| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 37-32 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Eugene May is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Eugene May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) James Molino, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:53 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Dwight Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Dwight Buckley hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Hartman | 37-36 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Gardner | 39-36 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Sean Wiley's dunk attempt is rejected by Cecil Didomenico | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Buckley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 15:35 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler's floater is tipped away by Cecil Didomenico | 39-36 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Sean Wiley hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwight Buckley - foul #1 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Benjamin Tyler, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:43 | UConn | James Shockley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 13:55 | UConn | James Shockley connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Paul Davis | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by James Shockley - foul #2 on James Shockley, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Orville Brisson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Paul Davis gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Brian Maitland blocks the jumper by Elijah Hammons | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Elijah Hammons takes the ball from Lloyd Clark | 45-40 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Elijah Hammons blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Elijah Hammons pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Orville Brisson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene May (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF) Paul Davis, Elijah Hammons | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Orville Brisson misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Orville Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | Stjepan Zagar (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Orville Brisson, Ivan Zephier | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Lloyd Clark picks off the pass by Sean Wiley | 45-41 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Stjepan Zagar pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Drake - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Dwight Buckley (PF) James Shockley, Stjepan Zagar | |
| 10:57 | UConn | Sean Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Eugene May loses the dribble to Fidel Gallegos | 47-42 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Sean Wiley - foul #1 on Sean Wiley, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Benjamin Tyler, Sean Wiley | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the finger roll | 49-42 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Eugene May is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:41 | UConn | Elijah Hammons is fouled on the floor by Fidel Gallegos - foul #1 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG) David Hartman, Eugene May | |
| 08:18 | UConn | Dwight Buckley can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Tyler (SF), Sean Wiley (C) Elijah Hammons, Ivan Zephier | |
| 08:18 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | James Molino double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | UConn | Orville Brisson (PF) Dwight Buckley | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Sean Wiley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Tyler | 49-45 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Sean Wiley is called for the reach on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Sean Wiley, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG) James Shockley, Paul Davis | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Craig Drake travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:23 | UConn | Brian Maitland is called for the reach on Benjamin Tyler - foul #3 on Brian Maitland, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Sean Wiley | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Eugene May misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Craig Drake - foul #2 on Craig Drake, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fidel Gallegos (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF), Dwight Buckley (PF) Benjamin Tyler, Orville Brisson | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by David Hartman - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Vance and he's fouled by Dwight Buckley - foul #2 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fidel Gallegos (SF) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Wiley (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:02 | UConn | David Hartman knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Eugene May and he's hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Fidel Gallegos, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:02 | UConn | David Hartman makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fidel Gallegos (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Benjamin Tyler (SF) David Hartman, Elijah Hammons | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 03:49 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Tyler | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Buckley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler misses the driving attempt from the left block | 52-50 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | James Molino hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos and the foul's on James Shockley - foul #3 on James Shockley, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) Zlatko Zachman, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Eugene May, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler misses the dunk | 54-50 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the tip | 54-50 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Molino | 57-50 |
| 02:22 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) James Shockley, Paul Davis, Orville Brisson, Ivan Zephier | |
| 02:00 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler's pass is intercepted by Brian Maitland | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-50 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Eugene May grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:31 | UConn | Sean Wiley travels with the ball | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland lays it in | 59-50 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Mark Gardner steps in front of the David Hartman pass in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Benjamin Tyler - foul #2 on Benjamin Tyler, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Eugene May evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 63-50 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Dwight Buckley hits the finger roll | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 63-52 |