| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | UCLA | Keith Young is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Keith Young, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 20-34 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the offensive board | 20-34 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:38 | UCLA | Keith Young is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 18:36 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Plaza | 20-36 |
| 18:26 | UCLA | Keith Young evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Plaza | 23-36 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Wimbush steals the ball from Robert Parsons | 23-36 |
| 18:09 | UCLA | Keith Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Wimbush | 25-36 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by David Schoolcraft - foul #3 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Clyde Estes (C) David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:30 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-39 |
| 17:28 | UCLA | Tony Anderson tips it home | 27-39 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Charles Plaza picks off the pass by Roy Zenker | 27-39 |
| 17:08 | UCLA | Charles Plaza dunks the ball | 29-39 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Charles Plaza is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Charles Plaza, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (SF) Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Charles Plaza takes the ball from James Kirk | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:15 | UCLA | Marin Makowski connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Clyde Estes | 31-39 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson can't tip it in | 31-39 |
| 15:47 | UCLA | Marin Makowski pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Estes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Steven Lenhardt picks off the pass by Charles Plaza | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Tony Anderson is called for the reach on Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Tony Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Jerry Wimbush (SF), James Dyer (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Keith Young, Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons banks in the layup and the foul's on David Schoolcraft - foul #4 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Clyde Estes (C) David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Zenker - foul #1 on Roy Zenker, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (C) Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 32-42 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:45 | UCLA | Frank Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-42 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker tips it in | 32-44 |
| 12:59 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-44 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Brisson out of a doubleteam | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:25 | UCLA | James Dyer's floater is tipped away by Roy Zenker | 32-46 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 32-48 |
| 11:54 | UCLA | James Dyer buries a floater from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Marin Makowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint set up by Phillip Brisson | 34-50 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Ronald Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Frank Adams - foul #1 on Frank Adams, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Keith Young (SG), Tony Anderson (PF), Clyde Estes (C) Frank Adams, Ronald Brown, James Dyer, Marin Makowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:45 | UCLA | Charles Plaza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-52 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 34-52 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Charles Plaza picks off the pass by Edward Patterson | 34-52 |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Tony Anderson lays it up and in set up by Charles Plaza | 36-52 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Kirk | 36-55 |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Keith Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-55 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | James Kirk travels with the ball | 36-55 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG) Phillip Brisson | |
| 09:20 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Anderson | 38-55 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Kirk | 38-57 |
| 08:54 | UCLA | Charles Plaza works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is hacked by Charles Plaza - foul #3 on Charles Plaza, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (SF), James Dyer (PF) Jerry Wimbush, Tony Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 08:29 | UCLA | Marin Makowski connects on the floater from the baseline | 40-59 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | James Kirk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 08:05 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 07:48 | UCLA | Marin Makowski is fouled on the floor by James Kirk - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 07:43 | UCLA | The jump hook by David Schoolcraft is blocked by Roy Zenker | 40-59 |
| 07:42 | UCLA | James Dyer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Keith Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Marin Makowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is fouled on the floor by Marin Makowski as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Marin Makowski, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Brown (SG) Keith Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 07:06 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Dyer | 40-60 |
| 06:48 | UCLA | Frank Adams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 40-60 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Frank Adams | 40-60 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Jeffrey Rorie takes the ball from Frank Adams in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-60 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 05:57 | UCLA | Frank Adams loses the dribble to Robert Parsons | 40-62 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-62 |
| 05:47 | UCLA | James Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 05:31 | UCLA | Ronald Brown misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Tony Anderson (SF), Clyde Estes (PF) Frank Adams, Marin Makowski, James Dyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Dustin Thompson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 05:31 | UCLA | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 05:31 | UCLA | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Clyde Estes blocks the short jumper by Steven Lenhardt | 42-62 |
| 05:13 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Edward Patterson takes the ball from Ronald Brown | 42-62 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's layup is rejected by Clyde Estes | 42-62 |
| 04:49 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Clyde Estes | 42-62 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Young (SG), Jerry Wimbush (SF) Ronald Brown, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:35 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-62 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #5 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | Clyde Estes (C) David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 03:47 | UCLA | Keith Young works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 03:46 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush grabs the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 03:26 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Plaza out of the doubleteam | 46-64 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Keith Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Estes (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Keith Young steps in front of the Robert Parsons pass | 46-64 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush lays it in set up by Keith Young | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | James Kirk can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the tip | 48-64 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Charles Plaza snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 02:29 | UCLA | Charles Plaza splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 02:28 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | UCLA | Keith Young evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 02:16 | UCLA | Tony Anderson tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is open but misses the lay-in | 50-64 |
| 01:51 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Clyde Estes | 50-64 |
| 01:30 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush loses the ball out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Dyer (PF) Tony Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson can't finish the layup | 50-64 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | James Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:08 | UCLA | James Dyer is hacked by Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Edward Patterson, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| 01:03 | UCLA | Edward Patterson takes the ball from Clyde Estes | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits the finger roll | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-66 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 50-66 |