| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Bradley inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | UConn | Richard Brown scores on a runner from the right block set up by Richard Jones | 25-32 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by James Bradley - foul #2 on James Bradley, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Jones | 30-32 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps's floater is knocked away by Steve Johnson | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 17:22 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bradley | 30-35 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Johnson - foul #3 on Steve Johnson, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Nathan Reid (PF), Douglas Lurie (C) Richard Jones, Steve Johnson, William Schuster | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:31 | UConn | A charge is called on Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Bruce Her (PF) Gary Jones, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Bruce Her drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Shelton | 33-35 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Douglas Lurie drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Brown | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Her clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-37 |
| 15:43 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Nathan Reid loses the dribble to Jeffrey Shelton | 33-37 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:08 | UConn | James Bradley gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Richard Brown is hacked by Jeffrey Shelton - foul #2 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (SG), Steve Johnson (PF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Nathan Reid, Douglas Lurie | |
| 14:46 | UConn | Richard Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-37 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Gary Jones gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Jones | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the driving attempt from the right block | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:30 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 35-39 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Steven Citizen (SF) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Richard Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Jones - foul #3 on Gary Jones, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Richard Brown grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Lunsford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Citizen | 35-40 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen clanks a shot from the left block | 35-40 |
| 11:06 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Richard Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Richard Brown, Richard Jones, James Bradley, Steve Johnson | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 10:07 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Thomas Phelps steps in front of the Douglas Lurie pass | 35-40 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Steven Citizen (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SF), Steve Johnson (PF) Douglas Lurie, William Schuster | |
| 09:16 | UConn | Nathan Reid makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Citizen | 37-41 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Robert Wooton is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford (C) Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (PG), Richard Jones (SG) Stanley Oliver, Robert Wooton | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-41 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is hacked by James Bradley - foul #3 on James Bradley, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Citizen (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Richard Brown can't connect on a shot in the lane | 39-41 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Phelps | 41-41 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Richard Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Steve Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Richard Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Reid | 41-44 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Phelps | 43-44 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Richard Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Bradley | 43-46 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Citizen | 45-46 |
| 04:42 | UConn | The short jumper by Nathan Reid is denied by Thomas Phelps | 45-46 |
| 04:40 | UConn | James Bradley grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), William Schuster (C) Richard Brown, Richard Jones, James Bradley, Nathan Reid | |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton's pass is intercepted by Steve Johnson | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Wooton | 45-49 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows loses the dribble to William Schuster | 45-49 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Steven Citizen (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (PG), Richard Jones (SG), James Bradley (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Stanley Oliver, Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Steve Johnson | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 02:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Bradley | 45-49 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Nathan Reid loses the dribble to Patrick Williams | 45-49 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses the jump hook near the basket | 45-49 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Jones out of a doubleteam | 47-49 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Richard Brown knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Jones | 49-51 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Steve Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Steve Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Jones - foul #4 on Gary Jones, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 00:31 | UConn | James Bradley is fouled on the floor by Melvin Vieira - foul #2 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:29 | UConn | James Bradley is hacked by Melvin Vieira - foul #3 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:29 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:29 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Williams | 53-54 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Gary Jones is called for the reach on James Bradley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Jones, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:19 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:19 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |