| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Keith Poarch (fresh) SG - Bernard Striplin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Abrams (fresh) C - Jose Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Hayman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Roger Hayman inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Providence | Radman Zorman hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:44 | Providence | Radman Zorman makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-37 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams misses the tip | 24-37 |
| 19:17 | Providence | The rebound goes to Roger Hayman | 24-37 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Lynn Ginn misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 24-37 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Benally - foul #1 on Lloyd Benally, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Lynn Ginn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Jose Flores is hacked by Roger Hayman - foul #1 on Roger Hayman, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Picou (PG), Chester Jordan (SF), Walter Oliver (PF) Keith Poarch, David Lenz, Richard Abrams | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SF), Corey Erby (PF), Jake Adcock (C) Lynn Ginn, Roger Hayman, Lloyd Benally, Radman Zorman | |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Jose Flores hits the finger roll set up by Michael Picou and the foul's on John Farrell - foul #3 on John Farrell, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Jones (SF) John Farrell | |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Jose Flores misses the free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Jake Adcock gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:48 | Providence | William Archibald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Jose Flores lays it in | 30-37 |
| 17:35 | Providence | William Archibald is hacked by Michael Picou in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Picou, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell (C) Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:26 | Providence | Bernard Striplin steals the ball from William Archibald | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jake Adcock | 30-37 |
| 16:56 | Providence | William Archibald is fouled on the floor by Michael Picou - foul #2 on Michael Picou, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG), David Lenz (SF), Richard Abrams (PF) Michael Picou, Chester Jordan, Walter Oliver | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Roger Hayman (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) William Archibald, Michael Jones, Corey Erby, Jake Adcock | |
| 16:49 | Providence | Lloyd Benally hits a wide open shot in the lane | 30-39 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Benally picks off the pass by Bernard Striplin | 30-39 |
| 16:25 | Providence | Jerry Litherland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (SG) Jerry Litherland | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:13 | Providence | Radman Zorman gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Lloyd Benally makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Keith Poarch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Striplin (tiring) 6 pts. SF - David Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Abrams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Blackwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cleaves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Hayman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Radman Zorman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin lays it in on a nice dish by David Lenz | 32-42 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Roger Hayman misses the easy layup | 32-42 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | David Lenz gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Lynn Ginn is called for the reach on Keith Poarch - foul #1 on Lynn Ginn, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Michael Picou (SG), Walter Briggs (SF), William Beaty (PF), Jose Flores (C) Keith Poarch, Bernard Striplin, David Lenz, Richard Abrams, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), John Farrell (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Corey Erby (C) Lynn Ginn, Jason Cleaves, Roger Hayman, Radman Zorman | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | William Beaty knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Picou | 34-42 |
| 15:14 | Providence | William Archibald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chester Jordan (SF) Michael Picou | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Litherland (SF) Lloyd Benally | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Corey Erby blocks the short jumper by Jose Flores | 34-42 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Corey Erby grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:30 | Providence | Walter Briggs picks off the pass by Corey Erby | 34-42 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Jose Flores can't throw it down but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG), Michael Picou (SG), David Lenz (SF), Richard Abrams (PF) Roger Dipietro, Walter Briggs, Chester Jordan, William Beaty | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Roger Hayman (SF), Jake Adcock (C) William Archibald, Jerry Litherland, Michael Jones | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:45 | Providence | Corey Erby clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Lenz - foul #3 on David Lenz, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Oliver (C) Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (SG) John Farrell | |
| 13:45 | Providence | Corey Erby makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:45 | Providence | Corey Erby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Roger Hayman blocks the short jumper by David Lenz | 36-44 |
| 13:24 | Providence | Roger Hayman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:04 | Providence | Corey Erby loses the dribble to David Lenz | 36-44 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Michael Picou is fouled on the floor by Jake Adcock - foul #1 on Jake Adcock, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Michael Picou, Richard Abrams | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Litherland (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) Roger Hayman, Corey Erby, Jake Adcock | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Radman Zorman swats the short shot by Walter Oliver | 36-44 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | David Lenz hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 12:11 | Providence | Lloyd Benally drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Cleaves | 38-47 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Radman Zorman is called for the reach on Roger Dipietro - foul #2 on Radman Zorman, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (SG), William Beaty (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Jose Flores (C) Keith Poarch, David Lenz, Walter Oliver, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), John Farrell (SG) Lynn Ginn, Jason Cleaves | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Lloyd Benally snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 11:53 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 11:52 | Providence | William Archibald grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Beaty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Abrams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Litherland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Jose Flores is called for the reach on Radman Zorman - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin (SG), Chester Jordan (SF) Roger Dipietro, Richard Abrams | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Jones (SF), Corey Erby (PF), Jake Adcock (C) Jerry Litherland, Lloyd Benally, Radman Zorman | |
| 11:10 | Providence | Bernard Striplin is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Bernard Striplin, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Picou (PG) Walter Briggs | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:50 | Providence | Michael Jones can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | William Beaty pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Lenz (SF), Richard Abrams (PF) Chester Jordan, William Beaty | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (PG), Roger Hayman (SF) William Archibald, Jake Adcock | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:42 | Providence | Roger Hayman pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:36 | Providence | Jason Cleaves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Corey Erby pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:23 | Providence | John Farrell clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 10:21 | Providence | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:13 | Providence | Roger Hayman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Corey Erby takes the ball from Jose Flores | 41-47 |
| 09:55 | Providence | Corey Erby can't connect on a jumper from close range | 41-47 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams misses the dunk but he's hacked by Corey Erby - foul #1 on Corey Erby, team foul #9 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Keith Poarch (SG), Walter Briggs (SF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Michael Picou, Bernard Striplin, David Lenz, Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Jerry Litherland (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) John Farrell, Roger Hayman, Corey Erby, Michael Jones | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Keith Poarch is called for the reach on Jason Cleaves - foul #1 on Keith Poarch, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chester Jordan (SF), Walter Oliver (PF) Keith Poarch, Richard Abrams | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:27 | Providence | Jason Cleaves makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Jason Cleaves misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Radman Zorman blocks the short jumper by Chester Jordan | 43-48 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Cleaves - foul #1 on Jason Cleaves, team foul #10 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (SG) Roger Dipietro | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (SG) Jason Cleaves | |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:03 | Providence | William Archibald is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Archibald, team foul #11 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin (SG) Walter Briggs | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Benally - foul #2 on Lloyd Benally, team foul #12 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Beaty (SF) Chester Jordan | |
| Subs | Providence | Jake Adcock (C) Radman Zorman | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Lynn Ginn scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Striplin | 47-50 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Lynn Ginn is called for the reach on Bernard Striplin - foul #2 on Lynn Ginn, team foul #13 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Walter Briggs (SF), Jose Flores (C) Keith Poarch, Walter Oliver, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Roberts (PG), John Farrell (SG), Roger Hayman (SF), Corey Erby (PF) Lynn Ginn, William Archibald, Jerry Litherland, Lloyd Benally | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | Providence | Corey Erby snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Striplin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Beaty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jerry Roberts (fresh) SG - John Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hayman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Corey Erby (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Adcock (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Providence | Corey Erby misses short on a shot from close range | 48-50 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Beaty and he's fouled by John Farrell - foul #4 on John Farrell, team foul #14 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Abrams (PF) William Beaty | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (PG), Radman Zorman (C) Jerry Roberts, Jake Adcock | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:28 | Providence | Corey Erby snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:26 | Providence | Roger Hayman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chester Jordan (SF) Bernard Striplin | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams knocks in the jumper from the right block | 52-50 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Corey Erby hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Abrams | 54-52 |
| 06:37 | Providence | Roger Hayman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Abrams - foul #3 on Richard Abrams, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG), Michael Picou (SG), David Lenz (SF) Roger Dipietro, Walter Briggs, Chester Jordan | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Michael Jones (C) Jason Cleaves, Radman Zorman | |
| 06:37 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:37 | Providence | Roger Hayman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Michael Picou drills a jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | Providence | Corey Erby banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Farrell | 56-55 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | David Lenz lays it up and in | 58-55 |
| 05:47 | Providence | John Farrell is hacked by Michael Picou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Picou, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Beaty (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Richard Abrams, Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Jerry Litherland (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Jake Adcock (C) William Archibald, Roger Hayman, Corey Erby, Michael Jones | |
| 05:47 | Providence | John Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Providence | John Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | David Lenz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 58-56 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | David Lenz snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | David Lenz gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Michael Picou's pass is intercepted by John Farrell | 58-56 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Jake Adcock misses the lay-in | 58-56 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Lloyd Benally hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Providence | Lloyd Benally hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:49 | Providence | Lynn Ginn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:36 | Providence | Lynn Ginn misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 61-58 |
| 03:34 | Providence | Lloyd Benally tips it home | 61-60 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Bernard Striplin (SG), Walter Briggs (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Jose Flores (C) Keith Poarch, Michael Picou, David Lenz, William Beaty, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Hayman (SF), Corey Erby (PF), Radman Zorman (C) John Farrell, Lloyd Benally, Jake Adcock | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Striplin (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Walter Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hayman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Corey Erby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams loses the dribble to Roger Hayman | 61-60 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Lynn Ginn hits the finger roll set up by Roger Hayman | 61-62 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Radman Zorman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Benally (PF) Corey Erby | |
| 02:34 | Providence | Lynn Ginn is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams misses the tip | 61-62 |
| 02:12 | Providence | Radman Zorman pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:08 | Providence | Bernard Striplin takes the ball from Jerry Litherland in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin lays it in | 63-62 |
| 02:05 | Providence | Walter Briggs is called for the reach on Lynn Ginn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Briggs, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Farrell (SG) Jerry Litherland | |
| 02:05 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:05 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs's fadeaway is rejected by Radman Zorman | 63-64 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jose Flores can't throw it down | 63-64 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Radman Zorman grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Lynn Ginn blows the layup but the foul's on Bernard Striplin - foul #2 on Bernard Striplin, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Lenz (SF) Walter Briggs | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:16 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Jose Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Providence | Jose Flores steals it from John Farrell in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jose Flores comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 00:29 | Providence | John Farrell snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Providence | John Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Dipietro - foul #4 on Roger Dipietro, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| 00:27 | Providence | John Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:27 | Providence | John Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Lynn Ginn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Lynn Ginn is hacked by Roger Dipietro in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Dipietro, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (PG) Roger Dipietro | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Litherland (SG) John Farrell | |
| 00:14 | Providence | Lynn Ginn misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Litherland picks off the pass by Bernard Striplin | 63-68 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Bernard Striplin is called for the reach on Roger Hayman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Striplin, team foul #14 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (SG), Corey Erby (C) Lloyd Benally, Radman Zorman | |
| 00:05 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |