| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Stuart Ried blocks the jumper by William Theriot | 29-30 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Daniel Parada steals the ball from William Theriot | 29-30 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Zhu Tao double dribbles | 29-32 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Shaun Beaird grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the shot from close range | 29-32 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Shaun Beaird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a floater from close range set up by Paul Bramblett | 29-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) PF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Rene Costa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the floater from the left block set up by Lon Smith and he's fouled by Chris Gardner - foul #2 on Chris Gardner, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Rene Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Ried | 29-39 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 29-41 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Lon Smith is called for the reach on Wendell Perdomo - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Zhu Tao (SG) Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Lon Smith | |
| 13:43 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Shaun Beaird tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Wendell Perdomo, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada | |
| 12:04 | UConn | Manuel Snowden connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Morton | 33-41 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lon Smith | 33-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harvey Marine (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 11:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Manuel Snowden | 33-41 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Don Garrett buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Zhu Tao | 36-41 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lon Smith | 36-44 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Wendell Perdomo (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Zhu Tao, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Paul Bramblett, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 09:12 | UConn | Shaun Beaird buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is fouled on the floor by Wendell Perdomo - foul #1 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada lays it in | 38-46 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Shaun Beaird hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Theriot | 40-46 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Chris Gardner (SF) Rene Costa, Zhu Tao | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Lon Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the floater in the lane | 40-46 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 06:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chris Gardner | 40-46 |
| 06:25 | UConn | William Theriot scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Wendell Perdomo | 42-46 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-46 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 05:48 | UConn | William Theriot blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 42-48 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Douglas Morton (C) Wendell Perdomo, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Robert Woods (C) Lon Smith, Patrick Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 04:56 | UConn | Manuel Snowden can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Manuel Snowden hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Don Garrett | 45-51 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Parada and he's fouled by Chris Gardner - foul #3 on Chris Gardner, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Daniel Parada | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:18 | UConn | William Theriot misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 45-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Micheal Moore (fresh) SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Rene Costa picks off the pass by Micheal Moore in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the easy layup | 45-54 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Rene Costa tips it home | 47-54 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-54 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it home | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Rene Costa snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 02:15 | UConn | William Theriot connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 49-56 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF) Micheal Moore, Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Lon Smith and he's fouled by Zhu Tao - foul #2 on Zhu Tao, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | UConn | William Theriot double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 49-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Zhu Tao is called for the reach on Russell Jolley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zhu Tao, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Shaun Beaird is called for the reach on Robert Woods - foul #1 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is fouled on the floor by Don Garrett - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | William Theriot picks off the pass by Micheal Moore in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Russell Jolley | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Manuel Snowden connects on the floater near the basket set up by Zhu Tao | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Micheal Moore runs out the clock | 51-61 |