| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Zhu Tao loses the ball out of bounds | 21-32 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by William Theriot - foul #1 on William Theriot, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett and he's hacked by Zhu Tao - foul #2 on Zhu Tao, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Zhu Tao comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-32 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Parada | 24-32 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 26-32 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Daniel Parada steals it from Zhu Tao | 26-32 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:32 | UConn | William Theriot misses long on a turnaround from close range | 26-32 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Wendell Perdomo - foul #2 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (PF), Shaun Beaird (C) Zhu Tao, Wendell Perdomo, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Chris Gardner comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada tips it home | 30-32 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 30-32 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Shaun Beaird jams it on a great pass from Don Garrett and he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF) Don Garrett, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| 13:37 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is fouled on the floor by Shaun Beaird - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Theriot (C) Shaun Beaird | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Rene Costa comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 35-35 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine clanks a fadeaway from close range | 35-37 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Rene Costa snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo is hacked by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:22 | UConn | Zhu Tao scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Theriot | 35-40 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 37-40 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 09:50 | UConn | William Theriot tips it home | 37-42 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Frazier | 40-42 |
| 09:10 | UConn | William Theriot misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Don Garrett picks off the pass by Paul Bramblett in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 08:46 | UConn | William Theriot is fouled on the floor by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Francis Frazier, Robert Woods, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (PF), Shaun Beaird (C) Zhu Tao, Wendell Perdomo, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| 08:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 40-42 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 40-42 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Don Garrett pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Douglas Morton double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Don Garrett | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Theriot (C) Shaun Beaird | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zhu Tao (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - William Theriot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Douglas Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a floater in the lane | 40-42 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Chris Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Rene Costa connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-44 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is intercepted by Zhu Tao | 40-44 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao throws it down | 40-46 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Chris Gardner snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 05:45 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF) Zhu Tao, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| 05:24 | UConn | Rene Costa knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Garrett and he's hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 42-49 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Manuel Snowden clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Don Garrett hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rene Costa - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-51 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | William Theriot is called for the reach on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Rene Costa | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Lon Smith connects on the floater near the basket | 46-51 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Zhu Tao snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 02:33 | UConn | William Theriot gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Zhu Tao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Manuel Snowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Don Garrett buries a jumper from the right side set up by Zhu Tao | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Bramblett and he's hacked by Don Garrett - foul #1 on Don Garrett, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Lon Smith takes the ball from William Theriot | 49-53 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Lon Smith jams it | 51-53 |
| 00:59 | UConn | William Theriot throws it down set up by Don Garrett | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Wendell Perdomo - foul #3 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Daniel Parada is called for the reach on Don Garrett - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Zhu Tao is fouled on the floor by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 00:14 | UConn | William Theriot is hacked by Daniel Parada - foul #3 on Daniel Parada, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:14 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:14 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett loses the dribble to Zhu Tao | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Zhu Tao jams it | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lon Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-59 |