| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Michael Howard inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr drills a jumper in the paint set up by Joshua Jorgenson and the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the free throw | 26-19 |
| 19:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamal Kelly | 26-19 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Louis Keith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-19 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | William Duerr clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke tips it but misses | 26-21 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 29-21 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-24 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Jamal Kelly blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Ross | 29-24 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Louis Keith tips it in | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | William Duerr is called for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 15:07 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Dunphy | 29-26 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cross | 32-29 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy double dribbles | 32-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark | |
| 13:41 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Keith | 32-31 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Joshua Jorgenson is called for the reach on Michael Howard - foul #3 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jamal Kelly | 32-33 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Albert Ayon denies the turnaround by Dewey Carrier | 32-33 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Jorgenson and he's fouled by Jamal Kelly - foul #2 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF), Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Elmer Dunphy - foul #1 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Robert Cross (SF) Christopher Buchanan, Michael Howard | |
| 10:46 | UConn | Robert Cross is hacked by Elmer Dunphy - foul #2 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 10:23 | UConn | Oscar Clark buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cross | 35-36 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Robert Cross steals the ball from Joshua Burke | 35-36 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Charles Stiles hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Ricky Cook makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Ricky Cook steps in front of the Elmer Dunphy pass | 37-38 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Albert Ayon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | William Duerr scores on a turnaround in the lane | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Oscar Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Charles Stiles, William Duerr, Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (PF) Ricky Cook, Robert Cross, Albert Ayon | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Keith Parsons is called for the reach on Jamal Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Parsons, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Louis Keith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 41-40 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Keith Parsons | 43-40 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Christopher Buchanan | 43-42 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the runner from the right block | 43-42 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Keith Parsons is called for the reach on Christopher Buchanan - foul #2 on Keith Parsons, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Joshua Burke (C) Keith Parsons, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF), Albert Ayon (C) Oscar Clark, Jamal Kelly | |
| 04:35 | UConn | Joshua Jorgenson takes the ball from Albert Ayon | 43-42 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Louis Keith is called for the reach on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #2 on Louis Keith, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Duerr and he's fouled by Louis Keith - foul #3 on Louis Keith, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Louis Keith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the shot in the paint | 46-44 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Albert Ayon pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the easy layup but the foul's on Albert Ayon - foul #2 on Albert Ayon, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (PF) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF) Michael Howard | |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 02:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Keith | 46-44 |
| 02:17 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Albert Ayon is hacked by Donald Difiore - foul #1 on Donald Difiore, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF), Jamal Kelly (C) Oscar Clark, Robert Cross | |
| 01:48 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Albert Ayon's floater is knocked away by Joshua Burke | 48-46 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Duerr | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Michael Howard misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Buchanan - foul #1 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Louis Keith scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Howard | 53-49 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Christopher Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is fouled on the floor by Jamal Kelly - foul #3 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 54-49 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Michael Howard is hacked by Elmer Dunphy - foul #3 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Buchanan is called for the reach on Joshua Burke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Albert Ayon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The clock runs out | 55-49 |