| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | John Webb's pass is intercepted by Theodore Tarbox | 38-28 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Michael Porto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-28 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Michell | 38-28 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | John Webb clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Theodore Tarbox, Louis Hiatt | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Alexander Smith loses the dribble to Gary Welsh | 40-28 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) Jeff Young, John Webb | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:45 | UConn | Alexander Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Paul Jahnke steals it from James Taylor | 40-28 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Gene Edgerly can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-28 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #1 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Jerry Gardner, Alexander Smith, Paul Jahnke | |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Porto | 42-32 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-32 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Taylor | 44-32 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Alexander Smith (SF) Michael Porto, Gene Edgerly | |
| 13:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | John Webb pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | John Webb misses short on a runner in the paint | 44-33 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Timothy Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 12:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Webb - foul #3 on John Webb, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG) Brian Westmoreland | |
| 12:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Theodore Tarbox steps in front of the Jeff Young pass | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Webb | 46-34 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | John Webb drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Young | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses badly on a floater in the paint | 48-34 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox tips it but misses | 48-34 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Timothy Walker is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Timothy Walker, Jerry Gardner, Theodore Tarbox, Louis Hiatt | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a floater from the left block | 48-34 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | James Rucks knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 50-34 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses short on a jumper from the left block | 50-34 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 50-34 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from James Rucks and the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #2 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the free throw | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 10:14 | UConn | Michael Porto is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (SF) Alexander Smith | |
| 10:14 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the jumper from the left side | 53-36 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 53-36 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 53-36 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is fouled on the floor by Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG) Brian Westmoreland | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Louis Hiatt blocks the short jumper by Matthew Michell | 53-36 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Michael Porto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Theodore Tarbox (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | John Webb can't connect on a shot in the paint | 53-36 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it back up and in | 55-36 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Jerry Gardner is hacked by Jeff Young - foul #3 on Jeff Young, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Gene Edgerly | |
| 08:15 | UConn | Jerry Gardner buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Hiatt | 55-38 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SG) Michael Porto, Jerry Gardner | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-38 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Webb | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Alexander Smith can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Walker and he's hacked by Jeff Young - foul #4 on Jeff Young, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Timothy Walker, Theodore Tarbox, Louis Hiatt | |
| 07:04 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle lays it in on a great pass from James Rucks | 59-41 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Alexander Smith knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Porto | 59-43 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the dunk attempt | 59-43 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the tip | 59-43 |
| 06:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Porto | 59-43 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland is whistled for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG) Brian Westmoreland | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Gene Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Alexander Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Ryan Krueger | 59-43 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), John Webb (PF) James Rucks, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | Theodore Tarbox (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | John Webb drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Michell | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Matthew Michell steps in front of the Alexander Smith pass | 61-43 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | John Webb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson and he's fouled by Theodore Tarbox - foul #2 on Theodore Tarbox, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, James Taylor, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Michael Porto, Alexander Smith, Theodore Tarbox | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh travels with the ball | 64-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:54 | UConn | Jerry Gardner scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-47 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-47 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Timothy Walker travels in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Young | 66-47 |
| 02:55 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle can't tip it in | 66-47 |
| 02:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Walker | 66-47 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a floater from the right side | 66-47 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Jerry Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF) Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | John Webb clanks a runner from close range | 66-47 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gene Edgerly and the foul's on Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle buries a floater from close range on a great pass from James Taylor | 68-49 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Alexander Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Gene Edgerly tips it in | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Andrew Wilson | 70-51 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #7 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:06 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | John Webb pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #4 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 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 a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Paul Jahnke knocks in the jumper from the left block | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell runs out the clock | 72-54 |