| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - James Sontag (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Sontag wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Willie Birch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the turnaround from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UConn | James Sontag scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Douglas | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | UConn | John Douglas makes the wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Mackey | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | George Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, George Taylor, Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:24 | UConn | James Sontag makes the floater in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the dunk but he's hacked by Paul Satsky - foul #2 on Paul Satsky, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Willie Birch splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Willie Birch snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Jamie Farrar clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Kyle Rohn tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 8-8 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Willie Birch's layup is rejected by George Taylor | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Maurice Short - foul #1 on Maurice Short, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Robert Charles, Willie Birch, Maurice Short | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Gene Mackey is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Steven Timko loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 12:10 | UConn | John Douglas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Charles | 8-11 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Robert Charles snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Taylor (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - James Sontag (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | UConn | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG) Robert Charles | |
| 11:19 | UConn | John Douglas travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Harrison Brooker steals the ball from James Sontag | 10-11 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Smith and he's fouled by Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Maurice Short (PF) John Douglas, Gene Mackey | |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Willie Birch is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Harrison Brooker | 13-11 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Hale | 15-11 |
| 09:16 | UConn | James Sontag can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), George Taylor (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF) Jamie Farrar, Willie Birch | |
| 09:16 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:16 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | George Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 08:26 | UConn | John Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Taylor | 18-13 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Short - foul #2 on Maurice Short, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Douglas Faris, George Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), Willie Birch (SF) Robert Charles, Maurice Short | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:54 | UConn | John Hale steals the ball from Kyle Rohn | 19-13 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Hale banks in the layup | 21-13 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Willie Birch banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF) Joseph Smith, Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:45 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (SF) George Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) John Douglas | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:57 | UConn | James Sontag comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 23-16 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | John Hale comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it home | 25-16 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, James Sontag | |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-16 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Birch and the foul's on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Steven Timko drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 28-19 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Harrison Brooker blocks the short jumper by Gene Mackey | 28-19 |
| 05:19 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Satsky | 28-19 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the lay-in | 28-19 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 04:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 28-19 |
| 04:30 | UConn | John Douglas lays it in set up by Willie Birch and he's hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:30 | UConn | John Douglas makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris double dribbles | 28-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG) John Douglas | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Maurice Short blows the layup | 28-22 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Maurice Short pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Willie Birch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 28-22 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 28-22 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Smith and he's fouled by Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Ronald Hillman, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses short on a jump hook from close range | 31-22 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it but misses | 31-22 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | George Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 01:39 | UConn | John Douglas misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-22 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harrison Brooker | 33-22 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Kyle Rohn's pass is intercepted by George Taylor | 33-22 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits the follow up shot | 35-22 |
| 00:02 | UConn | James Sontag is hacked by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) John Hale, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Willie Birch (SF), Maurice Short (PF) John Douglas, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| 00:02 | UConn | James Sontag misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-22 |