| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Merchant (fresh) SG - Russell Feingold (fresh) SF - Roy Dike (fresh) PF - George Ward (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Frank Martini connects on the shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold's fadeaway is rejected by Fabian Giordano | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | St. Joseph's | George Ward hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Russell Feingold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Feingold, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant is hacked by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is fouled on the floor by Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster (SG), Christopher Hatfield (SF), Ryan Arthur (PF), Charles Burnam (C) Russell Feingold, Roy Dike, George Ward, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Burnam | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Ryan Arthur is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff (PG) David Merchant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Foster - foul #1 on Dean Foster, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Eric Reiff is called for the reach on Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Eric Reiff, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike (SF) Christopher Hatfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Frank Martini hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Gibbs | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Linkous - foul #1 on Robert Linkous, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold (SG) Dean Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Gregory Johnson (PF) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini | |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | St. Joseph's | Ryan Arthur pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Linkous - foul #2 on Robert Linkous, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Merchant (PG), George Ward (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Eric Reiff, Ryan Arthur, Charles Burnam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson | |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Merchant (fresh) SG - Russell Feingold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Dike (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) SF - James Emmons (fresh) PF - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Russell Feingold steals it from Mark Fee | 9-4 |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | George Ward's layup is rejected by Nicholas Gibbs | 9-4 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Russell Feingold steps in front of the Fabian Giordano pass in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold lays it in | 11-4 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-4 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster (SG), Christopher Hatfield (SF), Ryan Arthur (PF), Charles Burnam (C) Russell Feingold, Roy Dike, George Ward, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, James Emmons, Nicholas Gibbs, Fabian Giordano | |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Mark Fee loses the dribble to Dean Foster in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Mark Fee is called for the reach on Dean Foster - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG) Mark Fee | |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is hacked by Christopher Hatfield - foul #1 on Christopher Hatfield, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff (PG), Steven Heer (C) David Merchant, Charles Burnam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Arthur denies the turnaround by Frank Martini | 11-4 |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:05 | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster double dribbles | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold (SG), Michael Tucker (C) Dean Foster, Steven Heer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Gregory Johnson | |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Frank Martini comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Arthur - foul #1 on Ryan Arthur, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Merchant (PG), Roy Dike (SF), George Ward (PF) Russell Feingold, Christopher Hatfield, Ryan Arthur | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | George Ward can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | James Emmons scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 11-9 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Merchant (fresh) SG - Eric Reiff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Dike (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Emmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 11-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold (SG), Christopher Hatfield (SF), Ryan Arthur (PF), Charles Burnam (C) Eric Reiff, Roy Dike, George Ward, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, James Emmons, Fabian Giordano | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Arthur - foul #2 on Ryan Arthur, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster (PG), Steven Heer (PF) David Merchant, Ryan Arthur | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | Steven Heer snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Hatfield | 14-9 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Horodyski | 14-11 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold loses the ball out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff (PG), Roy Dike (SF) Dean Foster, Christopher Hatfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Elmer Maher | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Russell Feingold steals it from Fabian Giordano in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike throws it down on a nice dish by Russell Feingold | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Roy Dike steps in front of the Gregory Johnson pass in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | St. Joseph's | Steven Heer lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Dike | 18-11 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Frank Martini knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Johnson | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Martini | 18-13 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold loses the dribble to Gregory Johnson | 18-15 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Mark Fee snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is fouled on the floor by Eric Reiff - foul #2 on Eric Reiff, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Merchant (PG), Dean Foster (SG), Christopher Hatfield (SF), George Ward (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Eric Reiff, Russell Feingold, Roy Dike, Steven Heer, Charles Burnam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), James Emmons (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Gregory Johnson, Fabian Giordano | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:13 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Foster | 21-17 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher comes up short on the runner from the left block | 21-17 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hatfield (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Emmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Ward | 24-17 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Elmer Maher | 24-20 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | George Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean Foster | 26-20 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 26-22 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Ward, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eric Reiff (PG), Russell Feingold (SG), Roy Dike (SF), Ryan Arthur (PF) David Merchant, Dean Foster, Christopher Hatfield, George Ward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, James Emmons, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Tucker - foul #1 on Michael Tucker, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | Fabian Giordano blocks the jumper by Russell Feingold | 26-22 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Ryan Arthur hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Robert Linkous steals it from Roy Dike | 28-24 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Michael Tucker steps in front of the Nicholas Horodyski pass in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Russell Feingold splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 04:39 | St. Joseph's | Ryan Arthur pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-24 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Mark Fee grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is hacked by Eric Reiff - foul #3 on Eric Reiff, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Merchant (PG), Christopher Hatfield (SG), James Conklin (SF), Steven Heer (PF), Charles Burnam (C) Eric Reiff, Russell Feingold, Roy Dike, Ryan Arthur, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson, Fabian Giordano | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 28-27 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Hatfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Conklin (fresh) PF - Steven Heer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Burnam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Alex Romanski - foul #1 on Alex Romanski, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster (SG), George Ward (PF) James Conklin, Steven Heer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | Dean Foster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | Charles Burnam tips it in | 30-27 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by David Merchant in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Merchant, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike (SF), Ryan Arthur (C) Christopher Hatfield, Charles Burnam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant is hacked by Alex Romanski - foul #2 on Alex Romanski, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Frank Martini travels in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 02:26 | St. Joseph's | David Merchant is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (C) Fabian Giordano | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alex Romanski | 31-32 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Frank Martini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Conklin (PG), Russell Feingold (SG), Christopher Hatfield (SF), Steven Heer (PF), Charles Burnam (C) David Merchant, Dean Foster, Roy Dike, George Ward, Ryan Arthur | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, James Emmons, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson | |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hatfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | James Conklin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Elmer Maher takes the ball from Christopher Hatfield | 31-32 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Burnam - foul #1 on Charles Burnam, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Tucker (C) Charles Burnam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Tucker - foul #2 on Michael Tucker, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike (SF) Russell Feingold | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Roy Dike hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-35 |