| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Paul Clifford gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Paul Clifford is hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Jim Jones's pass is intercepted by Darrell Lewis | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Thompson | 38-33 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Reynolds | 41-33 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Paul Clifford gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Max Pearlman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Brown | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Glen Thompson, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Paul Clifford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Allen | 41-36 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Darrell Lewis is called for the reach on Ronald Reynolds - foul #2 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (SG), Ted Rochon (PF) Max Pearlman, Steven Homes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Charles Reid makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Clifford | 43-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) C - Jim Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-36 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Jim Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Sylvester Sharp denies the turnaround by Charles Reid | 43-36 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Paul Clifford - foul #2 on Paul Clifford, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Max Pearlman (SG) Charles Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Preston Higgins | |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ted Rochon | 43-37 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-37 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Paul Clifford tips it in | 48-37 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Reynolds steps in front of the Sylvester Sharp pass | 48-37 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Jim Jones can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-37 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Ted Rochon misses the tip | 48-37 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | David Brown buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Chad White | 48-39 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Max Pearlman knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 50-39 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Brown | 50-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | UConn | Ted Rochon misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Paul Clifford steals the ball from Sylvester Sharp | 50-41 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Timothy Allen steps in front of the Max Pearlman pass | 50-41 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Chad White lays it up and in set up by Timothy Allen | 50-43 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Paul Clifford clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darrell Lewis - foul #3 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Christopher Kraft (SG), Steven Homes (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Ronald Reynolds, Max Pearlman, Ted Rochon, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 09:55 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Covington, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Timothy Allen steps in front of the Paul Clifford pass | 51-43 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 51-45 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Steven Homes is fouled on the floor by Matthew Covington - foul #2 on Matthew Covington, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Jones (C) Paul Clifford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:45 | UConn | Thomas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins tips it in | 51-47 |
| 08:02 | UConn | The jump hook by Jim Jones is blocked by Matthew Covington | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) PF - Steven Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Glen Thompson blocks the short jumper by Jim Jones | 51-49 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Steven Homes tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jim Jones - foul #3 on Jim Jones, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Reynolds (PG), Max Pearlman (SG), Paul Clifford (SF) Charles Reid, Christopher Kraft, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Jim Jones banks in the layup set up by Ronald Reynolds and he's hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #4 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Ted Rochon (PF) Steven Homes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| 06:27 | UConn | Jim Jones makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ted Rochon - foul #1 on Ted Rochon, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Ted Rochon grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Sylvester Sharp swats the short shot by Jim Jones | 54-52 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 54-52 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Chad White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Jim Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Homes (PF) Jim Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:49 | UConn | Steven Homes loses the dribble to Dewey Gates | 54-52 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis lays it in set up by Dewey Gates | 54-54 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Ted Rochon's layup is rejected by Sylvester Sharp | 54-54 |
| 04:24 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Homes | 54-54 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #5 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Jones (C) Ted Rochon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Chad White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Paul Clifford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Allen | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Homes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-54 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Chad White - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Christopher Kraft (SG), Ted Rochon (PF), Jim Jones (C) Ronald Reynolds, Max Pearlman, Paul Clifford, Steven Homes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Preston Higgins (PF) Chad White, David Brown | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 57-56 |
| 02:31 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Reynolds (PG), Max Pearlman (SG), Paul Clifford (SF) Charles Reid, Christopher Kraft, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF) Preston Higgins | |
| 02:08 | UConn | Paul Clifford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 02:07 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Clifford | 57-56 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Covington | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Paul Clifford can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Matthew Covington - foul #3 on Matthew Covington, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Homes (PF) Ted Rochon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses long on a floater from close range | 59-58 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Steven Homes grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Timothy Allen is called for the reach on Steven Homes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Allen, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Steven Homes makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Steven Homes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG) Steven Homes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Charles Reid runs out the clock | 61-58 |