| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jack Ballenger (fresh) SG - David Nagle (fresh) SF - Freddy Stroup (fresh) PF - Freddie Ray (fresh) C - Mathew Meadows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) SG - James Wagner (fresh) SF - Todd Free (fresh) PF - David Strother (fresh) C - Justin Avant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | South Alabama | David Nagle hits the finger roll and the foul's on Raul Rodriguez - foul #1 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | South Alabama | David Nagle makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez is hacked by Jack Ballenger - foul #1 on Jack Ballenger, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Mathew Meadows | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger is fouled in the backcourt by Raul Rodriguez - foul #2 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (PG) Raul Rodriguez | |
| 18:36 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Nagle | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | David Strother snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | James Wagner is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Todd Free | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | South Alabama | Justin Avant steps in front of the Jack Ballenger pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | David Strother misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | South Alabama | David Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (PG), Ronald Marshall (SG), Danilo Marino (SF), Hobert Kemp (PF), Theodore Scott (C) Jack Ballenger, David Nagle, Freddy Stroup, Freddie Ray, Mathew Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Free and he's hacked by Ronald Marshall - foul #1 on Ronald Marshall, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | David Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Justin Avant pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Hobert Kemp blocks the short jumper by David Strother | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Justin Avant can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | South Alabama | Theodore Scott tips it home | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | James Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger (PG), David Nagle (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Jerry Jolley (PF), Mathew Meadows (C) Matthew Nelson, Ronald Marshall, Danilo Marino, Hobert Kemp, Theodore Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner (PG), Kenneth Blum (SF), Trinidad Rudder (PF), George Phillips (C) Jerry Rogers, Todd Free, David Strother, Justin Avant | |
| 16:27 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | George Phillips is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jack Ballenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Nagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) PF - Jerry Jolley (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Meadows (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) SG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Blum (fairly fresh) PF - Trinidad Rudder (fresh) C - George Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows is hacked by George Phillips - foul #1 on George Phillips, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup (SF), Freddie Ray (PF) Dikembe Dare, Jerry Jolley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (PG), Todd Free (SF), Dennis Eddie (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Ryan Wagner, Kenneth Blum, Trinidad Rudder, George Phillips | |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Freddie Ray scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Nagle | 9-5 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | David Nagle is called for the reach on Jerry Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Nagle, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | James Wagner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Palmer | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup is fouled on the floor by Todd Free - foul #1 on Todd Free, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall (SG) David Nagle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Avant (C) Bernard Palmer | |
| 14:44 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Todd Free snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Jack Ballenger picks off the pass by Todd Free | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Ballenger and he's fouled by Jerry Rogers - foul #1 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (PG), Danilo Marino (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Hobert Kemp (PF) Jack Ballenger, Ronald Marshall, Freddy Stroup, Freddie Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner (PG), David Strother (PF), Trinidad Rudder (C) James Wagner, Dennis Eddie, Justin Avant | |
| 14:20 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Rogers | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Hobert Kemp is called for the reach on Jerry Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hobert Kemp, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger (PG), David Nagle (SG), Jerry Jolley (PF), Theodore Scott (C) Matthew Nelson, Dikembe Dare, Hobert Kemp, Mathew Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (PG), James Wagner (SG), George Phillips (C) Ryan Wagner, Jerry Rogers, David Strother | |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Todd Free can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:21 | South Alabama | David Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:14 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger misses short on a runner from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Todd Free gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | David Nagle steps in front of the Kenneth Blum pass in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 12:44 | South Alabama | David Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Phillips | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Trinidad Rudder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (PG), Ronald Marshall (SG), Freddy Stroup (SF), Freddie Ray (PF), Hobert Kemp (C) Jack Ballenger, David Nagle, Danilo Marino, Jerry Jolley, Theodore Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner (PG), Jerry Rogers (SF), David Strother (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Kenneth Blum, Todd Free, Trinidad Rudder, George Phillips | |
| 12:25 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall's pass is intercepted by David Strother in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses short on a floater from the left side | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Wagner | 12-11 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Nelson (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Marshall (fairly fresh) SF - Freddy Stroup (fairly fresh) PF - Freddie Ray (tiring) 2 pts. C - Hobert Kemp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ryan Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wagner (tired) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Rogers (tiring) 1 ast. PF - David Strother (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Palmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | David Strother misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 12-11 |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:37 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:36 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | James Wagner is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 11:28 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:23 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Nelson | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Freddy Stroup is called for the reach on Jerry Rogers - foul #1 on Freddy Stroup, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger (PG), David Nagle (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Mathew Meadows (C) Matthew Nelson, Ronald Marshall, Freddy Stroup, Freddie Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Free (SF), Dennis Eddie (PF), Justin Avant (C) James Wagner, David Strother, Bernard Palmer | |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Dikembe Dare steps in front of the Todd Free pass | 15-11 |
| 10:57 | South Alabama | David Nagle is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Rogers - foul #2 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG) Jerry Rogers | |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from David Nagle and he's fouled by Dennis Eddie - foul #1 on Dennis Eddie, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Freddie Ray (PF) Hobert Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (SG) Kenneth Blum | |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Dikembe Dare picks off the pass by James Wagner | 18-11 |
| 10:27 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare lays it up and in | 20-11 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Todd Free hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Justin Avant grabs the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie loses the ball out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall (SG), Freddy Stroup (SF), Theodore Scott (PF) David Nagle, Dikembe Dare, Freddie Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (PG), Trinidad Rudder (PF) Ryan Wagner, Dennis Eddie | |
| 09:42 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Freddy Stroup | 22-11 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum double dribbles | 22-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Danilo Marino (SF) Freddy Stroup | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner (SG), David Strother (PF) James Wagner, Justin Avant | |
| 09:17 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows hits the easy wide open finger roll | 24-11 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Todd Free comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | David Strother snags the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Todd Free grabs the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 08:33 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows pulls down the rebound | 24-11 |
| 08:27 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Trinidad Rudder | 24-11 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Mathew Meadows steals it from Todd Free | 24-11 |
| 07:59 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Free - foul #2 on Todd Free, team foul #8 | 24-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (SG), Freddy Stroup (SF), Jerry Jolley (PF), Hobert Kemp (C) Ronald Marshall, Danilo Marino, Theodore Scott, Mathew Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (SG), Dennis Eddie (PF), George Phillips (C) Todd Free, David Strother, Trinidad Rudder | |
| 07:59 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 07:59 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger misses the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | James Wagner is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ryan Wagner | 25-13 |
| 07:47 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Eddie | 25-13 |
| 07:45 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley grabs the offensive board | 25-13 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jack Ballenger (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddy Stroup (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Jolley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hobert Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ryan Wagner (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wagner (tired) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Blum (tired) PF - Dennis Eddie (fresh) C - George Phillips (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-13 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Nagle (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF) Jack Ballenger, Freddy Stroup | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Nelson picks off the pass by James Wagner in the backcourt | 25-13 |
| 07:15 | South Alabama | Ryan Wagner steps in front of the Matthew Nelson pass | 25-13 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from George Phillips | 25-15 |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | David Nagle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Phillips | 25-15 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner is hacked by David Nagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Nagle, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall (SG) David Nagle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Avant (C) Dennis Eddie | |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Dikembe Dare picks off the pass by George Phillips | 25-15 |
| 06:47 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson travels in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup (SF), Freddie Ray (PF) Dikembe Dare, Jerry Jolley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Strother (PF) George Phillips | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | James Wagner connects on the jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 06:18 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Marshall | 27-17 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner's floater is knocked away by Freddy Stroup | 27-17 |
| 06:04 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:57 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Marshall | 29-17 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger (PG), Danilo Marino (SG), Mathew Meadows (C) Matthew Nelson, Ronald Marshall, Hobert Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trinidad Rudder (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) David Strother, Justin Avant | |
| 05:43 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Ballenger and the foul's on Kenneth Blum - foul #1 on Kenneth Blum, team foul #9 | 31-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie (PF) Trinidad Rudder | |
| 05:43 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup makes the free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-17 |
| 05:21 | South Alabama | Freddie Ray grabs the board | 32-17 |
| 05:21 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare (SF), Jerry Jolley (PF) Freddy Stroup, Freddie Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez (PG), George Phillips (PF) Kenneth Blum, Dennis Eddie | |
| 05:00 | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger's pass is intercepted by Raul Rodriguez | 32-17 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Danilo Marino - foul #1 on Danilo Marino, team foul #7 | 32-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trinidad Rudder (PF) Raul Rodriguez | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:48 | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Danilo Marino is hacked by James Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wagner, team foul #10 | 32-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SF), Dennis Eddie (PF) Bernard Palmer, George Phillips | |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Danilo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Danilo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Trinidad Rudder snags the defensive board | 33-17 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Wagner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie tips it in | 33-19 |
| 04:11 | South Alabama | Trinidad Rudder swats the layup by Mathew Meadows | 33-19 |
| 04:09 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley snags the offensive board | 33-19 |
| 03:54 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 33-19 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Eddie | 33-19 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | James Wagner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (PG), David Nagle (SG), Freddy Stroup (SF), Freddie Ray (PF), Theodore Scott (C) Jack Ballenger, Danilo Marino, Dikembe Dare, Jerry Jolley, Mathew Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Todd Free (SF), Justin Avant (C) Ryan Wagner, James Wagner, Kenneth Blum, Dennis Eddie | |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Trinidad Rudder - foul #1 on Trinidad Rudder, team foul #11 | 33-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp (PF) Freddie Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PF) Trinidad Rudder | |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddy Stroup (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hobert Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Free (tired) 3 reb. PF - George Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Avant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Justin Avant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to David Nagle | 35-19 |
| 03:06 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-19 |
| 03:04 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 02:48 | South Alabama | George Phillips takes the ball from Matthew Nelson | 35-19 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nelson steps in front of the Jerry Rogers pass in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| 02:44 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Nelson | 37-19 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nelson - foul #1 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #8 | 37-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall (PG), Freddie Ray (PF) Matthew Nelson, Theodore Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Strother (PF) George Phillips | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Raul Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Raul Rodriguez is called for the reach on Ronald Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 37-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Mathew Meadows (C) Hobert Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (SG), Trinidad Rudder (C) Raul Rodriguez, Justin Avant | |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Ronald Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Mathew Meadows takes the ball from Trinidad Rudder | 39-21 |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | Freddy Stroup comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Trinidad Rudder | 39-21 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers is hacked by Ronald Marshall - foul #2 on Ronald Marshall, team foul #9 | 39-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jack Ballenger (PG), Danilo Marino (SF), Hobert Kemp (C) Ronald Marshall, Freddy Stroup, Mathew Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie (PF), Justin Avant (C) David Strother, Trinidad Rudder | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Danilo Marino hits a wide open floater from the right block | 41-23 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Rogers | 41-25 |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | Freddie Ray misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 41-25 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Dennis Eddie gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Justin Avant lays it up and in | 41-27 |
| 00:20 | South Alabama | Dennis Eddie swats the dunk try by Hobert Kemp | 41-27 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Todd Free grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-27 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Nelson (PG), Ronald Marshall (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Jerry Jolley (PF), Mathew Meadows (C) Jack Ballenger, David Nagle, Danilo Marino, Freddie Ray, Hobert Kemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Dennis Eddie, Justin Avant | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Todd Free comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-27 |