| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Morris Adams inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Chicago State | Mark Fee takes the ball from David Gray | 30-20 |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Mark Fee dunks the ball | 32-20 |
| 19:38 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer is hacked by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 19:22 | Chicago State | Morris Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #2 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 19:22 | Chicago State | Morris Adams misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 19:22 | Chicago State | Morris Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Alex Romanski is blocked by Louis Schlosser | 32-21 |
| 18:52 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 18:44 | Chicago State | David Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Louis Schlosser steals the ball from Nicholas Gibbs | 32-21 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by David Gray | 32-23 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Frank Martini comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs tips it home | 34-23 |
| 17:29 | Chicago State | Morris Adams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 17:00 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Morris Adams | 34-23 |
| 16:47 | Chicago State | David Gray drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs drills a runner in the lane | 36-26 |
| 16:11 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Alex Romanski - foul #3 on Alex Romanski, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Dikembe Ake (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Roger Spencer, Morris Adams, Louis Schlosser | |
| 16:11 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:11 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Floyd Eisenbarth | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Stearns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Shelton (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | Robert Perry is called for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Ray Saunders, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan (PF) Alfred Stearns | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs is hacked by Ken Shelton - foul #2 on Ken Shelton, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Elmer Maher | 40-26 |
| 14:31 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton is called for traveling | 40-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Robert Linkous, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roger Spencer (SG), Louis Schlosser (C) Robert Perry, Ken Shelton | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Fee | 43-26 |
| 13:52 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser makes the jumper from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Morris Adams (SF) Roberto Reyes, Dikembe Ake | |
| 13:08 | Chicago State | Frank Martini swats the short shot by Morris Adams | 43-28 |
| 13:07 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser gets the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 12:53 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer is whistled for traveling | 43-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Schlosser - foul #2 on Louis Schlosser, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (C) Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (SG), Alfred Stearns (PF), Ken Shelton (C) Roger Spencer, Rodney Gordan, Louis Schlosser | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | David Gray comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 12:20 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-30 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Nicholas Gibbs | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ken Shelton (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Chicago State | Morris Adams misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Linkous | 47-30 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher can't tip it in | 47-30 |
| 11:12 | Chicago State | Morris Adams snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 11:08 | Chicago State | Robert Linkous is called for the reach on Morris Adams - foul #2 on Robert Linkous, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roger Spencer (SG), Rodney Gordan (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) David Gray, Alfred Stearns, Ken Shelton | |
| 10:58 | Chicago State | Alex Romanski picks off the pass by Roger Spencer out of a doubleteam | 47-30 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski lays it in | 49-30 |
| 10:28 | Chicago State | Morris Adams drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Roger Spencer | 49-32 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Roberto Reyes - foul #1 on Roberto Reyes, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (PG), Robert Perry (SF) Roberto Reyes, Morris Adams | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is whistled for traveling | 49-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG) Robert Perry | |
| 09:34 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns (PF) Rodney Gordan | |
| 09:34 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:34 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Frank Martini clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 09:11 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:56 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Gray | 49-36 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Martini | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 08:15 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous loses the dribble to Dikembe Ake | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Horodyski | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Schlosser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is hacked by Alfred Stearns - foul #2 on Alfred Stearns, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Morris Adams (SF), Rodney Gordan (PF) David Gray, Roger Spencer, Louis Schlosser | |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Fee | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:32 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 54-40 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Rodney Gordan is called for the reach on Fabian Giordano - foul #4 on Rodney Gordan, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (SG), Ken Shelton (C) Dikembe Ake, Alfred Stearns | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Widman - foul #1 on Michael Widman, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:45 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Ken Shelton | 55-40 |
| 05:30 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Mark Fee - foul #2 on Mark Fee, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (C) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:30 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Mark Fee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Horodyski | 58-42 |
| 04:53 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Roger Spencer (SG), Alfred Stearns (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) Michael Widman, Morris Adams, Rodney Gordan, Ken Shelton | |
| 04:15 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fabian Giordano | 58-42 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Roger Spencer is called for the reach on Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #3 on Roger Spencer, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Robert Linkous, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (PG), Michael Widman (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Roger Spencer, Roberto Reyes, Louis Schlosser | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:53 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Alfred Stearns | 58-42 |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alfred Stearns and the foul's on Alex Romanski - foul #4 on Alex Romanski, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Widman (fresh) SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ken Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Perry - foul #1 on Robert Perry, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (PF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:59 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Martini - foul #1 on Frank Martini, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:59 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:59 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Frank Martini drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 63-46 |
| 02:39 | Chicago State | Michael Widman clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-46 |
| 02:37 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns hits the follow up shot | 63-48 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Mark Fee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano tips it home | 65-48 |
| 01:53 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake's floater is knocked away by Fabian Giordano | 65-48 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Mark Fee grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Robert Perry is called for the reach on Mark Fee - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG) Michael Widman | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:24 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:20 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 01:18 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns gets the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:09 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes buries a shot from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frank Martini blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Perry - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Robert Perry blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Fee - foul #3 on Mark Fee, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Robert Perry misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Robert Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 00:15 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #2 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski runs out the clock | 68-53 |