| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Painter (fresh) PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-29 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver hits the follow up shot | 24-29 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Lauver out of the doubleteam | 27-29 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Boyd | 27-32 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Cleghorn - foul #3 on James Cleghorn, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Spataro (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 17:39 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn is hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #1 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jeffrey Rorie out of the doubleteam | 31-34 |
| 16:49 | UCLA | Dale Boyd splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Painter | 31-37 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 16:24 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Boyd | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Painter (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Skomsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the floater from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 15:41 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:19 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 14:57 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | Charles Lauver is called for the reach on John Painter - foul #2 on Charles Lauver, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Charles Lauver, Daniel Spataro, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Robert Skomsky, David Schoolcraft | |
| 14:17 | UCLA | Charles Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Kellum - foul #1 on Mark Kellum, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Mark Kellum grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks buries a shot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the tip | 32-41 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-41 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Bryan Pavlosky | 32-41 |
| 12:01 | UCLA | Charles Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Parks | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Kellum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn lays it in set up by Larry Stanton | 34-43 |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 11:30 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks tips it in | 34-45 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 34-45 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Joey Rosenzweig is called for the reach on Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Michael Lewis, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Charles Thompson, Jeffrey Parks, Robert Smith | |
| 10:35 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Skomsky | 34-48 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Robert Skomsky takes the ball from Jeffrey Rorie after a doubleteam | 34-48 |
| 09:48 | UCLA | John Painter knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dale Boyd | 34-50 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn loses the ball out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), James Cleghorn (PF) Larry Stanton, Daniel Spataro | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks (PF) Robert Skomsky | |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Dale Boyd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Lauver - foul #3 on Charles Lauver, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | David Schoolcraft blocks the short jumper by Freeman Hahn | 34-52 |
| 08:41 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Parks | 34-52 |
| 08:21 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn is hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #2 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Thompson (SF) John Painter | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver is hacked by Jeffrey Parks - foul #4 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF) Charles Lauver | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (SG) Dale Boyd | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Parks blocks the short jumper by James Cleghorn | 34-52 |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Charles Thompson grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 06:48 | UCLA | Mark Kellum is fouled on the floor by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #2 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), John Alexander (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, David Schoolcraft | |
| 06:36 | UCLA | Mark Kellum misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-52 |
| 06:17 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Parks | 34-52 |
| 05:49 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the shot from close range | 34-54 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is fouled on the floor by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #1 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Charles Thompson, Jeffrey Parks, Robert Smith | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Robert Skomsky picks off the pass by Charles Lauver | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:51 | UCLA | Dale Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn scores on a floater from the left block | 36-54 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-54 |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Dale Boyd tips it home | 36-56 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-56 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig gets the offensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joey Rosenzweig | 38-56 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Heyward | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 03:00 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky clanks a shot near the basket | 41-58 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SG), James Cleghorn (PF) Joey Rosenzweig, Michael Lewis, Daniel Spataro | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks (PF) Robert Skomsky | |
| 02:31 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-60 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by James Cleghorn and the foul's on Joseph Heyward - foul #2 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), Charles Thompson (SF) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:14 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Mark Kellum steps in front of the Charles Lauver pass | 43-60 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Cleghorn - foul #4 on James Cleghorn, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Freeman Hahn (C) Larry Stanton, John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Charles Thompson | |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Schoolcraft | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward runs out the clock | 43-63 |