| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Weaver - foul #1 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Adam Graham | |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by George Bray - foul #2 on George Bray, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 19:17 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Joel Keese pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Joel Keese knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Rickie Bell | 42-47 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Wayne Weaver is called for the reach on Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Nicolas Dickson steps in front of the Timothy Schell pass | 42-47 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | John Nordin snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Weaver | 42-47 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Wayne Weaver pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:39 | UMass | John Nordin takes the ball from Gregory Munson | 42-47 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's pass is intercepted by Wayne Weaver | 42-47 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Stefan Romano (PF) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 16:28 | UMass | Orville Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Waldrop | 45-47 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Stefan Romano pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Waldrop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Orville Taylor comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Stefan Romano knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Theodore Sartori - foul #1 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Rickie Bell (C) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop, Theodore Sartori, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (SF) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins | |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 14:39 | UMass | Rickie Bell is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, George Bray | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Rickie Bell gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Gregory Munson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 47-52 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Danny Brown out of a doubleteam | 47-54 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is denied on a layup by Ronald Cotta | 47-54 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Smith | 50-54 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the shot from the right side set up by Albert Derosier | 50-56 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Keese | 53-56 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Jason Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joel Keese | 55-56 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Danny Brown | 55-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Rickie Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Jason Smith misses short on a floater from the right block | 55-58 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Danny Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Eric Waldrop (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Stefan Romano (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), John Nordin (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:17 | UMass | The jumper by Wayne Weaver is denied by George Bray | 55-58 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Danny Brown gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Theodore Sartori hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Nordin | 55-60 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from George Bray | 55-62 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Nordin | 55-62 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Danny Brown buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Hopkins | 55-64 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Mwla Abdeldayen picks off the pass by Eric Waldrop | 55-64 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Stefan Romano is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Smith (PF) Eric Waldrop | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Bray | 55-66 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stefan Romano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #2 | 55-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen drills a 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Jason Smith is fouled on the floor by Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #3 | 57-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Stefan Romano, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins | |
| 07:49 | UMass | Joel Keese misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #2 on Albert Derosier, team foul #4 | 57-69 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - George Bray (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Munson - foul #1 on Gregory Munson, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Wayne Weaver banks in the layup | 60-69 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Brown | 60-71 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses long on a shot from close range | 60-71 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Theodore Sartori hits the follow up shot | 62-71 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Theodore Sartori takes the ball from John Nordin | 62-71 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Theodore Sartori hits the finger roll | 64-71 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 64-71 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the tip | 64-71 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Wayne Weaver gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Theodore Sartori can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Weaver - foul #3 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF) Gregory Munson, Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF) Albert Derosier, John Nordin, Timothy Schell | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Wayne Weaver can't finish the layup | 64-73 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 64-73 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Brown | 64-75 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Orville Taylor is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-75 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mwla Abdeldayen | 67-78 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #3 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #5 | 67-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:10 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-78 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 3 pf. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Joel Keese clanks a floater from the right side | 69-78 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mwla Abdeldayen | 69-78 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Bray | 69-81 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Brandon Hopkins - foul #4 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #6 | 69-81 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brandon Hopkins | 70-81 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Joel Keese misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 70-81 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-81 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | UMass | Joel Keese can't connect on a shot in the paint | 70-81 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Joel Keese tips it home | 72-81 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the floater from the free throw line | 72-83 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-83 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the board | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Orville Taylor is called for the reach on Danny Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Orville Taylor, team foul #8 | 72-83 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 01:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jason Smith | 72-83 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Wayne Weaver scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-83 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #9 | 74-83 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Albert Derosier is called for the reach on Gregory Munson - foul #3 on Albert Derosier, team foul #7 | 74-85 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 01:06 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Adam Graham gets the rebound | 74-85 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Adam Graham is hacked by Gregory Munson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Munson, team foul #10 | 74-85 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta (C) George Bray | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Wayne Weaver pulls down the rebound | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Jason Smith is called for traveling | 74-86 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Adam Graham | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's floater is tipped away by Wayne Weaver | 74-86 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-86 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 74-86 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Gregory Munson tips it home | 76-86 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 76-86 |