| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelson Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Tom Thacker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Cabe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barney Upson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell inbounds the ball | 42-17 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-17 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Owen Cabe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-17 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | Brian Wooten steals it from Joseph Allard | 42-17 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-17 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young pulls down the rebound | 42-17 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Allard out of the doubleteam | 42-19 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 44-19 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee State | Tom Thacker picks off the pass by Owen Cabe | 44-19 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-19 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Thacker | 44-19 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-19 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Barney Upson pulls down the rebound | 44-19 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-19 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-19 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker double dribbles | 44-19 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Bond | 44-21 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-21 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten tips it home | 46-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Thacker (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Cabe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barney Upson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Bond | 46-24 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 49-24 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee State | John Bond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-24 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard hits the follow up shot | 49-26 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 49-26 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee State | Barney Upson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 49-26 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten grabs the defensive rebound | 49-26 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 51-26 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee State | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Marcus Young in the backcourt | 51-26 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 53-26 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee State | Owen Cabe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-26 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten pulls down the rebound | 53-26 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell is fouled on the floor by Owen Cabe - foul #2 on Owen Cabe, team foul #1 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon (PG), Leon Moss (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Klinger (PF), Dino Yazzie (C) Marcus Young, John Bond, Joseph Allard, Owen Cabe, Barney Upson | |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Klinger - foul #3 on Thomas Klinger, team foul #2 | 53-26 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge makes the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses the 2nd free throw | 54-26 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Wooten | 54-26 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Thacker | 56-26 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-26 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell snags the defensive board | 56-26 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-26 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher misses the tip | 56-26 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 56-26 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten double dribbles | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (SF), Willie Leonard (PF) Nelson Campbell, Brian Wooten | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Francis Lafon (fresh) SG - Leon Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Thomas Klinger (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dino Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Tom Thacker steals it from Thomas Klinger | 56-26 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Francis Lafon - foul #1 on Francis Lafon, team foul #3 | 56-26 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-26 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard snags the offensive board | 56-26 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-26 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge snags the offensive board | 56-26 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | William Jones takes the ball from Thomas Garretson | 56-26 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | William Jones's layup is rejected by Willie Leonard | 56-26 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge gets the rebound | 56-26 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell (SF), Brian Wooten (PF) Thomas Garretson, Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton (PF), Joseph Zollar (C) Thomas Klinger, Dino Yazzie | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee State | William Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-26 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell is fouled on the floor by Leon Moss - foul #2 on Leon Moss, team foul #4 | 56-26 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-26 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton pulls down the rebound | 56-26 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss loses the dribble to Nelson Campbell | 56-26 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Thacker (C) Willie Leonard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dino Yazzie (SF), Thomas Klinger (PF) William Jones, Kevin Lawton | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-26 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell grabs the board | 56-26 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 58-26 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Thomas Klinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-26 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Moss | 58-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 12 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Francis Lafon (fairly fresh) SG - Leon Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Yazzie (fresh) PF - Thomas Klinger (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Zollar (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nelson Campbell - foul #2 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #1 | 58-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Jones (SG) Francis Lafon | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss misses the 1st free throw | 58-26 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-27 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell misses the shot in the paint | 58-27 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Dino Yazzie | 58-27 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-27 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | Joseph Zollar hits the follow up shot | 58-29 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-29 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee State | Dino Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 58-29 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee State | Thomas Klinger is called for traveling | 58-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (SF), Willie Leonard (PF) Nelson Campbell, Brian Wooten | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon (PG), Kevin Lawton (PF) Dino Yazzie, Joseph Zollar | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker is hacked by Leon Moss - foul #3 on Leon Moss, team foul #5 | 58-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Wooten (PF) Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Garretson | 61-29 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-29 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard grabs the board | 61-29 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher jams it on a great pass from Thomas Legge | 63-29 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton lays it in and he's hacked by Brian Wooten - foul #2 on Brian Wooten, team foul #2 | 63-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell (SF), Tom Thacker (C) Brian Wooten, Willie Leonard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Zollar (C) Thomas Klinger | |
| 04:36 | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton makes the free throw | 63-32 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Francis Lafon is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Francis Lafon, team foul #6 | 63-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dino Yazzie (SF) William Jones | |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Francis Lafon - foul #3 on Francis Lafon, team foul #7 | 63-32 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 64-32 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 64-32 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee State | Dino Yazzie grabs the board | 64-32 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee State | Leon Moss hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Lafon | 64-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-35 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker hits the follow up shot | 66-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tired) 5 pts. 12 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Francis Lafon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Moss (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dino Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lawton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Zollar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-35 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker snags the defensive board | 66-35 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Legge | 68-35 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-35 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-35 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Dino Yazzie steals the ball from Robert Fisher | 68-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Kevin Lawton knocks in the jumper from the right block | 68-37 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-37 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-37 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Thomas Legge - foul #1 on Thomas Legge, team foul #3 | 68-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Wooten (PF) Thomas Garretson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Jones (SF), Thomas Klinger (PF) Kevin Lawton, Joseph Zollar | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon makes the 1st free throw | 68-38 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Francis Lafon makes the 3rd free throw | 68-40 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Francis Lafon is called for the reach on Tom Thacker - foul #4 on Francis Lafon, team foul #8 | 68-40 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-40 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee State | Dino Yazzie grabs the board | 69-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Tom Thacker picks off the pass by Dino Yazzie | 69-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Fisher | 71-40 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | Brian Wooten steals the ball from Francis Lafon | 71-40 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher runs out the clock | 71-40 |