| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rory Trimble (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lavern Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Browning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Ward (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stanley Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd inbounds the ball | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Rory Trimble is called for the reach on Enoch Zibell - foul #2 on Rory Trimble, team foul #1 | 44-53 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Enoch Zibell | 44-55 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Underwood misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Stanley Todd - foul #3 on Stanley Todd, team foul #1 | 44-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (SG), Michael Pendleton (SF), Michael Long (C) Lavern Whitley, Ralph Browning, David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Thomas Campisi (C) Timothy Ward, Stanley Todd, Alberto Russo, Gene Stephens | |
| 19:18 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ohanko Sato | 44-57 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-57 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | James Hardiman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ohanko Sato | 44-60 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | James Hardiman snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas (PG), Lavern Whitley (SG), Ralph Browning (SF), Joseph Dehart (PF), David Jones (C) Rory Trimble, Wayne Vaccaro, Michael Pendleton, Jerry Underwood, Michael Long | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Timothy Ward (SG), Keith Breeden (SF), George Tennison (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Enoch Zibell, Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman, Carlos Moore, Thomas Campisi | |
| 17:58 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart clanks a runner from the right block | 44-60 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Ward and he's fouled by Stephen Matas - foul #2 on Stephen Matas, team foul #2 | 44-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alberto Russo (PF) George Tennison | |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the free throw | 44-63 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning double dribbles | 44-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard (PG), Jerry Underwood (PF) Stephen Matas, Joseph Dehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), George Tennison (SF) Jimoh Elijah, Keith Breeden | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | George Tennison gets the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | George Tennison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina A&T | Enoch Zibell steps in front of the David Jones pass in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Jerry Underwood takes the ball from Timothy Ward | 44-63 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina A&T | Lavern Whitley is fouled on the floor by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #2 | 44-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble (PG), Stephen Matas (SG), Michael Pendleton (PF) David Maggard, Lavern Whitley, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Carlos Moore (C) Timothy Ward, George Tennison, Gene Stephens | |
| 16:11 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton can't connect on a shot in the lane | 44-63 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning tips it in | 46-63 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato's pass is intercepted by Rory Trimble | 46-63 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 46-63 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton hits the follow up shot | 48-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rory Trimble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Matas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Browning (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Pendleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ohanko Sato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alberto Russo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-63 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | James Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | James Hardiman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Enoch Zibell | 48-66 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pendleton | 50-66 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Matas | 53-66 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-66 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-66 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas is fouled on the floor by Alberto Russo - foul #3 on Alberto Russo, team foul #3 | 53-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (PG), David Maggard (SG), Michael Long (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Joseph Dehart (C) Rory Trimble, Stephen Matas, Ralph Browning, Michael Pendleton, David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Keith Breeden (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Thomas Campisi (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Enoch Zibell, Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman, Alberto Russo, Carlos Moore | |
| 14:02 | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Michael Long takes the ball from Thomas Campisi | 53-66 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina A&T | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on Wayne Vaccaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro lays it in uncontested | 55-66 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Stephens | 55-69 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is whistled for a carry | 55-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lavern Whitley (SG), Michael Pendleton (C) David Maggard, Joseph Dehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Ward (SG) Keith Breeden | |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Michael Long is called for the reach on Stanley Todd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 55-69 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG) Jimoh Elijah | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is hacked by Stanley Todd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Todd, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (SF), George Tennison (PF) Stanley Todd, Thomas Campisi | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble (PG) Wayne Vaccaro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Ward picks off the pass by Rory Trimble in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Ward is fouled on the floor by Jerry Underwood - foul #3 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart (C) Michael Pendleton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Moore (PF) George Tennison | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Jones (C) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Keith Breeden (SF) Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman | |
| 12:15 | North Carolina A&T | Jimoh Elijah steps in front of the Lavern Whitley pass in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Keith Breeden | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T 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) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rory Trimble (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lavern Whitley (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Dehart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Jones (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ward (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Breeden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlos Moore (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina A&T | Lavern Whitley's pass is intercepted by Keith Breeden | 55-73 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard (PG), Ralph Browning (SF), Michael Pendleton (C) Rory Trimble, Joseph Dehart, David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), James Hardiman (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Thomas Campisi (C) Jimoh Elijah, Keith Breeden, Carlos Moore, Gene Stephens | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina A&T | Lavern Whitley grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning is fouled on the floor by James Hardiman - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #6 | 55-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (PG) Lavern Whitley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Timothy Ward | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning misses badly on a shot near the basket | 55-73 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Hardiman | 55-73 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | David Maggard steps in front of the Thomas Campisi pass in the backcourt | 55-73 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long (C) Michael Pendleton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Tennison (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Thomas Campisi | |
| 10:39 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is fouled on the floor by Gene Stephens - foul #3 on Gene Stephens, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Jones (C) Ralph Browning | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Moore (C) Gene Stephens | |
| 10:39 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | George Tennison grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Michael Long steals it from Carlos Moore | 55-73 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble (PG), Lavern Whitley (SG), Michael Pendleton (SF) Wayne Vaccaro, David Maggard, Michael Long | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Timothy Ward (SG), Keith Breeden (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) Enoch Zibell, Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman, George Tennison | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah buries a jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Ward | 55-75 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton misses the lay-in | 55-75 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 55-75 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Keith Breeden makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Ward | 55-77 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones's pass is intercepted by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt | 55-77 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-79 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-79 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (PG), Stephen Matas (SG), Ralph Browning (SF), Joseph Dehart (C) Rory Trimble, Lavern Whitley, Michael Pendleton, David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Thomas Campisi (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Timothy Ward, Keith Breeden, Alberto Russo, Carlos Moore | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-79 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell tips it back up and in | 55-81 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-81 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Campisi | 55-81 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-81 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the offensive rebound | 55-81 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-81 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 55-81 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell blows the dunk | 55-81 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Ralph Browning | 55-81 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Matas | 57-81 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Campisi misses the lay-in | 57-81 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart pulls down the rebound | 57-81 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Wayne Vaccaro (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Matas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Browning (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Dehart (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ohanko Sato (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Hardiman (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Campisi (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Gene Stephens (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zibell - foul #1 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #8 | 57-81 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard (SG), Michael Long (SF), Michael Pendleton (PF), David Jones (C) Stephen Matas, Ralph Browning, Jerry Underwood, Joseph Dehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Timothy Ward (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), George Tennison (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Enoch Zibell, Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman, Thomas Campisi, Gene Stephens | |
| 07:38 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 59-83 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton buries a runner from the left block | 61-83 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Timothy Ward clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-83 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is hacked by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #9 | 61-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble (PG) Wayne Vaccaro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Keith Breeden (SG), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Timothy Ward, Carlos Moore | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Rory Trimble picks off the pass by Enoch Zibell | 63-83 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-83 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard snags the offensive board | 63-83 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble is fouled on the floor by Keith Breeden - foul #1 on Keith Breeden, team foul #10 | 63-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lavern Whitley (SG), Ralph Browning (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Joseph Dehart (C) David Maggard, Michael Long, Michael Pendleton, David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), Alberto Russo (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Enoch Zibell, Keith Breeden, George Tennison, Gene Stephens | |
| 06:07 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble misses the 2nd free throw | 64-83 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 64-83 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd is fouled in the backcourt by Lavern Whitley - foul #3 on Lavern Whitley, team foul #6 | 64-83 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo dunks the ball on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah and the foul's on Joseph Dehart - foul #2 on Joseph Dehart, team foul #7 | 64-85 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (SG), Thomas Campisi (C) Jimoh Elijah, Carlos Moore | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo makes the free throw | 64-86 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #11 | 64-86 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble misses the 1st free throw | 64-86 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina A&T | Rory Trimble misses the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | James Hardiman snags the defensive board | 64-86 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alberto Russo and he's fouled by Jerry Underwood - foul #4 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #8 | 64-88 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long (C) Joseph Dehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the free throw | 64-89 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stanley Todd - foul #5 on Stanley Todd, team foul #12 | 64-89 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Ward (SG) Stanley Todd | |
| 05:24 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning misses the 1st free throw | 64-89 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning misses the 2nd free throw | 64-89 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Campisi grabs the defensive rebound | 64-89 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Ralph Browning is called for the reach on Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Browning, team foul #9 | 64-89 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Moore (C) Thomas Campisi | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses the 1st free throw | 64-89 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 64-89 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-89 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-89 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Ward is fouled on the floor by Michael Long - foul #3 on Michael Long, team foul #10 | 64-89 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart (C) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Ward makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 64-90 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Moore | 64-90 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Underwood - foul #5 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #11 | 64-90 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton (C) Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 64-91 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-91 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore snags the offensive board | 64-91 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Carlos Moore - foul #1 on Carlos Moore, team foul #13 | 64-91 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (PG), Stephen Matas (SG), Michael Long (PF) Rory Trimble, Lavern Whitley, Ralph Browning | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), George Tennison (PF), Thomas Campisi (C) Enoch Zibell, Timothy Ward, Alberto Russo, Carlos Moore | |
| 04:42 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Vaccaro | 67-91 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-91 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long pulls down the rebound | 67-91 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long is called for traveling | 67-91 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-91 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Maggard (PG), Lavern Whitley (SG), Ralph Browning (SF), David Jones (C) Wayne Vaccaro, Stephen Matas, Michael Long, Joseph Dehart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Timothy Ward (SG), Keith Breeden (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Ohanko Sato, James Hardiman, George Tennison, Thomas Campisi | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Alberto Russo's pass is intercepted by Lavern Whitley | 67-91 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 67-91 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell gets the rebound | 67-91 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - David Maggard (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Lavern Whitley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Browning (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Pendleton (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (very tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Ward (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Breeden (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alberto Russo (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Stephens (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T 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) | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Keith Breeden's pass is intercepted by Lavern Whitley in the backcourt | 67-91 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina A&T | Ralph Browning knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by David Jones | 69-91 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Ralph Browning steals it from Enoch Zibell in the backcourt | 69-91 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones drills a shot in the paint set up by Lavern Whitley and he's fouled by Gene Stephens - foul #4 on Gene Stephens, team foul #14 | 71-91 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro (PG), Stephen Matas (SG), Joseph Dehart (SF), Michael Long (PF) David Maggard, Lavern Whitley, Ralph Browning, Michael Pendleton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), James Hardiman (SF), George Tennison (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Enoch Zibell, Timothy Ward, Keith Breeden, Alberto Russo, Gene Stephens | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones makes the free throw | 72-91 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Wayne Vaccaro picks off the pass by James Hardiman in the backcourt | 72-91 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Long misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-91 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Long | 72-91 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-91 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart hits the follow up shot | 74-91 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by James Hardiman | 74-93 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina A&T | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-93 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton (SF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Campisi (C) Carlos Moore | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-93 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart grabs the board | 74-93 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-93 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-93 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | George Tennison gets the offensive rebound | 76-93 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-93 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton snags the defensive board | 76-93 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro misses the floater from just outside the lane | 76-93 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Campisi snags the defensive board | 76-93 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-93 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Dehart grabs the board | 76-93 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 76-93 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | George Tennison grabs the defensive rebound | 76-93 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | James Hardiman is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane | 76-95 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T 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) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-95 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the board | 76-95 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T 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) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-95 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | James Hardiman tips it home | 76-97 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas is fouled in the backcourt by Jimoh Elijah - foul #4 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #15 | 76-97 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Moore (PF) George Tennison | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas makes the 1st free throw | 77-97 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-97 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 77-97 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-97 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro is fouled on the floor by Carlos Moore - foul #2 on Carlos Moore, team foul #16 | 77-97 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro makes the 1st free throw | 78-97 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Wayne Vaccaro makes the 2nd free throw | 79-97 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | James Hardiman is open but misses the lay-in | 79-97 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Pendleton grabs the board | 79-97 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Ohanko Sato is called for the reach on Stephen Matas - foul #2 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #17 | 79-97 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas makes the 1st free throw | 80-97 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 81-97 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah runs out the clock | 81-97 |