| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Norman Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hrabovsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Degregorio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Radwanski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 8 pts. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Radwanski inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-41 |
| 19:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Longoria is hacked by James Radwanski - foul #3 on James Radwanski, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Corley (SF) James Radwanski | |
| 19:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jerome Degregorio | 42-41 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Robert Corley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Corley, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Marcus Bishop is called for the reach on Douglas Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PF) Salvatore Costa | |
| 18:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hrabovsky | 45-41 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Norman Embry takes the ball from Marcus Bishop | 45-41 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Robert Corley snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 17:57 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky is hacked by Daniel Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Jones, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether (PG), Felix Villegas (SG), Wade Smith (SF), Christopher McCreary (PF), Richard Redd (C) Norman Embry, Mark Hrabovsky, Jerome Degregorio, Douglas Brown, Richard Longoria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (SG), Federico Colombo (SF), James Miller (PF), Harry Duffy (C) Marcus Bishop, Daniel Jones, Robert Corley, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 17:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher McCreary and the foul's on Harry Duffy - foul #2 on Harry Duffy, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF) George Mulvaney, James Miller | |
| 17:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Duffy | 48-45 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Federico Colombo - foul #2 on Federico Colombo, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry (PG) Felix Villegas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Miller (PF) Salvatore Costa | |
| 16:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Norman Embry steals the ball from Marcus Bishop | 49-45 |
| 16:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry throws it down | 51-45 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | James Miller lays it in | 51-47 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas (SG), Jerome Degregorio (SF), Douglas Brown (PF), William Kendall (C) Stephen Meriwether, Wade Smith, Christopher McCreary, Richard Redd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), Robert Corley (SF), Robert Gomes (C) Marcus Bishop, Federico Colombo, Harry Duffy | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Norman Embry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Felix Villegas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Degregorio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Mulvaney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McCormik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Corley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gomes (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | James McCormik is hacked by William Kendall - foul #1 on William Kendall, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky (SG) Norman Embry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG), James Radwanski (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) James McCormik, Robert Corley, James Miller, Robert Gomes | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Jerome Degregorio picks off the pass by Salvatore Costa | 51-47 |
| 15:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Radwanski - foul #4 on James Radwanski, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith (PF), Richard Longoria (C) Douglas Brown, William Kendall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Robert Corley (SF) George Mulvaney, James Radwanski | |
| 15:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 15:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 14:36 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Felix Villegas | 53-47 |
| 14:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Longoria | 56-47 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop drills a 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 13:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Hrabovsky | 59-50 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Daniel Jones, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry (PG), Stephen Meriwether (SG), Christopher McCreary (SF), Douglas Brown (PF), Richard Redd (C) Felix Villegas, Mark Hrabovsky, Jerome Degregorio, Wade Smith, Richard Longoria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), James McCormik (SG), Federico Colombo (SF), James Miller (PF), Harry Duffy (C) Marcus Bishop, Daniel Jones, Robert Corley, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 13:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 59-50 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | James Miller grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 59-50 |
| 13:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Douglas Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher McCreary | 61-50 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Meriwether takes the ball from Federico Colombo | 61-50 |
| 12:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry is hacked by George Mulvaney in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mulvaney, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky (SG) Stephen Meriwether | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Robert Gomes (C) George Mulvaney, James Miller, Harry Duffy | |
| 12:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 12:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 12:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Robert Gomes pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Norman Embry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mark Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher McCreary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Redd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McCormik (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Federico Colombo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gomes (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 11:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Douglas Brown gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Robert Gomes gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 11:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Norman Embry | 65-50 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-50 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo tips it in | 65-52 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Fullerton | The short jumper by Christopher McCreary is denied by Federico Colombo | 65-52 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Douglas Brown misses the tip | 65-52 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Richard Redd is called for the reach on Marcus Bishop - foul #3 on Richard Redd, team foul #2 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas (PG), Jerome Degregorio (SF), Wade Smith (PF), Richard Longoria (C) Norman Embry, Christopher McCreary, Douglas Brown, Richard Redd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), Robert Corley (SF), James Miller (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Marcus Bishop, Federico Colombo, Salvatore Costa, Robert Gomes | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | James McCormik misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 10:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 10:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 65-52 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | James Miller gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Robert Corley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-52 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Elvin Byrnes | 65-52 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Felix Villegas - foul #1 on Felix Villegas, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether (PG), William Kendall (C) Mark Hrabovsky, Richard Longoria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Harry Duffy (C) James McCormik, James Miller, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:55 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Wade Smith | 65-53 |
| 09:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Kendall | 68-53 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | William Kendall takes the ball from Marcus Bishop | 68-53 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Duffy - foul #3 on Harry Duffy, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry (PG) Felix Villegas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Robert Corley tips it but misses | 70-53 |
| 09:05 | Cal State Fullerton | William Kendall gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio lays it in set up by Wade Smith | 72-53 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jerome Degregorio - foul #2 on Jerome Degregorio, team foul #4 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd (PF), Richard Longoria (C) Stephen Meriwether, William Kendall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (SG), Elvin Byrnes (C) George Mulvaney, Harry Duffy | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| 08:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith loses the dribble to Marcus Bishop | 72-56 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | James McCormik blows the layup | 72-56 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 07:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Longoria | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Norman Embry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Wade Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jerome Degregorio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Redd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Longoria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James McCormik (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Corley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether (SG), Christopher McCreary (SF) Wade Smith, Jerome Degregorio | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), James Radwanski (SF), James Miller (PF) Marcus Bishop, James McCormik, Robert Corley, Salvatore Costa | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | James Miller scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-58 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 75-58 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the defensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulvaney | 75-61 |
| 06:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Longoria misses the lay-in | 75-61 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas (PG), Wade Smith (SG), Douglas Brown (PF) Norman Embry, Stephen Meriwether, Richard Longoria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Federico Colombo (SF), Robert Corley (PF), Harry Duffy (C) George Mulvaney, James Radwanski, James Miller, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 06:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd is hacked by Harry Duffy - foul #4 on Harry Duffy, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky (SG) Christopher McCreary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 06:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Redd misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 05:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky tips it home | 78-61 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Robert Corley can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Brown - foul #1 on Douglas Brown, team foul #5 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry (PG), Jerome Degregorio (SF), William Kendall (C) Felix Villegas, Wade Smith, Richard Redd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), James Radwanski (SF), Robert Gomes (C) Marcus Bishop, Federico Colombo, Harry Duffy | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Robert Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 04:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-62 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Corley | 78-62 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Douglas Brown denies the turnaround by Robert Corley | 78-62 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Radwanski | 78-62 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | James Radwanski is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on James Radwanski, team foul #12 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether (SG), Christopher McCreary (C) Mark Hrabovsky, William Kendall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (PG), James Miller (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) James Radwanski, Robert Corley, Robert Gomes | |
| 04:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-62 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Brown | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Degregorio is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Meriwether | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Norman Embry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Meriwether (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Degregorio (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher McCreary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James McCormik (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Mulvaney (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | James Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-65 |
| 03:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Douglas Brown can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 80-65 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-68 |
| 02:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-68 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky (SG), Wade Smith (SF), Richard Longoria (C) Stephen Meriwether, Jerome Degregorio, Douglas Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Federico Colombo (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) James McCormik, George Mulvaney, James Miller | |
| 02:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Hrabovsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Norman Embry | 83-68 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 83-68 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary gets the rebound | 83-68 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Longoria | 85-68 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-68 |
| 01:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry gets the rebound | 85-68 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Christopher McCreary misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-68 |
| 01:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-68 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Marcus Bishop is called for the reach on Norman Embry - foul #2 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #13 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether (SG), Richard Redd (C) Mark Hrabovsky, Richard Longoria | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), James McCormik (SG), Robert Corley (SF), James Miller (PF), Harry Duffy (C) Marcus Bishop, Daniel Jones, Federico Colombo, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 01:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Norman Embry misses the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 86-68 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Redd - foul #4 on Richard Redd, team foul #6 | 86-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas (SG) Norman Embry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy misses the free throw | 86-70 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith grabs the board | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cal State Fullerton | The jump hook by Stephen Meriwether is blocked by Harry Duffy | 86-70 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Felix Villegas misses the tip | 86-70 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Smith tips it but misses | 86-70 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harry Duffy | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-70 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | James Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 86-70 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | James Miller makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James McCormik | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Meriwether runs out the clock | 86-72 |