| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lee Nye inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Shawn Moors is denied by Troy Lai | 28-35 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #2 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Lee Nye is called for the reach on Shawn Moors - foul #3 on Lee Nye, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Lee Nye | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Troy Lai | |
| 17:02 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 17:00 | UConn | James Taylor misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira tips it home | 30-36 |
| 16:25 | UConn | William Riegel is called for the reach on Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #1 on William Riegel, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley | |
| 16:08 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira, William Riegel | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) Michael Vaden, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 15:25 | UConn | William Schuster tips it in | 30-38 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | William Schuster swats the layup by Shawn Moors | 30-38 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Dallas Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | UConn | William Schuster snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Dallas Shaw loses the dribble to Glenn Corral | 32-38 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Robert Englund takes the ball from Troy Lai | 32-38 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Troy Lai takes the ball from Charles Caputo | 32-38 |
| 12:53 | UConn | William Schuster misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, Troy Lai | |
| 12:53 | UConn | William Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:53 | UConn | William Schuster misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Riegel | 35-39 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Lee Nye | 35-42 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson scores on a shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 11:29 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (C) Lee Nye, William Schuster | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz loses the dribble to Michael Vaden | 39-42 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled on the floor by Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:27 | UConn | James Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Vaden | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Hunsberger | 39-45 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo can't tip it in | 39-45 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Caputo | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors travels with the ball | 42-45 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, Troy Lai | |
| 06:23 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Walters | 42-47 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Dallas Shaw gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Lee Nye | 42-49 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Jeffery Walters steps in front of the Robert Englund pass | 42-49 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Dallas Shaw is hacked by William Riegel - foul #2 on William Riegel, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, William Riegel | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Troy Lai (C) Dallas Shaw, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 04:52 | UConn | James Taylor drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Nye | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 04:22 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 04:20 | UConn | William Schuster misses the tip | 45-52 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the tip | 45-52 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Robert Englund scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 03:33 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Jeffery Walters, Troy Lai | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 50-52 |
| 02:58 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Shawn Moors picks off the pass by Jeremy Hunsberger | 50-52 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-52 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Lee Nye pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:01 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-52 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Troy Lai lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 50-54 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's floater is tipped away by Troy Lai | 50-54 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Daniel Palmatier is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Troy Lai steps in front of the Johnny Katz pass | 50-55 |
| 00:37 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Charles Caputo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Caputo, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 00:37 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:37 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Troy Lai pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Troy Lai is hacked by Daniel Palmatier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Lee Nye gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Lee Nye is hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #4 on Johnny Katz, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Lee Nye makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Lee Nye makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the driving attempt from the right block | 52-60 |
| 00:16 | UConn | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Caputo - foul #3 on Charles Caputo, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 00:16 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:16 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Moors | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Charles Caputo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Caputo, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:09 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Jeremy Hunsberger is called for the reach on Charles Caputo - foul #3 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG) Jeffery Walters | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral throws it down | 56-64 |