| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rick Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Coffelt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses long on a shot in the paint | 32-35 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kistner | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Cassidy | 32-37 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Adam Hollis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Janzen (SG), John Greene (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Earl Coffelt, Todd Robinson | |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | John Greene hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Janzen | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Marijan Zupan is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kistner - foul #1 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Greene and he's hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback (C) Todd Robinson | |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Eugene Baker buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Rick Cassidy - foul #3 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (SF), Todd Robinson (C) Rick Cassidy, Frank Bilderback | |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the runner in the lane | 34-42 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 34-42 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Janzen - foul #1 on Jason Janzen, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Frank Bilderback (C) Jason Janzen, Todd Robinson | |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | He-ping Xiong is called for the reach on Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #1 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Wood (SG) He-ping Xiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kistner and he's fouled by Eugene Baker - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback (PF) John Greene | |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Eugene Baker can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 36-44 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Adam Hollis loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kistner | 36-44 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Andrew Wood (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bilderback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Eugene Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 36-44 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Eugene Baker tips it home | 38-44 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | David Bradley gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Andrew Wood comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #2 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Janzen (SG), Rick Cassidy (SF), Earl Coffelt (PF), John Greene (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Lucien Rossi, Frank Bilderback, Todd Robinson | |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Andrew Wood misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Andrew Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Andrew Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Adam Hollis snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Larry Stokes connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Kistner | 41-46 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Eugene Baker knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 43-46 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Eugene Baker denies the turnaround by Earl Coffelt | 43-46 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Jason Janzen snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Baker - foul #3 on Eugene Baker, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (SF), David Bradley (PF) Larry Stokes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Todd Robinson (C) Jason Janzen, John Greene | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the board | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rick Cassidy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Coffelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Luke Hughes connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by He-ping Xiong | 45-47 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Cassidy | 45-49 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt buries a shot in the paint | 45-51 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | The short jumper by David Bradley is denied by Earl Coffelt | 45-51 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Luke Hughes - foul #4 on Luke Hughes, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Adam Hollis (PF) Luke Hughes, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Greene (PF) Earl Coffelt | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt makes the 3rd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | David Bradley scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Janzen (SG), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Todd Robinson | |
| 09:49 | Kent State | David Bradley misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (SG), Todd Robinson (C) Jason Janzen, Frank Bilderback | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Todd Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Todd Robinson steals it from Adam Hollis | 47-55 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rick Cassidy | 47-57 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Larry Stokes's floater is tipped away by Todd Robinson | 47-57 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kistner | 47-57 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner loses the dribble to Eugene Baker | 47-57 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Adam Hollis clanks a shot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Greene | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rick Cassidy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Eugene Baker snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the floater from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the tip | 47-57 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kistner | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Eugene Baker, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kamangeni Abdur (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Earl Coffelt (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Lucien Rossi, John Greene, Todd Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Kamangeni Abdur is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is hacked by Rick Cassidy - foul #4 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Janzen (SG) Thomas Waldschmidt | |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt misses long on a shot in the lane | 49-59 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses the runner from the left block | 49-59 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Janzen and he's hacked by Christopher Alicea - foul #1 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Kamangeni Abdur, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Todd Robinson (C) Jason Janzen, Rick Cassidy, Frank Bilderback | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Eugene Baker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luke Hughes | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Rick Cassidy (SF), John Greene (PF) Jeffrey Kistner, Lucien Rossi, Earl Coffelt | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Adam Hollis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-62 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Adam Hollis throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rick Cassidy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson makes the contested jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mitchell Hannan | 55-64 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-64 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Mitchell Hannan takes the ball from Larry Stokes | 57-67 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Eugene Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-67 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Greene | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Luke Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan buries a turnaround from the left block | 57-71 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Eugene Baker double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 57-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Andrew Wood (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Earl Coffelt (PF) Mitchell Hannan, John Greene | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner runs out the clock | 57-71 |