| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - James Elliston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Loren Stinson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | James Elliston steals it from Joshua Savage | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UConn | James Elliston misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Kyle Rohn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Gene Mackey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Thomas Gines is hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by Lloyd Clark during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Thomas Gines | |
| 16:11 | UConn | Gene Mackey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF) Loren Stinson | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman double dribbles | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, James Elliston | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Ivan Zephier can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn | |
| 14:59 | UConn | James Whobrey misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ivan Zephier - foul #1 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Ivan Zephier | |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 14:17 | UConn | James Elliston is hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| 14:06 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Loren Stinson picks off the pass by Richard Jones | 3-4 |
| 13:26 | UConn | James Elliston misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) James Whobrey | |
| 12:37 | UConn | James Elliston misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #5 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Whobrey (PF) Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson | |
| 12:37 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 12:37 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't tip it in | 3-5 |
| 11:50 | UConn | James Elliston snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Richard Norby steals it from Robert Charles | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fresh) C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Rohn steals the ball from Paul Sanders | 3-5 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Robert Charles misses the lay-in | 3-5 |
| 11:10 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Mackey | 3-5 |
| 10:53 | UConn | James Elliston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Robert Charles, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-5 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it home | 5-5 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Kyle Rohn's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Ronald Hillman | 5-5 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 09:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Loren Stinson | 5-5 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Kyle Rohn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Thomas Gines | 5-7 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 7-7 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Joshua Savage swats the dunk try by Kyle Rohn | 7-7 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Ivan Zephier | |
| 08:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 7-8 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Norby | 10-8 |
| 07:34 | UConn | Ronald Hillman is called for the reach on James Whobrey - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #7 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Thomas Gines | |
| 07:34 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 07:34 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Robert Charles is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 06:56 | UConn | James Whobrey snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Robert Charles drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 10-13 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF) Gene Mackey, Loren Stinson | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 06:28 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Charles | 12-15 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-15 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't tip it in | 12-15 |
| 05:32 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 05:19 | UConn | James Elliston is fouled on the floor by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn | |
| 05:19 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 05:19 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 14-17 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't finish the layup | 14-17 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Thomas Gines clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-17 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Richard Jones steals the ball from Loren Stinson | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Gines - foul #1 on Thomas Gines, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Joshua Savage (PF) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Kyle Rohn evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (PF) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF), James Elliston (C) Loren Stinson, Ivan Zephier | |
| 02:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 21-24 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Richard Jones lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 23-24 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Kyle Rohn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by James Elliston - foul #2 on James Elliston, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Kyle Rohn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint | 25-24 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |