| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) PF - Lee Free (fresh) C - Charles Soltero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lee Free - foul #1 on Lee Free, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it home | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is intercepted by Charles Soltero in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is intercepted by Delbert Powell in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Stephen Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 3-6 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Stephen Riley is fouled on the floor by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Delbert Powell snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Lee Free connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Riley | 3-11 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Stuart Ried | 5-11 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Delbert Powell | 5-14 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs gets the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Riley - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (C) Russell Jolley, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Lee Free, Charles Soltero | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Earl Knapp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 6-14 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is whistled for a carry | 6-14 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Thompson - foul #1 on Roger Thompson, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Roger Thompson gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Roger Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Lee Free (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 9-14 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Delbert Powell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Roger Thompson | |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Allen Midgette is called for the reach on Charles Soltero - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Delbert Powell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Free | 10-17 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Stuart Ried is blocked by Andrei Palczewski | 10-17 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stuart Ried | 12-17 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Charles Soltero tips it in | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fairly fresh) PF - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fairly fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Free (tiring) 3 pts. C - Charles Soltero (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Charles Soltero gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp travels with the ball | 12-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Robert Woods (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Earl Knapp, Andrei Palczewski, Lee Free, Charles Soltero | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Tsalani Abdulkarim takes the ball from Derrick Fong in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Manuel Snowden blocks the short jumper by Derrick Fong | 12-22 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-22 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Manuel Snowden is called for the reach on Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG) Carlos Canchola, Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Bad | 15-22 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Roger Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 15-22 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Earl Knapp hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Thompson | 15-25 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 17-25 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Roger Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Lee Free (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Earl Knapp, Roger Thompson, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's floater is tipped away by Derrick Fong | 17-28 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Powell - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:24 | UConn | Lee Free snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Lee Free's pass is intercepted by Russell Jolley | 17-28 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Tsalani Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Allen Midgette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Free | 18-28 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Delbert Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Andrei Palczewski hits the follow up shot | 18-30 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a floater from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Delbert Powell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Soltero | 18-32 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 21-32 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Lee Free knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Soltero | 21-34 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Charles Soltero snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the jump hook from the left block | 21-36 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Carlos Canchola steps in front of the Paul Bramblett pass in the backcourt | 21-36 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Stuart Ried swats the layup by Lee Free | 21-36 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #9 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Carlos Canchola, Andrei Palczewski, Lee Free, Charles Soltero | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Stephen Riley is hacked by Robert Woods - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the fadeaway from the right side | 23-36 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Manuel Snowden tips it back up and in | 23-38 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Stephen Riley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs loses the ball out of bounds | 23-38 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-38 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Manuel Snowden swats the short shot by Peter Bad | 23-38 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the dunk but he's fouled by Roger Thompson - foul #2 on Roger Thompson, team foul #10 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Charles Soltero (C) Stephen Riley, Roger Thompson, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Earl Knapp clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-38 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Manuel Snowden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Free (PF) Manuel Snowden | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Delbert Powell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is hacked by Earl Knapp - foul #1 on Earl Knapp, team foul #12 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Roger Thompson (PF) Earl Knapp, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Lee Free | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Soltero | 28-43 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (SG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Charles Soltero | |
| 01:13 | UConn | Roger Thompson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Carlos Canchola | 28-46 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrei Palczewski | 28-49 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Canchola - foul #1 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #13 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Lee Free (PF) Andrei Palczewski, Roger Thompson | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-49 |