| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Conrad Villeda inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Smith | 31-45 |
| 19:12 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Englund | 31-45 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Seger | 31-47 |
| 18:39 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 18:37 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 31-47 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Conrad Villeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-47 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Daniel Seger | 31-49 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #3 on Robert Englund, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 17:32 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the finger roll set up by William Smith | 33-51 |
| 16:59 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger lays it in set up by Conrad Villeda | 35-51 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Palmatier and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 35-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Dallas Shaw (SF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Dallas Shaw scores on a 3 from the right wing and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 16:27 | UConn | Dallas Shaw makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-54 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Jeffery Walters snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger blows the dunk but the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #3 on Glenn Corral, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF), George Shetler (C) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Robert Englund (SF), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Daniel Palmatier, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 15:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 14:51 | UConn | George Shetler blows the layup | 41-56 |
| 14:49 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | William Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on George Shetler - foul #4 on George Shetler, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Troy Lai (PF) Jeffery Walters, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG) Carl Mars | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the floater in the paint set up by Conrad Villeda | 45-58 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 13:27 | UConn | James Taylor drills a jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by Conrad Villeda - foul #1 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SF) James Taylor, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Robert Englund, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Palmatier | 47-60 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Dallas Shaw clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Willie Roberts and he's fouled by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #3 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF) Dallas Shaw | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) Tony Thompson | |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses the floater from the left block | 47-63 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is fouled on the floor by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG) Ellis Bunce, Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (PF) Brian Segura | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | James Taylor steals it from William Smith | 47-63 |
| 11:21 | UConn | James Taylor banks in the layup | 49-63 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Carl Mars scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Smith out of a doubleteam | 49-65 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits a floater from the right side set up by Jeffery Walters | 51-65 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the easy layup | 51-65 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Troy Lai can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 51-65 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Jeffery Walters is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Dallas Shaw (SF) Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF) Carl Mars, Robert Englund | |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 51-65 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Willie Roberts steals it from Troy Lai | 51-65 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts blows the layup | 51-65 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the tip | 51-65 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Stephen Spradley connects on the 3 from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a turnaround from the right block | 54-67 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Dallas Shaw is hacked by Shawn Moors - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF) James Taylor, Dallas Shaw | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| 07:50 | UConn | Ellis Bunce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Troy Lai (tiring) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | The short jumper by Jeremy Hunsberger is denied by Brian Segura | 54-67 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral travels with the ball | 54-67 |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (PF) Brian Segura | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Stephen Spradley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 07:01 | UConn | George Shetler tips it in | 56-67 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Robert Englund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG) Ellis Bunce, Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:33 | UConn | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SF) Tony Thompson, Robert Englund | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the offensive board | 56-67 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | George Shetler denies the turnaround by Willie Roberts | 56-67 |
| 06:00 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 05:32 | UConn | James Taylor steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Dallas Shaw (SF) Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Shawn Moors (C) Willie Roberts, Glenn Corral | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Seger | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:01 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 04:59 | UConn | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:45 | UConn | William Smith is called for the reach on Troy Lai - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 04:30 | UConn | Carl Mars is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley - foul #2 on Carl Mars, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| 04:22 | UConn | George Shetler loses the dribble to Brian Segura | 56-70 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 03:51 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 56-70 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is fouled on the floor by George Shetler - foul #5 on George Shetler, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Troy Lai (PF) Ellis Bunce, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 03:38 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Willie Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Roberts, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| 03:38 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:38 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Robert Englund travels with the ball | 58-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:11 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SF) James Taylor, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, William Smith | |
| 02:38 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-71 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Jeffery Walters clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-71 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 58-71 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the lay-in | 58-71 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Jeffery Walters grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Jeffery Walters's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Corral | 58-71 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it in on a great pass from Carl Mars | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Ellis Bunce knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 60-73 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-73 |
| 00:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Ellis Bunce loses the dribble to Tony Thompson | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tony Thompson and the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #4 on Troy Lai, team foul #9 | 60-75 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Jeffery Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson runs out the clock | 60-75 |