| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Matsumura (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Seagle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kopecky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - James Cole (fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Cole inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | David Cameron knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 25-24 |
| 19:17 | UConn | William Kopecky connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from David Matsumura | 27-24 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Timothy Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) Richard Williams | |
| 18:45 | UConn | Timothy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Timothy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Kopecky - foul #2 on William Kopecky, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Howard (C) William Kopecky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Howard | 28-25 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Paul Seagle clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 28-25 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | James Cole hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Scott Slack clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Paul Seagle hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Howard steals the ball from David Cameron | 30-27 |
| 16:03 | UConn | David Matsumura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (PG), Marijan Zlaten (SF), William Kopecky (C) Scott Slack, Timothy Taylor, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), John Gutman (SF), Warren Gibby (C) David Cameron, James Cole, David Angulo | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mike Troupe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Matsumura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marijan Zlaten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) SF - John Gutman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Gibby (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 30-29 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Paul Seagle hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 32-29 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Seagle - foul #3 on Paul Seagle, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) Warren Gibby | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Seagle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Gutman - foul #3 on John Gutman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is fouled on the floor by Paul Seagle - foul #4 on Paul Seagle, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Howard (PF) Paul Seagle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 14:16 | UConn | David Matsumura grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray knocks in the floater from close range set up by Doyle Crowe | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Thomas Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Williams - foul #4 on Richard Williams, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), George Austin (SG), William Smith (C) Mike Troupe, David Matsumura, William Kopecky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF), Warren Gibby (PF), David Angulo (C) Doyle Crowe, John Gutman, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Scott Slack is called for the reach on Cyril Bray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Slack, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Seagle (PF) Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Scott Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:12 | UConn | George Austin scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | David Cameron hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Warren Gibby | 40-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Austin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marijan Zlaten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Gibby (fresh) C - David Angulo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Paul Seagle is denied on a dunk by James Cole | 40-36 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (PG), David Matsumura (SG), Timothy Taylor (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), William Kopecky (C) Scott Slack, George Austin, Marijan Zlaten, Paul Seagle, William Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), John Gutman (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF) Cyril Bray, David Cameron, James Cole, Warren Gibby | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Thomas Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Timothy Taylor tips it in | 42-36 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 10:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Kopecky | 42-36 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Timothy Taylor drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Troupe | 44-36 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | David Angulo knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Koopman | 44-38 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Joseph Bufford is called for the reach on William Kopecky - foul #3 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), Marijan Zlaten (SF), Paul Seagle (PF), William Smith (C) Mike Troupe, Timothy Taylor, Thomas Howard, William Kopecky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF) Richard Koopman, Doyle Crowe, David Angulo | |
| 08:34 | UConn | Paul Seagle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Marijan Zlaten grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Paul Seagle blows the dunk | 44-38 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | John Gutman pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray jams it on a great pass from David Cameron | 44-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Matsumura (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marijan Zlaten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | David Matsumura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Cole | 44-40 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | William Smith steals the ball from James Cole in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Scott Slack misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by David Cameron - foul #3 on David Cameron, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (SG), Timothy Taylor (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), William Kopecky (C) David Matsumura, Marijan Zlaten, Paul Seagle, William Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF), Richard Williams (C) James Cole, John Gutman | |
| 06:58 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Richard Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Richard Williams steals the ball from Thomas Howard | 46-42 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Taylor steps in front of the Cyril Bray pass in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Scott Slack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Bufford - foul #4 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Marijan Zlaten (SG) George Austin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), David Angulo (C) David Cameron, Joseph Bufford | |
| 05:40 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Scott Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Thomas Howard grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Timothy Taylor misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 05:11 | UConn | William Kopecky pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Thomas Howard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Howard | 47-42 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Marijan Zlaten - foul #2 on Marijan Zlaten, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (PG), David Matsumura (SG), Paul Seagle (PF), William Smith (C) Scott Slack, Marijan Zlaten, Thomas Howard, William Kopecky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, David Angulo | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Paul Seagle misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on David Cameron - foul #4 on David Cameron, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG) Cyril Bray, David Cameron | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Paul Seagle misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Paul Seagle misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mike Troupe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Matsumura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Seagle (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Paul Seagle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Matsumura | 49-45 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Timothy Taylor misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Taylor | 50-45 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Bufford | 50-47 |
| 01:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), William Kopecky (C) Mike Troupe, William Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG) Richard Koopman | |
| 01:48 | UConn | Joseph Bufford is called for the reach on Paul Seagle - foul #5 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) Joseph Bufford | |
| 01:48 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | David Cameron is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Cameron, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG) David Cameron | |
| 01:29 | UConn | David Matsumura misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Matsumura comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Angulo - foul #1 on David Angulo, team foul #11 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF) Timothy Taylor, Paul Seagle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Matsumura makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Matsumura makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Taylor (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) William Smith, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Richard Williams, team foul #12 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF) Timothy Taylor, Paul Seagle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Richard Williams | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Thomas Howard is hacked by Doyle Crowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #13 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (PG), Marijan Zlaten (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) Scott Slack, William Smith, William Kopecky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Marijan Zlaten snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Taylor (SF) David Matsumura | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | George Austin runs out the clock | 56-49 |