| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk inbounds the ball | 30-14 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Elbert Burris - foul #2 on Elbert Burris, team foul #1 | 30-14 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Elbert Burris blows the layup | 30-16 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 30-16 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool can't finish the layup | 30-16 |
| 18:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nwa Abdel | 30-16 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Charles Nolan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-16 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roman Cool | 30-16 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-16 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it in | 30-18 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Michael Scott clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-18 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is fouled on the floor by Charles Nolan - foul #3 on Charles Nolan, team foul #2 | 30-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #3 | 30-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Jones (C) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Elbert Burris evades the doubleteam and hits a shot near the basket | 32-20 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-20 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Sidney Wise snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Michael Scott makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Cummins | 35-20 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-20 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool knocks in the shot in the paint | 35-22 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Michael Jones buries a runner in the paint | 37-22 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Elbert Burris - foul #3 on Elbert Burris, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Daniel Cummins, Michael Scott, Sidney Wise, Elbert Burris, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 37-25 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-25 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Charles Nolan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Michael Vowels tips it in | 39-25 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Roman Cool blows the layup | 39-25 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock grabs the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-25 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Charles Nolan grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Joshua Thompson is called for the reach on James Hohowski - foul #2 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Elbert Burris (PF) Richard Johnson, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Roman Cool | |
| 11:58 | UConn | Elbert Burris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Elbert Burris, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG) James Hohowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| 11:17 | UConn | Nwa Abdel comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses the easy layup | 40-25 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Michael Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Cummins - foul #1 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #6 | 43-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is fouled on the floor by Thomas Walters - foul #1 on Thomas Walters, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Jones (C) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:36 | UConn | Michael Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #7 | 43-27 |
| Subs | UConn | James Moore (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | John Summerville is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Charles Nolan (SF) Daniel Cummins, Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses long on a floater from close range | 43-27 |
| 08:50 | UConn | James Hohowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Michael Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | John Summerville snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Roman Cool drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Michael Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | John Summerville double dribbles | 46-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Elbert Burris (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Michael Scott, James Moore, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Joshua Thompson | |
| 07:40 | UConn | Elbert Burris hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Nolan | 48-29 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled on the floor by Elbert Burris - foul #5 on Elbert Burris, team foul #8 | 48-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Charles Nolan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 51-31 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Erick Keen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Charles Nolan is fouled on the floor by Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| 06:15 | UConn | Michael Vowels knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Cummins | 53-31 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado lays it up and in | 53-33 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Cummins | 55-33 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | William Igo is hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #4 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #9 | 55-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Michael Scott (SG) Daniel Cummins, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 05:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nwa Abdel | 55-33 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 05:19 | UConn | Michael Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it in | 55-35 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Hohowski | 58-35 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado blows the layup | 58-35 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-35 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the easy layup | 61-35 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the tip | 61-35 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado gets the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock is whistled for a carry | 61-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Charles Nolan (SF), James Moore (PF), Michael Jones (C) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), Bill Peck (SF) Erick Keen, Michael Hathcock | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) SG - William Igo (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Peck (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-35 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Kyle Poulson | 61-35 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-35 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 64-35 |
| 02:42 | UConn | James Moore gets the rebound | 64-35 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Daniel Cummins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #10 | 64-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Scott, James Moore, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG) Kyle Poulson | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Bill Peck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-35 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF) Bill Peck | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-35 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock tips it home | 64-37 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-37 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the offensive board | 64-37 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Daniel Cummins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-37 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock grabs the board | 64-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Hathcock | 64-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Michael Scott knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-39 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 66-39 |
| 00:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Vowels | 66-39 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Daniel Cummins runs out the clock | 66-39 |