| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Niles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Korhonen (fresh) SF - Charlie Faulk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Canisius | Joseph Niles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-23 |
| 19:40 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson tips it back up and in | 38-25 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Wilbert Korhonen takes the ball from Raymond Crawford | 38-25 |
| 19:14 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wilbert Korhonen | 38-27 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Turner | 40-27 |
| 18:33 | Canisius | Joseph Niles clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Sean Powell - foul #2 on Sean Powell, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses the free throw | 42-27 |
| 18:17 | Canisius | Sean Powell grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:10 | Canisius | Joseph Niles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley is hacked by Sean Powell - foul #3 on Sean Powell, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Nickles (PF) Sean Powell | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Nickles | 42-27 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson is denied on a layup by Richard Williams | 42-27 |
| 17:19 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson grabs the offensive board | 42-27 |
| 17:08 | Canisius | Patrick Kelley steals it from Jimmie Jackson | 42-27 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford buries a runner from the left block set up by John Turner | 44-27 |
| 16:29 | Canisius | Joseph Niles hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | John Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley lays it up and in set up by John Turner | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Niles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Korhonen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Faulk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Nickles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Canisius | James Nickles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Kelley | 46-30 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | John Turner is hacked by Wilbert Korhonen - foul #3 on Wilbert Korhonen, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Raymond Crawford, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Loza (PG), Malcolm Brady (SG), Matt Gagliardi (SF), Sean Powell (PF) Joseph Niles, Wilbert Korhonen, Charlie Faulk, Jimmie Jackson | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Sean Powell blocks the short jumper by Cyril Bray | 46-30 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses the tip | 46-30 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | James Nickles grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:45 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | James Nickles is called for the reach on Doyle Crowe - foul #3 on James Nickles, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Canisius | Leon Disanto (C) James Nickles | |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | John Turner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Gutman | 48-33 |
| 13:38 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cyril Bray | 48-33 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Angulo and he's fouled by Thomas Loza - foul #2 on Thomas Loza, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (SF) John Gutman | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:09 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | David Angulo clanks a shot from the right side | 51-36 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it in | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:29 | Canisius | Jack Ramsey picks off the pass by Leon Disanto | 53-36 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Loza - foul #3 on Thomas Loza, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) John Turner, Jack Ramsey, David Angulo | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Niles (PG), Wilbert Korhonen (SG), Charlie Faulk (SF), James Nickles (PF), Jimmie Jackson (C) Thomas Loza, Malcolm Brady, Matt Gagliardi, Sean Powell, Leon Disanto | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:45 | Canisius | Joseph Niles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-36 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Niles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Korhonen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Faulk (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Nickles (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Charlie Faulk is called for the reach on Raymond Crawford - foul #2 on Charlie Faulk, team foul #7 | 55-36 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:18 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk lays it up and in | 57-38 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG), Doyle Crowe (SF) Cyril Bray, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | Canisius | Sean Powell (PF) James Nickles | |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Joseph Niles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 10:39 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Jackson | 57-38 |
| 10:34 | Canisius | Joseph Niles is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kelley - foul #1 on Patrick Kelley, team foul #1 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Canisius | Malcolm Brady (SG) Wilbert Korhonen | |
| 10:19 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-38 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Faulk | 57-38 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 09:47 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:46 | Canisius | Jimmie Jackson can't tip it in | 57-38 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Sean Powell can't tip it in | 57-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Malcolm Brady steals it from Patrick Kelley in the backcourt | 57-38 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Jack Ramsey is called for the reach on Malcolm Brady - foul #1 on Jack Ramsey, team foul #2 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (SF), David Angulo (C) Jack Ramsey, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Nickles (C) Jimmie Jackson | |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk misses the tip | 57-38 |
| 09:25 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady tips it but misses | 57-38 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-38 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | James Nickles snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk loses the dribble to David Angulo | 57-38 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Angulo | 60-38 |
| 08:13 | Canisius | Patrick Kelley picks off the pass by Joseph Niles | 60-38 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | John Turner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 07:47 | Canisius | Sean Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Turner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Niles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Brady (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Faulk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nickles (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-38 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Turner | 62-38 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Charlie Faulk hits a jumper from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Turner can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Niles - foul #3 on Joseph Niles, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SF), Jack Ramsey (PF), John Gutman (C) Patrick Kelley, Raymond Crawford, Joseph Bufford, David Angulo | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Loza (PG), Matt Gagliardi (SG), Wayne Leddy (SF), Leon Disanto (C) Joseph Niles, Malcolm Brady, Charlie Faulk, Sean Powell | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:52 | Canisius | James Nickles scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Loza | 64-42 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | John Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-42 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | John Turner snags the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey throws it down on a great pass from John Gutman and the foul's on Matt Gagliardi - foul #1 on Matt Gagliardi, team foul #9 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (PG) John Turner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Malcolm Brady (SF) James Nickles | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| 04:55 | Canisius | Leon Disanto connects on the shot from the left block | 67-44 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | James Colmenero misses the shot from the left side | 67-44 |
| 04:35 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy snags the defensive board | 67-44 |
| 04:31 | Canisius | Doyle Crowe picks off the pass by Matt Gagliardi | 67-44 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by Leon Disanto - foul #1 on Leon Disanto, team foul #10 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) James Colmenero | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:58 | Canisius | Leon Disanto misses badly on a shot in the lane | 68-44 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Loza is called for the reach on Cyril Bray - foul #4 on Thomas Loza, team foul #11 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (PG) John Gutman | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Nickles (PF), Robert Mash (C) Malcolm Brady, Leon Disanto | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:30 | Canisius | Robert Mash gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Colmenero (fresh) SG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Crowe (fresh) PF - Jack Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Thomas Loza (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matt Gagliardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Leddy (fresh) PF - James Nickles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Mash (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Robert Mash is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Mash, team foul #12 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Malcolm Brady (SG) Matt Gagliardi | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | James Colmenero can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 69-44 |
| 02:51 | Canisius | James Nickles gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Wayne Leddy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-44 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | David Angulo pulls down the rebound | 69-44 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Colmenero | 71-44 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Thomas Loza is whistled for a carry | 71-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi (SG), Leon Disanto (C) Wayne Leddy, Robert Mash | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe's floater is tipped away by Leon Disanto | 71-44 |
| 01:58 | Canisius | Malcolm Brady grabs the board | 71-44 |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Ramsey - foul #2 on Jack Ramsey, team foul #3 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) James Colmenero | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Leon Disanto grabs the board | 71-46 |
| 01:26 | Canisius | Cyril Bray takes the ball from Thomas Loza | 71-46 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Loza is called for the reach on Jack Ramsey - foul #5 on Thomas Loza, team foul #13 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Wayne Leddy (SF) Thomas Loza | |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 01:06 | Canisius | James Nickles pulls down the rebound | 72-46 |
| 00:49 | Canisius | Matt Gagliardi clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-46 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Leon Disanto tips it back up and in | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray scores on a floater from the right wing set up by John Gutman | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Canisius | James Nickles jams it | 74-50 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray runs out the clock | 74-50 |