| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carl Scales (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Elliot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Tineo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Augustus Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Willie Crawford (fresh) PF - David Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Richard Tineo inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Richard Tineo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Michael Elliot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey (PG), James Hogan (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Jason Potter (PF), Charles Smiley (C) Augustus Zinner, Patrick Stevens, Willie Crawford, David Hollon, Daniel Knight | |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | James Hogan grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Sandell - foul #2 on John Sandell, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Crawford (SF) Robert Myers | |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:48 | UConn | John Sandell is hacked by Charles Smiley - foul #2 on Charles Smiley, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner (PG), Patrick Stevens (SG), David Hollon (PF), Daniel Knight (C) Edwin Lindsey, Willie Crawford, Jason Potter, Charles Smiley | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Richard Woodard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | David Hollon pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Richard Woodard gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Richard Tineo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | James Hogan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Augustus Zinner | 32-40 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Richard Tineo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Stevens | 32-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carl Scales (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Elliot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Tineo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sandell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Augustus Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Stevens (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Richard Woodard misses badly on a shot from the right block | 32-43 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Richard Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:13 | UConn | John Sandell can't throw it down | 32-43 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Carl Scales hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 14:57 | UConn | John Sandell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:36 | UConn | John Sandell makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Elliot | 36-43 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens is hacked by Richard Woodard - foul #1 on Richard Woodard, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Long (PG), Toni Zahnen (SG), Earl Carruth (SF), Norman Hall (PF), Dustin Evans (C) Carl Scales, Michael Elliot, Richard Tineo, Richard Woodard, John Sandell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey (PG), Theodore McKinny (SG), Willie Crawford (SF), Jason Potter (PF), Charles Smiley (C) Augustus Zinner, Patrick Stevens, James Hogan, David Hollon, Daniel Knight | |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Earl Carruth takes the ball from Edwin Lindsey | 36-43 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Donald Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Theodore McKinny - foul #1 on Theodore McKinny, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens (SG) Theodore McKinny | |
| 13:53 | UConn | Donald Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Donald Long makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Charles Smiley can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-43 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Dustin Evans gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Dustin Evans clanks a jumper from the left block | 38-43 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Willie Crawford snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Jason Potter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Norman Hall - foul #1 on Norman Hall, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner (PG) Patrick Stevens | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Jason Potter makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Jason Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Norman Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Toni Zahnen | 40-45 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Jason Potter is hacked by Toni Zahnen - foul #2 on Toni Zahnen, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Elliot (SG) Toni Zahnen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens (SG) Augustus Zinner | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Jason Potter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Smiley | 40-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donald Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Elliot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Carruth (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Evans (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edwin Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Stevens (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Crawford (fresh) PF - Jason Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edwin Lindsey | 40-47 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Norman Hall buries a jump hook from the right block | 42-47 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Dustin Evans swats the layup by Jason Potter | 42-47 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Norman Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Donald Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Charles Smiley gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Jason Potter hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Donald Long loses the dribble to Willie Crawford | 42-49 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Charles Smiley hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Donald Long is fouled on the floor by Jason Potter - foul #1 on Jason Potter, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Carl Scales (PG), Richard Tineo (SF), Richard Woodard (PF), John Sandell (C) Donald Long, Earl Carruth, Norman Hall, Dustin Evans | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner (PG), James Hogan (SG), Robert Myers (SF), David Hollon (PF), Daniel Knight (C) Edwin Lindsey, Patrick Stevens, Willie Crawford, Jason Potter, Charles Smiley | |
| 08:45 | UConn | Richard Tineo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | David Hollon snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | James Hogan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Richard Tineo steals the ball from David Hollon | 42-51 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Richard Tineo hits the finger roll | 44-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carl Scales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Elliot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Tineo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sandell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Augustus Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Myers (fresh) PF - David Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | James Hogan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Richard Tineo gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Richard Tineo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Elliot | 47-51 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | David Hollon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 06:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Richard Tineo | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Richard Tineo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 47-51 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | James Hogan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 06:04 | UConn | John Sandell gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | UConn | John Sandell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens (SG), Willie Crawford (SF), Jason Potter (PF), Charles Smiley (C) James Hogan, Robert Myers, David Hollon, Daniel Knight | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 05:34 | UConn | John Sandell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Richard Tineo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Richard Woodard hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Charles Smiley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Smiley, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Toni Zahnen (SG) Michael Elliot | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Hollon (PF), Daniel Knight (C) Jason Potter, Charles Smiley | |
| 04:50 | UConn | Richard Tineo hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Scales | 54-51 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight is hacked by John Sandell - foul #3 on John Sandell, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Potter (PF), Charles Smiley (C) David Hollon, Daniel Knight | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Willie Crawford hits a 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Augustus Zinner is called for the reach on John Sandell - foul #1 on Augustus Zinner, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Elliot (SG), Dustin Evans (C) Toni Zahnen, John Sandell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Hollon (PF), Daniel Knight (C) Jason Potter, Charles Smiley | |
| 03:59 | UConn | Dustin Evans comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Knight - foul #3 on Daniel Knight, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Long (PG), Earl Carruth (SF), Norman Hall (PF) Carl Scales, Richard Tineo, Richard Woodard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:59 | UConn | Dustin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Dustin Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dustin Evans - foul #2 on Dustin Evans, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Lindsey (PG), Jason Potter (PF) Augustus Zinner, David Hollon | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Norman Hall grabs the board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donald Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Elliot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Carruth (fresh) PF - Norman Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Evans (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edwin Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Stevens (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Michael Elliot clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Stevens - foul #1 on Patrick Stevens, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner (PG), James Hogan (SF), David Hollon (PF), Charles Smiley (C) Edwin Lindsey, Willie Crawford, Jason Potter, Daniel Knight | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Michael Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Michael Elliot misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Smiley | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens is fouled on the floor by Michael Elliot - foul #3 on Michael Elliot, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Carl Scales (PG), Richard Tineo (SF), Richard Woodard (PF), John Sandell (C) Donald Long, Earl Carruth, Norman Hall, Dustin Evans | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Crawford (SF), Jason Potter (PF) James Hogan, David Hollon | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Richard Woodard pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Richard Tineo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-54 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Willie Crawford grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | John Sandell blocks the jumper by Willie Crawford | 57-54 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Jason Potter tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Richard Woodard can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Richard Tineo snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Richard Tineo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Stevens snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Augustus Zinner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Hollon (PF), Daniel Knight (C) Jason Potter, Charles Smiley | |
| 01:01 | UConn | Richard Woodard makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Scales | 59-56 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Knight misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 00:42 | UConn | John Sandell grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | John Sandell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | David Hollon snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | David Hollon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Sandell | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | John Sandell is hacked by Augustus Zinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Augustus Zinner, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Long (PG) Carl Scales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:06 | UConn | John Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:06 | UConn | John Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Crawford comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |