| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Ray Burwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-28 |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Williams | 42-30 |
| 19:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Williams steals the ball from Nicholas Porter | 42-30 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Adam Murphy - foul #2 on Adam Murphy, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 18:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bufford | 44-30 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford connects on the open driving attempt in the paint | 46-30 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) David Cameron, James Cole | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (PG), Robert Thornton (SG), Charles Robertson (PF), John Fitzgibbon (C) Ray Burwell, Jason Boyd, Adam Murphy, Nicholas Porter | |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses short on a runner in the paint | 46-32 |
| 17:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Oliver Hubbs is blocked by Richard Williams | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 46-32 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by Marvin McGhee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin McGhee, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers (SF) Oliver Hubbs | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 46-32 |
| 16:36 | UC Santa Barbara | John Fitzgibbon grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 16:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-32 |
| 16:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford's layup is rejected by Manuel Myers | 46-34 |
| 15:39 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Charles Robertson | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin McGhee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Manuel Myers (fresh) PF - Charles Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fitzgibbon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton is hacked by Doyle Crowe - foul #1 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Jason Boyd (SG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Adam Murphy (PF), Nicholas Porter (C) Marvin McGhee, Robert Thornton, Manuel Myers, Charles Robertson, John Fitzgibbon | |
| 15:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-34 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Cole | 48-34 |
| 14:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | James Cole loses the dribble to Nicholas Porter in the backcourt | 48-34 |
| 14:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Burwell | 48-37 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | James Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Hubbs - foul #2 on Oliver Hubbs, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton (PF) Adam Murphy | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | James Cole is hacked by Oliver Hubbs - foul #3 on Oliver Hubbs, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) Cyril Bray, David Cameron, James Cole | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers (SF) Oliver Hubbs | |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | David Angulo snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | John Gutman's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Porter | 48-37 |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ray Burwell | 48-37 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Manuel Myers | 48-39 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | David Angulo is called for 5 seconds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), David Cameron (SG), Joseph Bufford (SF), Richard Williams (PF) Richard Koopman, Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, John Gutman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (PG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Adam Murphy (PF), Charles Robertson (C) Ray Burwell, Jason Boyd, Manuel Myers, Nicholas Porter | |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs's pass is intercepted by Cyril Bray | 48-39 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford loses the dribble to Charles Robertson | 48-39 |
| 11:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | David Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin McGhee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Oliver Hubbs (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray lays it in and the foul's on Charles Robertson - foul #2 on Charles Robertson, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), James Cole (SF) David Cameron, David Angulo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), John Fitzgibbon (C) Robert Thornton, Charles Robertson | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Bufford - foul #2 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF), Warren Gibby (C) Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd (SG) Marvin McGhee | |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | John Fitzgibbon gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Burwell | 51-42 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses badly on a shot in the lane | 51-42 |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell misses long on a floater from close range | 51-42 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | John Gutman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Oliver Hubbs | 51-42 |
| 08:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs banks in the layup | 51-44 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | James Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 07:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Cole | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Doyle Crowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Ray Burwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hubbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Murphy (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fitzgibbon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | James Cole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cyril Bray | 54-44 |
| 07:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), David Cameron (SG), Joseph Bufford (SF), Richard Williams (PF), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, Doyle Crowe, James Cole, John Gutman, Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (PG), Robert Thornton (SG), Manuel Myers (SF), Charles Robertson (PF), Nicholas Porter (C) Ray Burwell, Jason Boyd, Oliver Hubbs, Adam Murphy, John Fitzgibbon | |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Robertson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 06:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | David Angulo gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 05:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 05:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Marvin McGhee | 54-48 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from David Cameron | 56-48 |
| 04:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-48 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Charles Robertson steals the ball from Richard Williams | 56-48 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton misses the tip | 56-48 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | David Cameron comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | David Cameron grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Richard Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 56-48 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin McGhee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Manuel Myers (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Robertson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford connects on the open shot from close range set up by Richard Williams | 58-48 |
| 02:58 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), James Cole (SF) Richard Koopman, David Cameron, David Angulo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Jason Boyd (SG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), John Fitzgibbon (C) Marvin McGhee, Manuel Myers, Charles Robertson, Nicholas Porter | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | UC Santa Barbara | John Fitzgibbon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Bufford | 60-48 |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 60-48 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | James Cole's pass is intercepted by Jason Boyd in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 01:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd lays it up and in | 60-52 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford blows the dunk | 60-52 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford tips it in | 62-52 |
| 01:17 | UC Santa Barbara | John Fitzgibbon is fouled on the floor by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, James Cole, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (PG), Manuel Myers (SF), Charles Robertson (PF) Ray Burwell, Jason Boyd, Oliver Hubbs | |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton's pass is intercepted by John Gutman | 62-52 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | John Fitzgibbon knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Thornton | 62-54 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) Richard Koopman, Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Jason Boyd (SG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Adam Murphy (PF), Nicholas Porter (C) Marvin McGhee, Robert Thornton, Manuel Myers, Charles Robertson, John Fitzgibbon | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Burwell - foul #3 on Ray Burwell, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Oliver Hubbs is called for the reach on David Cameron - foul #4 on Oliver Hubbs, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | David Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is fouled on the floor by Jason Boyd - foul #3 on Jason Boyd, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray runs out the clock | 64-54 |