| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Scott Turner snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | James Taylor is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Reuben Williams | 30-35 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | The jumper by James Taylor is denied by Gilbert Carpenter | 30-35 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | John Boyes pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Boyes | 30-37 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Reuben Williams | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | Reuben Williams can't finish the layup | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Michell | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Carpenter - foul #2 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:08 | UCLA | Herman Winter scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Reuben Williams | 31-40 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Ernest Battle and he's fouled by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:53 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gilbert Carpenter | 33-40 |
| 17:48 | UCLA | Matthew Michell takes the ball from John Boyes | 33-40 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the shot from the left side | 33-40 |
| 17:26 | UCLA | Reuben Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:22 | UCLA | Herman Winter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 33-40 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Drew Zambrana is called for the reach on Scott Turner - foul #3 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Robert Wright (PF) James Taylor, Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Herman Winter, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Carl Brown loses the dribble to Russell Rhymer | 33-40 |
| 16:20 | UCLA | Jose Orozco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Rhymer - foul #1 on Russell Rhymer, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Herman Winter (SF) John Boyes, Jesus Souza | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jose Orozco | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leif Zwiefel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cox (fresh) SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Herman Winter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 34-40 |
| 15:50 | UCLA | Jose Orozco tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 15:49 | UCLA | Jose Orozco grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Herman Winter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Robert Wright (C) James Rucks, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Jose Orozco | |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Scott Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cox - foul #3 on Thomas Cox, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (SF) Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Drew Zambrana (C) Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Gilbert Carpenter is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #3 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Leif Zwiefel | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Herman Winter steals it from Matthew Michell | 34-40 |
| 14:36 | UCLA | Ernest Battle is called for the reach on Herman Winter - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | John Boyes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Stanley Blakley (PF) James Taylor, Ernest Battle, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Herman Winter, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| 13:43 | UCLA | Jesus Souza hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Reuben Williams | 34-43 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley lays it up and in | 36-43 |
| 12:59 | UCLA | Jose Orozco scores on a shot from the baseline set up by John Boyes | 36-45 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:47 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 12:29 | UCLA | Jesus Souza is fouled on the floor by James Rucks - foul #2 on James Rucks, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Ernest Battle (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Rucks, Matthew Michell, Carl Brown, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Herman Winter (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Reuben Williams, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| 12:22 | UCLA | Brandon Bojorquez blocks the short jumper by Drew Zambrana | 36-45 |
| 12:21 | UCLA | John Boyes tips it home | 36-47 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot near the basket set up by Stanley Blakley and he's fouled by Drew Zambrana - foul #4 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Russell Rhymer (C) John Boyes, Drew Zambrana | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses short on a runner in the lane | 38-47 |
| 11:46 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gilbert Carpenter | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leif Zwiefel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter's layup is rejected by Scott Turner | 38-47 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Scott Turner connects on the open fadeaway from close range | 40-47 |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-47 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 40-47 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley tips it in | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | UCLA | Thomas Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Stanley Blakley, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Leif Zwiefel | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Scott Turner scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Taylor | 44-47 |
| 10:07 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Scott Turner grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Herman Winter - foul #2 on Herman Winter, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Robert Wright (PF) James Taylor, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Jose Orozco (PF) Thomas Cox, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:55 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:41 | UCLA | Reuben Williams can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-47 |
| 09:39 | UCLA | Herman Winter hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | James Rucks's pass is intercepted by John Boyes | 45-49 |
| 09:09 | UCLA | John Boyes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herman Winter | 45-51 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Carl Brown | 47-51 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | John Boyes misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rucks | 50-51 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Reuben Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Carl Brown, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Herman Winter, Russell Rhymer | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 08:05 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Robert Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jose Orozco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 52-51 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Robert Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:32 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled in the backcourt by John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Matthew Michell, Scott Turner, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Thomas Cox (SG), Herman Winter (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Reuben Williams, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 54-53 |
| 06:01 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:46 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Herman Winter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 54-55 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Rucks and the foul's on Thomas Cox - foul #4 on Thomas Cox, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Scott Turner (PF) James Rucks, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Jose Orozco (PF) Leif Zwiefel, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:56 | UCLA | John Boyes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-55 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stanley Blakley | 57-55 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | James Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:29 | UCLA | John Boyes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cox | 57-57 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 57-57 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ernest Battle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez tips it in | 59-57 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Herman Winter drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Drew Zambrana | 59-59 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 02:29 | UCLA | Herman Winter snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:29 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Stanley Blakley, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Thomas Cox, Jose Orozco, Drew Zambrana | |
| 02:19 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter is denied on a layup by Scott Turner | 59-59 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Michell | 59-59 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | John Boyes steals it from Brandon Bojorquez | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | John Boyes lays it in | 59-61 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Scott Turner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 61-61 |
| 01:32 | UCLA | John Boyes scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Scott Turner blows the layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Carpenter - foul #4 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (SF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Drew Zambrana (C) Russell Rhymer | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | John Boyes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Michell | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Scott Turner buries a runner in the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:29 | UCLA | John Boyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Scott Turner snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Herman Winter clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |