| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (fresh) PF - Anthony Brenton (fresh) C - George Shetler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | George Shetler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Justin Beckett is fouled on the floor by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Anthony Brenton lays it in on a great pass from Ellis Bunce and he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Anthony Brenton makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Peterson | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Jessie Heintzelman picks off the pass by Stephen Spradley | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Peterson | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Justin Beckett connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ellis Bunce | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman and he's fouled by Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | William Peterson pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | William Smith jams it | 5-9 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Smith | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman loses the ball out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), William Droegmiller (PF) Stephen Spradley, Anthony Brenton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | UConn | William Droegmiller hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Ellis Bunce grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by George Shetler - foul #1 on George Shetler, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Anthony Brenton (PF) Ellis Bunce, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:28 | UConn | William Droegmiller gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Jeffery Walters can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Anthony Brenton tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 9-12 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Justin Beckett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG) James Taylor, Jeffery Walters | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Justin Beckett snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Justin Beckett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | William Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Carl Mars tips it home | 9-14 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Anthony Brenton lays it in on a great pass from Ellis Bunce | 11-14 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 12:55 | UConn | William Droegmiller snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:40 | UConn | The jump hook by Anthony Brenton is blocked by Carl Mars | 11-14 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | UConn | William Droegmiller gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Anthony Brenton blows the layup | 11-14 |
| 11:59 | UConn | William Droegmiller tips it in | 13-14 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | William Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | UConn | William Droegmiller gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Brenton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Droegmiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fairly fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Anthony Brenton's pass is intercepted by Carl Mars | 13-14 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson can't finish the layup | 13-14 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Ellis Bunce grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Anthony Brenton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), George Shetler (C) Ellis Bunce, Stephen Spradley, Justin Beckett, William Droegmiller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Anthony Brenton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Anthony Brenton hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Taylor | 16-16 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Conrad Villeda steals the ball from William Smith | 16-16 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Walters - foul #1 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's layup is rejected by George Shetler | 16-16 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Conrad Villeda gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Anthony Brenton comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 16-16 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 16-16 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 16-18 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Jeffery Walters is fouled on the floor by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF), William Droegmiller (PF) Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, Anthony Brenton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 08:30 | UConn | George Shetler is called for traveling | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | William Peterson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Justin Beckett | 16-18 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 07:50 | UConn | Justin Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Justin Beckett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Droegmiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Brian Segura drills a floater from the right side set up by William Peterson | 18-20 |
| 07:10 | UConn | George Shetler can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Spradley is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Glenn Corral (PF) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | William Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Jessie Heintzelman picks off the pass by George Shetler | 18-22 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman throws it down | 18-24 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Jeffery Walters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ellis Bunce | 20-24 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | William Droegmiller is called for the reach on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on William Droegmiller, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Anthony Brenton (PF) Ellis Bunce, William Droegmiller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't tip it in | 20-24 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Anthony Brenton pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:58 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF) Justin Beckett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 04:58 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | UConn | George Shetler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Mars | 21-24 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| 04:36 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Carl Mars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 03:45 | UConn | Ellis Bunce comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) PF - Anthony Brenton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Shetler (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | William Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF), William Droegmiller (C) Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:13 | UConn | William Droegmiller hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Beckett | 23-24 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), George Shetler (C) Stephen Spradley, Anthony Brenton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Droegmiller | 23-25 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 02:41 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Jessie Heintzelman, Daniel Palmatier | |
| 02:30 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | UConn | George Shetler misses short on a shot from the right block | 25-27 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Justin Beckett tips it home | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by Ellis Bunce - foul #1 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), Anthony Brenton (PF) Justin Beckett, William Droegmiller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Anthony Brenton snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Anthony Brenton comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Daniel Palmatier (PF) William Peterson, Brian Segura | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Ellis Bunce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UConn | William Droegmiller (C) George Shetler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:47 | UConn | Ellis Bunce makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Ellis Bunce makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Glenn Corral | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Conrad Villeda buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ellis Bunce | 32-32 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is hacked by Jeffery Walters - foul #2 on Jeffery Walters, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Justin Beckett (SF) Ellis Bunce, Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-34 |