| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Vance (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Lapoint (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Schuyler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler scores on a runner near the basket | 42-35 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay is hacked by Noah Lapoint - foul #2 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (SF) Noah Lapoint | |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Brian Glover misses the dunk | 42-35 |
| 19:13 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Robert Perkins drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Amos Bator snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Brian Glover makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Amos Bator | 44-37 |
| 18:01 | Niagara | Brian Glover is called for the reach on Bruce Bond - foul #2 on Brian Glover, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (PF), Archie Cutler (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Noah Lapoint (SF), Robert English (PF), Richard Taylor (C) James Vance, Robert Perkins, Mark Schuyler | |
| 17:49 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (PG) John Brown | |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | James Vance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Brian Glover is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:08 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert English | 46-42 |
| 16:56 | Niagara | James Vance misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Bruce Bond steals it from Eric Robinson | 46-42 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Bruce Bond banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Buendia | 48-44 |
| 16:03 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Glover (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Cutler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Vance (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Bond (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Lapoint (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Jack Hoose and he's hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Taylor, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Brian Glover, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), John Brown (SG), Robert Blankenship (PF), Donald Berkley (C) James Vance, Bruce Bond, Robert English, Richard Taylor | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:34 | Niagara | John Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 15:33 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship tips it in | 51-48 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Stewart steals it from Eric Robinson | 51-48 |
| 15:19 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | John Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | John Dyer can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 15:13 | Niagara | Donald Berkley grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Byrd - foul #3 on David Byrd, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (SF), Brian Glover (PF) Jeffery Clay, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Schuyler (C) Donald Berkley | |
| 15:00 | Niagara | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Brian Glover hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 14:22 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | David Byrd is hacked by Mark Schuyler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Schuyler, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Petersen (SF), Bradley Govea (C) David Byrd, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Robert Perkins (PF) Noah Lapoint, Robert Blankenship | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Robert Perkins steps in front of the Bradley Govea pass | 53-53 |
| 13:42 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Amos Bator gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Peter Petersen is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 12:53 | Niagara | Robert Perkins grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 12:47 | Niagara | Bruce Bond is hacked by Brian Glover - foul #3 on Brian Glover, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (C) Amos Bator, Andy Rainey, Peter Petersen, Bradley Govea | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Donald Berkley (C) Bruce Bond, John Brown, Mark Schuyler | |
| 12:29 | Niagara | Donald Berkley misses the lay-in | 55-53 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Byrd | 55-53 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | David Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PF) Robert Perkins | |
| 12:12 | Niagara | Robert English drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Stewart | 55-55 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | James Vance picks off the pass by John Dyer | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Glover (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noah Lapoint (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Berkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Niagara | Jack Hoose steals the ball from Noah Lapoint | 55-55 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Brian Glover lays it up and in set up by Jack Hoose | 57-55 |
| 11:24 | Niagara | Robert English misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | John Dyer grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Donald Berkley blocks the short jumper by Brian Glover | 57-55 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 10:58 | Niagara | Donald Berkley pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:39 | Niagara | Robert English misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | David Byrd snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by James Vance - foul #2 on James Vance, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Andy Rainey (SF), Eric Robinson (PF), Archie Cutler (C) Jack Hoose, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, Brian Glover, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), John Brown (SF), Robert Blankenship (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) James Vance, Noah Lapoint, Robert English, Donald Berkley | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Amos Bator | 59-55 |
| 10:09 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Taylor (C) Mark Schuyler | |
| 10:09 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:09 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Andy Rainey | 61-57 |
| 09:31 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses the shot from the right side | 61-57 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Amos Bator grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler knocks in the shot near the basket | 63-57 |
| 09:00 | Niagara | Bruce Bond can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler tips it home | 65-57 |
| 08:36 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart is hacked by Andy Rainey - foul #3 on Andy Rainey, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Bradley Govea (PF), Peter Petersen (C) Nicholas Buendia, Andy Rainey, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (PG), Robert Perkins (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Robert Blankenship, Richard Taylor | |
| 08:25 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Peter Petersen knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Byrd and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), John Dyer (C) Amos Bator, Jeffery Clay | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Peter Petersen makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:52 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-59 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Peter Petersen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bradley Govea (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Vance (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Bond (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Schuyler (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Niagara | James Vance knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Bond | 68-61 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose is hacked by Robert Perkins - foul #2 on Robert Perkins, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF), Brian Glover (PF) Peter Petersen, Bradley Govea | |
| Subs | Niagara | Noah Lapoint (SF) Bruce Bond | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | John Dyer is called for the reach on Mark Schuyler - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), Andy Rainey (SG) Jack Hoose, David Byrd | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PG), Donald Berkley (C) John Brown, Mark Schuyler | |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Robert Perkins misses the jumper from the left block | 70-61 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Robert English picks off the pass by Jeffery Clay in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 06:28 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Amos Bator pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Amos Bator | 72-61 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Jeffery Clay takes the ball from Donald Berkley | 72-61 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Robert English is called for the reach on Amos Bator in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert English, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia (SG), Peter Petersen (SF), Eric Robinson (PF), Archie Cutler (C) Andy Rainey, Jeffery Clay, Brian Glover, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Bruce Bond (SG), John Brown (SF), Mark Schuyler (C) James Vance, Noah Lapoint, Robert Perkins, Donald Berkley | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Amos Bator misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG) Amos Bator | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Blankenship (PF) Robert English | |
| 05:16 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart hits a jumper from the left side set up by John Brown | 73-63 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Blankenship is called for the reach on Nicholas Buendia - foul #1 on Robert Blankenship, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF), Bradley Govea (PF), John Dyer (C) Peter Petersen, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PF) Robert Blankenship | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:54 | Niagara | Robert English grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Bruce Bond connects on the shot from the left side | 73-65 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 73-65 |
| 04:13 | Niagara | Robert English pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 03:54 | Niagara | John Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea grabs the board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Clay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bradley Govea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Bond (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert English (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Schuyler (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Hoose | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | John Brown is whistled for a carry | 75-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Andy Rainey (SF), Eric Robinson (PF), Archie Cutler (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Jeffery Clay, Bradley Govea, John Dyer | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Richard Taylor (PF), Donald Berkley (C) Bruce Bond, John Brown, Robert English, Mark Schuyler | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | David Byrd is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Amos Bator and he's hacked by Donald Berkley - foul #3 on Donald Berkley, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-65 |
| 02:46 | Niagara | James Vance grabs the offensive board | 78-65 |
| 02:34 | Niagara | Eric Robinson steals the ball from Jeffrey Stewart | 78-65 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by James Vance - foul #3 on James Vance, team foul #11 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Glover (PF), Peter Petersen (C) Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (SG), Robert Blankenship (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Richard Taylor, Donald Berkley | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | James Vance scores on a jumper from the right side | 80-67 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Amos Bator throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Eric Robinson (PF), Archie Cutler (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Brian Glover | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (SF), Richard Taylor (C) Noah Lapoint, Mark Schuyler | |
| 02:05 | Niagara | Richard Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Peter Petersen snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Niagara | The short jumper by John Brown is denied by Eric Robinson | 82-67 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler gets the rebound | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #12 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia (SG) Peter Petersen | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Berkley (C) Robert Blankenship | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Donald Berkley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-67 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Robinson | 84-67 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Buendia | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Donald Berkley clanks a floater from the right wing | 86-67 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia snags the defensive board | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 86-67 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose grabs the offensive board | 86-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose runs out the clock | 86-67 |