| Lineup | Albany | PG - William McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Sumner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Coffelt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy inbounds the ball | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Charles Norton is called for the reach on Earl Coffelt - foul #2 on Charles Norton, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), John Greene (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Earl Coffelt, Todd Robinson | |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy can't throw it down | 34-47 |
| 19:22 | Albany | Tom Wolfe grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 19:10 | Albany | Joshua Sumner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | John Greene gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mitchell Hannan | 34-49 |
| 18:22 | Albany | Joshua Sumner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Jason Janzen (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Earl Coffelt (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Mitchell Hannan, Thomas Waldschmidt, Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Frank Bilderback | |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Jason Janzen is hacked by Joshua Sumner - foul #2 on Joshua Sumner, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Earl Coffelt is blocked by Tom Wolfe | 34-49 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson can't tip it in | 34-49 |
| 17:47 | Albany | The rebound goes to Charles Norton | 34-49 |
| 17:30 | Albany | Charles Norton comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 34-49 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Earl Coffelt | 34-49 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Lucien Rossi | 34-51 |
| 16:54 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson jams it | 36-51 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Tom Wolfe - foul #2 on Tom Wolfe, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Morton Merchant (PG), Glenn Kelsey (SG), Robert Means (SF), Phillip Lindsey (C) William McBride, Ralph Culbertson, Joshua Sumner, Tom Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Rick Cassidy (SF), John Greene (PF) Jeffrey Kistner, Jason Janzen, Lucien Rossi, Earl Coffelt | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 16:39 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 16:23 | Albany | Morton Merchant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 16:22 | Albany | Robert Means tips it home | 38-52 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt's floater is tipped away by Robert Means | 38-52 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | John Greene tips it home | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Morton Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Kelsey (fresh) SF - Robert Means (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey is whistled for a carry | 38-54 |
| Subs | Albany | Tom Wolfe (C) Charles Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Earl Coffelt (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Mitchell Hannan, John Greene, Todd Robinson | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Waldschmidt | 38-56 |
| 15:05 | Albany | Morton Merchant misses the lay-in | 38-56 |
| 15:04 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey grabs the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 14:45 | Albany | The short jumper by Tom Wolfe is denied by Rick Cassidy | 38-56 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Waldschmidt | 38-56 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Robert Means steals it from Thomas Waldschmidt | 38-56 |
| 13:59 | Albany | Robert Means makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Lindsey | 40-56 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy is hacked by Tom Wolfe - foul #3 on Tom Wolfe, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Albany | William McBride (PG), Ralph Culbertson (SG), Joshua Sumner (SF), Charles Norton (PF), Ronald Gurule (C) Morton Merchant, Glenn Kelsey, Robert Means, Phillip Lindsey, Tom Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Jason Janzen (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), John Greene (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Thomas Waldschmidt, Rick Cassidy, Earl Coffelt, Frank Bilderback | |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Janzen | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:16 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson is fouled on the floor by John Greene - foul #3 on John Greene, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG) Mitchell Hannan | |
| 13:08 | Albany | Ronald Gurule hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 40-59 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Jason Janzen | 40-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Tom Wolfe (C) Ronald Gurule | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Earl Coffelt (PF) Jeffrey Kistner, Lucien Rossi | |
| 12:26 | Albany | Charles Norton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ralph Culbertson | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Greene | 43-62 |
| 12:01 | Albany | Charles Norton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 11:59 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson tips it home | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - William McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Culbertson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Sumner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Norton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Janzen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Coffelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 11:36 | Albany | Tom Wolfe gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 11:15 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 10:45 | Albany | The rebound goes to Tom Wolfe | 45-62 |
| 10:40 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mitchell Hannan | 45-64 |
| 10:17 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Janzen - foul #1 on Jason Janzen, team foul #2 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Morton Merchant (PG), Robert Means (SF), Phillip Lindsey (C) William McBride, Joshua Sumner, Tom Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Rick Cassidy (SF), Frank Bilderback (C) Mitchell Hannan, Jason Janzen, Earl Coffelt, Todd Robinson | |
| 10:17 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 10:17 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | John Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Glenn Kelsey (SG), Ronald Gurule (C) Ralph Culbertson, Charles Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:48 | Albany | Ronald Gurule is called for traveling | 47-64 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Waldschmidt | 47-67 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Ronald Gurule is called for traveling | 47-67 |
| Subs | Albany | William McBride (PG), Charles Norton (PF), Tom Wolfe (C) Glenn Kelsey, Phillip Lindsey, Ronald Gurule | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback (C) Todd Robinson | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses badly on a runner from close range | 47-67 |
| 08:28 | Albany | Charles Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 08:16 | Albany | Rick Cassidy is called for the reach on Tom Wolfe - foul #2 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #3 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Albany | Ralph Culbertson (SG) Morton Merchant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (SF), Earl Coffelt (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Frank Bilderback | |
| 08:06 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Wolfe | 49-67 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-67 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - William McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Culbertson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Means (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Earl Coffelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-67 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 49-67 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Coffelt | 49-67 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is fouled on the floor by Ralph Culbertson - foul #3 on Ralph Culbertson, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Albany | Morton Merchant (PG), Glenn Kelsey (SG), Joshua Sumner (SF) William McBride, Ralph Culbertson, Robert Means | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy (SF), John Greene (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Earl Coffelt, Todd Robinson | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback banks in the layup set up by Lucien Rossi | 49-69 |
| 05:42 | Albany | Morton Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-69 |
| 05:40 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey tips it home | 51-69 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | John Greene comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Tom Wolfe - foul #4 on Tom Wolfe, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Albany | Ralph Culbertson (SG), Phillip Lindsey (PF), Ronald Gurule (C) Glenn Kelsey, Charles Norton, Tom Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Jason Janzen (SG), Todd Robinson (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Lucien Rossi, Frank Bilderback | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:17 | Albany | Morton Merchant misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Janzen - foul #2 on Jason Janzen, team foul #4 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG) Mitchell Hannan | |
| 05:17 | Albany | Morton Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:17 | Albany | Morton Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Jason Janzen knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Rick Cassidy | 52-73 |
| 04:39 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kistner | 52-73 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner slams it home | 52-75 |
| 04:20 | Albany | Jeffrey Kistner is called for the reach on Morton Merchant - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #5 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Albany | Glenn Kelsey (SG), Robert Means (SF) Ralph Culbertson, Joshua Sumner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Earl Coffelt (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Jason Janzen, Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Todd Robinson | |
| 04:13 | Albany | Morton Merchant connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt buries a shot from the left wing set up by Lucien Rossi | 55-77 |
| 03:36 | Albany | Robert Means can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 03:34 | Albany | Morton Merchant tips it back up and in | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Morton Merchant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Means (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Earl Coffelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Earl Coffelt | 57-80 |
| 02:58 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #1 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #6 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Zorens (PG) Morton Merchant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Jason Janzen (SG), Rick Cassidy (SF), John Greene (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Mitchell Hannan, Thomas Waldschmidt, Lucien Rossi, Earl Coffelt, Frank Bilderback | |
| 02:58 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 02:58 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Janzen | 59-83 |
| 02:23 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-83 |
| Subs | Albany | Xing-Fu Chin (PG) Ronald Gurule | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Earl Coffelt (PF) Jason Janzen, John Greene | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Xing-Fu Chin - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chin, team foul #7 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Janzen (SG), John Greene (PF) Thomas Waldschmidt, Earl Coffelt | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:07 | Albany | Robert Means gets the rebound | 59-84 |
| 01:57 | Albany | Robert Means is fouled on the floor by Todd Robinson - foul #3 on Todd Robinson, team foul #7 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Albany | Morton Merchant (PG), Ronald Gurule (C) Xing-Fu Chin, Edward Zorens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Earl Coffelt (PF) Jason Janzen, John Greene | |
| 01:57 | Albany | Robert Means makes the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:57 | Albany | Robert Means misses the 2nd free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt pulls down the rebound | 60-84 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Kistner | 60-86 |
| 01:23 | Albany | Rick Cassidy picks off the pass by Glenn Kelsey | 60-86 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Means - foul #2 on Robert Means, team foul #8 | 60-86 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 60-87 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-88 |
| 00:50 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey's layup is rejected by Earl Coffelt | 60-88 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson grabs the board | 60-88 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Earl Coffelt blows the layup | 60-88 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner tips it home | 60-90 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey is hacked by Earl Coffelt - foul #2 on Earl Coffelt, team foul #8 | 60-90 |
| 00:19 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 61-90 |
| 00:19 | Albany | Glenn Kelsey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-90 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Earl Coffelt | 61-90 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner runs out the clock | 61-90 |