| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Lee Walker - foul #1 on Lee Walker, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | George Kemp grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses long on a floater from close range | 34-45 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Pete Ramsey | 36-45 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the fadeaway in the lane | 36-45 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton misses the driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis jams it on a great pass from Lee Walker | 38-49 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton lays it in | 40-49 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Wesley Fulton takes the ball from John Pope | 40-49 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Frank Fisher - foul #2 on Frank Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (PF) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Pieper | 40-49 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton loses the dribble to Lee Walker | 40-49 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Walker | 40-51 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | George Kemp's layup is rejected by Randall Weber | 40-51 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Lee Walker grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Lee Walker snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Mark Pieper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Fisher (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Pete Ramsey is called for the reach on Lee Walker - foul #3 on Pete Ramsey, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Richard Landwehr (SG), Michael Cross (PF), Frank Hoffer (C) Pete Ramsey, Wesley Fulton, Thomas Jones, George Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, James Nasser | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't connect on a floater from close range | 40-51 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Michael Cross is called for the reach on Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG), George Kemp (C) Richard Landwehr, Frank Hoffer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (PG), James Nasser (PF), John Pope (C) Lee Walker, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | James Nasser evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Pope | 40-53 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton lays it in | 42-53 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Nasser and he's fouled by William Kindig - foul #2 on William Kindig, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey (PG), Thomas Jones (SF) William Kindig, Mark Pieper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross can't connect on a runner from the left block | 42-56 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | George Kemp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (PF) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | George Kemp loses the ball out of bounds | 43-58 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Lewis, James Nasser, John Pope | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | George Kemp comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-60 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Fulton (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher tips it home | 43-62 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 43-64 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones's floater is knocked away by Frank Fisher | 43-64 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Frank Fisher out of a doubleteam | 43-66 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-66 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Pieper | 43-66 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Pieper | 46-66 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Cross (PF) Mark Pieper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Nasser (PF) Marquis Wilkes, Frank Fisher, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis is hacked by Wesley Fulton - foul #2 on Wesley Fulton, team foul #8 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SG), Mark Pieper (SF) Wesley Fulton, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | George Kemp grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | George Kemp drills a jump hook from the left block | 48-67 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on William Kindig - foul #3 on William Kindig, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | George Kemp pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-68 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Lee Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | James Nasser gets the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Lee Walker | 50-70 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey drills a 3 from straight away | 53-70 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | James Nasser splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Walker and the foul's on George Kemp - foul #3 on George Kemp, team foul #10 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SG), Willard Burns (SF), Frank Hoffer (C) Pete Ramsey, Michael Cross, George Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, John Pope | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Landwehr (fresh) SF - Willard Burns (fresh) PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Hoffer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns tips it home | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Richard Landwehr steals the ball from Edward Lewis in the backcourt | 55-73 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr lays it up and in | 57-73 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Landwehr - foul #1 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #11 | 57-73 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | William Kindig's pass is intercepted by Lee Walker | 57-74 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits the finger roll | 57-76 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Frank Fisher steals it from Richard Landwehr | 57-76 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Richard Landwehr picks off the pass by Frank Fisher | 57-76 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | William Kindig can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | James Nasser is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Lewis | 57-78 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | William Kindig connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Landwehr | 60-78 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Nasser and he's fouled by Richard Landwehr - foul #2 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #12 | 60-80 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | William Kindig scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is hacked by William Kindig in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Kindig, team foul #13 | 62-81 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the board | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Lee Walker - foul #2 on Lee Walker, team foul #4 | 62-82 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | William Kindig makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | William Kindig steals the ball from Edward Lewis in the backcourt | 63-82 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | William Kindig hits the finger roll | 65-82 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Lee Walker lays it in | 65-84 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | William Kindig clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-84 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 65-84 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker runs out the clock | 65-84 |