| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 7 pts. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Paul Graham inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF) Troy Lai | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:45 | UConn | Nathan Reid snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Wiley | 28-29 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the turnaround from the left block | 28-31 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Paul Graham clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Steve Johnson can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:07 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Oliver | 31-33 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 16:29 | UConn | John Wiley misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Oliveira - foul #1 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 16:29 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is called for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Troy Lai (PF) John Wiley, William Schuster | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Steve Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Michael Vaden | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Steve Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Gary Jones (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Johnny Katz (C) Charles Caputo, Thomas Phelps, Jeffrey Shelton, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Steve Johnson | |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Gary Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:09 | UConn | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Stanley Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (C) Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Stanley Oliver | |
| 13:52 | UConn | Paul Graham picks off the pass by John Wiley | 33-34 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Paul Graham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Vieira | 33-34 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Gary Jones, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:57 | UConn | John Wiley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Paul Graham, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG) John Wiley | |
| 12:12 | UConn | Nathan Reid loses the dribble to Jeffrey Shelton | 34-34 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Michael Vaden is called for the reach on Henry Oliveira - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Paul Graham (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Jeffrey Shelton, Henry Oliveira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid, Steve Johnson | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 10 pts. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Robert Englund comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-34 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:07 | UConn | John Wiley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Schuster | 34-37 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Paul Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Johnny Katz (PF) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG) Robert Wooton | |
| 10:22 | UConn | Troy Lai is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 34-37 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 09:27 | UConn | John Wiley misses the dunk | 34-37 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-39 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Douglas Lurie loses the ball out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Thomas Phelps, Paul Graham, Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Robert Englund scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Williams | 37-39 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 37-39 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Steve Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Robert Wooton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SG) Robert Englund | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG) John Wiley | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) SG - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 10 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Stanley Oliver grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Stanley Oliver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steve Johnson | 37-42 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Gary Jones double dribbles | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Johnny Katz (C) Charles Caputo, Jeffrey Shelton, Shawn Moors, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Robert Wooton | |
| 06:01 | UConn | Douglas Lurie scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Stanley Oliver and he's fouled by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (SF) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Troy Lai (PF) Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid | |
| 06:01 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lurie - foul #3 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Douglas Lurie picks off the pass by Paul Graham | 37-45 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't throw it down | 37-45 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Paul Graham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 39-45 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Oliveira | 42-45 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the jumper from the left block | 42-47 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Shawn Moors (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG) John Wiley | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Paul Graham knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Wooton - foul #3 on Robert Wooton, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG) Stanley Oliver | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Paul Graham makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Robert Wooton's pass is intercepted by Charles Caputo in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 10 pts. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Lai - foul #4 on Troy Lai, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Charles Caputo steps in front of the Michael Vaden pass in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is hacked by Robert Wooton - foul #4 on Robert Wooton, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG) Charles Caputo | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Stanley Oliver (SG) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:38 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF) Thomas Phelps, Jeffrey Shelton | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 49-47 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Paul Graham hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Paul Graham is called for the reach on Douglas Lurie - foul #4 on Paul Graham, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 51-48 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-48 |
| 01:03 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Paul Graham is called for the reach on Douglas Lurie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Graham, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Paul Graham | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Melvin Vieira | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Douglas Lurie steals the ball from Jeffrey Shelton | 51-48 |
| 00:27 | UConn | John Wiley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Lurie | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Stanley Oliver is called for the reach on Robert Englund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 51-50 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Douglas Lurie connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Oliver | 51-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Robert Englund's floater is knocked away by Steve Johnson | 51-52 |
| 00:05 | UConn | John Wiley gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UConn | John Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the halfcourt shot | 51-52 |