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