| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hohowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Summerville | 25-31 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Elbert Burris can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Elbert Burris gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:42 | UConn | James Hohowski misses short on a floater from the right side | 25-31 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Elbert Burris takes the ball from Mack Crunk | 25-31 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Richard Johnson is hacked by Thomas Walters - foul #2 on Thomas Walters, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Michael Vowels gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Michael Vowels hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Roman Cool - foul #2 on Roman Cool, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Roman Cool throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 16:08 | UConn | James Hohowski knocks in the shot from the right block | 31-31 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | John Summerville travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF) James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Erick Keen steals the ball from Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the dunk | 31-31 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Nwa Abdel gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Elbert Burris scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-31 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 33-31 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Igo | 33-31 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Erick Keen and he's hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), James Hohowski (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Joshua Thompson | |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Thomas Walters is called for the reach on Hans Zvorsky - foul #3 on Thomas Walters, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF) Dustin Regalado | |
| 13:01 | UConn | Charles Nolan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | John Summerville connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Walters | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | UConn | James Hohowski knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Nolan and the foul's on Roman Cool - foul #3 on Roman Cool, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Elbert Burris (C) Charles Nolan, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:08 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG) Daniel Cummins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hohowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Michael Vowels hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Roman Cool is denied by Elbert Burris | 38-37 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 38-37 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Mack Crunk is blocked by Elbert Burris | 38-37 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Michael Vowels pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Roman Cool pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF) Hans Zvorsky, James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Charles Ikner | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Roman Cool knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Erick Keen and he's hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF) Mack Crunk | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Erick Keen picks off the pass by Charles Nolan | 38-40 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Roman Cool is denied by Elbert Burris | 38-40 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Charles Nolan grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 40-40 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 07:35 | UConn | The jump hook by Richard Johnson is blocked by Roman Cool | 40-43 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elbert Burris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) PF - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Nwa Abdel steals it from Erick Keen | 40-43 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 40-43 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it in | 42-43 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), James Hohowski (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Roman Cool, Joshua Thompson | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Michael Vowels gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Charles Nolan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Charles Nolan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Charles Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:03 | UConn | James Hohowski blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Elbert Burris (C) Charles Nolan, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SF) Michael Hathcock | |
| 05:03 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:03 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the dunk attempt | 43-43 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | John Summerville scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mack Crunk | 43-46 |
| 03:34 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters grabs the board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hohowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a runner from close range set up by Thomas Walters and he's fouled by Michael Vowels - foul #1 on Michael Vowels, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Roman Cool picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 43-49 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF) Richard Johnson, James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG) Thomas Walters, John Summerville | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), James Hohowski (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) Charles Nolan, Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Joshua Thompson | |
| 02:28 | UConn | Charles Ikner swats the layup by Elbert Burris | 43-49 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk connects on the jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Richard Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Roman Cool connects on the floater from the left block set up by Thomas Walters | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | UConn | Elbert Burris splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Hohowski | 45-53 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 01:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Hohowski | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:11 | UConn | Michael Vowels can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 45-53 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky tips it in | 47-53 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:31 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Elbert Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 47-57 |