| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Matt Hull inbounds the ball | 22-17 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | John Harward drills a jumper from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 24-17 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith is hacked by Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #2 | 24-17 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 24-20 |
| 18:39 | UMass | August Cisowski swats the layup by Matt Hull | 24-20 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Daniel Wood tips it home | 26-20 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Matt Hull - foul #1 on Matt Hull, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Christopher Thomas steals the ball from Robert Hirschberg | 26-22 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the jumper near the basket | 26-22 |
| 17:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Harward | 26-22 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses short on a runner near the basket | 26-22 |
| 17:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hirschberg | 26-22 |
| 17:07 | UMass | John Harward hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:07 | UMass | John Harward makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:07 | UMass | John Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 16:40 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Robert Hightower can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Matt Hull gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Andrew Smith steps in front of the Michael Hamilton pass | 28-22 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Christopher West | 28-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-24 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits a floater from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 14:56 | UMass | John Harward misses the dunk attempt | 28-26 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by John Harward - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Matt Hull, John Harward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the 3rd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Michael Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregg Wygant (SF) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | John Geib makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher West | 28-30 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Gregg Wygant - foul #1 on Gregg Wygant, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Davis (PF) Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 28-30 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Daniel Wood can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marvin Friedman | 28-30 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Edwards | 28-33 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 31-33 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Christopher West double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Gregg Wygant, Robert Davis, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), August Cisowski (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher West, William Edwards, John Geib, Thomas Zayas | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Robert Hightower drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 34-33 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas scores on a jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 10:50 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Matt Hull is blocked by Norman Jandreau | 34-35 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to August Cisowski | 34-35 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | John Harward denies the turnaround by Christopher Thomas | 34-35 |
| 10:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Matt Hull | 34-35 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Friedman - foul #3 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF) August Cisowski | |
| 10:21 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Hamilton - foul #3 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) William Edwards, Andrew Smith | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Christopher West denies the turnaround by John Harward | 35-37 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Daniel Wood gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hirschberg | 38-37 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 38-39 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Joseph Jacks (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, John Harward, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), John Geib (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas | |
| 08:16 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Joseph Jacks gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Robert Hightower can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Marvin Friedman - foul #4 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hamilton (SG) Robert Hirschberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG) Christopher West | |
| 07:46 | UMass | Robert Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Robert Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Geib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:07 | UMass | Robert Davis misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | August Cisowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Hamilton - foul #4 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) Eric Mills | |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Michael Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Daniel Wood tips it home | 45-40 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is hacked by Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF) Robert Hightower, Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Friedman - foul #5 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 05:57 | UMass | Matt Hull banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Jacks | 47-42 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Jacks steps in front of the John Geib pass | 47-42 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Joseph Jacks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | August Cisowski buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher West | 47-44 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Hirschberg | 49-44 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | John Geib misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matt Hull - foul #2 on Matt Hull, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), John Harward (PF), Robert Davis (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Joseph Jacks, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), William Edwards (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Eric Mills, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | John Geib misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | John Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Matt Hull misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 03:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Harward | 49-45 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Thomas Zayas swats the layup by John Harward | 49-45 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas's floater is tipped away by John Harward | 49-45 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Michael Hamilton grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Harward (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Geib (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Matt Hull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Norman Jandreau (PF) Christopher West, John Geib | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Edwards | 49-48 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Matt Hull (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Michael Hamilton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Eric Mills, William Edwards, Thomas Zayas | |
| 02:45 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Thomas and he's hacked by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Gary Jorgenson - foul #4 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Matt Hull comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is fouled on the floor by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses short on a shot from close range | 55-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Matt Hull gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith is hacked by Gary Jorgenson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG) Gary Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Daniel Wood pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | UMass | John Harward is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas runs out the clock | 55-56 |