| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randall Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) PF - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | William Park inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | William Park loses the dribble to Mitchell Hannan | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Dupree | 36-30 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | William Park drills a runner from the left block set up by Joshua Schippers | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | John Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | John Greene misses badly on a runner in the paint | 36-34 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joshua Schippers | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul White evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | John Greene knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Randall Wright | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Randall Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Randall Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Randall Wright is fouled on the floor by Joshua Schippers - foul #2 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Adam Moore (PF), Stephen Breeden (C) Mitchell Hannan, Randall Wright, Randall Williams, John Greene, Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Manhart (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), Archie Harkins (C) Joshua Schippers, William Park, Ed Graves, Allen Foos | |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Adam Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Todd Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Manhart (fresh) PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Adam Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Breeden | 42-37 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul White | 42-39 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Adam Moore's layup is rejected by Archie Harkins | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul White gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Randall Wright (SG), Randall Williams (SF), John Greene (PF), Darrell Dupree (C) Todd Robinson, Thomas Waldschmidt, Lucien Rossi, Adam Moore, Stephen Breeden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), William Park (SF), Ed Graves (PF), Allen Foos (C) Paul White, William Manhart, Omer Monkowski, Archie Harkins | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Randall Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Ed Graves - foul #3 on Ed Graves, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (SF) Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Randall Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 3rd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Randall Wright steps in front of the Ed Graves pass | 44-39 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Randall Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mitchell Hannan - foul #1 on Mitchell Hannan, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (SF) Mitchell Hannan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson buries a turnaround near the basket | 49-40 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Adam Moore (PF) Todd Robinson, Randall Wright, John Greene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), William Manhart (SF), Omer Monkowski (C) Jay Johnson, William Park, Allen Foos | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the runner from the right block | 49-43 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Randall Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Adam Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Manhart (fresh) PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree's pass is intercepted by Joshua Schippers | 49-43 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul White | 49-45 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Randall Williams buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Mitchell Hannan | 52-45 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Paul White pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski banks in the wide open layup | 52-47 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt can't tip it in | 52-47 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Randall Williams tips it but misses | 52-47 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul White | 54-52 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt is fouled on the floor by Ed Graves - foul #4 on Ed Graves, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (PG), Randall Wright (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), John Greene (PF) Mitchell Hannan, Thomas Waldschmidt, Randall Williams, Adam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Park (SF), Archie Harkins (PF), Allen Foos (C) Joshua Schippers, William Manhart, Ed Graves, Omer Monkowski | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi is fouled on the floor by Allen Foos - foul #3 on Allen Foos, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG) Paul White | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree scores on a runner from close range set up by John Greene | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Todd Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randall Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) SF - William Park (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Johnson | 56-54 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Wright | 56-54 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree hits a shot from close range on a great pass from John Greene | 58-54 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Darrell Dupree - foul #1 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Lucien Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG) Tomas Sevigny | |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Allen Foos | 58-56 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden (C) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Omer Monkowski (PF) Jay Johnson, Archie Harkins | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Schippers is called for the reach on John Greene - foul #3 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (SF), Darrell Dupree (C) Mitchell Hannan, Stephen Breeden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Manhart (SF) William Park | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Allen Foos - foul #4 on Allen Foos, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves (PF) Allen Foos | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Randall Wright steps in front of the Omer Monkowski pass | 60-56 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is fouled on the floor by Omer Monkowski - foul #1 on Omer Monkowski, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (SF) Mitchell Hannan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves is fouled on the floor by John Greene - foul #2 on John Greene, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Park (SF) William Manhart | |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski's pass is intercepted by Darrell Dupree | 60-56 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Greene | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randall Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Dupree (tiring) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Park (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ed Graves (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Omer Monkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul White clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Williams | 62-56 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree makes the runner from the left block set up by Todd Robinson | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | William Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block | 64-58 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Randall Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Randall Williams gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 64-58 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Paul White gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Ed Graves - foul #5 on Ed Graves, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos (C) Ed Graves | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Randall Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randall Wright | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Park | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Randall Williams is hacked by Joshua Schippers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden (PF) John Greene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Randall Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Allen Foos | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | William Park scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Paul White | 68-64 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Schippers is called for the reach on Randall Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Greene (PF) Stephen Breeden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG) Joshua Schippers | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Randall Wright misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Greene - foul #3 on John Greene, team foul #4 | 69-64 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Greene | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Paul White is called for the reach on John Greene in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | John Greene misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | John Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Paul White - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden (C) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (C) Stephen Breeden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Randall Williams takes the ball from Paul White after a doubleteam | 72-65 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Randall Wright is hacked by Jay Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Johnson, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Breeden (PF) John Greene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Randall Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |