| Lineup | UMass | PG - Raymond Young (fresh) SG - William Keyser (fresh) SF - Rico Santiago (fresh) PF - Daniel Desir (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - John Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | John Alexander wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Raymond Young scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the driving attempt from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | John Alexander tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | UMass | David White makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Keyser | 5-4 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:29 | UMass | David White gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 18:11 | UMass | David White travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 5-9 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Raymond Young clanks a shot from the left block | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | UMass | David White tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Lenhardt | 7-11 |
| 16:57 | UMass | William Keyser misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | William Keyser is called for the reach on Michael Lewis - foul #1 on William Keyser, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (SF), Walter Sterling (PF) Rico Santiago, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn lays it in set up by Stephan Oswalt | 7-13 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Charles Hadfield is fouled on the floor by Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (SF), George Yeager (C) Raymond Young, David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:06 | UMass | William Keyser is hacked by Larry Stanton - foul #2 on Larry Stanton, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| 15:59 | UMass | Walter Sterling misses short on a floater in the lane | 7-13 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Parsons | 7-13 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Hadfield (fresh) SG - William Keyser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quon Meng (fresh) PF - Walter Sterling (fresh) C - George Yeager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Stephan Oswalt | 7-16 |
| 15:21 | UMass | William Keyser is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Keyser, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Rico Santiago (SF), Daniel Desir (PF) William Keyser, George Yeager | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Rico Santiago picks off the pass by Jeffrey Rorie | 7-16 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Walter Sterling is whistled for a carry | 7-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG), David White (C) Quon Meng, Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-16 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Charles Hadfield pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Charles Hadfield's pass is intercepted by Stephan Oswalt | 7-16 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis throws it down on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 7-18 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Daniel Desir hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Young | 9-18 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 9-21 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Rico Santiago can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Zenker - foul #1 on Roy Zenker, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Sterling (PF) Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Roy Zenker | |
| 13:50 | UMass | Rico Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Rico Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-21 |
| 13:31 | UMass | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Robert Parsons steals it from Raymond Young | 10-21 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons banks in the layup | 10-23 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Charles Hadfield can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-23 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Warren Centeno | 10-23 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-23 |
| 12:53 | UMass | David White grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Charles Hadfield comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-23 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Walter Sterling snags the offensive board | 10-23 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Rico Santiago comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-23 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Stephan Oswalt and he's fouled by Walter Sterling - foul #1 on Walter Sterling, team foul #4 | 10-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (PG), Edward Everhart (SG), Corey Tolbert (SF), Daniel Desir (PF), George Yeager (C) Raymond Young, Charles Hadfield, Rico Santiago, Walter Sterling, David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the free throw | 10-25 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Daniel Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Quon Meng knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Tolbert | 13-25 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Quon Meng (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Everhart (fresh) SF - Corey Tolbert (fresh) PF - Daniel Desir (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Yeager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the dunk | 13-25 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses short on a shot from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis tips it in | 13-27 |
| 11:04 | UMass | George Yeager is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Yeager, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Sterling (PF) Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is hacked by Walter Sterling - foul #2 on Walter Sterling, team foul #6 | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Chang (C) Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG) Edward Everhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn | |
| 10:23 | UMass | Corey Tolbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (SG) Corey Tolbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Desir (PF) George Yeager | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Carl Chang lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Hadfield and he's fouled by Roy Zenker - foul #2 on Roy Zenker, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Carl Chang makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits a shot from the free throw line | 16-29 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Raymond Young misses short on a shot from the left side | 16-29 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 16-29 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Desir is called for the reach on Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Daniel Desir, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Everhart (SG), Rico Santiago (SF), David White (C) Raymond Young, Quon Meng, Carl Chang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Rico Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Rico Santiago - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG) Charles Hadfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| 08:47 | UMass | Raymond Young is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 08:27 | UMass | Daniel Desir scores on a jump hook in the paint | 18-30 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | David White is called for the reach on John Alexander - foul #2 on David White, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | UMass | George Yeager (C) David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 07:55 | UMass | George Yeager connects on the jumper in the lane | 20-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Raymond Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Everhart (fresh) SF - Rico Santiago (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is hacked by George Yeager - foul #2 on George Yeager, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (PG), Quon Meng (SG), Corey Tolbert (SF), Carl Chang (C) Raymond Young, Edward Everhart, Rico Santiago, George Yeager | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) John Alexander | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 20-33 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie and he's fouled by Carl Chang - foul #1 on Carl Chang, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the free throw | 20-36 |
| 07:07 | UMass | Corey Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-36 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephan Oswalt | 20-38 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Charles Hadfield misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #7 | 20-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), John Alexander (C) Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn | |
| 06:33 | UMass | Charles Hadfield misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Charles Hadfield makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Corey Tolbert steps in front of the Stephan Oswalt pass | 21-38 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Quon Meng lays it up and in set up by Corey Tolbert | 23-38 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | John Alexander buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and the foul's on Quon Meng - foul #1 on Quon Meng, team foul #11 | 23-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Everhart (SG), Rico Santiago (SF) Quon Meng, Corey Tolbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Carl Chang misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Desir is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Daniel Desir, team foul #12 | 23-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG), David White (C) Charles Hadfield, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Raymond Young buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #8 | 25-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (PG) David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Raymond Young makes the free throw | 26-43 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Tolbert (SF), David White (C) Edward Everhart, Rico Santiago | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:25 | UMass | Carl Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Lewis and he's fouled by Quon Meng - foul #2 on Quon Meng, team foul #13 | 26-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (SG) Quon Meng | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno misses the free throw | 26-45 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Corey Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Carl Chang hits a floater in the lane | 28-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Raymond Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hadfield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Tolbert (fresh) PF - Carl Chang (tiring) 5 pts. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Tolbert - foul #1 on Corey Tolbert, team foul #14 | 28-45 |
| Subs | UMass | William Keyser (SG), Walter Sterling (PF) Corey Tolbert, Carl Chang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 03:21 | UMass | William Keyser misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 03:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to William Keyser | 28-47 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Raymond Young misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Centeno - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #9 | 28-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Rico Santiago (SF) Charles Hadfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Raymond Young makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Raymond Young makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Keyser - foul #3 on William Keyser, team foul #15 | 30-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (PG), Edward Everhart (SG), George Yeager (C) Raymond Young, William Keyser, David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Steven Lenhardt steps in front of the Edward Everhart pass | 30-49 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Rico Santiago steps in front of the Roy Zenker pass | 30-49 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Walter Sterling knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Sterling - foul #3 on Walter Sterling, team foul #16 | 32-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (PG), Corey Tolbert (SF), David White (C) Edward Everhart, Rico Santiago, Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 01:25 | UMass | David White pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Jeffrey Rorie steals it from Quon Meng | 32-50 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie lays it in | 32-52 |
| 00:53 | UMass | David White misses long on a runner from the right block | 32-52 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 00:31 | UMass | George Yeager snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Charles Hadfield loses the dribble to Jeffrey Rorie | 32-52 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is hacked by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #17 | 32-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG), Rico Santiago (SF), Daniel Desir (PF) Quon Meng, Corey Tolbert, David White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Raymond Young misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-54 |