| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Micheal Kim pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Thomas Borrego hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Matthew Joyce - foul #2 on Matthew Joyce, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Daniel Johnson is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell clanks a shot in the lane | 30-34 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Thomas Borrego pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Ernest Lococo drills a floater from the left side | 30-36 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Darrell Lewis and he's fouled by Micheal Kim - foul #3 on Micheal Kim, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Paul White (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Ronald Stansell grabs the board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Meany (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UConn | Paul White clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Paul White misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Paul White misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 34-36 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Matthew Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Thomas Borrego (C) Matthew Joyce, Daniel Rose, Ronald Stansell | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Gary Meany, Paul White | |
| 14:07 | UConn | Chris Mitchell is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-36 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis drills a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Mitchell | 36-36 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Robert Bates tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Robert Bates takes the ball from Ernest Lococo | 38-36 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Thomas Borrego gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ernest Lococo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Christopher Kraft buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 38-39 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), James Carroll (PF), David Nance (C) Lee Westmoreland, Chris Mitchell, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Paul White (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Kraft, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| 10:41 | UConn | Daniel Rose scores on a jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | David Nance's floater is tipped away by Paul White | 38-41 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Paul White gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Gary Meany misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 09:50 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul White | 38-41 |
| 09:28 | UConn | James Carroll is called for the reach on Paul White - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF) Darrell Lewis, James Carroll | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Thomas Borrego (C) Daniel Rose, Ronald Stansell | |
| 09:06 | UConn | Thomas Moore takes the ball from Gary Meany | 38-41 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | George Brown lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 40-41 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Gary Meany knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Lococo and the foul's on Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) David Nance | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Johnson (PF) Paul White | |
| 08:34 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Borrego - foul #3 on Thomas Borrego, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (SF) Gary Meany | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses badly on a shot from the left block | 40-44 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Matthew Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Micheal Kim's pass is intercepted by George Brown | 40-44 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-44 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Matthew Joyce clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 04:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Borrego | 43-46 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Micheal Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG), James Carroll (PF), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, George Brown, Chris Mitchell, Robert Bates | |
| 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 | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Stansell - foul #1 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | David Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Daniel Rose scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Christopher Kraft - foul #1 on Christopher Kraft, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (SF) Gary Meany | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Ronald Stansell grabs the board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nance (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (SG), George Brown (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF), Robert Bates (C) Ty Derenthal, Lee Westmoreland, James Carroll, David Nance | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Christopher Kraft, Daniel Rose, Paul White, Ronald Stansell | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Matthew Joyce drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Lococo | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Matthew Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Joyce steals it from George Brown | 45-51 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Ernest Lococo travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Thomas Borrego gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Thomas Borrego in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG), Gary Meany (SF) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Westmoreland | 48-53 |
| 00:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is hacked by Darrell Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Christopher Kraft is hacked by Darrell Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Christopher Kraft is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Moore - foul #5 on Thomas Moore, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |