| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 19:41 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Bruce Shreve steals it from Corey Glover in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Shreve | 39-26 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Corey Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Bruce Shreve is called for the reach on Steven Cate - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Steven Cate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| 18:29 | UMass | James Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 41-26 |
| 17:56 | UMass | James Wood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 43-26 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Steven Cate misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 17:12 | UMass | Corey Glover tips it but misses | 43-26 |
| 17:11 | UMass | James Wood tips it home | 43-28 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried loses the dribble to Steven Cate | 43-28 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Steven Cate hits the finger roll | 43-30 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada clanks a jump hook in the paint | 43-30 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-30 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Leon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:47 | UMass | James Wood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Springer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 43-30 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the easy layup | 43-30 |
| 15:03 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Steven Cate drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 14:40 | UMass | James Wood gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:14 | UMass | James Springer can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the runner in the paint | 45-32 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Shreve and the foul's on Leon Cornett - foul #2 on Leon Cornett, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Lon Smith (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), David Nielsen (SG), David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Frye (C) Corey Glover, Steven Cate, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:00 | UMass | David Nielsen clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-32 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | David Nielsen steals it from Lon Smith | 48-32 |
| 12:29 | UMass | David Nielsen slams it home | 48-34 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 12:09 | UMass | David Thomas gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:03 | UMass | David Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:54 | UMass | David Thomas is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| 11:42 | UMass | William Garofalo drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Nielsen | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) C - David Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 51-37 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Ross Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Thomas and the foul's on Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Steven Cate (SG) William Garofalo, David Frye | |
| 11:01 | UMass | Ross Taylor makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Steven Cate misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:38 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Glover | 51-40 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Steven Cate buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Glover | 51-43 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Jolley | 53-43 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) David Thomas, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses short on a floater from the left block | 53-43 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Cate - foul #1 on Steven Cate, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:21 | UMass | William Garofalo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Daniel Parada | 55-43 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:50 | UMass | Daniel Parada is called for the reach on James Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Robert Woods (PF) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG) William Garofalo | |
| 07:50 | UMass | James Wood makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:50 | UMass | James Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 58-44 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Robert Woods's pass is intercepted by Corey Glover | 58-44 |
| 07:26 | UMass | David Nielsen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Corey Glover | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 58-46 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:40 | UMass | David Nielsen buries a shot in the lane and the foul's on Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Steven Cate (SG), Ross Taylor (PF) Corey Glover, James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 06:40 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 60-49 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Ross Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-49 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Ross Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Ross Taylor blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's pass is intercepted by Steven Cate | 60-49 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Steven Cate buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Ross Taylor is called for the reach on Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Ross Taylor, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), David Thomas (SF), David Frye (C) William Garofalo, David Nielsen, James Springer | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is hacked by David Frye - foul #1 on David Frye, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF) David Thomas, David Frye | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Woods and the foul's on James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Ross Taylor snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Ross Taylor connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:12 | UMass | Ross Taylor makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Robert Woods buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Jolley | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses the lay-in | 64-55 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Corey Glover gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ross Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Corey Glover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-55 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Ross Taylor tips it home | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Steven Cate picks off the pass by Russell Jolley | 64-57 |
| 03:01 | UMass | James Wood throws it down set up by Steven Cate | 64-59 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (C) Ross Taylor | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Corey Glover takes the ball from Paul Bramblett | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | UMass | James Wood makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Glover | 64-61 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Lon Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Bramblett | 66-61 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Corey Glover loses the dribble to Daniel Parada | 66-61 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 01:25 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:11 | UMass | James Wood makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Glover | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Cate - foul #2 on Steven Cate, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Steven Cate loses the ball out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Glover - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Corey Glover is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Glover - foul #4 on Corey Glover, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the shot from the left side | 68-66 |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Wood tips it back up and in | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 00:01 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Springer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wood (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | James Wood wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | UMass | Corey Glover connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Cate | 68-71 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is hacked by Leon Cornett - foul #3 on Leon Cornett, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Daniel Parada denies the turnaround by James Wood | 70-71 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Leon Cornett - foul #4 on Leon Cornett, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Paul Bramblett takes the ball from James Wood | 72-71 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the finger roll set up by Paul Bramblett | 74-71 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Glover | 74-74 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 77-74 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Corey Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-74 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 02:32 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Corey Glover misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 02:26 | UMass | James Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Leon Cornett is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Leon Cornett, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF), Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Steven Cate picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve | 77-74 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the finger roll set up by Steven Cate | 77-76 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled on the floor by Corey Glover - foul #5 on Corey Glover, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), James Wood (SF) Corey Glover, Ross Taylor | |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:57 | UMass | William Garofalo buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Cate | 79-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 25 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Wood (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 81-78 |
| 00:37 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| 00:23 | UMass | William Garofalo is whistled for traveling | 81-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | William Garofalo is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Garofalo, team foul #13 | 81-78 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Springer | 82-78 |
| 00:22 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Steven Cate misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-78 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is hacked by William Garofalo in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Garofalo, team foul #14 | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:05 | UMass | James Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled in the backcourt by William Garofalo - foul #4 on William Garofalo, team foul #15 | 83-78 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Steven Cate misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 85-78 |