| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Homer Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Wanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Covington - foul #2 on Eugene Covington, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington double dribbles | 24-29 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-29 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk can't tip it in | 24-29 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Orlando Ramirez - foul #2 on Orlando Ramirez, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Donald Batts (PF) James Leslie, Walter Kirk | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Albert Madera (PF) Keith Hall | |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Bradley Beard (C) Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (PG), Kyle Hoang (SF), Henry Black (C) Marc Bentley, Homer Meadows, Stanley Wanner | |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Donald Batts grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Kyle Hoang picks off the pass by Robert Crosby | 26-29 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Donald Batts, Bradley Beard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron (SG), Stanley Wanner (C) Orlando Ramirez, Henry Black | |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Kevin McQuilliams is called for the reach on Kyle Hoang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin McQuilliams, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows (SF), Keith Hall (PF) Kyle Hoang, Albert Madera | |
| 17:01 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Hepp | 26-32 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | Eugene Covington steals it from Joseph Hepp in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Stanley Wanner | 29-32 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Donald Batts (PF), Bradley Beard (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley (PG), Kyle Hoang (SF), Albert Madera (PF), Henry Black (C) Joseph Hepp, Homer Meadows, Keith Hall, Stanley Wanner | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Albert Madera | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) SF - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Batts (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bradley Beard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giuseppe Barron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Hoang (fresh) PF - Albert Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Black (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Giuseppe Barron and he's fouled by Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez (SG) Giuseppe Barron | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Bentley | 29-36 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Archie Sharp (PF) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini (C) Albert Madera | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Bradley Beard is called for the reach on Marc Bentley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Beard, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley is hacked by Bradley Beard - foul #3 on Bradley Beard, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams (C) Donald Batts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows (SF), Stanley Wanner (C) Kyle Hoang, Antonia Mancini | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley banks in the layup on a great pass from Homer Meadows | 29-38 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico State | Henry Black gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Beard - foul #4 on Bradley Beard, team foul #6 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Walter Kirk (PF) Bradley Beard, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (SG), Keith Hall (PF) Orlando Ramirez, Henry Black | |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hepp - foul #1 on Joseph Hepp, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (SF) Eugene Covington | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron (SG) Marc Bentley | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin McQuilliams | 29-40 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Keith Hall picks off the pass by James Leslie | 29-40 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Homer Meadows tips it back up and in | 29-42 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Donald Batts (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez (SG), Kyle Hoang (SF), Albert Madera (PF), Henry Black (C) Joseph Hepp, Homer Meadows, Keith Hall, Stanley Wanner | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera buries a floater from the left block | 31-47 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Henry Black is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Giuseppe Barron | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Archie Sharp is denied by Albert Madera | 31-49 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Orlando Ramirez | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) C - Donald Batts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Giuseppe Barron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Hoang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Madera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Henry Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Crosby | 33-51 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Henry Black clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 33-51 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Donald Batts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Henry Black swats the layup by Isaac Berube | 33-51 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Henry Black | 33-51 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Covington | 36-53 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-53 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby, Eugene Covington, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley (PG), Joseph Hepp (SG), Homer Meadows (SF), Keith Hall (PF), Stanley Wanner (C) Giuseppe Barron, Orlando Ramirez, Kyle Hoang, Albert Madera, Henry Black | |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Marlon Howard, team foul #7 | 36-53 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Leslie - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #8 | 36-53 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams travels with the ball | 36-55 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Wayne Bostwick blocks the short jumper by Marc Bentley | 36-55 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall is called for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marlon Howard | 39-55 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Walter Kirk - foul #1 on Walter Kirk, team foul #9 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG) James Leslie | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez (SG), Antonia Mancini (C) Joseph Hepp, Stanley Wanner | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bradley Beard | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Keith Hall misses the shot near the basket | 42-56 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Kirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Bentley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Meadows (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonia Mancini (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-56 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington lays it in | 44-56 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Marlon Howard - foul #4 on Marlon Howard, team foul #10 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF) Eugene Covington, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang (SF), Aaron Lawrence (PF) Homer Meadows, Keith Hall | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley is open and lays it up and in set up by Aaron Lawrence | 44-60 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Antonia Mancini gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Orlando Ramirez connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Lawrence | 44-63 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard's pass is intercepted by Antonia Mancini | 44-63 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Leslie - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #11 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Archie Sharp (SF), Donald Batts (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Wayne Bostwick, Walter Kirk, Bradley Beard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp (SG), Henry Black (SF), Albert Madera (PF), Stanley Wanner (C) Orlando Ramirez, Kyle Hoang, Aaron Lawrence, Antonia Mancini | |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wanner gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico State | Marc Bentley hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Madera | 44-67 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-67 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-67 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Albert Madera tips it but misses | 47-67 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Donald Batts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF) Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron (SG), Kyle Hoang (SF) Marc Bentley, Stanley Wanner | |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Donald Batts is called for the reach on Kyle Hoang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Batts, team foul #12 | 47-67 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Donald Batts's layup is rejected by Kyle Hoang | 47-68 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) C - Donald Batts (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Hepp (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Giuseppe Barron (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Hoang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Black (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Madera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Hepp steals it from Isaac Berube | 47-68 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp lays it in | 47-70 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (C) Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Lawrence (PF) Henry Black | |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | Wayne Bostwick is called for the reach on Kyle Hoang - foul #2 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #13 | 47-70 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | Kyle Hoang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Hoang steals it from Isaac Berube | 47-72 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Bradley Beard takes the ball from Kyle Hoang in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick connects on the shot from the free throw line | 49-72 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Aaron Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Donald Batts | 49-72 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard gets the offensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Donald Batts makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Beard - foul #5 on Bradley Beard, team foul #14 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (PF) Bradley Beard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Black (C) Aaron Lawrence | |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Giuseppe Barron makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Isaac Berube | 53-74 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #15 | 53-76 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp makes the free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Donald Batts misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Giuseppe Barron - foul #1 on Giuseppe Barron, team foul #3 | 53-77 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Donald Batts makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Donald Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Joseph Hepp runs out the clock | 55-77 |