| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nasser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Coronel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown is hacked by Randall Weber - foul #2 on Randall Weber, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon's pass is intercepted by James Barkley | 31-20 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by Ruben Brown - foul #3 on Ruben Brown, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG) Ruben Brown | |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Randall Weber and the foul's on William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-20 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-20 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Coronel - foul #2 on Frank Coronel, team foul #4 | 34-20 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski can't tip it in | 36-20 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly hits the follow up shot | 36-22 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 36-22 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons snags the offensive board | 36-22 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | William Johnson swats the shot by James Nasser | 36-22 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 36-22 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the fadeaway near the basket | 38-22 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon's floater is tipped away by Randall Weber | 38-22 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly tips it home | 38-24 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nasser | 40-24 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglass Miyashiro - foul #2 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown (PG), Mark White (SG), Daniel Webster (PF), Ben Higgins (C) William Johnson, Frank Coronel, Albert Piechowski, Thomas Kelly | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Webster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the jumper from the right side set up by James Barkley | 42-25 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-25 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by Daniel Webster - foul #1 on Daniel Webster, team foul #5 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn (C) Charles Simon | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ruben Brown - foul #4 on Ruben Brown, team foul #6 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG), Frank Coronel (SG) Ruben Brown, Mark White | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Coronel | 43-28 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Frank Coronel - foul #3 on Frank Coronel, team foul #7 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski (PF), Thomas Kelly (C) Daniel Webster, Philip Nunn | |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 45-28 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Kelly - foul #2 on Thomas Kelly, team foul #8 | 45-28 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | John Pope misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Coronel - foul #4 on Frank Coronel, team foul #9 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF) Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard (PG), Mark White (SF) Frank Coronel, Ben Higgins | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Barkley steps in front of the Mark White pass | 48-28 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is hacked by Leo Bernard - foul #1 on Leo Bernard, team foul #10 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Randall Weber (C) James Nasser, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (SF), Daniel Webster (PF) William Johnson, Albert Piechowski | |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Simmons steals the ball from Daniel Webster | 50-28 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Simmons and he's fouled by Mark White - foul #2 on Mark White, team foul #11 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins (SF), Philip Nunn (C) Sam Green, Thomas Kelly | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Leo Bernard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Webster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Nunn (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-28 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Randall Weber can't connect on a shot in the paint | 52-28 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard drills a jumper from the right side set up by Mark White | 52-30 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | James Barkley is denied on a layup by Philip Nunn | 52-30 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mark White | 52-32 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Randall Weber lays it in set up by Marquis Wilkes | 54-32 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Leo Bernard | 54-34 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | James Barkley clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-34 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is fouled on the floor by Mark White - foul #3 on Mark White, team foul #12 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (PG), William Johnson (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Albert Piechowski (PF), Thomas Kelly (C) Leo Bernard, Mark White, Ben Higgins, Daniel Webster, Philip Nunn | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-34 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Kelly swats the layup by Nicholas Rettkowski | 54-34 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #13 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown (PG), Frank Coronel (SG) Sam Green, William Johnson | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nasser (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Pope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Coronel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Nasser - foul #2 on James Nasser, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-36 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-36 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown tips it but misses | 55-36 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | James Nasser knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 57-36 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Coronel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-36 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marquis Wilkes | 59-36 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 59-38 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | John Pope hits a shot from close range set up by Marquis Wilkes | 61-38 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 61-40 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the easy layup | 61-40 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Simon | 61-40 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG), Mark White (SG), Ben Higgins (SF), Daniel Webster (PF) Ruben Brown, Frank Coronel, Charles Simon, Albert Piechowski | |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 61-42 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is called for traveling | 61-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn (C) Thomas Kelly | |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn snags the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 61-42 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Mark White - foul #4 on Mark White, team foul #14 | 61-42 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 62-42 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 62-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ben Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Webster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Nunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Edward Simmons | 64-42 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Barkley and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #15 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), John Pope (C) James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard (PG) Daniel Webster | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Johnson | 67-45 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark White | 67-48 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White misses badly on a shot from the left side | 67-48 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglass Miyashiro | 67-48 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | James Barkley is whistled for a carry | 67-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Webster (PF) Leo Bernard | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn misses badly on a floater from close range | 67-48 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins hits the follow up shot | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the finger roll | 69-50 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 69-52 |