| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Renteria (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Latch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Matthew Eastin inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | William Latch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Eastin | 18-31 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | William Wolf can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 18-31 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Wolf | 18-31 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | James Hill is called for the reach on William Wolf - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Wolf | 21-31 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Keith Acres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Keith Acres snags the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Matthew Eastin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Acres | 21-34 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub loses the dribble to William Latch | 21-34 |
| 17:24 | UConn | William Latch lays it in | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | William Wolf's fadeaway is rejected by James Hill | 21-36 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Stockstill | 21-36 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Stockstill | 24-36 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Keith Acres's pass is intercepted by Jerry Straub in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub lays it in | 26-36 |
| 16:25 | UConn | James Hill lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Keith Acres | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-38 |
| 16:02 | UConn | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Roberson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roger Renteria (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Latch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Eastin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brendan Milstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UConn | William Latch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Straub | 26-38 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson is hacked by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (SG), Jim Carstens (SF), William Gregory (PF), Barry Galliher (C) Darrell Roberson, Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SG), Harry Pearson (SF), Robert Maske (PF), Albert Huey (C) William Latch, Matthew Eastin, Brendan Milstein, James Hill | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Huey - foul #2 on Albert Huey, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Robert Maske's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | William Gregory buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ben Hall and he's hacked by Albert Huey - foul #3 on Albert Huey, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | William Gregory makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Thomas Walter is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Hall - foul #1 on Ben Hall, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Albert Huey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 31-38 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Keith Acres steals it from Ben Hall | 31-38 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Thomas Walter slams it home set up by Keith Acres | 31-40 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | William Gregory misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Robert Maske grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Keith Acres's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Galliher | 31-40 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Thomas Walter is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 31-42 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-42 |
| 12:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Harry Pearson | 31-42 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Thomas Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Ronald Cuadra (PF), William Wolf (C) Edward Stockstill, Ben Hall, William Gregory, Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | UConn | William Latch (SG), Matthew Eastin (SF), Brendan Milstein (PF), James Hill (C) Keith Acres, Harry Pearson, Robert Maske, Albert Huey | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jim Carstens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Darrell Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Cuadra (fresh) C - William Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Latch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | William Wolf grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Brendan Milstein snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 10:51 | UConn | James Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Wolf - foul #3 on William Wolf, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Roger Renteria (PF) Jim Carstens, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | UConn | Keith Acres (PG) Thomas Walter | |
| 10:51 | UConn | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:51 | UConn | James Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Wolf | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | William Wolf loses the dribble to Keith Acres | 31-43 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Matthew Eastin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Straub | 31-43 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 09:40 | UConn | James Hill snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Keith Acres is called for 10 seconds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Gregory (PG), Barry Galliher (C) Edward Stockstill, William Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (PG), Harry Pearson (SF), Robert Maske (PF) Keith Acres, Matthew Eastin, Brendan Milstein | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Darrell Roberson is called for the reach on Thomas Walter - foul #1 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG) Roger Renteria | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (C) James Hill | |
| 08:26 | UConn | William Latch can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 34-43 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ben Hall | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Albert Huey steals it from Darrell Roberson | 34-43 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Albert Huey scores on a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Walter and he's hacked by William Gregory - foul #2 on William Gregory, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (SF), Ronald Cuadra (PF), William Wolf (C) Jerry Straub, William Gregory, Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | UConn | Keith Acres (PG), Matthew Eastin (SF), Brendan Milstein (PF) Thomas Walter, Harry Pearson, Robert Maske | |
| 07:39 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ben Hall (fresh) SG - Darrell Roberson (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jim Carstens (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Cuadra (fresh) C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Latch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brendan Milstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Huey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | William Wolf buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by William Latch - foul #2 on William Latch, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Roger Renteria (PF) Ben Hall, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hill (C) Albert Huey | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | William Wolf misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | William Wolf snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 06:58 | UConn | William Latch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 06:37 | UConn | William Latch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Gregory (SF) Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Carstens | 39-46 |
| 05:53 | UConn | James Hill's dunk attempt is rejected by William Wolf | 39-46 |
| 05:51 | UConn | William Latch pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Keith Acres buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Edward Stockstill - foul #4 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Edward Stockstill, Jim Carstens, William Gregory, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SG), Harry Pearson (SF), Robert Maske (PF), Albert Huey (C) William Latch, Matthew Eastin, Brendan Milstein, James Hill | |
| 05:22 | UConn | Keith Acres makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Maske - foul #2 on Robert Maske, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Keith Acres is hacked by Ben Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Hall, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Thomas Walter hits the finger roll | 41-51 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Keith Acres gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Thomas Walter misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Keith Acres snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Harry Pearson misses the easy layup | 41-51 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Albert Huey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Darrell Roberson (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Straub (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cuadra (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Maske (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Huey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on Keith Acres | 41-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jim Carstens (SG), William Gregory (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), William Wolf (C) Ben Hall, Darrell Roberson, Jerry Straub, Barry Galliher, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | UConn | William Latch (SG), Matthew Eastin (SF), James Hill (C) Thomas Walter, Harry Pearson, Albert Huey | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Keith Acres drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Maske | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria misses the layup against the doubleteam | 43-53 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 02:09 | UConn | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Keith Acres clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | William Gregory clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | UConn | William Latch is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Renteria - foul #1 on Roger Renteria, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF) Jim Carstens, William Gregory | |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (PF) Robert Maske | |
| 01:33 | UConn | William Latch makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:33 | UConn | William Latch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria drills a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Brendan Milstein - foul #2 on Brendan Milstein, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Jerry Straub steals it from Keith Acres in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the lay-in | 48-55 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Brendan Milstein grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Keith Acres connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Eastin | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Renteria | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | William Latch is hacked by Darrell Roberson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SF) Matthew Eastin | |
| 00:38 | UConn | William Latch makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:38 | UConn | William Latch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Hill | 51-60 |
| 00:25 | UConn | James Hill is hacked by Edward Stockstill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG) Edward Stockstill | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Pearson (SF) William Latch | |
| 00:25 | UConn | James Hill misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens travels with the ball | 51-60 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Darrell Roberson is called for the reach on Thomas Walter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Thomas Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Brendan Milstein snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Keith Acres runs out the clock | 51-61 |