| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the dunk attempt | 38-36 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SF), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Stanley Blakley, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 19:07 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Jack Dickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Dickerson | 41-36 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Vance Giddens | 41-39 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Eric Barnes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Carl Brown hits a jump hook from close range set up by James Rucks | 41-41 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Robert Wright steps in front of the Jack Dickerson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 41-41 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Eric Barnes grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Brian Webber travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Carl Brown | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Coover - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (PG) James Taylor | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Jamie Riter tips it in | 43-43 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) Joshua Dejohn | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Jim Ross misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG) Ronnie Friedman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SF) Stanley Blakley | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:36 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jim Ross - foul #3 on Jim Ross, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF) James Taylor, James Rucks | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Robert Wright tips it home | 45-46 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Robert Wright can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Brian Webber's floater is tipped away by Robert Wright | 45-46 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Jack Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Jack Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens is hacked by David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Aaron Jamerson (SF), Scott Turner (C) Vance Giddens, Joshua Dejohn, Stanley Blakley, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Robert Coover is called for the reach on Aaron Jamerson - foul #3 on Robert Coover, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits a driving attempt in the lane | 45-48 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Jamerson - foul #1 on Aaron Jamerson, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| 12:03 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the floater from close range set up by Robert Coover and the foul's on Stanley Blakley - foul #2 on Stanley Blakley, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (C) Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Turner - foul #1 on Scott Turner, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Robert Coover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Coover | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Eric Barnes steals it from Robert Wright | 50-51 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Jack Dickerson lays it up and in set up by Eric Barnes | 52-51 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is hacked by Jamie Riter - foul #3 on Jamie Riter, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is fouled on the floor by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Ross (C) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG) Vance Giddens, James Rucks | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the dunk | 52-53 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 52-53 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the jump hook from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Eric Barnes is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Robert Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 08:52 | UConn | The jump hook by Eric Barnes is blocked by Brandon Bojorquez | 52-57 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Jack Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Brian Webber tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Jamie Riter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Wright (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stanley Blakley | 56-61 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Robert Coover is fouled on the floor by Stanley Blakley - foul #3 on Stanley Blakley, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-61 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | James Rucks pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #4 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jamie Riter (PF) Ronnie Friedman, David Lamb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez (C) Carl Brown | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is fouled on the floor by Stanley Blakley - foul #4 on Stanley Blakley, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Robert Jones is hacked by Brandon Bojorquez - foul #3 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Robert Wright buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Vance Giddens | 58-65 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Paul Jahnke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits the follow up shot | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Robert Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:56 | UConn | James Rucks is called for the reach on Robert Coover - foul #3 on James Rucks, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 03:56 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses the jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | James Rucks tips it in | 62-67 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Robert Coover is fouled on the floor by Robert Wright - foul #4 on Robert Wright, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wright (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn comes up short on the floater from the left side | 64-67 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| 02:42 | UConn | Jamie Riter buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jack Dickerson | 66-67 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vance Giddens | 66-69 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Jamie Riter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #5 on Robert Wright, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 02:09 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jamie Riter picks off the pass by Scott Turner | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Dickerson and the foul's on James Rucks - foul #4 on James Rucks, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Scott Turner scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brandon Bojorquez | 70-71 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Brian Webber blows the layup | 70-71 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the board | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Rucks knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 70-73 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits a wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Jack Dickerson | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks is hacked by Brian Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 72-75 |