| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Robert Bates steals it from Micheal Kim | 36-31 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | James Carroll can't connect on a floater from the right block | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Thomas Borrego buries a shot near the basket set up by Micheal Kim | 38-31 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Lococo - foul #2 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses badly on a shot from the right block | 38-33 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Moore | 38-36 |
| 16:49 | UConn | The short jumper by Thomas Borrego is denied by Lee Westmoreland | 38-36 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Robert Bates tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Matthew Joyce grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Borrego (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | UConn | James Carroll steps in front of the Thomas Borrego pass | 38-38 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Borrego is called for the reach on Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Borrego, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Paul White (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Matthew Joyce, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Christopher Kraft hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul White | 40-38 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Paul White steals it from Chris Mitchell | 40-38 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Gary Meany misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Westmoreland | 40-38 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | James Carroll picks off the pass by Gary Meany | 40-40 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Ronald Stansell gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Daniel Rose clanks a floater from the right side | 40-40 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Stansell - foul #1 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Micheal Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Christopher Kraft, Daniel Rose, Gary Meany, Paul White, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG), George Brown (SF), David Nance (PF) Chris Mitchell, Lee Westmoreland, James Carroll | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Matthew Joyce buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Johnson | 42-42 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Robert Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Wagner (C) Robert Bates | |
| 08:56 | UConn | Micheal Kim connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Joyce | 44-42 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Brown | 44-44 |
| 08:12 | UConn | David Nance is called for the reach on Thomas Borrego - foul #3 on David Nance, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), James Carroll (PF) Thomas Moore, Jeremy Wagner | |
| 07:49 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Matthew Joyce gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:24 | UConn | James Carroll is called for the reach on Matthew Joyce - foul #2 on James Carroll, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) Darrell Lewis, George Brown | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Nance (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 06:31 | UConn | James Carroll steps in front of the Daniel Johnson pass | 47-47 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland tips it in | 47-49 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Matthew Joyce comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-49 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Micheal Kim hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Borrego | 49-49 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Thomas Borrego gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it in | 51-49 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Ernest Lococo picks off the pass by Chris Mitchell | 51-49 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Matthew Joyce connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lee Westmoreland | 54-51 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Paul White (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Matthew Joyce, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG), George Brown (SF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, Chris Mitchell, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) SG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) SF - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Carroll (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Robert Bates scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Brown | 54-54 |
| 02:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG) Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Ty Derenthal | |
| 02:25 | UConn | Gary Meany is hacked by James Carroll - foul #3 on James Carroll, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Thomas Borrego (C) Christopher Kraft, Daniel Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 02:00 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Carroll - foul #4 on James Carroll, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Gary Meany, Paul White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown | |
| 02:00 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the floater from the right side | 56-54 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-54 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | James Carroll hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Moore - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Micheal Kim is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Thomas Borrego pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Joyce clanks a halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Robert Bates wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it in | 56-58 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Kim | 58-58 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Thomas Borrego is fouled on the floor by Robert Bates - foul #3 on Robert Bates, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Micheal Kim hits a driving attempt in the paint | 60-58 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Carroll | 60-61 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Matthew Joyce comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-61 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Matthew Joyce grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Ernest Lococo pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Thomas Borrego buries a jumper in the paint | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | The short jumper by James Carroll is denied by Thomas Borrego | 62-61 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Carroll | 62-61 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Moore - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Thomas Borrego is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #4 on Robert Bates, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Matthew Joyce - foul #3 on Matthew Joyce, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Robert Bates drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Moore - foul #5 on Thomas Moore, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG) Thomas Moore | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | James Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SF), Gary Meany (PF) Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is hacked by Darrell Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-64 |