| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gary Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Porto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | John Webb hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Alexander Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-21 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Jeff Young steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-21 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 18:11 | UConn | James Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the lay-in | 30-21 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the tip | 30-21 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 32-21 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Louis Hiatt banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Porto out of a doubleteam | 32-23 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Jeff Young snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Brian Westmoreland denies the turnaround by Matthew Michell | 32-23 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | John Webb tips it back up and in | 34-23 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Michael Porto is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Jeff Young, Gary Welsh, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Theodore Tarbox (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith, Louis Hiatt | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Pomeroy | 36-23 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG) James Nguyen | |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Timothy Walker snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (PG), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Jeffrey Clifford, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Joey Thomas is called for the reach on Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Joey Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SF) Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is hacked by Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (SG) Matthew Michell | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (SG), Louis Hiatt (C) Joey Thomas, Joe Coleman | |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Jeff Young loses the dribble to Timothy Walker | 36-23 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox can't finish the layup | 36-23 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SF), Alexander Smith (PF) Timothy Walker, Theodore Tarbox, Gene Edgerly | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 36-25 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Alexander Smith gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:19 | UConn | Ernest Battle is called for the reach on James Nguyen - foul #2 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) Leonard Pomeroy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:50 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Webb - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (SF) Gary Welsh | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:50 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle loses the ball out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Coleman (C) Louis Hiatt | |
| 12:19 | UConn | Michael Porto knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 36-30 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Porto - foul #1 on Michael Porto, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Gary Welsh (SF) Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Theodore Tarbox (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-30 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it in | 40-30 |
| 10:42 | UConn | James Nguyen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Tarpley | 40-30 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Theodore Tarbox steals the ball from Jeffrey Clifford | 40-30 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Joey Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from close range and the foul's on Michael Tarpley - foul #1 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (PG), Ryan Krueger (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Michael Porto (SG), Alexander Smith (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) James Nguyen, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 09:40 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 40-32 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SF) Theodore Tarbox | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Young - foul #1 on Jeff Young, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SF) Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Nguyen | 41-35 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 07:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 41-35 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Louis Hiatt's floater is tipped away by John Webb | 41-35 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | John Webb snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Jeff Young is denied by Louis Hiatt | 41-35 |
| 07:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Porto | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeff Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Porto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nguyen | 41-37 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ernest Battle is blocked by Alexander Smith | 41-37 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Alexander Smith travels with the ball | 41-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Theodore Tarbox (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith, Louis Hiatt | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Webb | 43-37 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Timothy Walker connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Coleman | 43-39 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Gene Edgerly takes the ball from Ernest Battle | 43-39 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Gene Edgerly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Gary Welsh (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Michael Porto (SG), Brian Westmoreland (SF), Louis Hiatt (C) Timothy Walker, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Theodore Tarbox takes the ball from Matthew Michell | 43-39 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Theodore Tarbox and he's fouled by Michael Tarpley - foul #2 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (PF) Theodore Tarbox | |
| 03:46 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Porto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Michael Porto evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Alexander Smith tips it home | 43-43 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (PG), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Jeffrey Clifford, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Alexander Smith swats the dunk try by Gary Welsh | 43-43 |
| 02:20 | UConn | James Nguyen gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits a driving attempt from the left block | 45-44 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Alexander Smith knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by James Nguyen | 45-46 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | John Webb hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Welsh | 47-46 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Matthew Michell takes the ball from Alexander Smith | 47-46 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Michael Porto can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | John Webb pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | John Webb is hacked by James Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Nguyen, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | John Webb is hacked by Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Michael Porto misses long on a fullcourt shot | 51-46 |