| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mattingly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Laurence Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Thrasher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Bustamante (fresh) PF - Joseph Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly is fouled on the floor by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Walker is blocked by Vule Kopinski | 25-28 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 19:11 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher misses the jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker buries a shot from the baseline set up by Julian Patrick | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher is fouled on the floor by Julian Patrick - foul #2 on Julian Patrick, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski can't finish the layup | 27-28 |
| 17:59 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 27-28 |
| 17:39 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski makes the shot in the lane set up by Daniel Thrasher and the foul's on Michael Mattingly - foul #3 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG), Justin Higgins (C) Julian Patrick, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | UCLA | Patrick Hill (SF) Paul Bustamante | |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:12 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst clanks a fadeaway from close range | 29-34 |
| 16:10 | UCLA | Patrick Hill tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 16:08 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:48 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Hill | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Laurence Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Thrasher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Earl Lever misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 15:27 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:07 | UCLA | Patrick Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG), Michael Mattingly (C) Earl Lever, Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Bustamante (SF) Patrick Hill | |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson loses the dribble to Vule Kopinski | 29-36 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald is hacked by Julian Patrick - foul #3 on Julian Patrick, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 14:10 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski can't finish the layup | 29-36 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-36 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly tips it in | 31-36 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher loses the ball out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Thompson (SF) Kyle Jefferson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Thompson | 33-36 |
| 12:51 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 12:50 | UCLA | Paul Bustamante pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Joe Thompson, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Samuel Johnson (SG), Patrick Hill (SF), James Richart (C) Daniel Thrasher, Paul Bustamante, Vule Kopinski | |
| 12:28 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Whitehurst | 33-38 |
| 12:02 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Patrick Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Michael Mattingly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Laurence Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Richart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Payne double dribbles | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG), Kenneth Walker (PF) Julian Patrick, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 11:01 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst lays it up and in | 33-42 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Earl Lever can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 10:36 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:23 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | James Richart picks off the pass by Michael Mattingly | 33-42 |
| 09:35 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-45 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker misses long on a floater in the paint | 33-45 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker blows the dunk | 33-45 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Patrick Hill pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:22 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Walker - foul #4 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG), Joe Thompson (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Justin Higgins (C) Edward Holbrook, Kyle Jefferson, Kenneth Walker, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | UCLA | Samuel Johnson (SG), Paul Bustamante (SF), Vule Kopinski (C) Laurence Fitzgerald, Daniel Thrasher, Joseph Whitehurst | |
| 08:02 | UCLA | The short jumper by James Richart is denied by Justin Higgins | 33-45 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Payne knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Julian Patrick | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Lever (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Patrick Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Richart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UCLA | James Richart makes the floater from close range set up by Patrick Hill | 35-47 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Earl Lever misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-47 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins grabs the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on James Richart - foul #2 on James Richart, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (SG), Kenneth Walker (PF) Earl Lever, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald (PG), Daniel Thrasher (SG) Patrick Hill, Samuel Johnson | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson misses the 3rd free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:39 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 06:37 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald is hacked by Julian Patrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Julian Patrick, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| 06:37 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 06:37 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins is hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly (C) Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst (PF) James Richart | |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick is hacked by Laurence Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Laurence Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Patrick | 39-49 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst misses the tip | 39-49 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Mattingly | 39-49 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Walker | 41-49 |
| 04:44 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Whitehurst | 41-51 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Mattingly - foul #4 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG), Kyle Jefferson (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Justin Higgins (C) Edward Holbrook, Joe Thompson, Kenneth Walker, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | UCLA | Samuel Johnson (SG), Patrick Hill (SF) Daniel Thrasher, Paul Bustamante | |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Laurence Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Laurence Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:23 | UCLA | Patrick Hill knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Vule Kopinski | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Laurence Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Whitehurst (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Earl Lever clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (SG), Kenneth Walker (PF) Julian Patrick, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher (SG), James Richart (PF) Samuel Johnson, Joseph Whitehurst | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Earl Lever makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Earl Lever makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:00 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly (C) Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Bustamante (SF), Joseph Whitehurst (PF) Patrick Hill, James Richart | |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Earl Lever - foul #2 on Earl Lever, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher misses the 3rd free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 02:23 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:03 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Bustamante | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Earl Lever | 49-60 |
| 01:27 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Paul Bustamante - foul #1 on Paul Bustamante, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG) Earl Lever | |
| Subs | UCLA | Patrick Hill (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), James Richart (PF) Laurence Fitzgerald, Daniel Thrasher, Joseph Whitehurst | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:08 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald (PG), Daniel Thrasher (SG), Joseph Whitehurst (PF) Patrick Hill, Samuel Johnson, James Richart | |
| 00:49 | UCLA | Joseph Whitehurst is denied on a layup by Kyle Jefferson | 51-60 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Vule Kopinski tips it in | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly drills a jumper near the basket | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Holbrook - foul #2 on Edward Holbrook, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Patrick Hill (SF) Paul Bustamante | |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Holbrook | 55-63 |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald is hacked by Julian Patrick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Julian Patrick, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Julian Patrick | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Hill picks off the pass by Kyle Jefferson | 55-65 |
| 00:22 | UCLA | Daniel Thrasher lays it in set up by Patrick Hill | 55-67 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses the lay-in | 55-67 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Laurence Fitzgerald runs out the clock | 57-67 |