| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) SF - Joshua Doud (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Geib (fresh) C - Norman Jandreau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Joshua Doud inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Kevin Bey is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Richard Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Blackmon steals it from John Geib | 26-24 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Walker | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #2 on Joshua Doud, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Richard Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-25 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Joshua Doud - foul #3 on Joshua Doud, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | John Geib pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Darin Trombly swats the short shot by John Geib | 28-28 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) SF - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Geib (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darin Trombly | 31-28 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau loses the dribble to Daniel Blackmon | 31-28 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Joshua Doud misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Richard Walker tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 33-28 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher West | 33-28 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Darin Trombly snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Richard Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Joshua Doud misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 33-31 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Richard Walker out of the doubleteam | 35-31 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 11:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Trombly | 35-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Blackmon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Geib (tiring) 3 reb. C - Norman Jandreau (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Richard Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Bey | 38-31 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Blackmon swats the short shot by August Cisowski | 38-31 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Geib - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Woodrow Scribner (SG), Eugene Gabor (SF), Robert Palazzolo (C) Richard Walker, Kevin Bey, Joshua Doud, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), William Edwards (SF), Thomas Zayas (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, John Geib, Norman Jandreau | |
| 10:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Eric Mills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Eugene Gabor clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Zayas - foul #4 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (PG) Darin Trombly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Norman Jandreau (C) Christopher West, Thomas Zayas | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Eric Mills's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Scribner | 40-31 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Eugene Gabor can't connect on a shot from the left block | 40-31 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) PF - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Jandreau (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Ulysses Stafford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (PF) Marvin Friedman, Eric Mills, William Edwards, Norman Jandreau | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Blackmon swats the dunk try by Andrew Smith | 40-31 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 40-33 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-33 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 05:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Palazzolo | 40-33 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon loses the dribble to Thomas Zayas | 40-33 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Eugene Gabor gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 04:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Kevin Bey (SG), Joshua Doud (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Robert Hockett, Woodrow Scribner, Eugene Gabor, Robert Palazzolo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (C) Andrew Smith | |
| 04:17 | UConn | Darin Trombly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-33 |
| 03:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Blackmon | 40-33 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-33 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Doud (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | August Cisowski connects on the shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Richard Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon tips it in | 42-35 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a shot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:56 | UConn | Richard Walker is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Woodrow Scribner (SF) Richard Walker, Joshua Doud | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:54 | UConn | Robert Hockett is fouled on the floor by Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Kevin Bey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #5 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Thomas Zayas | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Kevin Bey makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | John Geib pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 01:34 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-38 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | August Cisowski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | John Geib hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | Darin Trombly scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Hockett | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | August Cisowski jams it | 45-42 |
| 00:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Joshua Doud (SF) Robert Hockett, Woodrow Scribner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Joshua Doud in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #9 | 45-42 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Thomas | 47-44 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher West, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Eugene Gabor (PF) Kevin Bey, Darin Trombly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | August Cisowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 00:21 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 48-44 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Robert Hockett is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher West, team foul #11 | 48-44 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Robert Hockett makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Robert Hockett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Robert Hockett snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Hockett is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #12 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SF) Joshua Doud | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Hockett misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Hockett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas loses the dribble to Woodrow Scribner | 51-44 |
| 00:04 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (SG), Darin Trombly (PF) Richard Walker, Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Hockett runs out the clock | 51-44 |