| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Butler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Kirk and he's hacked by Matthew Wise - foul #1 on Matthew Wise, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Anthony Linn connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jon Butler | 33-36 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada loses the dribble to Anthony Linn | 33-36 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Anthony Linn lays it in | 35-36 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Matthew Wise gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Jon Butler is fouled on the floor by James Kirk - foul #3 on James Kirk, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG) James Kirk | |
| 17:53 | UMass | William Garofalo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Robert Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:34 | UMass | William Garofalo loses the dribble to Daniel Parada | 35-36 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines is fouled on the floor by William Garofalo - foul #1 on William Garofalo, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Troy Sorg (C) Jon Butler, Matthew Wise | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Sorg - foul #1 on Troy Sorg, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Milton Conger (C) Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Patrick Smith (PF) Jerry Stone, Francis Frazier | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Anthony Linn pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by David Heywood - foul #2 on David Heywood, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SF) Anthony Linn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:29 | UMass | Troy Sorg hits a floater in the lane | 37-37 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the floater near the basket | 37-37 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith tips it home | 37-39 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-39 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | David Heywood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merrill King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Sorg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Conger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 37-42 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | David Heywood can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | David Heywood can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Merrill King gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Merrill King misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | David Heywood snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Oscar Gonzalez is called for the reach on Larry Heikkinen - foul #1 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), Robert Owens (PF), Matthew Wise (C) William Garofalo, Merrill King, Troy Sorg, Milton Conger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith, David Heywood | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 37-42 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Matthew Wise snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Hanson | 40-42 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | UMass | John Hanson pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Robert Owens tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Wise is called for the reach on Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Matthew Wise, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier tips it in | 40-44 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Robert Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Haines | 40-44 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't connect on a runner near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:34 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Hanson | 40-46 |
| 12:16 | UMass | John Hanson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Owens | 43-46 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | James Kirk connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Matthew Wise clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Anthony Linn tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 11:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Wise | 43-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wise (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Anthony Linn is hacked by Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Merrill King (SF), Troy Sorg (PF), Milton Conger (C) Oscar Gonzalez, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Robert Owens, Matthew Wise | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Merrill King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | David Heywood pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Patrick Smith swats the short shot by Milton Conger | 43-52 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Troy Sorg hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Merrill King picks off the pass by Patrick Smith | 45-52 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Jon Butler makes the 3 from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Milton Conger is called for the reach on David Heywood - foul #2 on Milton Conger, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Linn (SF), Robert Owens (PF) Merrill King, Milton Conger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Stone | 48-54 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Jon Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Anthony Linn pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Francis Frazier steps in front of the Troy Sorg pass | 48-54 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier is fouled on the floor by Robert Owens - foul #3 on Robert Owens, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Matthew Wise (C) Jon Butler, Troy Sorg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Timothy Haines (C) Joseph Barnett, David Heywood | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Owens is called for the reach on Francis Frazier - foul #4 on Robert Owens, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Matthew Wise snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:46 | UMass | William Garofalo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Frazier and he's hacked by Anthony Linn - foul #1 on Anthony Linn, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Milton Conger (PF) William Garofalo, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Patrick Smith (PF) Jerry Stone, Francis Frazier | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Conger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Matthew Wise clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | James Kirk knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Patrick Smith | 48-61 |
| 06:08 | UMass | John Hanson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Gonzalez | 50-61 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Milton Conger is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Milton Conger, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Jon Butler (SF), Robert Owens (PF), Troy Sorg (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Anthony Linn, Milton Conger, Matthew Wise | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), David Heywood (C) Bradford Mike, James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Timothy Haines | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Troy Sorg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:26 | UMass | John Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SF) John Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett loses the dribble to Oscar Gonzalez | 50-62 |
| 04:50 | UMass | William Garofalo clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Stone - foul #2 on Jerry Stone, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| 04:50 | UMass | William Garofalo misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:50 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 04:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Garofalo | 51-62 |
| 04:26 | UMass | William Garofalo clanks a shot from the left side | 51-62 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Larry Heikkinen | 51-62 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Robert Owens is called for the reach on David Heywood - foul #5 on Robert Owens, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF) Oscar Gonzalez, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Daniel Parada (SF) Larry Heikkinen, Joseph Barnett | |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | David Heywood makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | David Heywood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:55 | UMass | Jon Butler scores on a turnaround from the left block | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Wise (C) Troy Sorg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Timothy Haines (C) Jerry Stone, David Heywood | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Jon Butler is whistled for traveling | 53-64 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Butler (fresh) 8 pts. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #4 on John Hanson, team foul #12 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Milton Conger (PF) Jon Butler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines can't tip it in | 53-64 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier tips it in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:30 | UMass | John Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Francis Frazier | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | John Hanson steps in front of the James Kirk pass | 53-66 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Milton Conger misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Merrill King (SF), Troy Sorg (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Matthew Wise | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), David Heywood (C) James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, Timothy Haines | |
| 01:53 | UMass | Milton Conger misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Milton Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith buries a shot from the right block set up by Joseph Barnett and he's fouled by Milton Conger - foul #4 on Milton Conger, team foul #13 | 54-68 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Merrill King misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is fouled on the floor by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #14 | 54-69 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Jon Butler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | David Heywood pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Merrill King misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Jon Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Milton Conger travels with the ball | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike runs out the clock | 54-70 |