| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Johnson and he's fouled by Douglas Lurie - foul #1 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Spradley and he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Troy Lai steals it from Paul Graham | 22-26 |
| 17:59 | UConn | John Wiley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Paul Graham loses the dribble to Troy Lai | 22-26 |
| 17:31 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Robert Englund, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (C) Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:37 | UConn | John Wiley is fouled on the floor by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 16:18 | UConn | Stephen Spradley loses the dribble to Henry Oliveira | 25-29 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on William Schuster - foul #1 on William Schuster, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF) Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - William Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Roland Crouse | 31-31 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Robert Wooton travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), John Wiley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stanley Oliver, Robert Wooton, William Schuster, Nathan Reid | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Robert Englund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| 13:38 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Spradley and he's hacked by Paul Graham - foul #1 on Paul Graham, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (SG) Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:38 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Troy Lai lays it in | 31-36 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Paul Graham blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 12:05 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | UConn | Troy Lai misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-38 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Lee Nye is called for the reach on Robert Englund - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), William Schuster (PF), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Lee Nye, Jeremy Hunsberger, Troy Lai | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Robert Wooton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 35-38 |
| 09:40 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Stanley Oliver tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Katz | 37-40 |
| 08:30 | UConn | William Schuster is hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #1 on Johnny Katz, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), John Wiley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Stanley Oliver, Robert Wooton, William Schuster, Nathan Reid | |
| 08:10 | UConn | Mark Johnson steps in front of the Stephen Spradley pass | 37-40 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Jeremy Hunsberger steals it from Shawn Moors | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | UConn | Troy Lai misses long on a runner from the left block | 37-40 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it in | 37-42 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Paul Graham can't throw it down but the foul's on Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (SG), Roland Crouse (SF) Daniel Palmatier, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:44 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Paul Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Stephen Spradley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Wiley | 39-45 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 41-45 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Nye | 41-48 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 43-48 |
| 04:43 | UConn | John Wiley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 45-50 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is open and lays it up and in | 47-52 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Douglas Lurie steals it from Daniel Palmatier out of a doubleteam | 47-52 |
| 02:25 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Johnny Katz | 47-52 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Paul Graham (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Robert Englund clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Moors | 49-52 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is hacked by Douglas Lurie - foul #3 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Shawn Moors swats the short shot by John Wiley | 51-52 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Paul Graham pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jeremy Hunsberger denies the turnaround by Daniel Palmatier | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Robert Englund tips it in | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | UConn | John Wiley comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 53-52 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it in | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 53-54 |