| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | The short jumper by Jamie Riter is denied by Brandon Bojorquez | 37-27 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Jamie Riter snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Jack Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG) James Taylor, James Rucks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson loses the dribble to Brian Webber | 37-27 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it in | 37-29 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Robert Wright double dribbles | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:03 | UConn | Jack Dickerson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Jahnke | 40-32 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Eric Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Jack Dickerson dunks the ball and the foul's on Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:26 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jack Dickerson - foul #3 on Jack Dickerson, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Robert Wright (PF) Vance Giddens, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Brian Webber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the runner from close range | 42-35 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Robert Wright tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Jamie Riter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-35 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Jamie Riter tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Jamie Riter gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-37 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Jamie Riter lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by James Rucks - foul #2 on James Rucks, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 14:30 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Carl Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson is hacked by Jamie Riter - foul #2 on Jamie Riter, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | James Rucks loses the dribble to Robert Jones | 46-40 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Scott Turner tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown loses the dribble to Paul Jahnke | 48-42 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Scott Turner takes the ball from Paul Jahnke | 48-42 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Carl Brown comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jack Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Jack Dickerson, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Jamie Riter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Vance Giddens and he's fouled by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF) Vance Giddens, James Rucks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Brandon Bojorquez - foul #1 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Brian Webber tips it home | 54-47 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the easy open layup | 56-47 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Jim Ross snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Jamerson - foul #2 on Aaron Jamerson, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-49 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Vance Giddens | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | UConn | Joshua Dejohn takes the ball from Paul Jahnke | 58-49 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is fouled on the floor by Jack Dickerson - foul #4 on Jack Dickerson, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (PF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jamie Riter | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG) Aaron Jamerson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | UConn | David Lamb pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Robert Jones is denied on a layup by Robert Wright | 58-49 |
| 06:05 | UConn | David Lamb hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-51 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 05:11 | UConn | David Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Scott Turner (PF) James Taylor, James Rucks, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Jack Dickerson, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Webber - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Wright (PF), Carl Brown (C) Scott Turner, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson loses the dribble to Brian Webber | 58-51 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Robert Coover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Robert Wright, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Brandon Bojorquez is called for the reach on Jim Ross - foul #2 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley (SF), Robert Wright (PF) Joshua Dejohn, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Jamie Riter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 61-51 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Jamie Riter gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Jamie Riter's pass is intercepted by Robert Wright | 61-51 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Jahnke | 61-51 |
| 02:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jack Dickerson | 61-51 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Jamie Riter lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Jack Dickerson | 61-53 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Jamerson | 61-53 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Robert Wright is hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #2 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:21 | UConn | Robert Wright swats the layup by Jamie Riter | 63-53 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jamie Riter snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Jack Dickerson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Webber - foul #3 on Brian Webber, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Robert Coover clanks a jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits a floater from the left block set up by Vance Giddens and the foul's on Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #10 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Robert Coover scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 66-55 |