| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Todd Reed is whistled for traveling | 30-25 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Sammy Everett - foul #1 on Sammy Everett, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Ira Dykes gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a floater from the left block | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Todd Reed tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits a floater from the left wing set up by Willy McGeary | 30-28 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Ira Dykes tips it in | 32-28 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta connects on the floater from the left side set up by James Clinard | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Ira Dykes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Todd Reed, Jonathan Stanley, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 16:27 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin's pass is intercepted by Willy McGeary | 34-30 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is fouled on the floor by Curtis Hamblin - foul #2 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG) Sammy Everett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robert Barrick takes the ball from Angelo Perez | 34-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ira Dykes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Danny Brown takes the ball from Ira Dykes | 34-30 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is hacked by Ricky Matuseski - foul #1 on Ricky Matuseski, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Jonathan Stanley (SF) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan McEuen - foul #1 on Nathan McEuen, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (PG), Henry Bean (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Angelo Perez | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Danny Brown is called for the reach on Robert Barrick - foul #1 on Danny Brown, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG) Robert Barrick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 14:34 | UConn | Willy McGeary swats the short shot by Henry Bean | 34-31 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Henry Bean gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Bean - foul #3 on Henry Bean, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Ira Dykes (C) Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Sammy Everett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 38-33 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Clinard | 38-36 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Sammy Everett is fouled on the floor by James Clinard - foul #3 on James Clinard, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Todd Reed, Jonathan Stanley, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Robert Barrick is hacked by James Clinard - foul #4 on James Clinard, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Ira Dykes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Robert Barrick tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Willy McGeary | 40-39 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Willy McGeary denies the turnaround by Curtis Hamblin | 40-39 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | John Nordin pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 11:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sammy Everett | 40-39 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Sammy Everett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Sammy Everett, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Robert Barrick is hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #2 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Reed | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Bean - foul #4 on Henry Bean, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Curtis Hamblin (C) Robert Barrick, Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 09:19 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Curtis Hamblin - foul #3 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Henry Bean | 46-42 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is hacked by Todd Reed - foul #1 on Todd Reed, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Ira Dykes (C) Todd Reed, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Robert Barrick gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | James Clinard pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Stanley is called for the reach on Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #3 on Jonathan Stanley, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (SF) Jonathan Stanley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) James Clinard | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Ira Dykes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Nordin - foul #2 on John Nordin, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Robert Barrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Thomas Rogers blocks the jumper by Robert Barrick | 47-45 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Sammy Everett can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | John Nordin grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Willy McGeary and the foul's on Nathan McEuen - foul #2 on Nathan McEuen, team foul #10 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Sammy Everett, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | UConn | James Clinard steals the ball from Todd Reed | 47-48 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | James Clinard hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Todd Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:20 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Willy McGeary - foul #2 on Willy McGeary, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG), Curtis Hamblin (C) Robert Barrick, Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) Willy McGeary | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (SF) Jonathan Stanley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Todd Reed blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #3 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG) Danny Brown | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mwla Abdeldayen | 50-55 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Schell out of the doubleteam | 50-58 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the contested runner near the basket on a great pass from Henry Bean | 52-58 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Henry Bean pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Clinard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Todd Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Clinard | 52-58 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Jonathan Stanley (SF), Ira Dykes (C) Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | UConn | Todd Reed's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cotta | 52-60 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't tip it in | 52-60 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Ira Dykes snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the runner in the lane | 54-60 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Danny Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Henry Bean | 54-60 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley's floater is tipped away by Ronald Cotta | 54-60 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Cotta is blocked by Henry Bean | 54-60 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Timothy Schell is called for the reach on Sammy Everett - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Sammy Everett makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Sammy Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | James Clinard picks off the pass by Sammy Everett | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is hacked by Sammy Everett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sammy Everett, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), Angelo Perez (PF) Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Todd Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-66 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 55-66 |