| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Wells (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons can't connect on a jumper from close range | 36-21 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-21 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Wells hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-21 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski misses the tip | 39-21 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski tips it home | 39-23 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-23 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Louis Wells | 39-23 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 39-23 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the follow up shot | 41-23 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Simon, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Steven Lawless, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (PG), Ben Higgins (SF), Mark White (PF), Philip Nunn (C) William Johnson, Charles Simon, Albert Piechowski, Louis Wells | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Leo Bernard picks off the pass by Nicholas Rettkowski | 41-23 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Rettkowski steals it from Ben Higgins | 41-23 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-23 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins pulls down the rebound | 41-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) SF - Gregory Scotti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Sam Green (fresh) SG - Leo Bernard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ben Higgins (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Nunn (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-23 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas Rettkowski | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green misses the shot from the left wing | 44-23 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti is fouled on the floor by Mark White - foul #3 on Mark White, team foul #2 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Simmons, Matthew Danoski, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG), Charles Simon (SF), Albert Piechowski (PF), Louis Wells (C) Sam Green, Leo Bernard, Ben Higgins, Philip Nunn | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | James Barkley scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Steven Lawless | 46-23 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon connects on the floater from the right block set up by William Johnson | 46-25 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Barkley | 48-25 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (SG) Mark White | |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless banks in the layup set up by Randall Weber | 50-25 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Simon | 50-28 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | James Barkley comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Kula (SG) William Johnson | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Randall Weber clanks a driving attempt from close range | 51-28 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Sam Green (fresh) SG - Kenneth Kula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Louis Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Green | 51-31 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green misses the jumper from the left side | 51-31 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | James Barkley's pass is intercepted by Louis Wells | 51-31 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 51-33 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Randall Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Steven Lawless, Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard (SG), Ben Higgins (SF), Mark White (PF), Philip Nunn (C) Sam Green, Charles Simon, Albert Piechowski, Louis Wells | |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Philip Nunn - foul #1 on Philip Nunn, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski (PF) Kenneth Kula | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 52-35 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Piechowski | 52-38 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | John Pope misses long on a floater from the right block | 52-38 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Scotti - foul #3 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Matthew Danoski, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Johnson (PG) Albert Piechowski | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leo Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ben Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Nunn (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins loses the dribble to Gregory Scotti | 55-40 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons slams it home on a great pass from Gregory Scotti | 57-40 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Simmons is called for the reach on William Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon (SF), Louis Wells (C) Mark White, Philip Nunn | |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins hits a shot from the right side set up by Charles Simon and he's fouled by Gregory Scotti - foul #4 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Randall Weber can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons blows the layup but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #5 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (PG), Mark White (SG), Albert Piechowski (PF) William Johnson, Leo Bernard, Ben Higgins | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Simmons - foul #3 on Edward Simmons, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | John Pope is fouled on the floor by Louis Wells - foul #2 on Louis Wells, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG) Steven Lawless | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Wells gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Wells grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard (SG), Ben Higgins (SF), Philip Nunn (C) Charles Simon, Albert Piechowski, Louis Wells | |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Weber is called for the reach on Leo Bernard - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sam Green | 59-46 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Sam Green is called for the reach on Randall Weber - foul #3 on Sam Green, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon (SF) Mark White | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ben Higgins | 59-46 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Weber is called for the reach on Leo Bernard - foul #2 on Randall Weber, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber is hacked by Philip Nunn - foul #2 on Philip Nunn, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Kula (PG), Albert Piechowski (PF) Sam Green, Charles Simon | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Kula (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ben Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Piechowski (fresh) 7 pts. 9 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) | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-48 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Philip Nunn grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Kula and he's hacked by Steven Lawless - foul #3 on Steven Lawless, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Gregory Scotti, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (PF), Louis Wells (C) Albert Piechowski, Philip Nunn | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard misses the free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green (PG), Charles Simon (SF), Albert Piechowski (PF) Kenneth Kula, Ben Higgins, Mark White | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses short on a floater in the lane | 60-50 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Louis Wells | 60-50 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Scotti - foul #5 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Higgins (SF), Mark White (PF), Philip Nunn (C) Charles Simon, Albert Piechowski, Louis Wells | |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Mark White blocks the jumper by Edward Simmons | 60-51 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Green grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon (SF), Albert Piechowski (PF), Louis Wells (C) Ben Higgins, Mark White, Philip Nunn | |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Douglass Miyashiro is called for the reach on Charles Simon - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Douglass Miyashiro | 62-53 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Albert Piechowski | 62-56 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by Sam Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Green, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is hacked by Leo Bernard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Bernard, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Simon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-58 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Sam Green is called for the reach on John Pope in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sam Green, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Kula (PG) Sam Green | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Albert Piechowski | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Bernard | 67-58 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is hacked by Kenneth Kula in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Kula, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski drills a fadeaway in the lane | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is hacked by Kenneth Kula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Kula, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Wells drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kenneth Kula | 71-62 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Kenneth Kula is called for the reach on John Pope in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Kula, team foul #15 | 71-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Bernard comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 73-62 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Piechowski tips it home | 73-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 73-64 |