| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jack Balsamo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Marshburn (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Edgar Fiore (fresh) PF - Lynn Kulik (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Graham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn is hacked by William Schroeder - foul #3 on William Schroeder, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG) William Schroeder | |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Paul Franklin knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Renato Russo is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Jack Balsamo is called for the reach on Craig Atkin - foul #2 on Jack Balsamo, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Mark Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-28 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | David Conner misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Mark Graham gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Jack Balsamo picks off the pass by Renato Russo | 34-28 |
| 17:55 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore dunks the ball set up by Jack Balsamo | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | David Conner buries a floater in the paint | 36-30 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | Paul Franklin's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Akinyooye | 36-30 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | David Conner misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Lynn Kulik - foul #3 on Lynn Kulik, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (SG), Joseph English (C) Renato Russo, Mark Graham | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | David Conner makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | David Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:24 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Marshburn | 39-32 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Paul Franklin denies the turnaround by Craig Atkin | 39-32 |
| 16:11 | UCLA | Lynn Kulik gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Paul Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-32 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | David Conner grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jack Balsamo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Marshburn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Fiore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Kulik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Franklin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Span (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Conner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph English (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 15:32 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Craig Atkin steals it from Kevin Marshburn | 39-32 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye dunks the ball on a great pass from Craig Atkin | 39-34 |
| 14:54 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Balsamo | 42-34 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | David Conner gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Edgar Fiore - foul #3 on Edgar Fiore, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald (SG), David Bowers (SF), George Jones (C) Kevin Marshburn, Edgar Fiore, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Schroeder (SG), Edward Holbrook (SF), Kyle Jefferson (PF), Mark Graham (C) Robert Span, Dikembe Akinyooye, David Conner, Joseph English | |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gilberto Navarro (PF) Lynn Kulik | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Mark Graham drills a jump hook near the basket | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | William Schroeder lays it in set up by Craig Atkin | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | UCLA | Mark Graham steals it from George Jones | 42-41 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gilberto Navarro - foul #1 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn (PG), Edgar Fiore (SF), Lynn Kulik (PF) Jack Balsamo, Gilberto Navarro, George Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Craig Atkin, Edward Holbrook | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:58 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Robert Span pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Kevin Marshburn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laurence Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Edgar Fiore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lynn Kulik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Span (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Schroeder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) C - Mark Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Edgar Fiore steps in front of the Dikembe Akinyooye pass | 42-43 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:06 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Laurence Fitzgerald | 42-43 |
| 10:51 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn is fouled on the floor by Kyle Jefferson - foul #1 on Kyle Jefferson, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jack Balsamo (PG), Paul Franklin (C) Laurence Fitzgerald, Lynn Kulik | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG), David Conner (PF), Joseph English (C) William Schroeder, Kyle Jefferson, Mark Graham | |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | George Jones (PF) Edgar Fiore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Robert Span is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | David Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Robert Span can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-43 |
| 09:41 | UCLA | Paul Franklin gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn hits the finger roll set up by David Bowers | 44-43 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | David Conner loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Edgar Fiore (SG), Lynn Kulik (PF) Jack Balsamo, George Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Atkin (PG), William Schroeder (SG), Edward Holbrook (SF), Mark Graham (C) Robert Span, Renato Russo, Dikembe Akinyooye, Joseph English | |
| 08:53 | UCLA | David Bowers lays it up and in | 46-43 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 08:15 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:53 | UCLA | David Conner blocks the short jumper by Lynn Kulik | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | William Schroeder grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Mark Graham can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Lynn Kulik - foul #4 on Lynn Kulik, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jack Balsamo (PG) Kevin Marshburn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Kyle Jefferson (PF) Edward Holbrook, David Conner | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jack Balsamo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgar Fiore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Kulik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Jefferson (fresh) C - Mark Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Paul Franklin buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Edgar Fiore and the foul's on Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #3 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph English (C) Mark Graham | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Paul Franklin makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Lynn Kulik picks off the pass by William Schroeder | 49-47 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | William Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | William Schroeder buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Atkin | 49-49 |
| 06:00 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Joseph English snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | David Bowers steps in front of the Joseph English pass | 49-49 |
| 05:43 | UCLA | Lynn Kulik lays it in on a nice dish by David Bowers | 51-49 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn (SG), Laurence Fitzgerald (SF), Gilberto Navarro (PF), George Jones (C) Edgar Fiore, David Bowers, Lynn Kulik, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG), Renato Russo (SG), Edward Holbrook (SF), David Conner (PF), Mark Graham (C) Craig Atkin, William Schroeder, Dikembe Akinyooye, Kyle Jefferson, Joseph English | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Renato Russo is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Navarro - foul #2 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Robert Span can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Robert Span makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Robert Span misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Mark Graham snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | David Conner misses the dunk attempt | 51-50 |
| 04:12 | UCLA | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:43 | UCLA | Jack Balsamo is fouled on the floor by Robert Span - foul #2 on Robert Span, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowers (PF) Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Atkin (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Robert Span, Edward Holbrook | |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Craig Atkin | 51-50 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Renato Russo lays it in set up by Craig Atkin | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jack Balsamo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Marshburn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - David Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UCLA | Kevin Marshburn scores on a 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Edgar Fiore (SF) Jack Balsamo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:50 | UCLA | David Bowers misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 02:49 | UCLA | Edgar Fiore snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:49 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Franklin (C) George Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Schroeder (SG) Renato Russo | |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Paul Franklin knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Fiore | 56-52 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Mark Graham scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-54 |
| 02:09 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jack Balsamo (PG), Lynn Kulik (PF) Laurence Fitzgerald, David Bowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:40 | UCLA | Paul Franklin is fouled on the floor by Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 01:12 | UCLA | Paul Franklin can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 56-54 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | William Schroeder gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | William Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 56-54 |
| 00:54 | UCLA | Paul Franklin pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UCLA | Paul Franklin lays it in set up by Jack Balsamo | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | William Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowers (PF) Lynn Kulik | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UCLA | Paul Franklin is hacked by Craig Atkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Atkin, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Paul Franklin is hacked by Mark Graham - foul #3 on Mark Graham, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Paul Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Paul Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin is fouled on the floor by Jack Balsamo - foul #3 on Jack Balsamo, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lynn Kulik (PF) David Bowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Paul Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Atkin - foul #3 on Craig Atkin, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowers (PF) Lynn Kulik | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Paul Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Paul Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |