| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 26-21 |
| 19:29 | UConn | George Huff buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Banks | 29-21 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Willis - foul #1 on Johnny Willis, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Johnny Willis can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Anthony Mayfield is called for the reach on George Huff - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Harold Banks scores on a 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 32-23 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 16:24 | UConn | George Huff comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield drills a driving attempt near the basket | 32-25 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Harold Banks tips it home | 34-25 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Martin Keaney, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), James Anderson (PF), Thomas Hollingsworth (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed, Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:46 | UConn | Joshua Barnes steps in front of the David Doucet pass | 34-25 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 34-27 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Sean Ornstein can't throw it down | 34-27 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Mark Rhames tips it in | 36-27 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is fouled on the floor by Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF) David Doucet | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (C) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leon Collins | 36-29 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Mark Rhames is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG) Mark Rhames | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed | |
| 13:12 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Sean Ornstein tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 38-31 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn comes up short on the floater from close range | 38-31 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Jerome Devita snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Anderson and the foul's on Clarence Harris - foul #3 on Clarence Harris, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | George Huff misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 41-34 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-34 |
| 10:55 | UConn | George Huff gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Thomas Hollingsworth picks off the pass by George Huff | 41-34 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-34 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Johnny Willis hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Harold Banks | 43-34 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by Clarence Harris - foul #4 on Clarence Harris, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), David Doucet (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, Martin Keaney, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth, Heriberto Marino | |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Johnny Willis is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (PF) James Anderson | |
| 08:28 | UConn | Sean Ornstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG) George Huff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Rhames - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Martin Keaney (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Mark Rhames, David Doucet, Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Harold Banks is hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 06:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 43-36 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Huff | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino blows the dunk | 46-36 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Martin Keaney snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 49-39 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Brooks | 49-41 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Mayfield - foul #3 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Jerome Devita (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| 04:31 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Martin Keaney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Martin Keaney picks off the pass by James Anderson | 50-41 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Jerome Devita comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-41 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Greening | 50-41 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Eric Greening connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Mark Rhames - foul #2 on Mark Rhames, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SF) Martin Keaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Joshua Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Jerome Devita steals the ball from Eric Greening | 52-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Mark Rhames is hacked by Joshua Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 54-46 |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Johnny Willis (PF) Mark Rhames, David Doucet | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:57 | UConn | George Huff is hacked by Dwayne Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| 02:57 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:57 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield knocks in the shot from close range set up by Dwayne Brooks | 56-48 |
| 02:38 | UConn | George Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| 02:38 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:38 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-48 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #12 | 58-48 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 01:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leon Collins, team foul #13 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | The short jumper by James Anderson is denied by Sean Ornstein | 61-51 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | James Anderson tips it in | 61-53 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on George Huff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #14 | 61-53 |
| 01:43 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:43 | UConn | George Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by George Huff - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clarence Harris | 62-53 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Clarence Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #15 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF) Martin Keaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Eric Greening scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 64-55 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Harold Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #16 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Ornstein (C) Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:17 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:17 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Johnny Willis is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #5 on James Anderson, team foul #17 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF) James Anderson | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Sean Ornstein is called for the reach on Anthony Mayfield - foul #3 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:03 | UConn | George Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:01 | UConn | George Huff is hacked by Eric Greening in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #18 | 65-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Martin Keaney, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:01 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:01 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino knocks in the jumper from the right block | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Sean Ornstein in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #19 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Steward (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed knocks in the runner from the left block | 69-60 |
| 00:47 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Sean Ornstein is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Steward - foul #1 on Matthew Steward, team foul #20 | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-60 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses badly on a floater from the left side | 71-60 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 71-60 |
| 00:05 | UConn | George Huff snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Harold Banks runs out the clock | 71-60 |