| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Paul Brumit (fresh) SG - Paul Juhasz (fresh) SF - Carlos Duran (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Erik Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fresh) SF - Gerald Chung (fresh) PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) C - Daniel Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Don Dileo is hacked by Erik Davis - foul #1 on Erik Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Don Dileo | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Green grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Erik Davis swats the short shot by Gerald Chung | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis makes the runner in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Carlos Duran misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Chung - foul #1 on Gerald Chung, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Carlos Duran makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Carlos Duran misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Green gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker is fouled on the floor by Carlos Duran - foul #1 on Carlos Duran, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG) Joseph Rucker | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Carlos Duran - foul #2 on Carlos Duran, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Moore (SF) Carlos Duran | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Bartow (C) Daniel Green | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Florida A&M | Gerald Chung steps in front of the Paul Juhasz pass in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Robert Harrison steals the ball from Edward Bartow | 3-6 |
| 16:05 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Don Dileo gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Paul Brumit (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Juhasz (fresh) SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Erik Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Don Dileo double dribbles | 3-6 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Okoth Ahmed (PG), William Jones (SG), Ronald Solomon (PF) Paul Brumit, Paul Juhasz, Robert Harrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Daniel Green (C) Larry Washington, Zachary Fernandes | |
| 15:16 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Green - foul #1 on Daniel Green, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF) Gerald Chung | |
| 15:16 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | William Jones steps in front of the Joseph Rucker pass in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 14:53 | Florida A&M | Ronald Solomon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 14:52 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski drills a floater from the right block set up by Edward Bartow and the foul's on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver (SG), Robert Harrison (PF) John Moore, Ronald Solomon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (SG) Don Dileo | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:07 | Florida A&M | The short jumper by Okoth Ahmed is denied by Vyacheslav Karnofski | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Green pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Erik Davis swats the shot by Edward Bartow | 7-9 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Larry Washington tips it in | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit (PG), Paul Juhasz (SG), John Moore (SF) Okoth Ahmed, Trenton Craver, William Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Gerald Chung (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Joseph Rucker, Edward Bartow, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Daniel Green | |
| 13:18 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | John Moore picks off the pass by Zachary Fernandes | 8-11 |
| 12:31 | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Fernandes | 8-13 |
| 11:36 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Harrison, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Jones (SF), Ronald Solomon (PF), Emmanuel Kearns (C) John Moore, Robert Harrison, Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (SF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Shanley, Larry Washington, Gerald Chung, Roy Ventura | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Paul Brumit (fresh) SG - Paul Juhasz (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Ronald Solomon (fresh) C - Emmanuel Kearns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is fouled on the floor by Paul Brumit - foul #1 on Paul Brumit, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Okoth Ahmed (PG) Paul Brumit | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Don Dileo | 8-16 |
| 10:54 | Florida A&M | William Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver (SG) Paul Juhasz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-16 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 10:23 | Florida A&M | Ronald Solomon gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:21 | Florida A&M | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rucker - foul #1 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Moore (SF), Erik Davis (C) William Jones, Emmanuel Kearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Zachary Fernandes (PF) Joseph Rucker, Daniel Green | |
| 10:00 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis is called for 3 seconds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit (PG) Okoth Ahmed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Ventura (C) Don Dileo | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is hacked by Trenton Craver - foul #1 on Trenton Craver, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:34 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit can't throw it down but the foul's on Roy Ventura - foul #1 on Roy Ventura, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz (SG) Trenton Craver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:34 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:34 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Solomon is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #1 on Ronald Solomon, team foul #8 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Jones (SF), Robert Harrison (PF) John Moore, Ronald Solomon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Gerald Chung (SF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Shanley, Edward Bartow, Roy Ventura | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:06 | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz loses the dribble to Zachary Fernandes in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Paul Juhasz is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #1 on Paul Juhasz, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Okoth Ahmed (PG), Emmanuel Kearns (C) Paul Brumit, Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (SG) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:47 | Florida A&M | Emmanuel Kearns snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 08:28 | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Paul Juhasz - foul #2 on Paul Juhasz, team foul #10 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver (SG) Paul Juhasz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (SF), Roy Ventura (PF) Joseph Rucker, Gerald Chung, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:14 | Florida A&M | Emmanuel Kearns pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:53 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Okoth Ahmed and he's hacked by Roy Ventura - foul #2 on Roy Ventura, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Moore (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes (PF) Roy Ventura | |
| 07:53 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Green pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Okoth Ahmed steals it from Daniel Green | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Okoth Ahmed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trenton Craver (fresh) SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Emmanuel Kearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Green (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison hits the finger roll | 17-21 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #11 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit (PG), Ronald Solomon (PF), Erik Davis (C) Okoth Ahmed, Robert Harrison, Emmanuel Kearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Joseph Shanley (SG), Gerald Chung (SF) Larry Washington, Don Dileo, Daniel Green | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:48 | Florida A&M | Ronald Solomon gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:24 | Florida A&M | Edward Bartow blocks the short jumper by Erik Davis | 17-22 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 17-22 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-22 |
| 06:16 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 05:47 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Zachary Fernandes - foul #1 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Jones (SG) Trenton Craver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes, Edward Bartow | |
| 05:47 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:47 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | John Moore gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:15 | Florida A&M | John Moore is hacked by Joseph Rucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG), Gerald Chung (SF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Rucker, Don Dileo, Joseph Shanley | |
| 05:15 | Florida A&M | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:15 | Florida A&M | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Green buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Chung | 21-24 |
| 04:57 | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison (PF) Ronald Solomon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Green | 21-26 |
| 04:12 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Jones | 23-26 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Green scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Hughes | 23-28 |
| 03:53 | Florida A&M | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Okoth Ahmed (PG), Carlos Duran (SF), Emmanuel Kearns (C) Paul Brumit, John Moore, Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Joseph Shanley (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Edward Bartow (C) Robert Hughes, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Gerald Chung, Roy Ventura, Daniel Green | |
| 03:53 | Florida A&M | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:53 | Florida A&M | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Rucker | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Okoth Ahmed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Duran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Emmanuel Kearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Shanley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Florida A&M | Zachary Fernandes denies the turnaround by Robert Harrison | 25-31 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | William Jones is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #12 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz (SG), Ronald Solomon (PF), Erik Davis (C) William Jones, Robert Harrison, Emmanuel Kearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG) Joseph Shanley | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:22 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Erik Davis, team foul #13 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver (PG) Okoth Ahmed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Rucker, Larry Washington, Zachary Fernandes | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 02:01 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 01:59 | Florida A&M | Robert Hughes is called for the reach on Trenton Craver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| 01:59 | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:59 | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Green blows the layup but he's hacked by Carlos Duran - foul #3 on Carlos Duran, team foul #14 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Moore (SF), Emmanuel Kearns (C) Carlos Duran, Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Gerald Chung (SF), Roy Ventura (PF) Robert Hughes, Don Dileo, Edward Bartow | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Green misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Green makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:10 | Florida A&M | Vyacheslav Karnofski takes the ball from John Moore | 27-34 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung hits the finger roll set up by Vyacheslav Karnofski | 27-36 |
| 00:46 | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Chung - foul #2 on Gerald Chung, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Brumit (PG), Robert Harrison (PF), Erik Davis (C) Paul Juhasz, Ronald Solomon, Emmanuel Kearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Edward Bartow (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF) Joseph Shanley, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Gerald Chung, Daniel Green | |
| 00:46 | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:46 | Florida A&M | Trenton Craver makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Larry Washington and he's fouled by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #15 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Paul Juhasz (SG) Trenton Craver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG) Roy Ventura | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:25 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Robert Harrison misses long on an open floater in the lane | 28-38 |
| 00:03 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Davis | 28-38 |
| 00:01 | Florida A&M | Erik Davis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker misses the fullcourt shot | 30-38 |