| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Brinton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Strauser (fresh) PF - Eugene Bartz (fresh) C - Paul Woolfolk (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle inbounds the ball | 16-26 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bruce Willis, team foul #1 | 16-26 |
| 19:19 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk is fouled on the floor by Bruce Willis as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Bruce Willis, team foul #2 | 16-26 |
| 18:58 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg is denied on a layup by Silas Pringle | 16-26 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk can't tip it in | 16-26 |
| 18:56 | UCLA | Gary Strauser tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis gets the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is fouled on the floor by Gary Strauser - foul #2 on Gary Strauser, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 18-28 |
| 17:35 | UCLA | James Brinton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Ellenburg | 20-28 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Harry Minter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Woolfolk - foul #1 on Paul Woolfolk, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:04 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Brian Ellenburg picks off the pass by Harry Minter out of a doubleteam | 20-30 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk is hacked by Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #1 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #3 | 20-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Maldonado (SG), Thomas Garton (SF), David Patterson (PF) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Eugene Bartz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:18 | UCLA | Thomas Garton drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesus Maldonado | 22-30 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hinton | 22-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Maldonado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Garton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Woolfolk (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk lays it in on a nice dish by Jesus Maldonado | 24-32 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-35 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk's pass is intercepted by Daniel Eisenhauer | 24-35 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Patterson - foul #2 on David Patterson, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (SG), Gary Strauser (SF), Eugene Bartz (PF), Thomas Armijo (C) Jesus Maldonado, Thomas Garton, David Patterson, Paul Woolfolk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor, Harry Minter | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:30 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Kinney | 24-39 |
| 13:59 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-39 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer can't tip it in | 24-39 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle gets the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-39 |
| 13:32 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:14 | UCLA | Ronald Kinney is called for the reach on Brian Ellenburg - foul #1 on Ronald Kinney, team foul #4 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tucker (PG), Paul Woolfolk (C) Brian Ellenburg, Thomas Armijo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duncan (PF) Daniel Eisenhauer | |
| 12:59 | UCLA | The jump hook by Eugene Bartz is blocked by William Duncan | 24-39 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Roosevelt Littlefield and he's fouled by Jonathan Tucker - foul #1 on Jonathan Tucker, team foul #4 | 24-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Willis (SG), Harry Minter (C) Roosevelt Littlefield, Kevin Staten | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney makes the free throw | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:13 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range | 26-42 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Woolfolk - foul #2 on Paul Woolfolk, team foul #5 | 26-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg (PG), Jesus Maldonado (SG), Thomas Garton (SF) Jonathan Tucker, James Brinton, Gary Strauser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) Ronald Kinney, William Duncan | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Maldonado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Garton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Bartz (fresh) C - Paul Woolfolk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UCLA | Thomas Garton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Woolfolk out of the doubleteam | 28-43 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Jesus Maldonado steals it from Richard Hinton | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:00 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg scores on a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Harry Minter - foul #1 on Harry Minter, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Patterson (PF), Thomas Armijo (C) Eugene Bartz, Paul Woolfolk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| 11:00 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Willis and he's hacked by Thomas Garton - foul #1 on Thomas Garton, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SF) Thomas Garton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 10:26 | UCLA | Jesus Maldonado is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brian Ellenburg | 34-46 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton is fouled on the floor by Jesus Maldonado - foul #1 on Jesus Maldonado, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (SG), Paul Woolfolk (C) Jesus Maldonado, Thomas Armijo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:05 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Paul Woolfolk | 34-46 |
| 09:58 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Harry Minter snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Bruce Willis is called for the reach on James Brinton - foul #3 on Bruce Willis, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Eugene Bartz (PF) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Bruce Willis, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk misses long on a shot from the right block | 34-48 |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Gary Strauser tips it home | 36-48 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | William Duncan can't finish the layup | 36-48 |
| 08:36 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Eugene Bartz | 36-48 |
| 08:20 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 08:18 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the tip | 36-48 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | William Duncan drills a shot from the right block | 36-50 |
| 07:57 | UCLA | William Duncan swats the short shot by Paul Woolfolk | 36-50 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 07:34 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Strauser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Woolfolk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Staten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the floater from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 06:59 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Eugene Bartz | 38-50 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Brinton and he's fouled by Richard Hinton - foul #1 on Richard Hinton, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Maldonado (SG), Thomas Garton (SF), David Patterson (PF), Thomas Armijo (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Eugene Bartz, Paul Woolfolk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Richard Hinton, Roosevelt Littlefield, Robert Villasenor, William Duncan, Kevin Staten | |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Armijo - foul #1 on Thomas Armijo, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tucker (PG) Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 3rd free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | David Patterson misses the lay-in | 40-52 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Harry Minter double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg (PG) Jonathan Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:19 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney's pass is intercepted by Thomas Armijo | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:34 | UCLA | Thomas Armijo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (SG), Eugene Bartz (PF), Paul Woolfolk (C) Jesus Maldonado, David Patterson, Thomas Armijo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG) Ronald Kinney | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton is hacked by Eugene Bartz - foul #3 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SF) Thomas Garton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Harry Minter buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hinton | 40-54 |
| 03:27 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Villasenor - foul #1 on Robert Villasenor, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| 03:27 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:27 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Harry Minter snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Strauser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Woolfolk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Kevin Staten (C) Bruce Willis, Harry Minter | |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Littlefield | 41-54 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Paul Woolfolk swats the short shot by Roosevelt Littlefield | 41-54 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 02:09 | UCLA | Richard Hinton doubles Paul Woolfolk and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Richard Hinton, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tucker (PG), Thomas Garton (SF) Brian Ellenburg, Gary Strauser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), William Duncan (PF), Harry Minter (C) Richard Hinton, Roosevelt Littlefield, Robert Villasenor, Daniel Eisenhauer, Kevin Staten | |
| 02:09 | UCLA | Paul Woolfolk misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | William Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle loses the dribble to James Brinton | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | UCLA | Jonathan Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-56 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Harry Minter pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Harry Minter splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Harry Minter is called for the reach on Thomas Garton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Minter, team foul #10 | 41-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian Ellenburg (PG) Jonathan Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) Ronald Kinney, William Duncan | |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Thomas Garton makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Thomas Garton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Silas Pringle and the foul's on Eugene Bartz - foul #4 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #10 | 43-60 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SF) Thomas Garton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Hinton - foul #3 on Richard Hinton, team foul #11 | 43-61 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton runs out the clock | 45-61 |