| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) SG - William Anderson (fresh) SF - Steven Malley (fresh) PF - Daniel Swim (fresh) C - Keith Flanagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Paul Dodson (fresh) SG - Harry Petrin (fresh) SF - Allen Hargreaves (fresh) PF - George Benson (fresh) C - David Topper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | George Benson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Hartford | Harry Petrin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Dodson | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Malley | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Hartford | Paul Dodson misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Steven Malley buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Swim | 4-3 |
| 18:59 | Hartford | George Benson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:58 | Hartford | Harry Petrin tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Johnson | 6-5 |
| 18:26 | Hartford | Allen Hargreaves loses the dribble to Daniel Swim | 6-5 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim drills a shot near the basket set up by Willie Johnson | 8-5 |
| 17:47 | Hartford | Paul Dodson double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (PG), James Booher (SG), James Hansford (SF), Galen Davis (PF), Daniel Piper (C) Willie Johnson, William Anderson, Steven Malley, Daniel Swim, Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Langlais (PG), Roy Szklarski (SF) Paul Dodson, Allen Hargreaves | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | James Booher scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hansford | 10-5 |
| 17:09 | Hartford | The jumper by Roy Szklarski is denied by Daniel Piper | 10-5 |
| 17:08 | Hartford | Harry Petrin grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:58 | Hartford | James Booher is called for the reach on Robert Langlais - foul #1 on James Booher, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffery Cook (SG), Robert Irving (C) Harry Petrin, David Topper | |
| 16:39 | Hartford | Robert Langlais misses long on a jumper from the left side | 10-5 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Robert Langlais steals it from Daniel Piper | 10-5 |
| 16:28 | Hartford | Roy Szklarski lays it in set up by Robert Langlais | 10-7 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | James Hansford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Booher | 13-7 |
| 15:49 | Hartford | George Benson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Langlais | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dwight Perreira (fresh) SG - James Booher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hansford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) C - Daniel Piper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Langlais (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Cook (fresh) SF - Roy Szklarski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Irving (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Langlais - foul #1 on Robert Langlais, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), William Anderson (SG), Steven Malley (SF), Daniel Swim (PF) James Booher, James Hansford, Galen Davis, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Dodson (PG), Allen Hargreaves (SF), Tim Klatt (C) Jeffery Cook, Roy Szklarski, George Benson | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 15:34 | Hartford | Paul Dodson loses the dribble to Willie Johnson in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Paul Dodson - foul #1 on Paul Dodson, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan (C) Willie Johnson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Harry Petrin (SG), David Topper (C) Robert Langlais, Tim Klatt | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 15:17 | Hartford | The rebound goes to David Topper | 16-9 |
| 14:55 | Hartford | Harry Petrin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Swim | 16-9 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Paul Dodson is called for the reach on Daniel Swim - foul #2 on Paul Dodson, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), Galen Davis (PF), Daniel Piper (C) Dwight Perreira, Daniel Swim, Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffery Cook (PG), Tim Klatt (PF) Paul Dodson, Robert Irving | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Galen Davis is fouled on the floor by Allen Hargreaves - foul #1 on Allen Hargreaves, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Swim (PF), Keith Flanagan (C) Galen Davis, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Langlais (PG), Roy Szklarski (SF), George Benson (PF) Jeffery Cook, Allen Hargreaves, Tim Klatt | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Piper (C) Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Harry Petrin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Steven Malley - foul #1 on Steven Malley, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (PG), Galen Davis (PF), Keith Flanagan (C) Willie Johnson, Daniel Swim, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Tim Klatt (C) David Topper | |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Harry Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Harry Petrin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Harry Petrin misses the 3rd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Roy Szklarski picks off the pass by Galen Davis | 16-11 |
| 13:33 | Hartford | Robert Langlais misses the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Steven Malley - foul #2 on Steven Malley, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), James Hansford (SF), Daniel Swim (PF), Daniel Piper (C) John Jones, Steven Malley, Galen Davis, Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffery Cook (SG), Robert Irving (C) Harry Petrin, Tim Klatt | |
| 13:33 | Hartford | Robert Langlais makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:33 | Hartford | Robert Langlais makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:33 | Hartford | Robert Langlais makes the 3rd free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 13:13 | Hartford | Robert Irving grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 13:01 | Hartford | Roy Szklarski loses the ball out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (PG), James Booher (SG), Keith Flanagan (C) Willie Johnson, William Anderson, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Allen Hargreaves (SF) Roy Szklarski | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | John Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hansford | 18-14 |
| 12:27 | Hartford | Allen Hargreaves's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Flanagan | 18-14 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | James Booher misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Hartford | The rebound goes to George Benson | 18-14 |
| 11:50 | Hartford | George Benson is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), William Anderson (SG), Galen Davis (PF), Daniel Piper (C) John Jones, James Booher, Daniel Swim, Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Harry Petrin (SG), Roy Szklarski (SF), Tim Klatt (PF), David Topper (C) Robert Langlais, Allen Hargreaves, George Benson, Robert Irving | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) SF - James Hansford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) C - Daniel Piper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jeffery Cook (fresh) SG - Harry Petrin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Szklarski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Klatt (fresh) C - David Topper (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | David Topper steps in front of the Daniel Piper pass | 18-14 |
| 11:12 | Hartford | Harry Petrin's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Johnson | 18-14 |
| 11:11 | Hartford | David Topper tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper slams it home on a great pass from James Hansford and he's hacked by David Topper - foul #1 on David Topper, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Swim (PF) Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Aaron Trantham (PG) Jeffery Cook | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:56 | Hartford | David Topper grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:30 | Hartford | Aaron Trantham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-16 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | William Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:09 | Hartford | David Topper grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Harry Petrin makes the fadeaway from the right side | 20-18 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Roy Szklarski swats the short shot by James Hansford | 20-18 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Aaron Trantham takes the ball from James Hansford | 20-18 |
| 08:52 | Hartford | Tim Klatt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | Hartford | Harry Petrin tips it home | 20-20 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim double dribbles | 20-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (PG), James Booher (SG), John Jones (SF), Galen Davis (PF), Keith Flanagan (C) Willie Johnson, William Anderson, James Hansford, Daniel Swim, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Langlais (PG), Jeffery Cook (SG), Allen Hargreaves (SF), George Benson (PF), Robert Irving (C) Aaron Trantham, Harry Petrin, Roy Szklarski, Tim Klatt, David Topper | |
| 08:19 | Hartford | George Benson misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Galen Davis - foul #1 on Galen Davis, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| 08:19 | Hartford | George Benson makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:19 | Hartford | George Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-22 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Galen Davis tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 08:02 | Hartford | James Booher steals it from Robert Langlais | 22-22 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira lays it up and in on a great pass from James Booher | 24-22 |
| 07:36 | Hartford | The jump hook by George Benson is blocked by Dwight Perreira | 24-22 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dwight Perreira (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Flanagan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Langlais (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Cook (fresh) SF - Allen Hargreaves (fresh) PF - George Benson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Irving (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | John Jones clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 07:15 | Hartford | George Benson snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Jeffery Cook drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Langlais | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan blows the layup but the foul's on George Benson - foul #1 on George Benson, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Anderson (SG), James Hansford (SF), Daniel Swim (PF) James Booher, John Jones, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Roy Szklarski (SF), David Topper (C) Allen Hargreaves, Robert Irving | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:37 | Hartford | George Benson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Keith Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Keith Flanagan | 27-25 |
| 05:47 | Hartford | Jeffery Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 05:46 | Hartford | David Topper tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | James Hansford comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | James Hansford grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Topper - foul #2 on David Topper, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), Steven Malley (SF), Galen Davis (C) Dwight Perreira, James Hansford, Keith Flanagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | Aaron Trantham (PG), Harry Petrin (SG), Allen Hargreaves (SF), Robert Irving (PF), Tim Klatt (C) Robert Langlais, Jeffery Cook, Roy Szklarski, George Benson, David Topper | |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:50 | Hartford | Robert Irving buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Allen Hargreaves | 28-29 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | William Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Johnson | 28-29 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Steven Malley drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Swim | 30-29 |
| 03:59 | Hartford | Allen Hargreaves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Galen Davis's pass is intercepted by Harry Petrin | 30-29 |
| 03:16 | Hartford | Tim Klatt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Galen Davis - foul #2 on Galen Davis, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (PG), James Hansford (SG), James Booher (PF), Daniel Piper (C) Willie Johnson, William Anderson, Daniel Swim, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Dodson (PG), Robert Langlais (SF), David Topper (C) Aaron Trantham, Allen Hargreaves, Robert Irving | |
| 03:16 | Hartford | Tim Klatt misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:16 | Hartford | Tim Klatt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dwight Perreira (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Hansford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Malley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Booher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Daniel Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Paul Dodson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Petrin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Langlais (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tim Klatt (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Topper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira is fouled on the floor by Paul Dodson - foul #3 on Paul Dodson, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Galen Davis (PF) James Hansford | |
| Subs | Hartford | Roy Szklarski (SF), George Benson (PF) Paul Dodson, Tim Klatt | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:55 | Hartford | George Benson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Langlais | 32-32 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 02:37 | Hartford | David Topper gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:25 | Hartford | Steven Malley is called for the reach on David Topper - foul #3 on Steven Malley, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), William Anderson (SG), James Hansford (SF) Dwight Perreira, Steven Malley, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeffery Cook (SG) Harry Petrin | |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Robert Langlais drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Szklarski | 32-35 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | James Hansford drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Johnson | 35-35 |
| 01:50 | Hartford | George Benson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Langlais | 35-37 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Hansford | 37-37 |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Robert Langlais comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Anderson | 37-37 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | James Hansford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | James Hansford buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 39-37 |
| 00:20 | Hartford | James Hansford picks off the pass by Roy Szklarski | 39-37 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | James Hansford hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Roy Szklarski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-40 |