| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Blanche steals the ball from Edward Lewis | 24-23 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Frank Fisher steps in front of the Thomas Blanche pass | 24-23 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Lee Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Fisher | 24-25 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Reginald Howell clanks a jumper in the lane | 24-25 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-25 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Lee Walker tips it in | 24-27 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Thomas Blanche misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Fisher | 24-27 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Kyle Jaffe - foul #2 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Robert Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-30 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it in | 24-32 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Robert Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Fisher | 24-32 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Howell - foul #1 on Reginald Howell, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Gordon Jones (PF) Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Reginald Howell misses the easy layup | 24-33 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Lee Walker banks in the layup set up by Edward Lewis | 24-35 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Robert Hamilton hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 27-35 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher is fouled on the floor by Thomas Blanche - foul #1 on Thomas Blanche, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Mead (SF), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Blanche, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Mead picks off the pass by James Nasser | 27-35 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Reginald Howell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Lee Walker grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Nasser | 27-38 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe is fouled on the floor by Lee Walker - foul #3 on Lee Walker, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF) Dustin Parker, Thomas Mead | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 12:21 | UConn | Thomas Blanche travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Fisher out of the doubleteam | 27-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Reginald Howell drills a shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Reginald Howell blocks the jumper by Lee Walker | 29-40 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Lee Walker tips it in | 29-42 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Reginald Howell hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 31-42 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | John Pope's pass is intercepted by Reginald Howell | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:54 | UConn | Robert Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe tips it home | 33-42 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Jaffe - foul #3 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Gordon Jones (PF), Joe Trumbo (C) Kyle Jaffe, Reginald Howell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, John Pope | |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Joe Trumbo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joe Trumbo, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Mead (SF) Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski tips it home | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:33 | UConn | Nicholas Rettkowski steals the ball from Gordon Jones | 33-46 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes's floater is knocked away by Gordon Jones | 33-46 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits the follow up shot | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:56 | UConn | Robert Hamilton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Mead (fresh) PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Trumbo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Thomas Mead gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Gordon Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Reginald Howell (C) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Mead, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Edward Lewis (SG), James Nasser (PF) Lee Walker, Marquis Wilkes, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Gordon Jones misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Gordon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Lewis | 34-51 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Randall Weber steals it from Robert Hamilton | 34-51 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | James Nasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Mead (PG), Timothy Cunningham (SG), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Robert Hamilton, Dustin Parker, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), John Pope (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 05:51 | UConn | James Nasser takes the ball from Reginald Howell | 34-51 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 34-53 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Thomas Mead misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lee Walker - foul #4 on Lee Walker, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Thomas Mead makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Thomas Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Lewis | 35-53 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't tip it in | 35-53 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits the follow up shot | 35-55 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Reginald Howell buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by James Nasser - foul #1 on James Nasser, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hamilton (PG) Thomas Mead | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 04:40 | UConn | Reginald Howell misses the free throw | 37-55 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Randall Weber scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Walker and he's hacked by Reginald Howell - foul #2 on Reginald Howell, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Reginald Howell pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Robert Hamilton knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Cunningham | 40-57 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Howell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Frank Fisher | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-57 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hamilton - foul #3 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Mead (SF) Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Reginald Howell gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Robert Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Gordon Jones (PF) Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Lee Walker, James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | John Pope can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Gordon Jones gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Thomas Mead can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-57 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Mead is called for the reach on Edward Lewis - foul #2 on Thomas Mead, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Mead, Reginald Howell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), Frank Fisher (SF), James Nasser (PF) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Robert Hamilton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Blanche | 45-59 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | James Nasser knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Frank Fisher | 45-61 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Robert Hamilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Frank Fisher is called for the reach on Gordon Jones - foul #2 on Frank Fisher, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Reginald Howell (C) Dustin Parker, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Frank Fisher is called for the reach on Timothy Cunningham - foul #3 on Frank Fisher, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker runs out the clock | 45-63 |