| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jason Frazier inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Matthew Andrews is hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Robert Parsons, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Jason Frazier clanks a floater from the left block | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Matthew Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Jason Frazier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Rotstein | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Mark Welch steals it from Steven Lenhardt | 32-31 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Matthew Andrews loses the dribble to Steven Lenhardt | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Andrews - foul #2 on Matthew Andrews, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Mark Welch's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Lenhardt | 32-32 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 32-32 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt dunks the ball | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Steven Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by Ronald Rotstein | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Andrews steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 32-34 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Matthew Andrews lays it in | 34-34 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Mark Welch grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Frazier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Donald Phillips scores on a runner from close range | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Jason Frazier scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Welch | 39-36 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Franklin Fields (SG), Del Hughes (SF), David Johnston (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Matthew Andrews, Jason Frazier, Mark Welch, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 14:20 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Del Hughes - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Stephen Kissner knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Larry Stanton - foul #2 on Larry Stanton, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Stephen Kissner makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Larry Olson picks off the pass by Warren Centeno | 44-38 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Del Hughes dunks the ball set up by Larry Olson | 46-38 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Franklin Fields steals it from Roy Zenker | 46-38 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is hacked by Del Hughes - foul #2 on Del Hughes, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SG), Jason Frazier (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Franklin Fields, Del Hughes, David Johnston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Phillips (C) Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Frazier - foul #2 on Jason Frazier, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG) Larry Olson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Frazier (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Mark Welch blows the layup | 46-40 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Donald Phillips tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons blows the dunk | 48-40 |
| 11:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 48-40 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Matthew Andrews is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 10:48 | UConn | Jason Frazier's pass is intercepted by Robert Parsons | 48-40 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis jams it set up by Robert Parsons | 48-42 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:00 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 48-42 |
| 09:59 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 48-42 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Robert Parsons steals the ball from Jason Frazier | 48-42 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a runner from the right block set up by Michael Lewis | 48-44 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Ronald Rotstein, Jason Frazier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, John Alexander | |
| 08:58 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 08:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Matthew Andrews | 49-44 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Mark Welch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Olson | 51-44 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Andrews steals it from Larry Stanton | 51-44 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Donald Phillips loses the dribble to Stephan Oswalt | 51-44 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephan Oswalt | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UConn | Donald Phillips knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Del Hughes | 53-46 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is hacked by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Jason Frazier (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Matthew Andrews, Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Stephen Kissner grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Mark Welch knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Frazier and he's fouled by James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 55-49 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:23 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Mark Welch hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Lewis | 57-52 |
| 04:29 | UConn | James Cleghorn is called for the reach on Ronald Rotstein - foul #2 on James Cleghorn, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SG), Del Hughes (PF) Larry Olson, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 04:29 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-52 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 59-54 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Jason Frazier connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Kissner | 61-54 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-54 |
| 03:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stephen Kissner | 61-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Frazier (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Stephen Kissner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), David Johnston (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Ronald Rotstein, Jason Frazier, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Del Hughes, David Johnston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt lays it in on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 61-56 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Donald Phillips can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 61-56 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Jason Frazier swats the layup by Robert Parsons | 61-56 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Matthew Andrews snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Jason Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Jason Frazier is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG) Larry Olson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Jason Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Jason Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Frazier | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Mark Welch misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-58 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Jason Frazier misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Jason Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Donald Phillips tips it in | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Matthew Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt gets the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Parsons | 67-63 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Matthew Andrews is hacked by Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Lewis, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Del Hughes (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Ronald Rotstein, Mark Welch, David Johnston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 69-63 |
| 00:17 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Warren Centeno is called for the reach on Matthew Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Matthew Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jason Frazier is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jason Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jason Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 73-66 |