| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Whobrey inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | David Hartman loses the dribble to Lawrence Gilyard | 22-22 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 19:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Whobrey | 22-22 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Joshua Savage steps in front of the James Whobrey pass | 22-22 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 17:54 | UConn | James Elliston can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 24-23 |
| 17:35 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-23 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it back up and in | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | UConn | David Hartman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Lawrence Gilyard steals the ball from Loren Stinson | 24-25 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Shockley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stoehr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | James Whobrey misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 15:41 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:41 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Whobrey - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #3 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 14:58 | UConn | John Stoehr misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 14:56 | UConn | John Stoehr grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Richard Norby steals the ball from John Stoehr | 25-28 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Shockley - foul #1 on James Shockley, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (SF), James Elliston (PF) Paul Davis, James Shockley, James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 14:15 | UConn | John Stoehr snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Loren Stinson is fouled on the floor by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 25-31 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Loren Stinson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Gines | 28-31 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 28-34 |
| 12:04 | UConn | David Hartman drills a jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | David Hartman is called for the reach on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Whobrey (SF) David Hartman, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Thomas Gines is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 10:15 | UConn | James Whobrey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 30-36 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-39 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Loren Stinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Davis and he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), John Stoehr (C) Thomas Gines, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Paul Sanders, Lloyd Clark, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 09:23 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage buries a floater from the right wing set up by Stephen Vance | 32-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | John Stoehr hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:39 | UConn | John Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 08:39 | UConn | John Stoehr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on John Stoehr - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), James Elliston (PF) Paul Davis, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| 07:27 | UConn | James Elliston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SG) James Shockley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) James Molino | |
| 07:27 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 07:27 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elliston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stoehr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | James Elliston denies the turnaround by Joshua Savage | 35-44 |
| 07:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Stoehr | 35-44 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Thomas Gines double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 35-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) James Whobrey, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | James Elliston swats the short shot by Paul Sanders | 35-44 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Loren Stinson double dribbles | 35-46 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is called for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF) David Hartman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 05:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UConn | John Stoehr (C) James Elliston | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| 05:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Loren Stinson takes the ball from Fred Morgan | 37-46 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Fred Morgan picks off the pass by Thomas Gines | 37-46 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't throw it down | 37-46 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Thomas Gines is called for 3 seconds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), James Shockley (SG), James Elliston (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Paul Sanders, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Loren Stinson, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Shockley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elliston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:58 | UConn | James Elliston hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Zephier | 39-46 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 02:34 | UConn | James Whobrey gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 02:34 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) James Shockley, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) James Molino | |
| 02:12 | UConn | James Elliston can't connect on a runner in the paint | 39-46 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Joshua Savage swats the layup by James Elliston | 39-46 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 01:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Gines | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:09 | UConn | James Elliston buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 00:47 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Thomas Gines is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the lane | 41-46 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Loren Stinson is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by David Hartman in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hartman, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | James Whobrey is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on James Whobrey, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Loren Stinson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Gines out of the doubleteam | 44-48 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Gines is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Gines, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | David Hartman is called for the reach on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #4 on David Hartman, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Loren Stinson - foul #1 on Loren Stinson, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Loren Stinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #11 | 44-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:07 | UConn | James Whobrey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 00:06 | UConn | David Hartman gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The clock runs out | 44-51 |