| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:13 | UConn | James Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors clanks a runner in the paint | 24-29 |
| 18:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Nye | 24-29 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-29 |
| 18:18 | UConn | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:07 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Caputo - foul #1 on Charles Caputo, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:07 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:07 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:07 | UConn | William Schuster gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Taylor | 28-29 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 28-29 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 28-32 |
| 16:32 | UConn | James Taylor drills a shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it in | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UConn | William Schuster misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) James Taylor, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| 15:56 | UConn | William Schuster misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UConn | William Schuster misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Riegel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Henry Oliveira steals the ball from Jeffery Walters | 30-34 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 15:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 30-34 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeremy Hunsberger | 33-34 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson tips it in | 33-36 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Riegel | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on William Riegel - foul #1 on William Riegel, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira, William Riegel | |
| 13:53 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral tips it home | 38-41 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Troy Lai's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Corral | 38-41 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Charles Caputo, Shawn Moors | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Nye (fresh) 6 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Lai | 38-41 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 11:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 38-41 |
| 11:09 | UConn | James Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral blows the dunk | 38-41 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Jeffery Walters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson is hacked by Michael Vaden - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Glenn Corral | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's pass is intercepted by Henry Oliveira | 38-43 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Robert Englund connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 38-46 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger double dribbles | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Lee Nye (SF) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), William Riegel (C) Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 08:07 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by William Riegel - foul #2 on William Riegel, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| 07:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #1 on Johnny Katz, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Charles Caputo, Shawn Moors | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Lee Nye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 06:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 41-49 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), William Schuster (PF), Lee Nye (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Jeffery Walters knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 05:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 44-51 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Jeffery Walters is hacked by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Dallas Shaw | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira (C) Glenn Corral | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Jeffery Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors slams it home on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 46-53 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Walters | 48-53 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 02:51 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Henry Oliveira, Roland Crouse | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Lee Nye | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the driving attempt in the lane | 50-58 |
| 01:24 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Lee Nye pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Stephen Spradley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | James Taylor is called for the reach on Shawn Moors in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz is hacked by Stephen Spradley - foul #4 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Johnny Katz | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger lays it in set up by Troy Lai | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | James Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Englund, Roland Crouse | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 58-61 |