| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fresh) PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Floyd Thompson inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Albert Ayon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Beegle | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Albert Ayon - foul #2 on Albert Ayon, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-29 |
| 19:05 | UConn | James Ryan tips it home | 37-31 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Albert Ayon hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Buchanan | 39-33 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Grafenstein and he's fouled by James Ryan - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:18 | UConn | James Ryan gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the fadeaway from the left side | 43-33 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Buchanan | 43-35 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Albert Ayon is denied on a layup by Benjamin Ross | 43-35 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is fouled on the floor by James Ryan - foul #3 on James Ryan, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Jamal Kelly (PF) Jack Beegle, Floyd Thompson, Albert Ayon | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Difiore, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan drills a shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Keith - foul #1 on Louis Keith, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Albert Ayon (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Jamal Kelly | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Jack Beegle knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Michael Howard swats the shot by Elmer Dunphy | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Michael Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Jack Beegle tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 47-41 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Albert Ayon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Elmer Dunphy, Benjamin Ross, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Floyd Thompson (SF), Jamal Kelly (C) Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, James Ryan | |
| 12:13 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Ayon and he's fouled by Donald Difiore - foul #2 on Donald Difiore, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Robert Cross (C) Louis Keith, Albert Ayon | |
| 11:52 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses badly on a runner near the basket | 47-46 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Floyd Thompson pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fresh) PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) C - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Austin Schlater | 50-49 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Robert Cross blows the layup but the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #2 on Austin Schlater, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Albert Ayon (PF) Jack Beegle, Jamal Kelly | |
| 10:39 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Albert Ayon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Louis Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harold Grafenstein | 53-49 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Jamal Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), James Ryan (C) Christopher Buchanan, Jamal Kelly | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross connects on the fadeaway from close range | 55-49 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Albert Ayon hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Beegle and he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SG), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Floyd Thompson | |
| 08:44 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses the free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy double dribbles | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Floyd Thompson (SF), Jamal Kelly (C) Louis Keith, Albert Ayon, James Ryan | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fresh) PF - Michael Howard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Jamal Kelly can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Ross - foul #4 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Floyd Thompson - foul #3 on Floyd Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Michael Howard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Donald Difiore | 60-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke loses the dribble to Jamal Kelly | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Jack Beegle hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 04:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Christopher Buchanan | 60-53 |
| 04:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Albert Ayon (PF), James Ryan (C) Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 04:39 | UConn | Albert Ayon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Dunphy | 60-53 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Louis Keith steals the ball from Harold Grafenstein | 60-53 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Thompson | 60-55 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Ayon | 60-55 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #3 on Austin Schlater, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the runner in the lane | 62-56 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan | 62-60 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Ayon | 62-60 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Ayon - foul #3 on Albert Ayon, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 64-60 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | James Ryan denies the turnaround by Harold Grafenstein | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is hacked by Jack Beegle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Beegle, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Ryan grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Jack Beegle connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is hacked by Jack Beegle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Beegle, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Austin Schlater is called for the reach on Albert Ayon - foul #4 on Austin Schlater, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is hacked by Jack Beegle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Beegle, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Jack Beegle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |