| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Theriot (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Charles Soltero snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 19:18 | UConn | William Theriot scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 27-44 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 29-44 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Charles Soltero blows the wide open layup | 29-44 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 29-44 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-44 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Shaun Beaird tips it in | 29-46 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Rene Costa (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 17:33 | UConn | Lee Free comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Lee Free tips it but misses | 29-46 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 31-46 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Carlos Canchola clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Lee Free dunks the ball set up by Carlos Canchola | 31-48 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harvey Marine | 34-48 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 15:51 | UConn | Don Garrett is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) C - William Theriot (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Snowden | 34-51 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 36-51 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 15:14 | UConn | William Theriot tips it back up and in | 36-53 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Don Garrett, Charles Soltero, William Theriot | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Riley | 38-55 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Peter Bad throws it down | 40-55 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Rene Costa (SF), Lee Free (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-55 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Lee Free snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Lee Free hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola | 43-57 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Shaun Beaird grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Lee Free hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Rene Costa tips it in | 43-59 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve loses the dribble to Carlos Canchola in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Carlos Canchola hits the finger roll | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 46-61 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Carlos Canchola is whistled for a carry | 46-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Charles Soltero (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird, Lee Free | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Don Garrett - foul #4 on Don Garrett, team foul #2 | 46-61 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's dunk attempt is rejected by Manuel Snowden | 46-61 |
| 11:44 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) C - William Theriot (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UConn | Harvey Marine steals the ball from Charles Soltero | 46-61 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #3 | 46-61 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Manuel Snowden | |
| 11:04 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-63 |
| 10:47 | UConn | William Theriot pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled in the backcourt by Don Garrett - foul #5 on Don Garrett, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Lee Free (PF) Don Garrett, Charles Soltero, William Theriot | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Rene Costa | 48-66 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-66 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Rene Costa pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Lee Free clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Peter Bad, Harvey Marine, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Charles Soltero (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 08:57 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette's pass is intercepted by Earl Knapp | 48-68 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Lee Free hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Tsalani Abdulkarim | 48-70 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Charles Soltero picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Lee Free blows the wide open layup | 48-70 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Earl Knapp takes the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 07:51 | UConn | William Theriot blows the dunk | 48-70 |
| 07:49 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Lee Free misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-70 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Earl Knapp can't tip it in | 48-70 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-70 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the board | 48-70 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-70 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the tip | 48-70 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | William Theriot picks off the pass by Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Charles Soltero knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 48-72 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Earl Knapp, Charles Soltero, Lee Free, William Theriot | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Stephen Riley's pass is intercepted by Peter Bad | 48-72 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the lay-in | 48-72 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett loses the ball out of bounds | 48-72 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Peter Bad steals the ball from Shaun Beaird | 48-72 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #1 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #4 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Russell Jolley (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Peter Bad, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Rene Costa, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 05:21 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Stephen Riley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #5 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Russell Jolley | 51-72 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Stephen Riley is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 51-74 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo loses the dribble to Tsalani Abdulkarim | 51-74 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Stephen Riley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (C) Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Charles Soltero (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 03:56 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 51-75 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Charles Soltero picks off the pass by Derrick Fong | 51-75 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Stephen Riley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-75 |
| 03:24 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 51-75 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Jolley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Stephen Riley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Soltero | 51-77 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-77 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce pulls down the rebound | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:36 | UConn | Stephen Riley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Snowden | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-80 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce pulls down the rebound | 51-80 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Charles Soltero comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-80 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 51-80 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 51-80 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Robert Woods tips it back up and in | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Russell Jolley is called for the reach on Wilbur Bruce - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #7 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 01:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Theriot (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| 01:16 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-82 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett grabs the board | 53-82 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the wide open shot from the left wing | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the driving attempt from the right block | 55-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-84 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 55-84 |