| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is fouled on the floor by Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson loses the dribble to James Hohowski | 27-22 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Richard Johnson blows the layup | 27-22 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Michael Vowels tips it home | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Poulson | 29-24 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell double dribbles | 32-24 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the dunk attempt | 32-24 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Richard Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell is whistled for traveling | 32-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| 17:27 | UConn | Frederick Davis denies the turnaround by James Hohowski | 32-24 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 16:41 | UConn | James Hohowski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erick Keen - foul #2 on Erick Keen, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 16:41 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:41 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Igo | 34-26 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Poulson - foul #2 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| 16:07 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 34-26 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Brooks Michelstein - foul #1 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Moore | 34-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Hans Zvorsky, James Moore, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the easy layup | 36-28 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-28 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Richard Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-28 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Igo hits a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein lays it up and in set up by Richard Johnson | 40-30 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado loses the ball out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF) Monte Bennett, Richard Johnson, Brooks Michelstein, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| 12:28 | UConn | Erick Keen picks off the pass by Nwa Abdel | 40-30 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Neil Smith throws it down on a great pass from Erick Keen | 40-32 |
| 11:56 | UConn | James Hohowski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | John Summerville gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Michael Sok clanks a jump hook near the basket | 40-32 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Sidney Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nwa Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | UConn | The short jumper by James Moore is denied by Joshua Thompson | 40-32 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | John Summerville travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Michael Vowels (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Hans Zvorsky, James Moore, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| 10:29 | UConn | James Hohowski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 45-32 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the floater in the paint | 45-32 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | William Igo pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Kyle Poulson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG) James Hohowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Monte Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) Sidney Wise, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith | |
| 08:04 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nwa Abdel | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | William Igo double dribbles | 47-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF) Brooks Michelstein, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Richard Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it but misses | 47-32 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | John Summerville snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sidney Wise | 50-33 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is whistled for a carry | 50-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Michael Vowels (PF) Richard Johnson, James Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| 06:12 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Hohowski and the foul's on Michael Sok - foul #2 on Michael Sok, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), James Moore (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell | |
| 06:12 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the free throw | 53-33 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Erick Keen and the foul's on Vincent Stearns - foul #1 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG) Erick Keen, John Summerville | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the free throw | 53-36 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Michael Vowels - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 05:10 | UConn | Joshua Thompson picks off the pass by Brooks Michelstein | 53-36 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Vincent Stearns - foul #2 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Dustin Regalado | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Vincent Stearns gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-37 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Monte Bennett misses the tip | 53-37 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Brooks Michelstein - foul #2 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Monte Bennett, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, James Moore, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | UConn | James Hohowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), James Moore (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | William Igo hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Monte Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:09 | UConn | James Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Monte Bennett and he's fouled by William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| 02:09 | UConn | James Moore makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Erick Keen is blocked by Vincent Stearns | 58-45 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Kyle Poulson is called for the reach on Hans Zvorsky - foul #3 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Michael Sok (C) Kyle Poulson, Dustin Regalado | |
| 01:01 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Neil Smith | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky's layup is rejected by Michael Sok | 60-47 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sok | 60-47 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it in | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Monte Bennett runs out the clock | 60-49 |