| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Painter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 19:20 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Marin Makowski (SF), John Painter (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Frank Adams, Dale Boyd, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| 19:20 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | Robert Parsons swats the short shot by John Painter | 28-35 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Alexander | 31-35 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on John Painter - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush, Marin Makowski, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 17:32 | UCLA | John Alexander is called for the reach on David Schoolcraft - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (PG), John Painter (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Frank Adams, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| 17:13 | UCLA | Robert Parsons is called for the reach on Mark Kellum - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Mark Kellum, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 16:52 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Parsons | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:28 | UCLA | Charles Plaza snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:00 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Tony Anderson | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the finger roll set up by Michael Lewis | 33-37 |
| 15:28 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is hacked by Roy Zenker - foul #1 on Roy Zenker, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Marin Makowski (SF), John Painter (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Charles Plaza, Dale Boyd, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Frank Adams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SF) Marin Makowski | |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Frank Adams misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Frank Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Painter - foul #1 on John Painter, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG) Joseph Heyward | |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:49 | UCLA | John Painter snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #7 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Marin Makowski (SF) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Dale Boyd | |
| 14:01 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 34-38 |
| 14:00 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks tips it in | 34-40 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Alexander | 34-40 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is called for traveling | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG), Dale Boyd (SF) Joseph Heyward, Marin Makowski | |
| 12:59 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush | |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by John Painter - foul #2 on John Painter, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Frank Adams | |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 12:21 | UCLA | Charles Plaza clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Painter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Charles Plaza works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 11:53 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Parks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie loses the dribble to Jeffrey Parks | 38-40 |
| 11:04 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Wimbush | 38-42 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | John Painter snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:57 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #4 on John Alexander, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Marin Makowski (SF), Tony Anderson (PF) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Dale Boyd, John Painter | |
| 09:57 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:57 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Centeno | 43-44 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | Charles Plaza splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Heyward | 43-47 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:54 | UCLA | Charles Plaza can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:53 | UCLA | Marin Makowski tips it home | 43-49 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is denied on a dunk by Tony Anderson | 43-49 |
| 08:25 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Tony Anderson | 43-49 |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marin Makowski | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Parks is called for the reach on Roy Zenker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SF), John Painter (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Dale Boyd - foul #1 on Dale Boyd, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 45-52 |
| 07:15 | UCLA | Dale Boyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| 07:15 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:15 | UCLA | Dale Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:15 | UCLA | John Painter grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | Robert Parsons steals the ball from David Schoolcraft | 45-53 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-53 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | John Alexander hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Charles Plaza clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #5 on John Alexander, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) John Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG), Jeffrey Parks (C) Joseph Heyward, David Schoolcraft | |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the jumper in the lane | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 49-55 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 04:58 | UCLA | Dale Boyd snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 04:39 | UCLA | Charles Plaza connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Wimbush | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Marin Makowski (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Warren Centeno is called for the reach on Joseph Heyward - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SF), John Painter (PF) Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson | |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Painter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is hacked by John Painter - foul #3 on John Painter, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (SF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Dale Boyd, David Schoolcraft | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Parks | 51-63 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker hits a runner in the paint | 53-63 |
| 02:38 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 02:36 | UCLA | John Painter hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 55-65 |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 01:49 | UCLA | John Painter tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker buries a shot in the paint | 57-67 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks lays it in on a great pass from Frank Adams | 57-69 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-69 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | John Painter is called for the reach on James Cleghorn - foul #4 on John Painter, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Dale Boyd (SF) Frank Adams, Marin Makowski | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Plaza | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Dale Boyd - foul #2 on Dale Boyd, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Parks | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Charles Plaza runs out the clock | 57-71 |