| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | James Rucks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Chester Majors can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the lay-in | 27-37 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Chester Majors connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louis Hiatt | 27-39 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ernest Battle is blocked by Chester Majors | 27-39 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Brown | 27-39 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Carl Brown blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Chester Majors - foul #2 on Chester Majors, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Chester Majors snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:11 | UConn | David Lamb is fouled on the floor by James Rucks as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on James Rucks, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Chester Majors misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 28-39 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Carl Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from James Rucks and the foul's on Chester Majors - foul #3 on Chester Majors, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (PF) Chester Majors | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a runner from the right block | 30-39 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Jeff Young grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle lays it up and in on a great pass from James Rucks and he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #4 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF) Jeff Young, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Ray Brown (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, David Lamb, Louis Hiatt | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Robert Jones jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 33-41 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a runner in the paint | 33-41 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Ray Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 16:05 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Brown | 33-41 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Timothy Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Allen Zook pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger's pass is intercepted by Alexander Smith | 33-41 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Ryan Krueger picks off the pass by Robert Jones out of a doubleteam | 33-41 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Zook - foul #2 on Allen Zook, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Matthew Michell, Ryan Krueger, Allen Zook, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF), Chester Majors (PF) Robert Jones, Alexander Smith, Paul Jahnke | |
| 14:17 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Jeff Young loses the ball out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| 13:31 | UConn | Chester Majors clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | David Lamb steals the ball from James Rucks | 35-43 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Brian Webber works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Brown | 35-45 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it in | 37-45 |
| 12:26 | UConn | James Rucks steals the ball from David Lamb | 37-45 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | James Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Rucks | 39-45 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Jeff Young steps in front of the David Lamb pass | 39-45 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman grabs the board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Lamb | 39-48 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks lays it in | 41-48 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Ronnie Friedman | 41-50 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley tips it home | 43-50 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Ray Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF), Ernest Battle (C) James Taylor, Jeff Young, Carl Brown, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Alexander Smith (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, David Lamb, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Allen Zook gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | James Rucks knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Allen Zook doubles Robert Jones and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Allen Zook, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Timothy Walker loses the dribble to Ernest Battle | 45-50 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:41 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle clanks a fadeaway from close range | 48-51 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allen Zook - foul #4 on Allen Zook, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF) Robert Jones, Paul Jahnke | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Allen Zook | 48-51 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeff Young (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger is hacked by David Lamb - foul #3 on David Lamb, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the runner from the left block | 48-51 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Carl Brown (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Ryan Krueger, Allen Zook, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Alexander Smith, Louis Hiatt | |
| 06:47 | UConn | Chester Majors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Chester Majors is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #4 on Chester Majors, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | UConn | David Lamb splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Brian Webber snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 48-54 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Carl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Jeff Young, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Alexander Smith (SF), Louis Hiatt (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| 05:05 | UConn | Louis Hiatt's layup is rejected by Ernest Battle | 48-54 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | James Taylor is hacked by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Allen Zook (PF) Matthew Michell, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Rucks | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:38 | UConn | Ernest Battle swats the layup by Robert Jones | 50-54 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Paul Jahnke tips it in | 50-56 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle drills a driving attempt in the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Robert Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Allen Zook snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Taylor | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Robert Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane | 54-56 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled on the floor by Timothy Walker - foul #2 on Timothy Walker, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Allen Zook, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Timothy Walker, Robert Jones, Alexander Smith, Paul Jahnke, Louis Hiatt | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Brian Webber is hacked by Michael Tarpley - foul #3 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | UConn | David Lamb makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chester Majors | 56-59 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is hacked by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Ray Brown gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Carl Brown can't connect on a runner from the left block | 56-59 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Ray Brown gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:23 | UConn | David Lamb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 56-59 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 56-59 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Carl Brown drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Tarpley | 58-59 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by David Lamb | 58-61 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | James Rucks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it in | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Brian Webber's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Brown | 60-61 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Carl Brown grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Brian Webber gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Brian Webber is hacked by Matthew Michell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (C) Ray Brown | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | UConn | James Rucks is called for the reach on Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on James Rucks, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt snags the defensive board | 60-62 |