| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Baisden (fresh) PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Elvin Byrnes is called for the reach on Brian Baisden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 31-39 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | John Northcutt grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Salvatore Costa is called for the reach on Joseph McCracken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken is hacked by Elvin Byrnes - foul #3 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF), Robert Corley (C) Allen Bennett, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 18:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel's layup is rejected by Douglas Johnson | 33-39 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Robert Corley loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG) Sam Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Baisden | |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG) John Northcutt | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SG), Jerry Haun (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Brian Gilden, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt throws it down and he's hacked by Robert Corley - foul #1 on Robert Corley, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa (PF), George Mulvaney (C) Douglas Johnson, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa lays it up and in and he's fouled by Josiah Terry - foul #1 on Josiah Terry, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Radwanski (SF) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Jerry Haun - foul #1 on Jerry Haun, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), John Northcutt (SF) Daniel Jones, James Radwanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Joseph McCracken (C) Nole Bates, Jerry Haun, Robert Dempsey | |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is fouled on the floor by Bruce Schuldt - foul #1 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry | |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck loses the dribble to Bobby Pimentel | 38-42 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby Pimentel | 38-44 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Mulvaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the finger roll | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Pimentel and he's hacked by George Mulvaney - foul #1 on George Mulvaney, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Edward Doxey (SG), Robert Corley (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt | |
| 14:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elvin Byrnes - foul #4 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG) Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (SF) Joseph McCracken | |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Radwanski (SF) Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Nole Bates, Josiah Terry | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ira Huffman | 43-54 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | James Radwanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 43-54 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Doxey blocks the jumper by Jerry Haun | 43-54 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Ira Huffman is called for the reach on Daniel Jones - foul #3 on Ira Huffman, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) Daniel Jones, James Radwanski, Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Joseph McCracken (C) Bruce Schuldt, Ira Huffman, Jerry Haun, Robert Dempsey | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Sammy Haupt - foul #1 on Sammy Haupt, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates hits the finger roll | 45-56 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | John Northcutt scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 48-56 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Bishop | 50-56 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken can't connect on a floater from the right block | 50-56 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-59 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | John Northcutt loses the ball out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), James Radwanski (SF), Edward Doxey (PF), Robert Corley (C) Marcus Bishop, Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG), Jerry Haun (SF), Josiah Terry (PF), Robert Dempsey (C) Nole Bates, Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun lays it in and he's fouled by Edward Doxey - foul #2 on Edward Doxey, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Bennett - foul #3 on Allen Bennett, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (C) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Josiah Terry - foul #2 on Josiah Terry, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken (C) Robert Dempsey | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Robert Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones is called for the reach on Bobby Pimentel - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), John Northcutt (SF) Daniel Jones, James Radwanski, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG) Jerry Haun | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Doxey | 51-64 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-64 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney tips it in | 53-64 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Bennett is called for the reach on Ira Huffman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Bennett, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Robert Corley (C) Allen Bennett, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Robert Corley lays it up and in | 55-66 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman loses the dribble to John Northcutt | 55-66 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the finger roll | 57-66 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Corley takes the ball from Bobby Pimentel in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ira Huffman - foul #4 on Ira Huffman, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Marcus Bishop, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Jerry Haun (SF), Robert Dempsey (C) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Clatterbuck - foul #1 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 59-68 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | John Northcutt steals it from Brian Gilden in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Haun (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | John Northcutt buries a driving attempt from the right block | 61-68 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-68 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa's pass is intercepted by Nole Bates | 61-68 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones is whistled for a carry | 61-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), James Radwanski (SF), Edward Doxey (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Daniel Jones, Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG), Bruce Schuldt (SF), Josiah Terry (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Brian Gilden, Jerry Haun, Sammy Haupt, Robert Dempsey | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | James Radwanski is called for the reach on Bruce Schuldt in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Radwanski, team foul #12 | 61-68 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken banks in the layup set up by Ira Huffman | 61-70 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey is hacked by Josiah Terry - foul #3 on Josiah Terry, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden (SF) Nole Bates | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Schuldt | 63-72 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Ira Huffman takes the ball from Marcus Bishop in the backcourt | 63-72 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Schuldt and the foul's on Allen Bennett - foul #5 on Allen Bennett, team foul #13 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG) Ira Huffman | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden makes the free throw | 63-75 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Sam Clatterbuck | 65-75 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Sam Clatterbuck steals the ball from Brian Gilden | 65-75 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | James Radwanski banks in the layup on a great pass from Sam Clatterbuck | 67-75 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-75 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry snags the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brian Gilden and he's hacked by Marcus Bishop - foul #4 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #14 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), John Northcutt (SF), Robert Corley (PF), George Mulvaney (C) Marcus Bishop, Sam Clatterbuck, James Radwanski, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Ira Huffman (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Josiah Terry | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the free throw | 67-78 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Sammy Haupt - foul #2 on Sammy Haupt, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (SF) Joseph McCracken | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney makes the free throw | 70-78 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones picks off the pass by Bobby Pimentel in the backcourt | 70-78 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-78 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones hits the follow up shot | 72-78 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-78 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel snags the offensive board | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Doxey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Corley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mulvaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Haun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 72-78 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt is fouled on the floor by Ira Huffman - foul #5 on Ira Huffman, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Daniel Jones, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Josiah Terry (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Jerry Haun, Sammy Haupt, Robert Dempsey | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Josiah Terry | 72-78 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden can't finish the uncontested layup | 72-78 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken hits the follow up shot | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 72-80 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken gets the rebound | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken can't connect on a floater from the right block | 72-80 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the offensive board | 72-80 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is called for 5 seconds | 72-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Nole Bates, Josiah Terry | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Brian Gilden is called for the reach on Sam Clatterbuck - foul #1 on Brian Gilden, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcus Bishop is called for the reach on Bobby Pimentel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #15 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SG) Marcus Bishop | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa's layup is rejected by Joseph McCracken | 74-82 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't tip it in | 74-82 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Clatterbuck | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-82 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden grabs the board | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Doxey - foul #3 on Edward Doxey, team foul #16 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SF), Robert Dempsey (C) Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | John Northcutt drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-84 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Doxey - foul #4 on Edward Doxey, team foul #17 | 76-84 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt gets the offensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Salvatore Costa is called for the reach on Bruce Schuldt - foul #3 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #18 | 76-85 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the board | 76-85 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-85 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 76-85 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt is hacked by Edward Doxey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Doxey, team foul #19 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-86 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt runs out the clock | 76-86 |