| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett double dribbles | 39-31 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Charles Soltero scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Carlos Canchola | 41-31 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a jumper in the lane set up by Harvey Marine | 41-33 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Stuart Ried steals it from Tsalani Abdulkarim | 41-33 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Rene Costa (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| 17:36 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the lay-in | 41-33 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Shaun Beaird snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is fouled on the floor by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 17:00 | UConn | William Theriot scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Shaun Beaird and he's hacked by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Charles Soltero (PF) Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Robert Woods | |
| 17:00 | UConn | William Theriot makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 16:30 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Manuel Snowden loses the ball out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Earl Knapp, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Wilbur Bruce - foul #2 on Wilbur Bruce, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Stephen Riley, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Daniel Parada (SF) Russell Jolley, Harvey Marine | |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Shaun Beaird comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it home | 44-37 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't tip it in | 44-37 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Shaun Beaird is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett - foul #1 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Rene Costa, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Daniel Parada, Cesar Gallo | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Stuart Ried blocks the jumper by Manuel Snowden | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried buries a fadeaway in the paint | 46-39 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Snowden | 48-39 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Robert Woods | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-39 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Charles Soltero gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Stephen Riley travels with the ball | 48-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SF) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley tips it in | 48-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the runner from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Ried | 48-44 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Charles Soltero slams it home set up by Rene Costa | 50-44 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 50-46 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Charles Soltero can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Russell Jolley - foul #3 on Russell Jolley, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Manuel Snowden (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Don Garrett, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 09:58 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 09:15 | UConn | Manuel Snowden's pass is intercepted by Robert Woods | 50-48 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:38 | UConn | Carlos Canchola blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 08:36 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wilbur Bruce | 53-48 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada's pass is intercepted by Carlos Canchola | 53-48 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Manuel Snowden | 55-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Rene Costa (SG) Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Patrick Smith (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Robert Woods is called for the reach on Shaun Beaird - foul #2 on Robert Woods, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Robert Woods | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Earl Knapp double dribbles | 55-48 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Earl Knapp takes the ball from Stuart Ried | 55-48 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Shaun Beaird clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-48 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Lon Smith snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Bruce in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Earl Knapp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Jolley - foul #4 on Russell Jolley, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Charles Soltero (PF), William Theriot (C) Rene Costa, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Patrick Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 06:25 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Woods | 56-48 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 56-50 |
| 05:42 | UConn | William Theriot is called for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 05:23 | UConn | William Theriot comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-50 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Harvey Marine is called for the reach on William Theriot - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SF) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| 04:40 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:40 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Carlos Canchola, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:20 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF) Stephen Riley, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Don Garrett | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Tsalani Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Russell Jolley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 59-50 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada, Patrick Smith | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Shaun Beaird steps in front of the Paul Bramblett pass in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Carlos Canchola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (PF) Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Lon Smith | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Robert Woods | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 02:42 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Bruce Shreve | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Stephen Riley, Charles Soltero, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 64-57 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is hacked by Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is fouled on the floor by Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Tsalani Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Charles Soltero (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Don Garrett, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Charles Soltero is hacked by Russell Jolley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Jolley, team foul #13 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), William Theriot (C) Stephen Riley, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Charles Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Robert Woods double dribbles | 68-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #14 | 68-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Lon Smith is called for the reach on William Theriot in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #15 | 69-59 |
| 00:54 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:54 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Carlos Canchola picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Don Garrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola | 72-59 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Carlos Canchola takes the ball from Lon Smith in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim slams it home on a great pass from Carlos Canchola | 74-59 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lon Smith | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lon Smith - foul #5 on Lon Smith, team foul #16 | 74-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Charles Soltero (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Don Garrett, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Daley (PG) Lon Smith | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Robert Woods connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Daley | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Carlos Canchola runs out the clock | 76-64 |