| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Troy Lai is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Wiley | 33-24 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Douglas Lurie banks in the layup | 35-25 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Shelton - foul #3 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| 18:35 | UConn | Douglas Lurie comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Robert Englund gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:27 | UConn | John Wiley pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled on the floor by Melvin Vieira - foul #1 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| 17:39 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-27 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Lurie is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Oliveira - foul #1 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Thomas Phelps | |
| 15:50 | UConn | Robert Wooton is fouled on the floor by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF) John Wiley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Gary Jones | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Shelton - foul #4 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:32 | UConn | William Schuster gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Englund | 38-31 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Douglas Lurie hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 40-31 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Stanley Oliver pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Stanley Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Johnson | 42-33 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 13:00 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Schuster | 42-33 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Robert Wooton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Gary Jones, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Paul Graham hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| 11:52 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Stanley Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Moors | 42-38 |
| 10:49 | UConn | John Wiley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Stanley Oliver is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Johnny Katz (C) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira | |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 42-38 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Shawn Moors, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| 09:27 | UConn | Robert Englund steals it from Stanley Oliver | 42-38 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Robert Englund works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 09:07 | UConn | John Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), William Schuster (C) Stanley Oliver, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Melvin Vieira | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Gary Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Oliveira and he's fouled by John Wiley - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG) Johnny Katz | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:34 | UConn | William Schuster can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is denied on a layup by Troy Lai | 42-44 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:10 | UConn | John Wiley is hacked by Mark Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG), Nathan Reid (PF) Robert Wooton, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Mark Johnson, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| 08:10 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:10 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Thomas Phelps, Gary Jones | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 06:47 | UConn | John Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 06:46 | UConn | William Schuster hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 45-47 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Nathan Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Wiley - foul #3 on John Wiley, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF) John Wiley, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG) Gary Jones | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Shelton - foul #5 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| 05:55 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Paul Graham buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Williams | 45-50 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Robert Wooton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SG), Shawn Moors (PF) Thomas Phelps, Henry Oliveira | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Stanley Oliver takes the ball from Gary Jones | 45-50 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams tips it home | 47-52 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is fouled on the floor by Paul Graham - foul #1 on Paul Graham, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) John Wiley, Stanley Oliver, Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Mark Johnson, Gary Jones, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Patrick Williams | |
| 04:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is fouled on the floor by Robert Wooton - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:34 | UConn | John Wiley misses the shot from the left side | 49-52 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 03:05 | UConn | John Wiley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Henry Oliveira | 49-55 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 49-58 |
| 02:46 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) John Wiley, Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Paul Graham (SF) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Steve Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (PF) Henry Oliveira | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is hacked by Stanley Oliver - foul #2 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Michael Vaden double dribbles | 49-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is called for traveling | 49-60 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:44 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 01:43 | UConn | John Wiley misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Paul Graham pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Paul Graham tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Graham - foul #2 on Paul Graham, team foul #11 | 49-62 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is denied on a layup by Troy Lai | 51-62 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's pass is intercepted by Thomas Phelps | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams is whistled for traveling | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Graham - foul #3 on Paul Graham, team foul #12 | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo runs out the clock | 53-64 |