| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Eli Galuski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Larry Olson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Del Hughes | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Larry Olson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Eli Galuski is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | George Eddleman scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Eli Galuski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Olson | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Del Hughes | 4-8 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Eli Galuski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 6-8 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Larry Olson is hacked by Phillip Brisson - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Del Hughes, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) C - Joe Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UConn | The short jumper by Joe Coleman is denied by Steven Lenhardt | 6-8 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joey Thomas - foul #1 on Joey Thomas, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG) Larry Olson | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Gene Edgerly is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Nguyen | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG) James Nguyen | |
| 14:29 | UConn | Gene Edgerly makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joey Thomas | 8-13 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Patterson and the foul's on Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Gerardo Santana, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Donald Phillips snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Michael Ralls takes the ball from Eli Galuski | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Del Hughes (SF) Harold Keefe, Joey Thomas | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Donald Phillips hits a floater in the lane set up by James Nguyen | 10-15 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | George Eddleman can't throw it down | 10-15 |
| 13:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eli Galuski | 10-15 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 10-17 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Del Hughes steals the ball from Dustin Thompson | 10-17 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Larry Olson is fouled on the floor by George Eddleman - foul #1 on George Eddleman, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Kirk is called for the reach on James Nguyen - foul #1 on James Kirk, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | UConn | The jumper by Del Hughes is denied by Steven Lenhardt | 10-17 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 11:46 | UConn | James Nguyen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Del Hughes, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Joe Coleman lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by James Nguyen | 12-22 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG) James Nguyen, Larry Olson | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Harold Keefe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 17-22 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Harold Keefe's pass is intercepted by Phillip Brisson | 17-22 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy jams it on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 19-22 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Gene Edgerly is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Larry Olson (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 09:06 | UConn | James Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-22 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Eddleman | 19-22 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| 08:30 | UConn | James Nguyen evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Olson | 19-24 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson slams it home | 21-24 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Patterson - foul #1 on Edward Patterson, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF) Del Hughes | |
| 07:39 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | George Eddleman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-25 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the tip | 21-25 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Larry Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses short on a floater from the right block | 21-25 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Joey Thomas snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:44 | UConn | James Nguyen's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford throws it down on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy and he's hacked by Joe Coleman - foul #2 on Joe Coleman, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (SF) Joey Thomas | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Del Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Larry Olson misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Joe Coleman takes the ball from George Eddleman | 24-25 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Joe Coleman loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 24-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) James Nguyen, Larry Olson, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-25 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the lay-in | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Joey Thomas (SF) Harold Keefe, Del Hughes | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses long on a shot from the right side | 26-25 |
| 03:40 | UConn | James Nguyen tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerardo Santana (fresh) SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson, Michael Ralls | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Gerardo Santana | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Eli Galuski buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Olson | 26-29 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | George Eddleman is fouled on the floor by Larry Olson - foul #2 on Larry Olson, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eli Galuski | 27-29 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Eli Galuski clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by George Eddleman - foul #2 on George Eddleman, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Joey Thomas steals the ball from Jeffrey Clifford | 27-30 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Larry Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Joey Thomas, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | George Eddleman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Del Hughes - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG) Phillip Brisson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:39 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:20 | UConn | James Nguyen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | George Eddleman pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | George Eddleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 28-30 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Del Hughes - foul #2 on Del Hughes, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Edward Patterson (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Steven Lenhardt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Donald Phillips (C) James Nguyen, Larry Olson, Joe Coleman | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Edward Patterson swats the layup by Donald Phillips | 31-30 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Ralls | 31-30 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Edgerly - foul #1 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF) Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF), Eli Galuski (PF) Del Hughes, Gene Edgerly | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Gerardo Santana is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Larry Olson (SG) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-30 |