| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Martin Keaney inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | George Huff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | James Anderson gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Harold Banks gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 18:11 | UConn | George Huff can't tip it in | 20-24 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 20-26 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Sean Ornstein steals it from Leon Collins | 20-26 |
| 17:26 | UConn | George Huff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-26 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is hacked by George Huff - foul #3 on George Huff, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Clarence Harris | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jerome Devita - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Martin Keaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is whistled for a carry | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Sean Ornstein | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #1 on Eric Sneed, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF) Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Johnny Willis takes the ball from Eric Sneed | 20-30 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled on the floor by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #3 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, James Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Martin Keaney (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| 14:28 | UConn | Martin Keaney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #4 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| 14:28 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Martin Keaney drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harold Banks | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Harold Banks steps in front of the Eric Sneed pass | 20-33 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Martin Keaney hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Huff | 20-35 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the easy layup | 20-35 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Martin Keaney drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Banks and the foul's on Anthony Mayfield - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #5 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Clarence Harris | |
| 12:43 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the free throw | 20-37 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Martin Keaney grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 12:14 | UConn | George Huff comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-37 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-37 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive board | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Keaney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup | 20-37 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-37 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Heriberto Marino steals it from Jerome Devita | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't finish the layup | 23-37 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield tips it but misses | 23-37 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the jump hook in the paint | 23-37 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the offensive board | 23-37 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Anthony Mayfield denies the turnaround by Martin Keaney | 23-37 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-37 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Harold Banks drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Devita | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Sean Ornstein is called for the reach on Leon Collins - foul #3 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #3 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Eric Greening lays it up and in | 25-40 |
| 09:18 | UConn | David Doucet buries a floater in the paint | 25-42 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is denied on a dunk by Johnny Willis | 25-42 |
| 09:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Hagedorn | 25-42 |
| 08:38 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn throws it down on a great pass from Mark Rhames | 25-44 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | David Doucet takes the ball from Eric Greening | 25-44 |
| 08:08 | UConn | David Doucet makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 25-46 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | James Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, James Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Harold Banks buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #7 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Clarence Harris | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the free throw | 25-49 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-49 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Sean Ornstein snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Harold Banks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-49 |
| 07:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Ornstein | 25-49 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Harold Banks scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-52 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-52 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the defensive rebound | 25-52 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Harold Banks loses the dribble to Anthony Mayfield | 25-52 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Huff - foul #4 on George Huff, team foul #4 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), James Anderson (PF) Anthony Mayfield, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Clarence Harris (PF) George Huff, Jerome Devita | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Martin Keaney is whistled for traveling | 26-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG) Harold Banks | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #4 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #5 | 26-52 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 29-52 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Martin Keaney makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 29-54 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Martin Keaney pulls down the rebound | 29-54 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Keaney | 29-56 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Martin Keaney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is whistled for a carry | 31-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, James Anderson, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG), David Doucet (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Mark Rhames, Johnny Hagedorn, Martin Keaney, Clarence Harris, Sean Ornstein | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 02:58 | UConn | David Doucet grabs the defensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Harold Banks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-56 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 31-56 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield lays it in set up by Joshua Barnes and he's fouled by Johnny Willis - foul #2 on Johnny Willis, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the free throw | 33-56 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Johnny Willis gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Jerome Devita can't finish the layup | 33-56 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 33-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-56 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield tips it home | 35-56 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Mayfield | 38-56 |
| 00:40 | UConn | George Huff double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) David Doucet, Jerome Devita, Johnny Willis | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 3 from straight away | 38-56 |
| 00:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clarence Harris | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Martin Keaney makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Harold Banks | 38-58 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Sean Ornstein denies the turnaround by Heriberto Marino | 38-58 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Leon Collins snags the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 38-58 |