| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Hector Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Tellier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Damico (fresh) C - Fred Emrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-17 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini tips it back up and in | 31-19 |
| 19:08 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Frank Martini buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 31-21 |
| 18:33 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 18:02 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:33 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonathan Tellier | 33-21 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano's floater is tipped away by Fred Emrick | 33-21 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| 16:55 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 36-25 |
| 16:06 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 15:40 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Hector Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Caruso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Tellier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Damico (fairly fresh) C - Fred Emrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:15 | UCLA | Frank Martini blocks the short jumper by Hector Garcia | 38-25 |
| 15:14 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier tips it but misses | 38-25 |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso tips it in | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Horodyski | 40-27 |
| 14:38 | UCLA | Fred Emrick's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Martini | 40-27 |
| 14:36 | UCLA | Hector Garcia tips it but misses | 40-27 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | Fred Damico grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Fred Damico misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Nell (SG), Theodore Phillips (SF) Nicholas Caruso, Jonathan Tellier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Fred Damico misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Fred Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Mark Fee buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Horodyski | 41-30 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Mark Nell misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Phillip Lunn (PF) Fred Damico | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Mark Nell makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Mark Nell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Mark Fee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Linkous | 42-32 |
| 13:09 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn is alone and drills a floater from close range | 44-32 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Bush (C) Fred Emrick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:36 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 44-32 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Mark Fee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 12:07 | UCLA | James Bush gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Hector Garcia knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Theodore Phillips | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Johnson | 46-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Hector Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Nell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Phillips (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Phillip Lunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Mark Fee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier (PG), Nicholas Caruso (SG), Fred Damico (PF), Fred Emrick (C) Hector Garcia, Theodore Phillips, Phillip Lunn, James Bush | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 11:00 | UCLA | Fred Damico misses the floater from the right block | 46-32 |
| 10:59 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso can't tip it in | 46-32 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano lays it up and in | 46-34 |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Mark Nell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Fred Emrick - foul #1 on Fred Emrick, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Theodore Phillips (SF) Mark Nell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Mark Fee, Gregory Johnson | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher is fouled on the floor by Fred Damico - foul #2 on Fred Damico, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Theodore Phillips - foul #2 on Theodore Phillips, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:07 | UCLA | Elmer Maher steals it from Jonathan Tellier | 46-35 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Frank Martini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 08:55 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Caruso out of a doubleteam | 48-35 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Jonathan Tellier picks off the pass by Alex Romanski | 48-35 |
| 07:36 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Tellier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Caruso (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Fred Damico (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Emrick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Linkous (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Caruso - foul #1 on Nicholas Caruso, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Hector Garcia (PG), Mark Nell (SF), Phillip Lunn (PF), James Bush (C) Jonathan Tellier, Theodore Phillips, Fred Damico, Fred Emrick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-39 |
| 06:11 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 06:09 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Horodyski | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Fee - foul #2 on Mark Fee, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier (SF), Fred Damico (PF) Mark Nell, James Bush | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Mark Fee, Robert Linkous, Fabian Giordano | |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-41 |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Hector Garcia grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-41 |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn gets the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-41 |
| 04:30 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn can't tip it in | 52-41 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Phillip Lunn - foul #3 on Phillip Lunn, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Nell (SG), Fred Emrick (C) Nicholas Caruso, Phillip Lunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Mark Nell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Fred Emrick tips it in | 54-43 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas Gibbs | 54-46 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Hector Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Nell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Tellier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Damico (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Emrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Theodore Phillips (SF), Phillip Lunn (PF) Hector Garcia, Fred Damico | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Tellier misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Mark Fee snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Phillip Lunn grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Hector Garcia (PG), Nicholas Caruso (SG), Fred Damico (PF) Mark Nell, Theodore Phillips, Phillip Lunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Mark Fee, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson | |
| 02:45 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Hector Garcia loses the ball out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses short on a jump hook from close range | 55-46 |
| 02:11 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:49 | UCLA | Fred Damico's floater is tipped away by Fabian Giordano | 55-46 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fabian Giordano | 55-46 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Fred Emrick snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Nicholas Caruso evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Hector Garcia | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Hector Garcia steps in front of the Frank Martini pass | 58-46 |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Hector Garcia lays it in | 60-46 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-46 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Fred Damico | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Fred Damico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (PG), Robert Linkous (SG), James Emmons (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs scores on a turnaround near the basket | 60-48 |