| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) C - John Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Pollman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Boltz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Lebowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-24 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:16 | Sam Houston State | Albert King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | John Dyer snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Byrd and the foul's on Albert King - foul #1 on Albert King, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Albert King drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Garf Zachman | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | The jump hook by John Dyer is blocked by Lee Lebowitz | 30-27 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Amos Bator - foul #2 on Amos Bator, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson (SG) Micah Pollman | |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (C) Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski (PF) Daniel Boltz | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | David Byrd buries a floater from close range set up by Archie Cutler | 32-29 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski drills a jumper from the left block | 32-31 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Garf Zachman - foul #1 on Garf Zachman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), John Dyer (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Andy Rainey | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman (SG), Terry Bryer (SF), David Lewis (C) Bruce Hutcheson, Albert King, Lee Lebowitz | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Bryer | 33-33 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Dyer | 35-33 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Bryer | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dyer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micah Pollman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Bryer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Oleg Golaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Garf Zachman - foul #2 on Garf Zachman, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (PF) Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson (SG), Daniel Boltz (PF) Micah Pollman, Oleg Golaszewski | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is hacked by Jack Hoose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Hoose, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF) Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Hutcheson | 36-38 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | David Lewis is called for the reach on Jack Hoose - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Bradley Govea (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Albert King (SF), Lee Lebowitz (C) Terry Bryer, David Lewis | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey is fouled on the floor by Lee Lebowitz - foul #1 on Lee Lebowitz, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is fouled on the floor by Andy Rainey - foul #2 on Andy Rainey, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Cutler (PF) Andy Rainey | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman (SG) Bruce Hutcheson | |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Albert King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Archie Cutler | 36-38 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | David Byrd is fouled on the floor by Garf Zachman - foul #3 on Garf Zachman, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea is hacked by Daniel Boltz - foul #1 on Daniel Boltz, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Dyer (C) Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:19 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF), Andy Rainey (PF) Jeffery Clay, Bradley Govea | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Bryer (SF), Oleg Golaszewski (PF) Albert King, Daniel Boltz | |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Oleg Golaszewski takes the ball from David Byrd | 38-38 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz misses the dunk attempt | 38-38 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Golaszewski | 38-38 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | John Dyer denies the turnaround by Garf Zachman | 38-38 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | John Dyer gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | John Dyer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-38 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Garf Zachman | 38-41 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) C - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micah Pollman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Bryer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Oleg Golaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Lebowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Andy Rainey - foul #3 on Andy Rainey, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Eric Robinson, Andy Rainey, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson (PG), Mark Yates (SG), Albert King (SF), David Lewis (C) Garf Zachman, Micah Pollman, Terry Bryer, Lee Lebowitz | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to David Lewis | 38-42 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler scores on a runner from close range | 40-42 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Albert King | 40-45 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Albert King - foul #2 on Albert King, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), Eric Robinson (SF), Andy Rainey (PF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Jeffery Clay, Archie Cutler, Bradley Govea | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG), Daniel Boltz (PF), Lee Lebowitz (C) Mark Yates, Oleg Golaszewski, David Lewis | |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | John Dyer gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | John Dyer dunks the ball | 43-45 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Byrd (SG) Nicholas Buendia | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Bryer (SF) Albert King | |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Amos Bator | 43-45 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the shot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is fouled on the floor by Amos Bator - foul #3 on Amos Bator, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Jeffery Clay (SF) Amos Bator, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman (SG) Bruce Hutcheson | |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Hoose - foul #4 on Jack Hoose, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 3rd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 4 pf. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Dyer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micah Pollman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Bryer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Boltz (fresh) 7 reb. C - Lee Lebowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Andy Rainey and the foul's on Lee Lebowitz - foul #2 on Lee Lebowitz, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Albert King (SF) Terry Bryer | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Boltz | 47-50 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 06:39 | Sam Houston State | Albert King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Andy Rainey | 47-50 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay's pass is intercepted by Micah Pollman | 47-50 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Boltz | 47-53 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose is fouled on the floor by Daniel Boltz - foul #2 on Daniel Boltz, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), Bradley Govea (C) David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, Andy Rainey, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson (PG), Mark Yates (SG), Terry Bryer (SF), Oleg Golaszewski (PF), David Lewis (C) Garf Zachman, Micah Pollman, Albert King, Daniel Boltz, Lee Lebowitz | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Hutcheson | 49-55 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-55 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson throws it down set up by Nicholas Buendia and the foul's on Bruce Hutcheson - foul #1 on Bruce Hutcheson, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG) Jack Hoose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Amos Bator lays it in | 53-55 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terry Bryer | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Govea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Bryer (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Oleg Golaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea is whistled for a carry | 53-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF), John Dyer (C) Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler, Bradley Govea | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG), Albert King (SF), Lee Lebowitz (C) Mark Yates, Terry Bryer, David Lewis | |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman (SG), Daniel Boltz (PF) Bruce Hutcheson, Oleg Golaszewski | |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz is hacked by David Byrd - foul #1 on David Byrd, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | John Dyer pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | John Dyer drills a shot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Clay is called for the reach on Garf Zachman - foul #1 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-59 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Dyer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 55-59 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | John Dyer snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Amos Bator is hacked by Micah Pollman - foul #2 on Micah Pollman, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Amos Bator misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz is fouled on the floor by Andy Rainey - foul #4 on Andy Rainey, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson (SG) Micah Pollman | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | David Byrd drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Amos Bator is called for the reach on Garf Zachman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Amos Bator, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Micah Pollman (SG) Bruce Hutcheson | |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses long on a halfcourt shot | 59-61 |