| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | William Schuster steps in front of the Gary Jones pass | 22-27 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Stanley Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Jones | 22-29 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Williams | 22-29 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Gary Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Johnson - foul #2 on Steve Johnson, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is hacked by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Gary Jones steals the ball from Richard Brown | 22-31 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen gets the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 17:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 22-31 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Melvin Vieira is called for the reach on Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Patrick Williams | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses short on a runner near the basket | 22-31 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 22-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses long on a jumper from the right side | 22-33 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Steve Johnson tips it but misses | 22-33 |
| 15:47 | UConn | William Schuster tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Richard Brown steals the ball from Kristopher Meadows | 24-33 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Richard Brown can't finish the layup | 24-33 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | The jumper by Gary Jones is denied by William Schuster | 24-33 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Stanley Oliver's pass is intercepted by Johnny Katz in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows is denied on a layup by Douglas Lurie | 24-35 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Stanley Oliver drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Brown | 27-35 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows loses the dribble to Richard Brown | 27-35 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Stanley Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Lunsford | 27-35 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows is fouled on the floor by William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Jeffrey Shelton, Kristopher Meadows, Mario Lunsford | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses short on a runner in the lane | 27-35 |
| 12:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 27-35 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-35 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Nathan Reid can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Phelps | 27-35 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams is fouled on the floor by Steve Johnson - foul #3 on Steve Johnson, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (PF) Richard Brown, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira tips it home | 27-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Robert Wooton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams buries a turnaround from the right block | 30-39 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Robert Wooton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-39 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Citizen | 30-41 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #2 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Steve Johnson (C) Richard Jones, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Christopher Baldwin, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Patrick Williams | |
| 09:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Douglas Lurie blows the layup but he's fouled by Mario Lunsford - foul #2 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG) Robert Wooton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:45 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows buries a runner in the lane set up by Gary Jones and he's hacked by Steve Johnson - foul #4 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) William Schuster, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Mario Lunsford | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Steven Citizen (PF) Johnny Katz, Kristopher Meadows | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Richard Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the dunk attempt | 33-45 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Citizen, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Stanley Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-45 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Gary Jones gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathan Reid - foul #3 on Nathan Reid, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (PF) Stanley Oliver, Richard Brown, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Mario Lunsford | |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 04:56 | UConn | William Schuster snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Robert Wooton steals it from Melvin Vieira | 33-46 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 03:41 | UConn | William Schuster tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Robert Wooton steals it from Jeffrey Shelton | 35-46 |
| 03:13 | UConn | William Schuster dunks the ball set up by Robert Wooton | 37-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Citizen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (C) Robert Wooton, Richard Jones, Michael Vaden, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Kristopher Meadows (PF) Jeffrey Shelton, Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Oliver | 39-46 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Gary Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the board | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Melvin Vieira denies the turnaround by Douglas Lurie | 39-46 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Douglas Lurie banks in the layup set up by Stanley Oliver | 41-48 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (C) Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Citizen (PF) Kristopher Meadows | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Patrick Williams steals the ball from Douglas Lurie | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (PF), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Citizen, Patrick Williams | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Stanley Oliver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Richard Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Melvin Vieira | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is hacked by Richard Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-52 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Stanley Oliver knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Her is hacked by Stanley Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Stanley Oliver double dribbles | 47-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Her is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Oliver - foul #3 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Her makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:04 | UConn | William Schuster loses the dribble to Thomas Phelps | 47-55 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Gary Jones runs out the clock | 47-55 |