| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Chad Petrie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Pickle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Christen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Estes (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Dyer - foul #2 on James Dyer, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 19:20 | UCLA | John Pickle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 19:18 | UCLA | James Dyer tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 19:00 | UCLA | James Dyer grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 18:31 | UCLA | Jeffrey Clifford knocks away the 3 by Chad Petrie | 23-23 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | George Eddleman gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | George Eddleman is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by Leonard Pomeroy out of the doubleteam | 23-25 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Clyde Estes misses badly on a shot from the right block | 23-25 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 17:40 | UCLA | John Christen gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | John Pickle scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Petrie | 26-25 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford double dribbles | 26-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (PF) Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:47 | UCLA | James Dyer can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 16:47 | UCLA | James Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:47 | UCLA | James Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is hacked by Marin Makowski - foul #3 on Marin Makowski, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Clyde Estes (PF), Charles Caster (C) Marin Makowski, James Dyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | The jumper by Edward Patterson is denied by Chad Petrie | 27-25 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 16:08 | UCLA | John Christen grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Charles Caster connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Pickle and he's hacked by Michael Ralls - foul #2 on Michael Ralls, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Poss (SG), William Griffith (SF), Marin Makowski (PF) John Pickle, John Christen, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Charles Caster misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Chad Petrie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Poss (fresh) SF - William Griffith (fresh) PF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Caster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it home | 29-27 |
| 15:01 | UCLA | Marin Makowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-27 |
| 14:59 | UCLA | Marin Makowski hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford drills a shot from the right side set up by Steven Lenhardt | 31-29 |
| 14:13 | UCLA | Chad Petrie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 14:12 | UCLA | William Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | William Poss is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block | 31-29 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy is denied on a dunk by William Griffith | 31-29 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 13:24 | UCLA | William Griffith grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 13:04 | UCLA | Jeffrey Clifford blocks the jumper by William Poss | 31-29 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a floater from close range | 31-29 |
| 12:53 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Chad Petrie shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #3 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Pickle (SG), John Christen (SF), Clyde Estes (PF), James Dyer (C) William Poss, William Griffith, Marin Makowski, Charles Caster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Chad Petrie misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson tips it in | 33-31 |
| 11:46 | UCLA | John Pickle can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson banks in the layup set up by Dustin Thompson | 33-33 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Chad Petrie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pickle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Christen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Estes (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:02 | UCLA | John Christen lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Petrie | 35-33 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | George Eddleman tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | John Christen drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Petrie | 37-35 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ralls | 37-38 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Clyde Estes is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Danny Burris (PG), Marin Makowski (PF), Charles Caster (C) Chad Petrie, Clyde Estes, James Dyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Kirk, Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is fouled on the floor by Danny Burris - foul #1 on Danny Burris, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the finger roll | 37-40 |
| 08:30 | UCLA | John Christen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 08:28 | UCLA | John Christen gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:10 | UCLA | John Pickle comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 08:08 | UCLA | Charles Caster tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 39-42 |
| 07:38 | UCLA | Danny Burris is whistled for a carry | 39-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Poss (SG), William Griffith (SF), Clyde Estes (PF), James Dyer (C) John Pickle, John Christen, Marin Makowski, Charles Caster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Danny Burris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Poss (fresh) SF - William Griffith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clyde Estes (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | William Griffith is called for the reach on Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on William Griffith, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 39-44 |
| 06:39 | UCLA | William Griffith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is hacked by Danny Burris - foul #2 on Danny Burris, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Chad Petrie (PG) Danny Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford's floater is tipped away by Clyde Estes | 39-44 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it in | 39-46 |
| 06:10 | UCLA | Chad Petrie evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dyer | 42-46 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | James Dyer swats the shot by Jeffrey Clifford | 42-46 |
| 05:58 | UCLA | Clyde Estes pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | James Dyer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Clifford - foul #3 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Pickle (SG), John Christen (SF), Marin Makowski (PF) William Poss, William Griffith, Clyde Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 05:33 | UCLA | James Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | James Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 05:14 | UCLA | James Dyer gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:46 | UCLA | John Pickle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | George Eddleman grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is hacked by James Dyer - foul #3 on James Dyer, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Caster (C) James Dyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Leonard Pomeroy, Edward Patterson | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-46 |
| 04:07 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Marin Makowski | 43-46 |
| 03:46 | UCLA | Chad Petrie is fouled on the floor by James Kirk - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Danny Burris (PG), Clyde Estes (PF) Chad Petrie, Marin Makowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Kirk, Dustin Thompson, Michael Ralls | |
| 03:30 | UCLA | John Pickle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 03:28 | UCLA | John Christen tips it in | 45-46 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Danny Burris - foul #3 on Danny Burris, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Danny Burris (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Pickle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Christen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clyde Estes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Caster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Charles Caster is hacked by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #4 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Chad Petrie (PG), James Dyer (C) Danny Burris, Charles Caster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Clyde Estes dunks the ball on a great pass from Chad Petrie | 47-48 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by John Pickle - foul #2 on John Pickle, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Poss (SG), William Griffith (SF) John Pickle, John Christen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 3rd free throw | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Pickle (SG), John Christen (SF) William Poss, William Griffith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Chad Petrie is fouled on the floor by Steven Lenhardt - foul #4 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | John Pickle picks off the pass by Steven Lenhardt | 49-49 |
| 01:26 | UCLA | Chad Petrie lays it in on a great pass from John Pickle | 51-49 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Clyde Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Chad Petrie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #5 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Leonard Pomeroy is called for the reach on James Dyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | James Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | James Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UCLA | John Pickle is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Brisson - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | John Pickle misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | John Pickle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Eddleman | 55-55 |
| 00:08 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Phillip Brisson is called for the reach on Chad Petrie - foul #2 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Chad Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |