| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Homes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul Clifford inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Homes - foul #1 on Steven Homes, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Ted Rochon gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Paul Clifford | 29-31 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Chad White is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chad White, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Ted Rochon swats the layup by Dewey Gates | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ronald Reynolds | 29-31 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Paul Clifford is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to David Brown | 29-31 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Paul Clifford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Reynolds | 31-34 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Max Pearlman (SG), Thomas Jones (C) Christopher Kraft, Ted Rochon, Steven Homes | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Preston Higgins swats the short shot by Paul Clifford | 31-34 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Max Pearlman gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds is denied on a layup by Sylvester Sharp | 31-34 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Charles Reid misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Higgins | 31-34 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Dewey Gates | 33-34 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Max Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Chad White evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Reid | 33-36 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 13:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Clifford | 33-36 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Reynolds | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Dewey Gates | 35-38 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Max Pearlman is hacked by Chad White - foul #3 on Chad White, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG), Ted Rochon (PF), Jim Jones (C) Charles Reid, Max Pearlman, Thomas Jones | |
| 12:20 | UConn | Paul Clifford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Muldoon (PG) Ronald Reynolds | |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | David Brown is hacked by John Muldoon - foul #1 on John Muldoon, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | David Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Paul Clifford grabs the board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Muldoon (fresh) SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Ted Rochon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Paul Clifford pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Paul Clifford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the floater near the basket set up by Darrell Lewis and the foul's on John Muldoon - foul #2 on John Muldoon, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Reynolds (PG), Max Pearlman (SF) John Muldoon, Paul Clifford | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses short on a floater in the paint | 38-38 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Jim Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Ted Rochon can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Jim Jones denies the turnaround by Glen Thompson | 38-38 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Max Pearlman makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Reynolds | 38-40 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Christopher Kraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Paul Clifford (SF), Steven Homes (C) Christopher Kraft, Ted Rochon, Jim Jones | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-40 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 40-40 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad White and the foul's on Paul Clifford - foul #2 on Paul Clifford, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Clifford - foul #3 on Paul Clifford, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF) Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Jones (C) Charles Reid | |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Homes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington hits a jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 47-42 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | David Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Homes - foul #2 on Steven Homes, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Christopher Kraft (SG), Ted Rochon (PF) Ronald Reynolds, Max Pearlman, Steven Homes | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Glen Thompson swats the short shot by Charles Reid | 48-42 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is called for a charge - foul #4 on Timothy Allen, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, David Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:40 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewey Gates - foul #1 on Dewey Gates, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson dunks the ball and the foul's on Ted Rochon - foul #1 on Ted Rochon, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Reynolds (PG), Steven Homes (C) Charles Reid, Jim Jones | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Ted Rochon gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Paul Clifford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-44 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ted Rochon - foul #2 on Ted Rochon, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF) Chad White, Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | Max Pearlman (SF) Paul Clifford | |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Ted Rochon hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Jim Jones (C) Christopher Kraft, Ted Rochon | |
| 04:00 | UConn | Jim Jones misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Covington - foul #3 on Matthew Covington, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Clifford (SF) Charles Reid | |
| 04:00 | UConn | Jim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Jim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Chad White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 03:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jim Jones | 51-48 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Paul Clifford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Chad White grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Homes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Max Pearlman snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG), Ted Rochon (PF) Max Pearlman, Steven Homes | |
| 02:33 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Chad White is hacked by Christopher Kraft - foul #1 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the floater in the lane | 53-48 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Chad White is fouled on the floor by Ted Rochon - foul #3 on Ted Rochon, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:02 | UConn | Darrell Lewis is called for the reach on Paul Clifford - foul #4 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Jim Jones's layup is rejected by David Brown | 55-48 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | David Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Kraft - foul #2 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Jim Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Jim Jones grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Paul Clifford hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Rochon | 56-51 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Reynolds - foul #2 on Ronald Reynolds, team foul #12 | 56-51 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Jim Jones gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Kraft | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Reynolds - foul #3 on Ronald Reynolds, team foul #13 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Ted Rochon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Christopher Kraft is called for the reach on David Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #14 | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Jim Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ted Rochon grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |