| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Coomes (fresh) PF - Sam Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Yap (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UCLA | Sam Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 19:44 | UCLA | Brian Yap tips it but misses | 27-22 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 27-22 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Brian Yap picks off the pass by Ernest Christopher | 27-22 |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Sam Lee misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #1 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Sam Lee misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Sam Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Sam Lee is called for the reach on Lawrence Goforth - foul #2 on Sam Lee, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher scores on a jumper in the paint | 29-22 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | Sam Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-22 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Craig Holley grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Julian Soo picks off the pass by Mitchell Higuera | 29-22 |
| 17:40 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird throws it down on a great pass from Julian Soo | 29-24 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Coomes - foul #1 on Daniel Coomes, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG) Jeffery Bird | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Brian Yap tips it in | 31-26 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 16:36 | UCLA | Sam Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:16 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Goforth - foul #2 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Lazusky (SF), Daniel Partin (PF) Daniel Coomes, Sam Lee | |
| 16:16 | UCLA | Julian Soo makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:16 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Gary Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG) Julian Soo | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Partin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Yap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UCLA | Claude Bennett denies the turnaround by Daniel Partin | 31-27 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 31-27 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Brian Yap pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:50 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 14:20 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 14:08 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Bird | 31-29 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UCLA | Julian Soo (SG), Daniel Coomes (SF), Sam Lee (PF) Jeffery Bird, Gary Lazusky, Brian Yap | |
| 13:35 | UCLA | Sam Lee blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 13:34 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Soo | 31-29 |
| 13:12 | UCLA | Robert Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Julian Soo | 31-32 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Robert Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Sam Lee | 34-35 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Craig Holley | 37-35 |
| 11:37 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Coomes (fresh) PF - Sam Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Partin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier buries a floater from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Robert Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Edward Ivey is denied by Sam Lee | 39-38 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Daniel Partin connects on the jump hook in the paint | 41-40 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Gary Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Holley | 44-40 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Daniel Partin is hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Raymond Reilly (SG), Robert Rolle (SF), Gary Lazusky (PF), Brian Yap (C) Robert Smith, Julian Soo, Daniel Coomes, Sam Lee, Daniel Partin | |
| 09:29 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 09:29 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:29 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 08:31 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Lazusky | 44-44 |
| 08:16 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Reilly and he's hacked by Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UCLA | Julian Soo (SG) Raymond Reilly | |
| 08:16 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Rolle - foul #1 on Robert Rolle, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Coomes (SF), Sam Lee (PF) Robert Rolle, Gary Lazusky | |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:55 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Brian Yap | 45-46 |
| 07:38 | UCLA | Julian Soo slams it home set up by Daniel Coomes and he's hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #3 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 07:38 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Coomes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sam Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Yap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Craig Holley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 06:47 | UCLA | Julian Soo travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG) Jeffery Bird | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 06:18 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 06:08 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 06:07 | UCLA | Julian Soo hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:45 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Julian Soo knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Coomes | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Yap | 47-52 |
| 05:15 | UCLA | Brian Yap snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Gary Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:40 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Gary Lazusky (PF), Daniel Partin (C) Julian Soo, Sam Lee, Brian Yap | |
| 04:40 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:40 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | John Harrison is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Rolle (SF) Daniel Coomes | |
| 04:04 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 04:03 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith is hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #2 on Claude Bennett, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Julian Soo (SG) Jeffery Bird | |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | John Harrison pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rolle (fresh) PF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 03:14 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | John Harrison can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 02:39 | UCLA | Daniel Partin snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 02:39 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Daniel Coomes (SF), Sam Lee (PF), Brian Yap (C) Robert Smith, Robert Rolle, Gary Lazusky, Daniel Partin | |
| 02:18 | UCLA | Edward Ivey denies the turnaround by Jeffery Bird | 52-54 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Craig Holley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Lee - foul #3 on Sam Lee, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is fouled on the floor by Sam Lee - foul #4 on Sam Lee, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Lee | 54-54 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | Sam Lee gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-54 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Brian Yap pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird hits a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-57 |