby, Manuel Coons, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Donald Mason (SF) Willie Roby, Robert Rudisill | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Andrew Smith makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eddy Morse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) C - Owen Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF) Rogelio Martinez, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Paul Rogers, Richard Jensen, Owen Smith | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Billy Benson's layup is rejected by Robert Toscano | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenneth Duncan | 43-41 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is hacked by William Grimmett - foul #3 on William Grimmett, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG), Manuel Coons (PF) Eddy Morse, Billy Benson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Amstein | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Manuel Coons tips it in | 45-43 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Amstein and the foul's on Arthur Sweeny - foul #3 on Arthur Sweeny, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SG), Rafael Salazar (C) William Grimmett, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF) Anthony Amstein, Donald Mason | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Smith (SF) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Richard Jensen (PF), Owen Smith (C) Paul Rogers, Kenneth Duncan, Robert Toscano | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen tips it home | 45-48 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Rogelio Martinez picks off the pass by Owen Smith | 47-48 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Andrew Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Owen Smith | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andrew Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Owen Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Owen Smith - foul #1 on Owen Smith, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi (SF), Billy Benson (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Andrew Smith, Manuel Coons, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Donald Mason (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Willie Roby, Frederick Davis, Robert Rudisill, Richard Jensen, Owen Smith | |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), William Grimmett (SG) Clayton Goolsby, Rogelio Martinez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi misses the floater from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Donald Mason gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano can't throw it down | 49-48 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Toscano - foul #3 on Robert Toscano, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG) Eddy Morse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano scores on a shot from the right block | 49-50 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Robert Toscano picks off the pass by Clayton Goolsby out of a doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Donald Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Arthur Sweeny | 49-50 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grimmett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Mason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi hits a 3 from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers makes the floater from the right side set up by Anthony Amstein | 52-54 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Paul Rogers is called for the reach on Clayton Goolsby - foul #1 on Paul Rogers, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SG), Andrew Smith (SF), Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) Clayton Goolsby, William Grimmett, Raphael Lombardi, Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Frederick Davis (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Owen Smith (C) Anthony Amstein, Paul Rogers, Donald Mason, Kenneth Duncan, Robert Toscano | |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Owen Smith steals it from Manuel Coons | 52-54 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frederick Davis | 52-56 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Eddy Morse hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Coons - foul #1 on Manuel Coons, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG) Eddy Morse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Frederick Davis steps in front of the Rafael Salazar pass | 52-58 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Willie Roby double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 52-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny (C) Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Donald Mason (SF), Lucas Rushin (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Willie Roby, Robert Rudisill, Richard Jensen, Owen Smith | |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Frederick Davis takes the ball from Clayton Goolsby after a doubleteam | 52-58 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Donald Mason lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Davis | 52-60 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Andrew Smith lays it in on a great pass from Clayton Goolsby | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Coons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Rushin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Billy Benson (PF) Rogelio Martinez, Andrew Smith, Manuel Coons | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Richard Jensen (C) Frederick Davis, Lucas Rushin, Robert Toscano | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Rogers and he's hacked by William Grimmett - foul #4 on William Grimmett, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF), Owen Smith (C) Donald Mason, Richard Jensen | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Grimmett | 56-63 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Smith (SF) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Donald Mason (SF) Paul Rogers, Robert Rudisill | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Amstein | 56-65 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Amstein - foul #1 on Anthony Amstein, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Toscano (C) Owen Smith | |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Donald Mason pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Amstein | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Andrew Smith misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Donald Mason clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | William Grimmett gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | The short jumper by Arthur Sweeny is denied by Donald Mason | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | William Grimmett is called for the reach on Frederick Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Grimmett, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) Clayton Goolsby, William Grimmett, Andrew Smith, Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Lucas Rushin (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Owen Smith (C) Anthony Amstein, Donald Mason, Kenneth Duncan, Robert Toscano | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Jensen - foul #1 on Richard Jensen, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF) Frederick Davis, Lucas Rushin | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Rogelio Martinez - foul #4 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Robert Rudisill steals it from Rafael Salazar | 58-72 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill jams it | 58-74 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Owen Smith swats the shot by Raphael Lombardi | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 58-74 |