| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Steven McDowell inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UCLA | Reuben Williams loses the dribble to James Rucks | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | UCLA | Dale Bateman pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-34 |
| 18:42 | UCLA | Dale Bateman pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | UCLA | Reuben Williams is fouled on the floor by Ernest Battle - foul #4 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Ernest Battle | |
| 18:07 | UCLA | Reuben Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Jeff Young lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from James Rucks and he's hacked by Reuben Williams - foul #3 on Reuben Williams, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG) Reuben Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:22 | UCLA | Roger Pierce misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it home | 36-39 |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Roger Pierce is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Zook (PF) Carl Brown | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Michael Tarpley is blocked by Herman Winter | 36-39 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks tips it home | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the fadeaway near the basket | 38-41 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Winter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | James Rucks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG) Roger Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF) Matthew Michell, Jeff Young | |
| 15:16 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer misses the jumper from the left block | 38-41 |
| 15:15 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Reuben Williams grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 15:00 | UCLA | Reuben Williams buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boyes | 42-41 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | James Rucks can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Reuben Williams is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #4 on Reuben Williams, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Reuben Williams, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Carl Brown (PF) James Rucks, Allen Zook, Michael Tarpley | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:42 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Steven McDowell | 42-41 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the contested jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Cox | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Roger Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Thomas Cox is hacked by Ryan Krueger - foul #2 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Ryan Krueger | |
| 12:40 | UCLA | Roger Pierce drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Steven McDowell - foul #1 on Steven McDowell, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Allen Zook (PF) James Taylor, Jeff Young | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:50 | UCLA | Roger Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 47-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Carl Brown comes up short on the floater from the left block | 47-43 |
| 11:25 | UCLA | John Boyes grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:16 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Allen Zook's fadeaway is rejected by Steven McDowell | 47-43 |
| 10:53 | UCLA | Steven McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Roger Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 47-43 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Steven McDowell steals it from Matthew Michell | 47-43 |
| 10:02 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-43 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) Roger Pierce, Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Michael Tarpley (C) Matthew Michell, Carl Brown, Ernest Battle | |
| 09:32 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer can't throw it down | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | UCLA | Herman Winter tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Jeff Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Rucks and he's fouled by Jose Orozco - foul #3 on Jose Orozco, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) Allen Zook | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:44 | UCLA | Herman Winter clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Rhymer | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | UCLA | John Boyes scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cox | 51-46 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 08:03 | UCLA | Herman Winter gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses short on a shot from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | Herman Winter tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Boyes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:22 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:17 | UCLA | James Rucks takes the ball from Jose Orozco | 51-46 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| 06:56 | UCLA | John Boyes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Jose Orozco snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:42 | UCLA | James Taylor picks off the pass by Herman Winter | 51-48 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | James Rucks can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 06:38 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Russell Rhymer | 51-48 |
| 06:22 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Rucks - foul #2 on James Rucks, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (PG), Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) Thomas Cox, John Boyes, Jose Orozco, Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Carl Brown (PF), Ernest Battle (C) James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Michael Tarpley | |
| 06:22 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:22 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell jams it set up by Carl Brown | 53-50 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Roger Pierce can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Michell - foul #2 on Matthew Michell, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Bateman (PF) Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Zook (PF) Jeff Young | |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Roger Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Roger Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Allen Zook makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 53-52 |
| 05:12 | UCLA | Ernest Battle steals the ball from Steven McDowell | 53-52 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Reuben Williams steals it from James Rucks in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 04:49 | UCLA | James Rucks is called for the reach on Reuben Williams - foul #3 on James Rucks, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Roger Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Ryan Krueger (SF) James Rucks, Allen Zook | |
| 04:28 | UCLA | Carl Brown steals the ball from Steven McDowell | 53-52 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | James Taylor knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Michell and the foul's on John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF) Steven McDowell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) Ryan Krueger | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:02 | UCLA | Dale Bateman pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:41 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ernest Battle is blocked by Dale Bateman | 55-54 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 03:10 | UCLA | Reuben Williams gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Jose Orozco hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #5 on Ernest Battle, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) Reuben Williams, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Zook (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Carl Brown, Ernest Battle | |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Dale Bateman (PF) Roger Pierce, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) James Taylor | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Reuben Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | UCLA | Reuben Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Drew Zambrana (C) Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (PF) Allen Zook | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Carl Brown scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Michell out of a doubleteam | 57-56 |
| 01:29 | UCLA | Carl Brown takes the ball from Dale Bateman | 57-56 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Rucks tips it home | 57-58 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Tarpley - foul #3 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | James Rucks's layup is rejected by Drew Zambrana | 58-58 |
| 00:14 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Steven McDowell is hacked by Jeff Young - foul #1 on Jeff Young, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Steven McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Steven McDowell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |