| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nicholas Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Tellier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Nell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fred Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Emrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Fred Emrick travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is fouled on the floor by Fred Damico - foul #1 on Fred Damico, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is fouled on the floor by Fred Emrick - foul #3 on Fred Emrick, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Bush (C) Fred Emrick | |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Fred Damico is called for the reach on Elmer Maher - foul #2 on Fred Damico, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Fred Damico grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:10 | UCLA | Mark Nell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher double dribbles | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | UCLA | Hector Garcia (SG), Theodore Phillips (SF), Phillip Lunn (PF) Jonathan Tellier, Mark Nell, Fred Damico | |
| 16:30 | UCLA | James Bush is fouled on the floor by Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:18 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 16:17 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn misses the tip | 29-29 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Horodyski | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nicholas Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Garcia (fresh) SF - Theodore Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Lunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Bush (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous can't connect on a shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 14:54 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:49 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson misses the floater from close range | 32-29 |
| 14:26 | UCLA | James Bush gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:19 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Lunn | 32-32 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Hector Garcia's pass is intercepted by Robert Linkous | 34-32 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | James Bush is called for the reach on Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on James Bush, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Emmons (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier (SG), Mark Nell (SF), Fred Damico (PF), Fred Emrick (C) Nicholas Caruso, Theodore Phillips, Phillip Lunn, James Bush | |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is fouled on the floor by Hector Garcia - foul #1 on Hector Garcia, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso (PG) Hector Garcia | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Martini | 34-32 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher connects on the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Fred Damico - foul #3 on Fred Damico, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Fred Damico lays it in set up by Nicholas Caruso | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Emmons (fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nicholas Caruso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Tellier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Nell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fred Damico (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Emrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG) James Emmons | |
| Subs | UCLA | Hector Garcia (PG) Nicholas Caruso | |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Mark Nell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Hector Garcia | 37-37 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Fred Emrick - foul #4 on Fred Emrick, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Phillip Lunn (C) Fred Emrick | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Elmer Maher is called for the reach on Hector Garcia - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:27 | UCLA | Mark Nell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Tellier | 40-40 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Martini | 42-40 |
| 09:39 | UCLA | Fred Damico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | UCLA | Theodore Phillips (SF), James Bush (C) Mark Nell, Fred Damico | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs comes up short on the runner from the right block | 42-40 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | Hector Garcia grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | UCLA | Theodore Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso (PG) Jonathan Tellier | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Lunn | 42-40 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:06 | UCLA | Theodore Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:05 | UCLA | James Bush hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 07:34 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nicholas Caruso (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hector Garcia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Lunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UCLA | Hector Garcia makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Caruso out of a doubleteam | 42-44 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Lunn is called for the reach on Ray Saunders - foul #1 on Phillip Lunn, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier (SG), Mark Nell (SF), Fred Damico (PF), Fred Emrick (C) Hector Garcia, Theodore Phillips, Phillip Lunn, James Bush | |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:45 | UCLA | Ray Saunders steps in front of the Fred Emrick pass | 44-44 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Mark Fee is blocked by Mark Nell | 44-44 |
| 06:22 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:04 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 06:01 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Emrick | 44-44 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Ray Saunders | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the floater from close range | 44-44 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Mark Fee tips it in | 46-44 |
| 05:11 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Caruso - foul #1 on Nicholas Caruso, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Hector Garcia (PG) Nicholas Caruso | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:21 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 04:21 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:21 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-46 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Giordano | 48-46 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 03:30 | UCLA | Fred Damico pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Hector Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Tellier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Nell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fred Damico (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Emrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-46 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Mark Fee snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Fred Damico is called for the reach on Mark Fee - foul #4 on Fred Damico, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso (PG), Theodore Phillips (SF), Phillip Lunn (PF), James Bush (C) Jonathan Tellier, Mark Nell, Fred Damico, Fred Emrick | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:57 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Frank Martini (SF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Nell (SF), Fred Damico (PF) Theodore Phillips, Phillip Lunn | |
| 02:51 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hector Garcia | 50-48 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Mark Fee scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Mark Nell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Frank Martini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 01:58 | UCLA | James Bush grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 01:58 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier (SG), Fred Emrick (C) Hector Garcia, James Bush | |
| 01:44 | UCLA | Mark Nell is hacked by Elmer Maher - foul #2 on Elmer Maher, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 01:20 | UCLA | Mark Nell hits a turnaround from close range set up by Jonathan Tellier | 52-50 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | UCLA | Fred Emrick is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Jonathan Tellier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Tellier, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Fred Damico snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UCLA | Fred Damico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Jonathan Tellier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Tellier, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:17 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Emrick | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Caruso - foul #2 on Nicholas Caruso, team foul #13 | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Fred Emrick snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jonathan Tellier is called for the reach on Nicholas Horodyski - foul #4 on Jonathan Tellier, team foul #14 | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Nell | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Mark Nell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |