| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Roger Thompson inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Snowden - foul #1 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Roger Thompson is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Carlos Canchola's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Ried | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Roger Thompson hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Fong and he's hacked by Roger Thompson - foul #2 on Roger Thompson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Charles Soltero's floater is tipped away by Peter Bad | 37-39 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Roger Thompson gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stuart Ried | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Charles Soltero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Stephen Riley (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Carlos Canchola, Roger Thompson, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Woods (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #4 on Robert Woods, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Robert Woods | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Derrick Fong | 39-45 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter Bad out of the doubleteam | 39-48 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Delbert Powell lays it up and in set up by Stephen Riley | 41-48 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad slams it home on a nice dish by Russell Jolley | 41-50 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Lee Free makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Earl Knapp takes the ball from Peter Bad after a doubleteam | 43-50 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Lee Free can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is intercepted by Earl Knapp | 43-50 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Earl Knapp | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Delbert Powell | 45-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Derrick Fong is called for the reach on Lee Free - foul #3 on Derrick Fong, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Delbert Powell, Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley, Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Russell Jolley, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Roger Thompson blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Bramblett - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Roger Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Charles Soltero picks off the pass by Paul Bramblett | 46-50 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Charles Soltero connects on the runner in the lane set up by Carlos Canchola | 48-50 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Carlos Canchola steals it from Stuart Ried | 48-50 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Carlos Canchola lays it in | 50-50 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Tsalani Abdulkarim denies the turnaround by Stuart Ried | 50-50 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-52 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Charles Soltero tips it home | 52-52 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #1 on Charles Soltero, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Paul Bramblett, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Lee Free (PF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:36 | UConn | Lee Free misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-52 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Lee Free hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Manuel Snowden (PF) Delbert Powell, Roger Thompson, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Robert Woods (C) Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo, Stuart Ried | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Manuel Snowden pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola and he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #5 on Robert Woods, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Robert Woods | |
| 06:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Carlos Canchola is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 56-56 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Manuel Snowden lays it in on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola | 58-56 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 05:12 | UConn | Russell Jolley picks off the pass by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 58-56 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce hits a shot from the left wing set up by Manuel Snowden | 60-56 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Carlos Canchola lays it in set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim and he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Roger Thompson (SF), Lee Free (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Andrei Palczewski, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| 04:05 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:05 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Canchola | 62-58 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Charles Soltero scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola | 64-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lee Free - foul #1 on Lee Free, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Roger Thompson gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Roger Thompson makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Free | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Charles Soltero steals it from Allen Midgette | 66-58 |
| 02:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (PF) Delbert Powell, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Earl Knapp is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Lee Free (PF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Peter Bad evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the lane | 68-58 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 68-60 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Delbert Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:16 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 68-62 |
| 01:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Charles Soltero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (PF) Delbert Powell, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Roger Thompson is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Roger Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve and he's fouled by Charles Soltero - foul #2 on Charles Soltero, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Charles Soltero knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Manuel Snowden | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Manuel Snowden pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Lee Free (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Manuel Snowden snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Delbert Powell is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Roger Thompson | 73-65 |