| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Martin Keaney inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Martin Keaney loses the dribble to Heriberto Marino | 25-20 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 28-20 |
| 18:56 | UConn | George Huff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Sean Ornstein tips it in | 28-22 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Eric Sneed takes the ball from George Huff | 30-22 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | George Huff steals it from Leon Collins in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 30-22 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a floater from the right block | 30-22 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 16:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clarence Harris | 30-22 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Martin Keaney drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Huff | 30-25 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino travels with the ball | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), James Anderson (PF), Anthony Mayfield (C) Leon Collins, Eric Greening, Eric Sneed, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Martin Keaney, Clarence Harris, Sean Ornstein | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) C - Johnny Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Thomas Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Johnny Hagedorn - foul #1 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 15:11 | UConn | David Doucet is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:46 | UConn | Anthony Mayfield denies the turnaround by Johnny Hagedorn | 30-25 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Hollingsworth | 30-25 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes is hacked by Johnny Willis - foul #1 on Johnny Willis, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Sneed (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, James Anderson, Anthony Mayfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 14:02 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the floater from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 35-25 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Huff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Harold Banks tips it in | 35-27 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Devita - foul #2 on Jerome Devita, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Anthony Mayfield (C) Leon Collins, Thomas Hollingsworth, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Martin Keaney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-27 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 39-27 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Martin Keaney buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Rhames | 39-30 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Johnny Willis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Mayfield - foul #1 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Eric Sneed, Anthony Mayfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG), David Doucet (SF) Mark Rhames, Johnny Hagedorn, Martin Keaney | |
| 08:28 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Johnny Willis steals the ball from James Anderson | 41-32 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Harold Banks is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Clarence Harris, Johnny Willis | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | David Doucet's pass is intercepted by James Anderson | 41-32 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hollingsworth | 41-32 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Jerome Devita swats the short shot by Heriberto Marino | 41-32 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Jerome Devita snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 06:00 | UConn | George Huff misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Harold Banks grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 05:41 | UConn | David Doucet drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by George Huff | 41-34 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Thomas Hollingsworth, James Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF), Clarence Harris (PF) David Doucet, Jerome Devita | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup set up by Dwayne Brooks and he's fouled by Clarence Harris - foul #3 on Clarence Harris, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Martin Keaney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Huff | 43-37 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 45-37 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Harold Banks steals it from Leon Collins | 45-38 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the finger roll | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Greening (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | UConn | George Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Eric Greening pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Eric Greening is denied by Sean Ornstein | 47-40 |
| 02:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Ornstein | 47-40 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 01:45 | UConn | George Huff buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Harris | 47-43 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is fouled on the floor by Harold Banks - foul #2 on Harold Banks, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Ornstein | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Harold Banks takes the ball from Eric Sneed | 47-46 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Clarence Harris lays it in on a great pass from Harold Banks | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Eric Greening comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #1 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:09 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Martin Keaney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino runs out the clock | 49-48 |