| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Vento (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Harden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Durrant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Vento - foul #1 on Victor Vento, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Peter Walker scores on a jump hook in the lane | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Durrant | 36-39 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Victor Curry gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Victor Curry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Peter Walker hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Dahlquist | 38-41 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Michael Harden is hacked by Stephen Dahlquist - foul #3 on Stephen Dahlquist, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Travis Richards (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Victor Vento, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (SG), Marco Beal (SF), Kevin Saxon (C) Ronald Williams, Stephen Dahlquist, Harold Monte | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Marco Beal takes the ball from Rudy Huff | 38-41 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Glenn Benner is called for the reach on James Shively - foul #3 on Glenn Benner, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (SG) Glenn Benner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (SG), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Willie Hess | |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon tips it in | 38-43 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Paul Chan drills a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller is denied on a dunk by Travis Richards | 41-43 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Saxon - foul #3 on Kevin Saxon, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Paul Chan, Johnny Armes, Stanley Pollard, Travis Richards, Rudy Huff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Michael Stoughton (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) John Heller, Kenneth Foran, Marco Beal, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Victor Vento double dribbles | 41-43 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams travels in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Victor Curry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Victor Vento | 44-43 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively's pass is intercepted by Arnold Durrant in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Vento (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Durrant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Victor Vento comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Stoughton, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG), Carlton Janney (PF) Victor Vento, Arnold Durrant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist (SF) Michael Stoughton | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Peter Walker lays it in and he's fouled by Harold Monte - foul #3 on Harold Monte, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Peter Walker misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Glenn Benner - foul #4 on Glenn Benner, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG) Glenn Benner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (PG), Michael Stoughton (SG), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Ronald Williams, Harold Monte | |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Victor Curry hits a shot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Walker is called for the reach on Willie Hess - foul #1 on Peter Walker, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG) Victor Curry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal (PF) Willie Hess | |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist is fouled on the floor by Michael Harden - foul #2 on Michael Harden, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Travis Richards (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF) Michael Harden, Carlton Janney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (PG), Kevin Saxon (PF) Michael Stoughton, Brad Buskirk | |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Peter Walker - foul #2 on Peter Walker, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG) Victor Vento | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte (C) Stephen Dahlquist | |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant is hacked by Kenneth Foran - foul #2 on Kenneth Foran, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Stanley Pollard (SF) Johnny Armes, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG) Kenneth Foran | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Victor Curry hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG), Peter Walker (C) Paul Chan, Travis Richards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Willie Hess (PF) Kevin Saxon, Harold Monte | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Victor Curry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Peter Walker grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Heller | 50-48 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard tips it in | 52-48 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams hits a turnaround in the lane | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Vento (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Durrant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Marco Beal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Peter Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG), Johnny Armes (SG), Travis Richards (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Victor Vento, Stanley Pollard, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (PG), Michael Stoughton (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Ronald Williams, John Heller, Willie Hess, Marco Beal | |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton hits a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Dahlquist steps in front of the Rudy Huff pass | 52-52 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Dahlquist | 52-54 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Travis Richards buries a shot in the paint | 54-54 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brad Buskirk | 54-56 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Travis Richards comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brad Buskirk - foul #1 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF) Paul Chan, Johnny Armes, Carlton Janney, Rudy Huff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) Kenneth Foran, Michael Stoughton, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Travis Richards misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Travis Richards knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Victor Vento | 57-58 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 57-58 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte tips it but misses | 57-58 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Victor Curry steps in front of the Willie Hess pass | 57-58 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Victor Curry lays it in | 59-58 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess banks in the layup | 59-60 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Vento (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Harden (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Durrant (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Richards (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Hess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Monte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Michael Harden double dribbles | 62-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Victor Vento, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Travis Richards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (PG), Kenneth Foran (SG), Marco Beal (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Ronald Williams, Stephen Dahlquist, Willie Hess, Harold Monte | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller is fouled on the floor by Stanley Pollard - foul #3 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (SG) Victor Curry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Peter Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Kenneth Foran | 62-64 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Peter Walker scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Benner | 64-64 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon is whistled for traveling | 64-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Rudy Huff (C) Glenn Benner, Paul Chan, Carlton Janney, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Michael Stoughton (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) John Heller, Kenneth Foran, Marco Beal, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Armes is called for the reach on James Shively in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Armes, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff scores on a floater from the right side | 66-65 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG) Victor Vento | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Victor Curry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant (PF) Stanley Pollard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG) Stephen Dahlquist | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Michael Harden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Shively | 66-65 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Michael Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Harden | 68-65 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton drills a driving attempt in the paint | 68-67 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Armes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Harden (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Durrant (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stoughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Hess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Monte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rudy Huff - foul #2 on Rudy Huff, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Victor Curry, Johnny Armes, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Rudy Huff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (PG), Kenneth Foran (SG), Marco Beal (SF), Brad Buskirk (PF) James Shively, Ronald Williams, Michael Stoughton, Willie Hess | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Peter Walker | 70-69 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 70-69 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte tips it home | 70-71 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Victor Vento connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 72-71 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (SG), Travis Richards (SF) Victor Vento, Stanley Pollard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF) Brad Buskirk, Harold Monte | |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 72-71 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Travis Richards snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Peter Walker's layup is rejected by Kevin Saxon | 72-71 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Paul Chan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Saxon | 72-71 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG) Kenneth Foran | |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Chan takes the ball from Marco Beal | 72-71 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Paul Chan hits the finger roll | 74-71 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Chan - foul #3 on Paul Chan, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Peter Walker (C) Glenn Benner, Paul Chan, Stanley Pollard, Carlton Janney, Travis Richards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) James Shively, Kevin Saxon, Marco Beal | |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Peter Walker misses short on a floater near the basket | 74-73 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harden - foul #3 on Michael Harden, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG) John Heller | |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Victor Vento pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Michael Harden misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses the tip | 74-73 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively clanks a 3 from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Williams is called for the reach on Victor Vento - foul #2 on Ronald Williams, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Victor Vento makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Victor Vento makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively's pass is intercepted by Victor Vento in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Michael Harden is hacked by Stephen Dahlquist - foul #4 on Stephen Dahlquist, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG) Victor Vento | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Michael Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist tips it but misses | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte grabs the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-73 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Williams - foul #3 on Ronald Williams, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rudy Huff (C) Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harden - foul #4 on Michael Harden, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG), Peter Walker (C) Glenn Benner, Rudy Huff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is fouled in the backcourt by James Shively - foul #2 on James Shively, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG) Victor Vento | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Shively | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is fouled in the backcourt by James Shively - foul #3 on James Shively, team foul #12 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG) Michael Harden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Victor Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses long on a fullcourt shot | 83-78 |