| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) SF - Robert Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn McOnnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Servais (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Ford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Nickols (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tony Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Servais - foul #1 on Raymond Servais, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:18 | James Madison | Stephen Ford drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Palmer | 41-37 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper is fouled on the floor by Raymond Servais - foul #2 on Raymond Servais, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock is fouled on the floor by Shawn McOnnell - foul #1 on Shawn McOnnell, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | John Dyer tips it in | 43-37 |
| 18:00 | James Madison | Steve Nickols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Cooper - foul #3 on Steve Cooper, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (SF) Robert Hancock | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 18:00 | James Madison | Steve Nickols misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:00 | James Madison | Steve Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | John Dyer can't throw it down but he's fouled by Tony Palmer - foul #2 on Tony Palmer, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (PG), Robert Dorn (SG), Archie Cutler (PF) Eric Johnson, David Byrd, Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen (SG), Frank Reed (PF), John Mickel (C) Raymond Servais, Steve Nickols, Tony Palmer | |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | James Madison | Archie Cutler takes the ball from Kurt Pedersen | 45-38 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Frank Reed picks off the pass by Robert Dorn | 45-38 |
| 16:54 | James Madison | John Mickel blows the dunk | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | John Dyer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | James Madison | John Mickel grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:20 | James Madison | Frank Reed blows the dunk | 45-38 |
| 16:19 | James Madison | John Mickel snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:14 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson is hacked by John Mickel - foul #2 on John Mickel, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), David Byrd (SG), Robert Hancock (SF), Steve Cooper (PF) Bobby Wilson, Robert Dorn, Amos Bator, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Macleod (PG), Raymond Servais (SG), Steve Nickols (PF), Robert Scofield (C) Shawn McOnnell, Stephen Ford, Frank Reed, John Mickel | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) SF - Robert Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dyer (tiring) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - James Macleod (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Servais (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Pedersen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steve Nickols (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Scofield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hancock | 47-40 |
| 15:17 | James Madison | David Byrd steals the ball from Raymond Servais | 47-40 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper knocks in the runner from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 14:39 | James Madison | Steve Nickols's floater is tipped away by John Dyer | 49-40 |
| 14:38 | James Madison | James Macleod pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:32 | James Madison | Steve Nickols is hacked by John Dyer - foul #3 on John Dyer, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Stephen Ford (SF) Kurt Pedersen | |
| 14:14 | James Madison | Robert Scofield comes up short on the shot from close range | 49-40 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | John Dyer is denied on a layup by Steve Nickols | 49-40 |
| 13:49 | James Madison | Steve Nickols pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:43 | James Madison | Steve Nickols misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 49-40 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock tips it in | 51-40 |
| 12:58 | James Madison | Eric Johnson is called for the reach on James Macleod - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (PG), Robert Dorn (SG), Amos Bator (SF), Archie Cutler (PF) Eric Johnson, David Byrd, Robert Hancock, Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell (PG), Kurt Pedersen (SG), Tony Palmer (PF), Frank Reed (C) James Macleod, Raymond Servais, Steve Nickols, Robert Scofield | |
| 12:35 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Dyer - foul #4 on John Dyer, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| 12:35 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:35 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | John Dyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell is fouled on the floor by John Dyer - foul #5 on John Dyer, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steve Cooper (PF) John Dyer | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Servais (SG), Robert Scofield (C) Kurt Pedersen, Frank Reed | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amos Bator (fresh) PF - Steve Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Cutler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn McOnnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Servais (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Scofield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | James Madison | Stephen Ford is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), David Byrd (SG) Bobby Wilson, Robert Dorn | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 11:18 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | David Byrd pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler is hacked by Raymond Servais - foul #3 on Raymond Servais, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hancock (SF), Eric Robinson (C) Amos Bator, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen (SF), Steve Nickols (PF) Stephen Ford, Tony Palmer | |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Cooper | 53-41 |
| 10:34 | James Madison | Steve Nickols's floater is tipped away by Eric Robinson | 53-41 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Johnson | 55-41 |
| 09:58 | James Madison | Raymond Servais misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Byrd - foul #3 on David Byrd, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (PG), Robert Dorn (SG) Eric Johnson, David Byrd | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Macleod (PG), Stephen Ford (SF), Tony Palmer (C) Shawn McOnnell, Kurt Pedersen, Robert Scofield | |
| 09:58 | James Madison | Raymond Servais makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:58 | James Madison | Raymond Servais makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by James Macleod - foul #2 on James Macleod, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Cutler (C) Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Mike Perry (SG) Raymond Servais | |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:17 | James Madison | Tony Palmer lays it in on a great pass from Mike Perry | 57-45 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Tony Palmer steals the ball from Steve Cooper | 57-45 |
| 08:45 | James Madison | James Macleod can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper's pass is intercepted by Steve Nickols | 57-45 |
| 08:21 | James Madison | Steve Nickols misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Dorn - foul #2 on Robert Dorn, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), David Byrd (SG), Amos Bator (SF), Eric Robinson (C) Bobby Wilson, Robert Hancock, Steve Cooper, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell (PG), Kurt Pedersen (SG), Robert Scofield (C) James Macleod, Mike Perry, Tony Palmer | |
| 08:21 | James Madison | Steve Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:21 | James Madison | Steve Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Amos Bator can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 07:58 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Shawn McOnnell | 57-47 |
| 07:45 | James Madison | Steve Nickols buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kurt Pedersen | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Amos Bator (fresh) PF - Robert Dorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Eric Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn McOnnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Nickols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Scofield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Robert Dorn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:23 | James Madison | Robert Scofield grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 07:17 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Dorn - foul #3 on Robert Dorn, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steve Cooper (PF) Robert Dorn | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Servais (SG), Frank Reed (PF) Kurt Pedersen, Steve Nickols | |
| 07:17 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:17 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper is called for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Cutler (PF) Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | James Madison | Tony Palmer (PF) Frank Reed | |
| 06:49 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen (SF) Stephen Ford | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | David Byrd tips it back up and in | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Amos Bator | 61-54 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | Raymond Servais clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 05:37 | James Madison | Raymond Servais hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler drills a floater from close range set up by David Byrd | 63-56 |
| 05:08 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hancock (SF), Steve Cooper (PF) Amos Bator, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Stephen Ford (SF), Steve Nickols (PF) Kurt Pedersen, Tony Palmer | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Johnson | 65-56 |
| 04:32 | James Madison | Raymond Servais misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-56 |
| 04:31 | James Madison | Robert Scofield grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:24 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler travels with the ball | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (PG), Robert Dorn (SG), Eric Robinson (C) Eric Johnson, David Byrd, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 03:50 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell's floater is knocked away by Steve Cooper | 65-56 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Robert Dorn grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Cooper (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn McOnnell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Servais (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Nickols (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Scofield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 03:34 | James Madison | Stephen Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 03:22 | James Madison | Robert Scofield is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Macleod (PG) Shawn McOnnell | |
| 03:22 | James Madison | Robert Scofield misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:22 | James Madison | Robert Scofield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Ford steals it from Robert Hancock | 67-57 |
| 02:49 | James Madison | James Macleod lays it in set up by Stephen Ford | 67-59 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), David Byrd (SG), Archie Cutler (C) Bobby Wilson, Robert Dorn, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn McOnnell (PG) James Macleod | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 02:18 | James Madison | The pull-up jumper by Shawn McOnnell is blocked by Steve Cooper | 69-59 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | James Madison | Raymond Servais clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Shawn McOnnell is called for the reach on Eric Johnson - foul #2 on Shawn McOnnell, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Dorn (SG), Amos Bator (SF), Eric Robinson (C) David Byrd, Robert Hancock, Steve Cooper | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Macleod (PG), Kurt Pedersen (SG), Frank Reed (SF), Tony Palmer (PF), John Mickel (C) Shawn McOnnell, Raymond Servais, Stephen Ford, Steve Nickols, Robert Scofield | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen is hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson (PG) Eric Johnson | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Kurt Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Kurt Pedersen steals the ball from Amos Bator | 73-61 |
| 00:40 | James Madison | Frank Reed lays it up and in set up by Kurt Pedersen | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Robert Dorn misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 00:12 | James Madison | Frank Reed grabs the board | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | James Madison | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on James Macleod - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| 00:07 | James Madison | James Macleod makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | James Madison | James Macleod makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson runs out the clock | 73-65 |