| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Boris Zircher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | George Garten clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Leonard Lang - foul #1 on Leonard Lang, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF) Leonard Lang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher's fadeaway is rejected by George Garten | 37-52 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Robert Babb can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Osvaldo Colombo - foul #3 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (PF) Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zircher - foul #3 on Boris Zircher, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Leonard Lang (SF), William Pelletier (C) Boris Zircher, Carlos Ertl, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Barry Philson (PF), Robert Brister (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 40-57 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Barry Philson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Pelletier - foul #1 on William Pelletier, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Jeremy Mori (C) Roy Zavitz, William Pelletier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Ivan Madalinski, Mark Deloach, Robert Brister | |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 40-59 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Barry Philson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Philson, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Carlos Ertl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), George Garten (PF) Thomas Schurman, Barry Philson | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Babb steals it from Jason Crutcher | 40-59 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the lay-in | 40-59 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Octavio Marino | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski grabs the offensive board | 40-62 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Roy Zavitz (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (tired) PF - Jason Crutcher (tired) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Garten (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is whistled for traveling | 40-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Shawn Schilawski, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Barry Philson (C) Jerry Stiles, Octavio Marino, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | George Garten misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Osvaldo Colombo - foul #4 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF) Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by George Garten - foul #2 on George Garten, team foul #2 | 40-63 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski banks in the layup and he's fouled by Boris Zircher - foul #4 on Boris Zircher, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Boris Zircher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Barry Philson | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is hacked by Thomas Schurman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (PF) George Garten | |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier can't finish the layup | 42-66 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is hacked by Roy Zavitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #3 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG) Roy Zavitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Fanelli - foul #4 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Brian Fanelli | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), George Garten (PF), Barry Philson (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl lays it in | 46-68 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Barry Philson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-68 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Carlos Ertl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 46-68 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski grabs the board | 46-68 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Schilawski is called for the reach on Robert Babb - foul #1 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF) Leonard Lang, William Pelletier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Barry Philson | |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Robert Babb | |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Ivan Madalinski | 49-71 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori (C) Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Matthew Czarkowski | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #4 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #5 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF) Jason Crutcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremy Mori - foul #2 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #10 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Roy Zavitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Barry Philson (C) Ivan Madalinski, Mark Deloach | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brister makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brister makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Czarkowski steals the ball from Carlos Ertl | 51-73 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 51-75 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF) Octavio Marino, Thomas Schurman, Robert Brister | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Robert Babb drills a jumper from close range set up by Barry Philson | 51-77 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roy Zavitz (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Lang (tired) PF - Jason Crutcher (tired) 5 pts. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Garten (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Philson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz lays it up and in | 53-77 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | George Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz grabs the board | 53-77 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz loses the dribble to Matthew Czarkowski | 53-77 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski lays it up and in | 53-79 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz hits a shot from the free throw line | 55-79 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Schilawski - foul #2 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #11 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Robert Babb, George Garten | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Schurman steals it from Shawn Schilawski | 55-81 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG) Shawn Schilawski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman, Barry Philson | |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 55-81 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles pulls down the rebound | 55-81 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses short on a floater in the paint | 55-81 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles gets the offensive rebound | 55-81 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles banks in the layup set up by Ivan Madalinski and he's fouled by Roy Zavitz - foul #4 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #12 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Leonard Lang (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Brian Fanelli, Roy Zavitz, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF) Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the free throw | 55-84 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Lang | 57-84 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Schilawski is called for the reach on George Garten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #13 | 57-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (PF) William Pelletier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (C) Robert Brister | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora pulls down the rebound | 57-85 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #6 | 57-85 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-85 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Delamora | 57-85 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the fadeaway from the left block | 57-85 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Robert Babb grabs the board | 57-85 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Jason Crutcher denies the turnaround by Barry Philson | 57-85 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Garten | 57-85 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lang - foul #2 on Leonard Lang, team foul #14 | 57-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) Barry Philson | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-86 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 57-87 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #7 | 57-87 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 1st free throw | 58-87 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses the 2nd free throw | 58-87 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Robert Brister gets the rebound | 58-87 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG) Carlos Ertl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-87 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori tips it but misses | 58-87 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Lang | 58-87 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli is fouled on the floor by Robert Brister - foul #1 on Robert Brister, team foul #8 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Leonard Lang, William Pelletier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister | |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 60-87 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-87 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 60-87 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli grabs the offensive board | 60-87 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-87 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 60-87 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Boris Zircher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Deloach (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Jeremy Mori picks off the pass by Matthew Czarkowski | 60-87 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Czarkowski steals it from Brian Fanelli in the backcourt | 60-87 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach can't finish the layup | 60-87 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the board | 60-87 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #15 | 60-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Theodore Delamora (C) Roy Zavitz, Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Barry Philson (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Barry Philson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Babb | 60-89 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Stiles - foul #2 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #9 | 60-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG) Carlos Ertl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF) Thomas Schurman | |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 61-89 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-89 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino gets the rebound | 61-89 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Stiles | 61-91 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Illinois | Octavio Marino denies the turnaround by Shawn Schilawski | 61-91 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the follow up shot | 63-91 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Babb | 63-93 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli loses the dribble to Jerry Stiles in the backcourt | 63-93 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Barry Philson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-93 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the tip | 63-93 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Octavio Marino | 63-93 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on an open shot in the lane | 63-93 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the tip | 63-93 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the tip | 63-93 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Barry Philson hits the follow up shot | 63-95 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski loses the dribble to Jerry Stiles | 63-95 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Brian Fanelli - foul #5 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #16 | 63-95 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Brian Fanelli, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Robert Brister (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Jerry Stiles, Octavio Marino, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 63-96 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 63-96 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori snags the defensive board | 63-96 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-96 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Robert Babb | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is called for 3 seconds | 63-96 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF) Jason Crutcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF) Barry Philson | |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-96 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher grabs the offensive board | 63-96 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Boris Zircher and he's fouled by Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #10 | 65-96 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses the free throw | 65-96 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach snags the defensive board | 65-96 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski is hacked by Carlos Ertl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #17 | 65-96 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski makes the 1st free throw | 65-97 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-97 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori pulls down the rebound | 65-97 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses short on a shot from the right side | 65-97 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori grabs the offensive rebound | 65-97 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Octavio Marino is called for the reach on Jeremy Mori - foul #2 on Octavio Marino, team foul #11 | 65-97 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (PF) William Pelletier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (C) Octavio Marino | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori misses the 1st free throw | 65-97 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori misses the 2nd free throw | 65-97 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 65-97 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Boris Zircher (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Schilawski (very tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Ertl (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Jason Crutcher (tired) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brister (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Deloach (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Philson (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-97 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski grabs the offensive board | 65-97 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Madalinski | 65-99 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-99 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Philson | 65-99 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Schilawski takes the ball from Robert Brister | 65-99 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-99 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (C) Jeremy Mori | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is fouled on the floor by Boris Zircher - foul #5 on Boris Zircher, team foul #18 | 65-99 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Boris Zircher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 65-99 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-99 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier grabs the defensive rebound | 65-99 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is hacked by Matthew Czarkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #12 | 65-99 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses the 1st free throw | 65-99 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-99 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is hacked by Shawn Schilawski - foul #4 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #19 | 66-99 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-100 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-100 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Robert Brister snags the offensive board | 66-100 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-102 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Carlos Ertl is denied by Robert Brister | 66-102 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl grabs the offensive board | 66-102 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Shawn Schilawski is blocked by Robert Brister | 66-102 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl tips it in | 68-102 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-102 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Philson swats the layup by Carlos Ertl | 68-102 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Robert Brister gets the rebound | 68-102 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-102 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier gets the rebound | 68-102 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-102 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the board | 68-102 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski runs out the clock | 68-102 |