| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Bobby Smith steals it from Dwayne Shaw | 31-21 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 31-21 |
| 19:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dwayne Shaw | 31-21 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Jason Robinson drills a 3 from straight away set up by David Bolin | 31-24 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses the shot from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 17:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Marshall Bellamy | 31-24 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Bobby Smith is called for the reach on Mark Osborne - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Husky (SF), Bruce Glover (PF) Dwayne Shaw, David Bolin | |
| 16:22 | UConn | Neville Thome is fouled on the floor by John Harrison - foul #2 on John Harrison, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Rentz, John Harrison | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG) Robert Lowery | |
| 16:10 | UConn | Neville Thome can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 34-25 |
| 16:09 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Glover | 34-25 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Bruce Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Edward Thomason | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG) Mark Osborne | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Husky (fresh) PF - Bruce Glover (fresh) C - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | William O'Connell can't finish the layup | 34-25 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jason Robinson gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 15:07 | UConn | Neville Thome misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 34-25 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses short on a floater from close range | 34-25 |
| 14:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Bruce Glover | 34-25 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Henry Husky's pass is intercepted by Gary Lee | 34-25 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | William O'Connell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, William O'Connell, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), David Bolin (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Henry Husky, Bruce Glover, Neville Thome | |
| 13:53 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the easy layup | 34-25 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:32 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Shaw | 34-27 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | John Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Bruce Glover (SF) Robert Lowery, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 12:59 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (SF) Bruce Glover | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith's pass is intercepted by Anthony Givens in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Osborne and the foul's on John Harrison - foul #3 on John Harrison, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Rentz, John Harrison | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG) Mark Osborne | |
| 12:35 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 34-30 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Bobby Smith picks off the pass by David Bolin | 36-30 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | William O'Connell dunks the ball on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 38-30 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Jason Robinson is fouled on the floor by Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Gary Lee (PF), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason, William O'Connell, Shawn Williams, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Bruce Glover (PF), Leon Eoff (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Neville Thome, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 10:40 | UConn | Robert Lowery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | The jumper by Edward Rentz is denied by Dwayne Shaw | 38-30 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Mark Osborne gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Henry Husky (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Mark Osborne, Robert Lowery, Dwayne Shaw, Bruce Glover, Leon Eoff | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Anthony Givens is hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #2 on Bobby Smith, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:44 | UConn | Jason Robinson is fouled on the floor by Edward Thomason - foul #2 on Edward Thomason, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Jason Robinson picks off the pass by Bobby Smith in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Jason Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Williams | 38-33 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is hacked by Anthony Givens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Givens, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (SF) Henry Husky | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Anthony Givens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Anthony Givens - foul #3 on Anthony Givens, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SF), Gary Lee (PF), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, William O'Connell, Shawn Williams, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Bruce Glover (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Bruce Glover grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Robert Lowery buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Osborne and the foul's on Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #8 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Edward Thomason | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Husky (SF) Dwayne Shaw | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Rentz | 43-39 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Robert Lowery slams it home set up by Henry Husky | 43-41 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by Mark Osborne - foul #1 on Mark Osborne, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (PF) Bruce Glover | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Henry Husky steals the ball from William O'Connell | 43-41 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 05:04 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Mark Osborne is hacked by Mark Moshier - foul #3 on Mark Moshier, team foul #9 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Bobby Smith, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, John Harrison | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Neville Thome (C) Robert Lowery, Henry Husky, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | The jumper by Craig Holley is denied by Neville Thome | 43-43 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Neville Thome hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dwayne Shaw | 43-45 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is fouled in the backcourt by David Bolin - foul #1 on David Bolin, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Craig Holley, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Bruce Glover (PF) Mark Osborne, David Bolin | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Glover (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Jason Robinson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dwayne Shaw | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Jason Robinson steals it from Edward Rentz in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Anthony Givens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Bruce Glover, Neville Thome | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Givens - foul #4 on Anthony Givens, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | William O'Connell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 02:31 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw is fouled on the floor by Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Jason Robinson steps in front of the Bobby Smith pass | 45-50 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the finger roll | 45-52 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:12 | UConn | David Bolin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William O'Connell | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Mark Moshier is called for the reach on Anthony Givens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Moshier, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bruce Glover (SF) Dwayne Shaw | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Anthony Givens makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Anthony Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Anthony Givens snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Anthony Givens is hacked by Bobby Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Anthony Givens makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Anthony Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William O'Connell | 51-57 |
| 00:37 | UConn | David Bolin is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Smith - foul #4 on Bobby Smith, team foul #13 | 51-57 |
| 00:37 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:37 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William O'Connell | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | UConn | David Bolin is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Moshier - foul #5 on Mark Moshier, team foul #14 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (SF) Bruce Glover | |
| 00:19 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:19 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw is hacked by Bobby Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bobby Smith, team foul #15 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jason Robinson picks off the pass by Craig Holley in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Robinson runs out the clock | 54-62 |