| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Tyler Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Keith Lentz (fresh) SF - Paul Brooks (fresh) PF - Olaniyan Masudi (fresh) C - Joseph Preusser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Lentz - foul #1 on Keith Lentz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Lentz | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Joseph Preusser - foul #1 on Joseph Preusser, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | UCLA | Paul Sanders picks off the pass by Joseph Preusser | 3-5 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 3-7 |
| 18:25 | UCLA | Joshua Savage swats the layup by Joseph Preusser | 3-7 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Fred Morgan | 3-9 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Keith Lentz knocks in the 3 from the left corner and the foul's on Fred Morgan - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Keith Lentz makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Norby | 7-12 |
| 17:05 | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 9-15 |
| 16:20 | UCLA | Keith Lentz hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Brooks | 12-15 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 15:57 | UCLA | Keith Lentz grabs the board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Tyler Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Lentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Olaniyan Masudi (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Preusser (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (PG), Lucien Rossi (SG), John Brown (SF), Dennis Coomer (PF) Tyler Pomeroy, Keith Lentz, Paul Brooks, Olaniyan Masudi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 15:44 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 15:44 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 15:23 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Savage | 14-18 |
| 14:05 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer knocks in the jumper near the basket | 16-18 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy (PG), Keith Lentz (SG), Paul Brooks (SF), Michael Boner (C) Irving Macaluso, Lucien Rossi, John Brown, Joseph Preusser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman | |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Tyler Pomeroy - foul #1 on Tyler Pomeroy, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Olaniyan Masudi (PF) Dennis Coomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Keith Lentz steals the ball from James Molino | 17-18 |
| 12:51 | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Lentz | 19-18 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 19-20 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Michael Boner - foul #1 on Michael Boner, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (SG) Keith Lentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Tyler Pomeroy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) SF - Paul Brooks (fresh) PF - Olaniyan Masudi (fresh) C - Michael Boner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the floater from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 11:27 | UCLA | Paul Brooks gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 11:14 | UCLA | Olaniyan Masudi buries a jumper from the left block set up by Tyler Pomeroy | 21-20 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan's floater is tipped away by Michael Boner | 21-20 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (PG), Keith Lentz (SG), John Brown (SF), Dennis Coomer (PF), Joseph Preusser (C) Tyler Pomeroy, Lucien Rossi, Paul Brooks, Olaniyan Masudi, Michael Boner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 10:17 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Lentz - foul #2 on Keith Lentz, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (SG) Keith Lentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:50 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Preusser | 21-21 |
| 09:38 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 21-23 |
| 08:56 | UCLA | Ronald Hillman picks off the pass by John Brown | 21-23 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Coomer takes the ball from Fred Morgan | 21-23 |
| 08:08 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer's layup is rejected by Fred Morgan | 21-23 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Fred Morgan | 21-26 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Irving Macaluso (fresh) SG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Dennis Coomer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Preusser (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UCLA | John Brown is hacked by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy (PG), Paul Brooks (SF), Olaniyan Masudi (PF), Michael Boner (C) Irving Macaluso, John Brown, Dennis Coomer, Joseph Preusser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 07:05 | UCLA | Zlatko Zachman steps in front of the Tyler Pomeroy pass | 21-26 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the finger roll | 21-28 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Michael Boner comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (PG) Lucien Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Michael Boner makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Michael Boner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Boner - foul #2 on Michael Boner, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Coomer (PF) Michael Boner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Ronald Hillman | |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Olaniyan Masudi snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:51 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 27-30 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Olaniyan Masudi - foul #1 on Olaniyan Masudi, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (SG), John Brown (SF) Irving Macaluso, Dennis Coomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:30 | UCLA | John Brown snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 05:19 | UCLA | Paul Brooks misses long on a jumper in the lane | 27-31 |
| 05:18 | UCLA | Paul Brooks grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:54 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi is hacked by Richard Norby - foul #2 on Richard Norby, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Coomer (PF) Olaniyan Masudi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 04:54 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:54 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Pomeroy | 32-34 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 03:45 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi double dribbles | 32-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (PG), Keith Lentz (SG), Olaniyan Masudi (PF), Michael Boner (C) Tyler Pomeroy, Lucien Rossi, Dennis Coomer, Paul Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Irving Macaluso (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Lentz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Olaniyan Masudi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Boner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Richard Norby knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 32-38 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso is hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #9 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Brooks (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 02:33 | UCLA | Paul Brooks grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 02:10 | UCLA | Keith Lentz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy (PG), John Brown (SF), Dennis Coomer (PF) Irving Macaluso, Paul Brooks, Olaniyan Masudi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan | |
| 01:16 | UCLA | Keith Lentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Preusser (C) Michael Boner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 33-41 |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer lays it in on a great pass from John Brown | 35-41 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | James Molino's floater is tipped away by Dennis Coomer | 35-41 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Tyler Pomeroy comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-43 |