| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Leija (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Vierra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Foster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brandon Hendon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Ornstein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stacy Humphries (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Laurence Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein loses the dribble to Eric Davis | 44-38 |
| 19:30 | Nicholls State | Brandon Hendon steals the ball from Jeffrey Cesar | 44-38 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Eric Davis | 44-38 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Hendon | 44-40 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Hendon - foul #3 on Brandon Hendon, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Flynt (PG), Joe Nealy (SG), David Sawyer (PF) Brandon Hendon, Stacy Humphries, Laurence Price | |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | David Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Collins | 46-40 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 17:42 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-43 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Vierra | 46-43 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Gary Flynt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Cesar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Flynt, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG), Keith Holden (SG), Brandon Suh (SF), Timothy Wilson (PF), Keith Lawson (C) Jeffrey Cesar, Eric Davis, Mark Leija, Nicholas Vierra, Cameron Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries (PG), Laurence Price (PF), William Burgess (C) Gary Flynt, David Sawyer, Ronnie Collins | |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | Keith Lawson tips it home | 48-43 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Joe Nealy is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn is hacked by Stacy Humphries in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stacy Humphries, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn misses the shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Ornstein | 50-43 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Laurence Price misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Wilson - foul #1 on Timothy Wilson, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG), Eric Davis (SG), Cameron Foster (C) Keith Holden, Brandon Suh, Keith Lawson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins (C) William Burgess | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Laurence Price makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Laurence Price makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Billy Ornstein | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Thorn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Timothy Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Cameron Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stacy Humphries (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Ornstein (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Nealy (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Laurence Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Collins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Wilson - foul #2 on Timothy Wilson, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Leija (SF), Nicholas Vierra (PF) Dustin Thorn, Timothy Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Tyson (SG), Michael Jeffrey (SF), Gary Flynt (C) Billy Ornstein, Joe Nealy, Ronnie Collins | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Robert Tyson grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt is hacked by Cameron Foster - foul #2 on Cameron Foster, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon (PG), David Sawyer (C) Stacy Humphries, Laurence Price | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Vierra steals it from Gary Flynt | 50-46 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cesar | 52-46 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | David Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra scores on a runner from the left block | 54-46 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | David Sawyer connects on the floater in the paint | 54-48 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG), Keith Holden (SG), Brandon Suh (SF), Timothy Wilson (PF), Keith Lawson (C) Jeffrey Cesar, Eric Davis, Mark Leija, Nicholas Vierra, Cameron Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Laurence Price (PF), William Burgess (C) Gary Flynt, David Sawyer | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Laurence Price misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Brandon Suh grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson jams it set up by Keith Holden | 56-48 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon loses the dribble to Brandon Suh | 56-48 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson lays it up and in | 58-48 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Michael Jeffrey buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Brandon Hendon | 58-50 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Keith Holden is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | William Burgess snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Michael Jeffrey is fouled on the floor by Keith Holden - foul #2 on Keith Holden, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG), Eric Davis (SG), Mark Leija (SF), Nicholas Vierra (PF), Cameron Foster (C) Dustin Thorn, Keith Holden, Brandon Suh, Timothy Wilson, Keith Lawson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries (PG), Ronnie Collins (C) Brandon Hendon, William Burgess | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Davis - foul #2 on Eric Davis, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Nealy (SF), Billy Ornstein (PF) Michael Jeffrey, Laurence Price | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Leija (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nicholas Vierra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stacy Humphries (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tyson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Nealy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Ornstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Cesar | 60-52 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Ronnie Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar is fouled on the floor by Stacy Humphries - foul #3 on Stacy Humphries, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson (C) Cameron Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon (PG), Michael Jeffrey (SF), Gary Flynt (PF), David Sawyer (C) Stacy Humphries, Joe Nealy, Billy Ornstein, Ronnie Collins | |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | David Sawyer swats the short shot by Mark Leija | 60-52 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Robert Tyson travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Leija | 62-52 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | David Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Nordman (PG), Keith Holden (SG), Keith Lawson (PF) Jeffrey Cesar, Eric Davis, Nicholas Vierra | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries (PG), Billy Ornstein (SF), Laurence Price (PF), Ronnie Collins (C) Brandon Hendon, Michael Jeffrey, Gary Flynt, David Sawyer | |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Laurence Price | 65-54 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Tyson - foul #4 on Robert Tyson, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG), Brandon Suh (SF) Jason Nordman, Mark Leija | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Nealy (SF) Robert Tyson | |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Suh - foul #2 on Brandon Suh, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Nordman (PG), Cameron Foster (C) Timothy Wilson, Keith Lawson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Nordman | 69-56 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG), Eric Davis (SG), Mark Leija (SF), Nicholas Vierra (PF) Jason Nordman, Keith Holden, Dustin Thorn, Brandon Suh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon (PG), Robert Tyson (SG), Gary Flynt (PF), David Sawyer (C) Stacy Humphries, Billy Ornstein, Laurence Price, Ronnie Collins | |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Joe Nealy is called for the reach on Mark Leija - foul #1 on Joe Nealy, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Jeffrey (SF) Joe Nealy | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Leija (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Nicholas Vierra (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Foster (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brandon Hendon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tyson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Jeffrey (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Hendon - foul #4 on Brandon Hendon, team foul #7 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson (PF) Nicholas Vierra | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Burgess (C) David Sawyer | |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt makes the jump hook from the left block | 71-58 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis makes the wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Cesar | 73-58 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Cameron Foster is called for the reach on William Burgess - foul #3 on Cameron Foster, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (SF), Keith Lawson (PF), Brandon Suh (C) Mark Leija, Timothy Wilson, Cameron Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries (PG), Laurence Price (PF) Brandon Hendon, Gary Flynt | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | William Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Brandon Suh snags the defensive board | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Lawson | 76-58 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Cesar takes the ball from Stacy Humphries in the backcourt | 76-58 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar lays it up and in | 78-58 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Robert Tyson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 78-58 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Brandon Suh grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar's pass is intercepted by William Burgess | 78-58 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Laurence Price hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jeffrey | 78-60 |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 78-60 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Leija (SF), Timothy Wilson (PF) Dustin Thorn, Brandon Suh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Flynt (PG), Joe Nealy (SG), Billy Ornstein (SF), David Sawyer (PF), Ronnie Collins (C) Stacy Humphries, Robert Tyson, Michael Jeffrey, Laurence Price, William Burgess | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Mark Leija steps in front of the Gary Flynt pass | 78-60 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Gary Flynt - foul #3 on Gary Flynt, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (SG), Nicholas Vierra (PF) Eric Davis, Keith Lawson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon (PG) Gary Flynt | |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | David Sawyer buries a floater from the left wing | 80-62 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-62 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Brandon Hendon grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Joe Nealy clanks a 3 from straight away | 80-62 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | David Sawyer snags the offensive board | 80-62 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-62 |
| 03:29 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra is fouled in the backcourt by David Sawyer - foul #2 on David Sawyer, team foul #9 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Holden (SG), Brandon Suh (SF) Jeffrey Cesar, Mark Leija | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries (PG), Gary Flynt (PF) Brandon Hendon, Ronnie Collins | |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-62 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Ornstein | 82-62 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Dustin Thorn (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Keith Holden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Suh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Vierra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stacy Humphries (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Ornstein (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Nealy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Flynt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sawyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-62 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Nealy | 82-62 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries misses long on a jumper from the right side | 82-62 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra grabs the board | 82-62 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra misses the lay-in | 82-62 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | David Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Dustin Thorn is called for the reach on Stacy Humphries - foul #1 on Dustin Thorn, team foul #8 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Nordman (PG), Keith Lawson (PF) Dustin Thorn, Nicholas Vierra | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Burgess (C) David Sawyer | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Jason Nordman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Wilson | 85-64 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | William Burgess is fouled on the floor by Timothy Wilson - foul #3 on Timothy Wilson, team foul #9 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG) Jason Nordman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | William Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | William Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:47 | Nicholls State | Stacy Humphries steals it from Keith Holden in the backcourt | 85-66 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Joe Nealy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 85-66 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Keith Lawson | 85-66 |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Stacy Humphries is called for the reach on Keith Holden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stacy Humphries, team foul #10 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Sawyer (C) William Burgess | |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Keith Holden misses the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Keith Holden misses the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Gary Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 85-66 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Billy Ornstein misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 85-66 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Wilson | 85-66 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | David Sawyer steps in front of the Keith Holden pass in the backcourt | 85-66 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | David Sawyer can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Keith Lawson - foul #2 on Keith Lawson, team foul #10 | 85-66 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | David Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | David Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Keith Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-68 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | David Sawyer hits a runner from the baseline | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn loses the ball out of bounds | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Stacy Humphries is whistled for a carry | 85-70 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn runs out the clock | 85-70 |