| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marco Preston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dustin Winship (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Murguia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Lane inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits a fadeaway from the right block | 33-27 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | John Bivens hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Murguia | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses the shot from close range | 33-30 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Turner and he's fouled by Kenneth Peters - foul #1 on Kenneth Peters, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Patrick Kelley picks off the pass by David Bourque | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the lay-in | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Peters | 36-30 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters can't tip it in | 36-30 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | John Turner grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Marco Preston is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | David Bourque knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | David Bourque makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Robert Lane comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | David Murguia snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Lane | 36-33 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | John Turner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lane | 39-33 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | David Murguia comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Turner - foul #3 on John Turner, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Clarence Norris (PF) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), Sean Sattler (SG), Randy Utz (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Dustin Winship, John Bivens, Kenneth Peters, David Bourque | |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | David Murguia makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | David Murguia makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Robert Lane scores on a shot from the left side set up by James Colmenero and the foul's on Randy Utz - foul #2 on Randy Utz, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Jensen (C) David Murguia | |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Marco Preston pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Utz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) C - James Jensen (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), John Bivens (SG) Jordan Clay, James Jensen | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Randy Utz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Randy Utz tips it in | 43-37 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters (SF), David Murguia (PF) Sean Sattler, Kenneth Williams | |
| 14:47 | Buffalo | David Murguia comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-37 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Marco Preston grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | John Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | David Murguia pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Marco Preston blows the layup but the foul's on Randy Utz - foul #3 on Randy Utz, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG) Patrick Kelley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bourque (C) Randy Utz | |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | John Bivens gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Raymond Crawford steps in front of the Dustin Winship pass | 44-37 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | David Murguia grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | David Murguia hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | John Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | John Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Clarence Norris (PF), Richard Williams (C) Cyril Bray, John Turner, Raymond Crawford, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), Sean Sattler (SG), Randy Utz (SF), Kenneth Williams (PF) Dustin Winship, John Bivens, Kenneth Peters, David Murguia | |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Sean Sattler clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Utz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) C - David Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Williams | 46-43 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Robert Lane's floater is tipped away by David Bourque | 46-43 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Randy Utz snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay is hacked by Patrick Kelley - foul #1 on Patrick Kelley, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Raymond Crawford (PF) James Colmenero, Robert Lane, Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Murguia (PF) David Bourque | |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Randy Utz is fouled on the floor by John Turner - foul #4 on John Turner, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (SG), Marco Preston (C) John Turner, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Bivens (SG) Sean Sattler | |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | John Bivens connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Murguia | 46-46 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Jordan Clay is called for the reach on Patrick Kelley - foul #1 on Jordan Clay, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), Kenneth Peters (SF) Jordan Clay, Kenneth Williams | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-46 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bivens | 46-49 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Lane (SF) Jack Ramsey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bourque (C) Randy Utz | |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | David Murguia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (PF) Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Dustin Winship | 46-49 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | James Colmenero hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Robert Lane is called for the reach on John Bivens - foul #1 on Robert Lane, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Raymond Crawford (PF), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, James Colmenero, Clarence Norris, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Sean Sattler (SG), Randy Utz (SF), Kenneth Williams (PF) John Bivens, Kenneth Peters, David Murguia | |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Randy Utz travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), James Jensen (C) Dustin Winship, David Bourque | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Robert Lane buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Crawford | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Lane (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Utz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) C - James Jensen (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Jordan Clay is hacked by John Turner - foul #5 on John Turner, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF) John Turner, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Randy Utz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 07:08 | Buffalo | Kenneth Williams tips it home | 52-51 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | James Jensen picks off the pass by Raymond Crawford | 52-51 |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford is hacked by Jordan Clay - foul #2 on Jordan Clay, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), John Bivens (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), David Murguia (PF), David Bourque (C) Jordan Clay, Sean Sattler, Randy Utz, Kenneth Williams, James Jensen | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Ramsey | 54-51 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | David Bourque buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Peters | 54-53 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses the dunk | 54-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship is denied on a layup by Marco Preston | 56-53 |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Winship | 56-53 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | David Murguia can't connect on a floater in the lane | 56-53 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship clanks a floater in the paint | 58-53 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Bourque - foul #1 on David Bourque, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Clarence Norris (PF) Patrick Kelley, Doyle Crowe, Jack Ramsey, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Utz (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Kenneth Peters, David Bourque | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Marco Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | John Bivens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | James Colmenero's pass is intercepted by Dustin Winship | 60-53 |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) Marco Preston | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jordan Clay (PG), Sean Sattler (SG), James Jensen (C) Dustin Winship, John Bivens, David Murguia | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cyril Bray and he's fouled by Kenneth Williams - foul #2 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG) Cyril Bray | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters (SF) James Jensen | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Randy Utz gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jordan Clay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Sattler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randy Utz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Randy Utz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF), Marco Preston (C) Clarence Norris, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dustin Winship (PG), John Bivens (SG), David Murguia (PF), David Bourque (C) Jordan Clay, Sean Sattler, Randy Utz, Kenneth Williams | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | David Bourque snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Patrick Kelley picks off the pass by Kenneth Peters | 62-53 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | David Bourque connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Robert Lane buries a shot from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Dustin Winship misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | John Bivens pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | David Bourque hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 66-56 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Marco Preston can't connect on a floater near the basket | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Murguia | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | James Colmenero steals the ball from David Murguia | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits the finger roll set up by James Colmenero | 68-56 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Kenneth Peters makes the fadeaway from the left side | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 68-58 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | David Murguia snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | David Bourque misses long on a floater in the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley runs out the clock | 68-58 |