| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lino Dobrynski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gerald Bomar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Olesky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rae (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly inbounds the ball | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eddie Barnes | 50-45 |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | William Cain hits a jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley is hacked by Arthur Olesky - foul #3 on Arthur Olesky, team foul #1 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Carl Goodson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Eddie Barnes, Edwin Bradley, Thomas Banister, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Bedard (PG), Stephen Acker (SG), Kevin Berry (PF), Stephen Huber (C) Gerald Bomar, Arthur Olesky, Robert Rae, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson tips it in | 54-47 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | William Cain is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Huber | 54-50 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly buries a driving attempt from the right block | 56-50 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Kevin Berry lays it in | 56-52 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Acker - foul #2 on Stephen Acker, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Edwin Bradley (SG), Thomas Banister (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Chris Stephenson, Walter Kelly, Carl Goodson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gerald Bomar (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Wade Breault (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Stephen Acker, William Cain, Kevin Berry, Stephen Huber | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Thomas Banister in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Barnes | 61-52 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Gerald Bomar | 61-54 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Eddie Barnes steals the ball from Robert Jones | 63-54 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Barnes | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Lino Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gerald Bomar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Bedard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Breault (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Wade Breault comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Vince Thomas - foul #2 on Vince Thomas, team foul #1 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Carl Goodson (C) Eddie Barnes, Vince Thomas, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Olesky (SG), William Cain (SF), Robert Rae (PF), Kevin Berry (C) Gary Bedard, Robert Jones, Wade Breault, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Banister | 65-54 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Robert Rae blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Banister | 65-54 |
| 15:03 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Rae is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banister - foul #2 on Thomas Banister, team foul #2 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Walter Kelly (SF) Edwin Bradley, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Stephen Huber (C) Gerald Bomar, William Cain | |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Stephen Huber lays it in on a great pass from Robert Rae | 65-56 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Acker takes the ball from Walter Kelly | 65-56 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Kevin Berry comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Walter Kelly - foul #2 on Walter Kelly, team foul #3 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Thomas Banister (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Chris Stephenson, Alphonso Conti, Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Cain (SF), Robert Jones (C) Robert Rae, Stephen Huber | |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Kevin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Kevin Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Stephen Acker steals it from Edwin Bradley | 65-58 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | William Cain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Acker | 65-60 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Kevin Berry picks off the pass by Walter Kelly | 65-60 |
| 12:46 | Belmont | Stephen Acker comes up short on the shot from close range | 65-60 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | William Cain tips it in | 65-62 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly is hacked by William Cain - foul #1 on William Cain, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gerald Bomar (PG), Gary Bedard (SG), Wade Breault (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Stephen Acker, Arthur Olesky, Kevin Berry, Robert Jones | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 12:23 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 12:17 | Belmont | Gary Bedard buries a floater from the right side set up by William Cain | 65-64 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Gerald Bomar steals it from Edwin Bradley | 65-64 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert is hacked by Walter Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Kelly, team foul #4 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF) Edwin Bradley, Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Gary Bedard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | William Cain tips it home | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chris Stephenson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alphonso Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Banister (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Lino Dobrynski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gerald Bomar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Bedard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Cain (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Breault (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas drills a shot from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Jones (SF), Robert Rae (PF), Stephen Huber (C) William Cain, Wade Breault, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Robert Rae is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Rae, team foul #4 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Walter Kelly (SF), Carl Goodson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Vince Thomas, Alphonso Conti, Thomas Banister, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Olesky (SG) Gerald Bomar | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Rae - foul #4 on Robert Rae, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Kevin Berry (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Gary Bedard, Robert Rae, Stephen Huber | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 69-66 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway from close range | 69-66 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Kevin Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Stephen Acker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson loses the dribble to Arthur Gilbert | 69-66 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Acker | 69-69 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly is fouled on the floor by Arthur Olesky - foul #4 on Arthur Olesky, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (PG), Edwin Bradley (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Thomas Banister (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Chris Stephenson, Walter Kelly, Carl Goodson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gerald Bomar (PG), Gary Bedard (SG), William Cain (SF), Wade Breault (PF), Stephen Huber (C) Stephen Acker, Arthur Olesky, Robert Jones, Kevin Berry, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 69-69 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to William Cain | 69-69 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Stephen Huber is hacked by Vince Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vince Thomas, team foul #5 | 69-69 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 69-69 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Wade Breault grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Wade Breault clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Alphonso Conti - foul #4 on Alphonso Conti, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Olesky (SG), Robert Rae (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Gary Bedard, William Cain, Stephen Huber | |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lino Dobrynski | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chris Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Bradley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alphonso Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Banister (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Lino Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gerald Bomar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Olesky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wade Breault (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Rae (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Wade Breault is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Cain (SF) Wade Breault | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski tips it back up and in | 71-70 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | William Cain hits the finger roll | 71-72 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bomar - foul #2 on Gerald Bomar, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Walter Kelly (SF) Chris Stephenson, Edwin Bradley, Alphonso Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Bedard (PG), Kevin Berry (C) Gerald Bomar, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Gary Bedard is hacked by Eddie Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Gary Bedard makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Gary Bedard makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the fadeaway from close range | 75-74 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Robert Rae is hacked by Vince Thomas - foul #4 on Vince Thomas, team foul #8 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Goodson (PF) Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Arthur Olesky, William Cain | |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Robert Rae makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Robert Rae makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Robert Rae steps in front of the Walter Kelly pass | 75-76 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Stephen Acker's fadeaway is rejected by Lino Dobrynski | 75-76 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas is called for traveling | 75-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Vince Thomas, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Wade Breault (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Robert Rae, Kevin Berry | |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Gary Bedard misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 75-76 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-76 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Stephenson | 77-76 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Stephen Acker is hacked by Chris Stephenson - foul #3 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Thomas Banister (PF), Alphonso Conti (C) Eddie Barnes, Carl Goodson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Olesky (SG), William Cain (SF), Stephen Huber (C) Gary Bedard, Robert Jones, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Stephen Acker misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister pulls down the rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wade Breault - foul #1 on Wade Breault, team foul #8 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (SF) Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gerald Bomar (PG), Robert Rae (PF) Stephen Acker, Wade Breault | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Berry (PF) Robert Rae | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Kevin Berry gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chris Stephenson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Bradley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Banister (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Alphonso Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gerald Bomar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Olesky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Cain (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Vince Thomas is called for the reach on William Cain in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vince Thomas, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski (C) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Rae (PF) Stephen Huber | |
| 03:17 | Belmont | William Cain makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | William Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley jams it on a nice dish by Chris Stephenson | 80-78 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky is hacked by Chris Stephenson - foul #4 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert (C) Kevin Berry | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Rae - foul #5 on Robert Rae, team foul #9 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Alphonso Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Berry (PF) Robert Rae | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar is hacked by Eddie Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #12 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Goodson (PF) Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Bedard (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Arthur Olesky, William Cain | |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Barnes | 85-82 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Olesky (SG), William Cain (SF), Stephen Huber (C) Gary Bedard, Robert Jones, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Cain | 85-84 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Gerald Bomar steals the ball from Eddie Barnes in the backcourt | 85-84 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Carl Goodson swats the shot by Gerald Bomar | 85-84 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson gets the rebound | 85-84 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Gerald Bomar - foul #3 on Gerald Bomar, team foul #10 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Thomas Banister (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Carl Goodson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert (C) Stephen Huber | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson makes the 3rd free throw | 87-84 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Kevin Berry connects on the shot from the baseline | 87-86 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly is hacked by Gerald Bomar - foul #4 on Gerald Bomar, team foul #11 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:03 | Belmont | William Cain pulls down the rebound | 88-86 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert's floater is tipped away by Thomas Banister | 88-86 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister gets the rebound | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Kelly | 91-86 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar is fouled in the backcourt by Lino Dobrynski - foul #2 on Lino Dobrynski, team foul #13 | 91-86 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Gerald Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes is hacked by Gerald Bomar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerald Bomar, team foul #12 | 91-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Bedard (PG) Gerald Bomar | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 92-88 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-88 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Eddie Barnes steals the ball from Kevin Berry | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Bedard - foul #2 on Gary Bedard, team foul #13 | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Chris Stephenson is called for the reach on Arthur Olesky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #14 | 93-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky makes the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Arthur Olesky makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes is hacked by Gary Bedard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Bedard, team foul #14 | 93-90 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 94-90 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Gary Bedard loses the dribble to Thomas Banister in the backcourt | 95-90 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Berry - foul #1 on Kevin Berry, team foul #15 | 95-90 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 97-90 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | William Cain misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 97-90 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Arthur Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 97-90 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | William Cain misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 97-90 |