| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Gines inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 24-27 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Paul Davis gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Sanders and he's fouled by Thomas Gines - foul #3 on Thomas Gines, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Thomas Gines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 18:05 | UConn | James Elliston misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:05 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:05 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Gines | 27-30 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from Gene Mackey | 27-30 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Paul Davis - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| 15:58 | UConn | Loren Stinson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Hillman | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Elliston | 30-32 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Gene Mackey steals the ball from Ronald Hillman | 30-32 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey banks in the layup | 30-34 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gines - foul #4 on Thomas Gines, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Thomas Gines | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| 13:14 | UConn | James Elliston comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Kyle Rohn snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 13:05 | UConn | James Whobrey scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Elliston | 30-36 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage blows the dunk | 30-36 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 12:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Whobrey | 30-36 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Ronald Hillman steps in front of the Paul Davis pass | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Whobrey - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF) Paul Davis | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | UConn | James Whobrey pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on James Whobrey - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #7 | 30-36 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Rohn - foul #2 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #6 | 30-38 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 32-38 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 35-38 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 35-41 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Kyle Rohn, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 09:09 | UConn | Robert Charles is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #8 | 35-41 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Paul Davis buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Loren Stinson | 35-45 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Ivan Zephier takes the ball from Lawrence Gilyard | 35-45 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the shot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Loren Stinson is denied on a layup by Richard Jones | 37-45 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 06:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ivan Zephier | 37-45 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Paul Sanders steps in front of the Paul Davis pass | 37-45 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-45 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Loren Stinson gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF), James Whobrey (PF), James Elliston (C) Robert Charles, Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson, Ivan Zephier | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:29 | UConn | James Elliston hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 37-47 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 04:57 | UConn | James Elliston makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Rohn | 41-51 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | James Elliston is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on James Elliston, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF) Paul Davis | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Gines | 42-51 |
| 03:53 | UConn | James Elliston drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gene Mackey and he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:53 | UConn | James Elliston makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Richard Jones clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Elliston - foul #4 on James Elliston, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | UConn | James Elliston is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| 03:18 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:18 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #11 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 02:34 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Rohn | 44-57 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits a jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Lloyd Clark is called for the reach on Kyle Rohn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #12 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG) Gene Mackey | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Robert Charles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-61 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn tips it in | 49-63 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage slams it home set up by Paul Sanders | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Charles runs out the clock | 51-63 |