| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | David Stanley steals the ball from Ernest Battle | 42-26 |
| 19:31 | UMass | John Diorio steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-26 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 44-26 |
| 19:03 | UMass | David Stanley misses the jumper in the paint | 44-26 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 44-26 |
| 18:41 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Shane Carpenter's layup is rejected by Scott Turner | 44-26 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Clifton Garrett tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Scott Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 44-28 |
| 18:10 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 18:06 | UMass | John Diorio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #2 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 18:06 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:06 | UMass | John Diorio misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez's floater is tipped away by David Stanley | 44-29 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Shane Carpenter snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 17:28 | UMass | John Diorio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-29 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Shane Carpenter grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Clifton Garrett is hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Robert Wright (PF) James Taylor, Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Reynaldo Costa (C) William Nava, Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett | |
| 16:34 | UMass | Michael Whitfield drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Stanley | 44-32 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Rucks | 46-32 |
| 16:08 | UMass | James Rucks steps in front of the Jonathan Reynolds pass | 46-32 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Carl Brown's pass is intercepted by David Stanley | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Michael Whitfield hits a shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Stanley - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) Michael Whitfield, Kosta Skibinski, David Stanley, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds is hacked by Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Robert Wright (C) James Rucks, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifton Garrett (PF) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 14:54 | UMass | Shane Carpenter knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Pedersen | 47-36 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Scott Turner's fadeaway is rejected by John Diorio | 47-36 |
| 14:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Shane Carpenter | 47-36 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is called for a charge - foul #4 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (SF) Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG) Frank Pedersen | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Scott Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| 13:57 | UMass | William Nava can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Scott Turner pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Reynaldo Costa (PF) Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett | |
| 13:17 | UMass | Scott Turner takes the ball from Reynaldo Costa | 47-36 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez connects on the runner from the left block set up by James Rucks | 49-36 |
| 12:35 | UMass | William Nava buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Costa | 49-39 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Ehret - foul #4 on David Ehret, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Robert Wright (C) Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds, Reynaldo Costa, David Ehret | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:48 | UMass | David Stanley knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Scott Turner knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Rucks | 53-41 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Shane Carpenter loses the dribble to Stanley Blakley | 53-41 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | James Rucks is hacked by William Nava in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Nava, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Rucks, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG) William Nava | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Stanley Blakley is denied by David Stanley | 53-41 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is fouled on the floor by Clifton Garrett - foul #3 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (C) Clifton Garrett | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Diorio - foul #1 on John Diorio, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Shane Carpenter connects on the shot from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:04 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Scott Turner takes the ball from Michael Whitfield | 55-43 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is denied on a layup by David Stanley | 55-43 |
| 09:49 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-43 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez tips it home | 57-43 |
| 09:03 | UMass | John Diorio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (SF), Robert Wright (PF) Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, David Stanley | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Michael Whitfield is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #1 on Michael Whitfield, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:43 | UMass | William Nava misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Clifton Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Rucks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), William Pagel (SF) Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 07:53 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-45 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - William Pagel (fresh) PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Reynaldo Costa - foul #1 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), David Ehret (C) Kosta Skibinski, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Clifton Garrett misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-45 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is whistled for traveling | 59-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF) William Nava, William Pagel, Clifton Garrett | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:37 | UMass | David Ehret buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Stanley | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley misses short on a floater from the right side | 59-47 |
| 06:24 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:20 | UMass | Scott Turner swats the shot by Frank Pedersen | 59-47 |
| 06:18 | UMass | David Stanley hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | David Ehret denies the turnaround by Scott Turner | 59-49 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stanley Blakley | 61-49 |
| 05:34 | UMass | James Taylor takes the ball from Frank Pedersen | 61-49 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is fouled on the floor by John Diorio - foul #2 on John Diorio, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (SF), Robert Wright (C) James Taylor, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Shane Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 04:59 | UMass | John Diorio hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is whistled for a carry | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 04:19 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is fouled on the floor by Clifton Garrett - foul #4 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Scott Turner (PF) James Rucks, Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:41 | UMass | William Nava hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Clifton Garrett is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG) William Nava, Michael Whitfield | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Clifton Garrett's layup is rejected by Carl Brown | 65-51 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Scott Turner connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Taylor | 67-51 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Shane Carpenter is hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Ernest Battle (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, Carl Brown, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), William Pagel (SF) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by William Pagel - foul #1 on William Pagel, team foul #11 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) William Pagel | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Clifton Garrett - foul #5 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #12 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Pagel (SF) Clifton Garrett | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Nava | 69-56 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Reynaldo Costa takes the ball from Brandon Bojorquez | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by James Taylor | 71-56 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Michael Whitfield is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Whitfield, team foul #13 | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 71-56 |