| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Piper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Kruger (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Chavez (fresh) C - Michael Bibb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | James Kruger inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bibb | 28-26 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Richard Stromain snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:46 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | John Jones tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Booher - foul #2 on James Booher, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Harvey Jordan (PF) Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Rodolfo Chavez | |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper is hacked by Michael Bibb - foul #1 on Michael Bibb, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF) Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall | |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | John Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 17:36 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:34 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Johnson - foul #1 on Willie Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Ignacio Reyes (C) Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Michael Bibb | |
| 17:21 | UCLA | Dennis Guest comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-27 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Willie Johnson is blocked by Harvey Jordan | 30-27 |
| 16:52 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 30-27 |
| 16:47 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Macdougall - foul #1 on Steven Macdougall, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Swim (PF), Kyle Avilla (C) Galen Davis, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Rodolfo Chavez (PF), Michael Bibb (C) Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Harvey Jordan, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim tips it in | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Swim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Kruger (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Chavez (fresh) C - Michael Bibb (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 15:45 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:29 | UCLA | Richard Stromain clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 15:27 | UCLA | Michael Bibb gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Richard Stromain works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Jones | 32-27 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | John Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 14:46 | UCLA | Michael Bibb grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG), Dwight Perreira (SF), Galen Davis (PF), Daniel Piper (C) Willie Johnson, James Booher, Daniel Swim, Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard May (PF) Rodolfo Chavez | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Hansford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dwight Perreira and he's fouled by Richard May - foul #4 on Richard May, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harvey Jordan (PF) Richard May | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Hansford makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:09 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Harvey Jordan | 35-30 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper loses the dribble to James Kruger | 35-30 |
| 13:40 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 13:26 | UCLA | James Kruger is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Lawing out of the doubleteam | 35-32 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Michael Bibb denies the turnaround by James Hansford | 35-32 |
| 13:03 | UCLA | James Kruger gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:53 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 12:52 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan tips it in | 35-34 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Richard Stromain steals the ball from James Hansford | 35-34 |
| 12:13 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), James Booher (SG), Kyle Avilla (C) James Hansford, Dwight Perreira, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Rodolfo Chavez (PF), Ignacio Reyes (C) Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Harvey Jordan, Michael Bibb | |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Guest (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Macdougall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rodolfo Chavez (fresh) C - Ignacio Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Swim (PF) Galen Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:28 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla is hacked by Jonathan Lawing - foul #3 on Jonathan Lawing, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Michael Bibb (C) Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | John Jones buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Johnson | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | UCLA | James Kruger scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-39 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim tips it in | 39-39 |
| 09:35 | UCLA | Rodolfo Chavez scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Lawing out of a doubleteam | 39-41 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Lawing takes the ball from James Booher | 39-41 |
| 08:41 | UCLA | Richard Stromain is fouled on the floor by Kyle Avilla - foul #1 on Kyle Avilla, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Galen Davis (PF), Daniel Piper (C) Daniel Swim, Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Harvey Jordan (PF), Ignacio Reyes (C) Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Rodolfo Chavez, Michael Bibb | |
| 08:23 | UCLA | James Booher steals the ball from Dennis Guest | 39-41 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | John Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | John Jones makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Booher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Guest (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Macdougall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ignacio Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ignacio Reyes - foul #1 on Ignacio Reyes, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG), Dwight Perreira (SF) Willie Johnson, James Booher | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Richard May (PF), Michael Bibb (C) Jonathan Lawing, Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Harvey Jordan, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:34 | UCLA | Richard Stromain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | James Hansford misses the floater from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 06:11 | UCLA | Michael Bibb gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:03 | UCLA | Richard Stromain splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Piper - foul #2 on Daniel Piper, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG) Michael Warburton | |
| 06:03 | UCLA | Richard Stromain makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:03 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Galen Davis | 43-42 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | John Jones misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Lawing - foul #4 on Jonathan Lawing, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), Kyle Avilla (C) Dwight Perreira, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Richard May pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:07 | UCLA | Michael Bibb is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Stromain out of a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | James Hansford loses the dribble to James Kruger | 44-44 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Richard May misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Lawing - foul #5 on Jonathan Lawing, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Booher (SG), Daniel Swim (PF) James Hansford, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Ignacio Reyes (C) Jonathan Lawing, Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Michael Bibb | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Dennis Guest knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard May | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Swim (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Guest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Macdougall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ignacio Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Jones | 47-46 |
| 03:03 | UCLA | Michael Warburton is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Piper (C) Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Michael Bibb (C) Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 02:55 | UCLA | James Kruger is hacked by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 02:55 | UCLA | James Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:55 | UCLA | James Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | John Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Piper | 47-48 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | John Jones can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-48 |
| 02:17 | UCLA | Richard May gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Richard Stromain's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Galen Davis (PF) Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | James Booher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-48 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | James Kruger snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Richard Stromain is fouled on the floor by James Booher - foul #3 on James Booher, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Richard Stromain makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Richard Stromain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Willie Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Stromain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Michael Warburton is fouled in the backcourt by James Booher - foul #4 on James Booher, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Michael Warburton makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Michael Warburton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Booher misses the halfcourt shot | 49-52 |