| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) SG - John Turner (fresh) SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) C - Marco Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Scott Thomason (fresh) SG - Wilbert Korhonen (fresh) SF - Charlie Faulk (fresh) PF - Sean Powell (fresh) C - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Scott Thomason buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wilbert Korhonen | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | John Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Robert Lane tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | Scott Thomason drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wilbert Korhonen | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | John Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Kelley | 5-6 |
| 18:23 | Canisius | Scott Thomason misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Crawford | 8-6 |
| 17:53 | Canisius | Scott Thomason's pass is intercepted by Raymond Crawford | 8-6 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 17:22 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | Canisius | Scott Thomason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 17:16 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk clanks a jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 17:04 | Canisius | Sean Powell snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Canisius | Scott Thomason misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Marco Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 10-6 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Crawford - foul #1 on Raymond Crawford, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roland Johnson (PG), Malcolm Brady (SG), Matt Gagliardi (SF), James Nickles (PF), Leon Disanto (C) Scott Thomason, Wilbert Korhonen, Charlie Faulk, Sean Powell, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 16:07 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley connects on the floater from the left side set up by John Turner | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) C - Marco Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) SG - Malcolm Brady (fresh) SF - Matt Gagliardi (fresh) PF - James Nickles (fresh) C - Leon Disanto (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi makes the jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Matt Gagliardi - foul #1 on Matt Gagliardi, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Clarence Norris (PF) Patrick Kelley, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Thomason (PG) Roland Johnson | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:56 | Canisius | John Turner steps in front of the Malcolm Brady pass | 14-8 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is hacked by Leon Disanto - foul #1 on Leon Disanto, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG) John Turner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charlie Faulk (SF), Sean Powell (PF) Matt Gagliardi, Leon Disanto | |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 16-8 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Scott Thomason misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marco Preston - foul #1 on Marco Preston, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Raymond Crawford (PF) Doyle Crowe, Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen (SG), Jimmie Jackson (C) Malcolm Brady, James Nickles | |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Scott Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Scott Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:39 | Canisius | Sean Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:32 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson is whistled for a carry | 16-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG) Cyril Bray | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | John Turner clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 13:00 | Canisius | John Turner steals it from Charlie Faulk | 16-10 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Marco Preston can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford can't tip it in | 16-10 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Scott Thomason snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 12:34 | Canisius | Robert Lane steals the ball from Jimmie Jackson | 16-10 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Crawford and he's fouled by Scott Thomason - foul #1 on Scott Thomason, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roland Johnson (PG), Malcolm Brady (SG), Matt Gagliardi (SF), James Nickles (PF), Leon Disanto (C) Scott Thomason, Wilbert Korhonen, Charlie Faulk, Sean Powell, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:49 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Marco Preston snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) SG - Malcolm Brady (fresh) SF - Matt Gagliardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nickles (fresh) C - Leon Disanto (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | John Turner loses the dribble to Roland Johnson | 19-10 |
| 11:24 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady blows the layup | 19-10 |
| 11:23 | Canisius | Leon Disanto hits the follow up shot | 19-12 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Clarence Norris (PF), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Raymond Crawford, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:39 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady double dribbles | 19-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson (C) Leon Disanto | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris is hacked by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Thomason (PG), Wilbert Korhonen (SG), Charlie Faulk (SF), Sean Powell (PF) Roland Johnson, Malcolm Brady, Matt Gagliardi, James Nickles | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Robert Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF) Doyle Crowe, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:47 | Canisius | Scott Thomason knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charlie Faulk | 19-15 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Ramsey and he's hacked by Wilbert Korhonen - foul #1 on Wilbert Korhonen, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris misses the free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Sean Powell | 21-15 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Ramsey - foul #1 on Jack Ramsey, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | John Turner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 24-16 |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Kelley - foul #1 on Patrick Kelley, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Lane (SF) Jack Ramsey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Malcolm Brady (SG) Wilbert Korhonen | |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is called for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi (SF), James Nickles (C) Charlie Faulk, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 08:38 | Canisius | Scott Thomason misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Thomason - foul #2 on Scott Thomason, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roland Johnson (PG), Leon Disanto (C) Scott Thomason, Sean Powell | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | James Nickles misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Crawford - foul #2 on Raymond Crawford, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (SG), Clarence Norris (PF) John Turner, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 08:06 | Canisius | James Nickles makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | James Nickles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Norris and the foul's on Leon Disanto - foul #2 on Leon Disanto, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Wayne Leddy (PF) Leon Disanto | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 07:38 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Marco Preston pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marco Preston (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) SG - Malcolm Brady (fresh) SF - Matt Gagliardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Leddy (fresh) C - James Nickles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris is fouled on the floor by Wayne Leddy - foul #1 on Wayne Leddy, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen (SG), Charlie Faulk (SF) Matt Gagliardi, Wayne Leddy | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris double dribbles | 30-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson (C) James Nickles | |
| 07:01 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 06:59 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:46 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF) Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Canisius | Sean Powell (PF) Malcolm Brady | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris slams it home on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 32-19 |
| 06:28 | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-19 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Charlie Faulk takes the ball from Jack Ramsey | 32-19 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, Jack Ramsey, Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi (PG), Malcolm Brady (SG), Wayne Leddy (SF), James Nickles (C) Roland Johnson, Wilbert Korhonen, Charlie Faulk, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | John Turner buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 35-19 |
| 05:05 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-19 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by John Turner | 37-19 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-19 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Marco Preston gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Marco Preston drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Turner and the foul's on Sean Powell - foul #1 on Sean Powell, team foul #9 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (SG), Clarence Norris (PF) John Turner, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charlie Faulk (SF) Sean Powell | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the free throw | 40-19 |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Robert Lane hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley and he's fouled by Wayne Leddy - foul #2 on Wayne Leddy, team foul #10 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Thomason (PG), Wilbert Korhonen (SG), Jimmie Jackson (C) Matt Gagliardi, Wayne Leddy, James Nickles | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the free throw | 42-22 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady pulls down the rebound | 42-22 |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Scott Thomason (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Wilbert Korhonen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Faulk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Brady (fresh) C - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Robert Lane hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Cyril Bray | 44-25 |
| 03:14 | Canisius | Marco Preston picks off the pass by Jimmie Jackson | 44-25 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Malcolm Brady - foul #1 on Malcolm Brady, team foul #11 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Clarence Norris (C) Patrick Kelley, Robert Lane, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi (SF), Wayne Leddy (PF) Charlie Faulk, Malcolm Brady | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-25 |
| 02:37 | Canisius | Scott Thomason hits a floater from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 46-27 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris tips it but misses | 46-27 |
| 02:23 | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 02:18 | Canisius | Wilbert Korhonen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-27 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Clarence Norris | 46-27 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | John Turner buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 48-27 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Clarence Norris - foul #1 on Clarence Norris, team foul #6 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Malcolm Brady (SG), Charlie Faulk (SF), Sean Powell (PF), James Nickles (C) Scott Thomason, Wilbert Korhonen, Matt Gagliardi, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | John Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the follow up shot | 50-30 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Leddy | 50-32 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Marco Preston can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 50-32 |
| 00:39 | Canisius | Sean Powell grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | James Nickles is denied on a dunk by Marco Preston | 50-32 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Marco Preston gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | John Turner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | James Nickles snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 00:20 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-32 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-32 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Marco Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses the halfcourt shot | 50-32 |