| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Free (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Charlie Beekman inbounds the ball | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Harry Williams can't connect on a jumper from close range | 37-47 |
| 19:40 | UConn | William Dawson tips it in | 37-49 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Clinton Gaither steals it from Jerry Flannery | 37-49 |
| 19:21 | UConn | William Dawson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Gaither | 37-51 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Todd Free knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Harry Williams makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Dawson | 40-53 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey is called for traveling | 40-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Jose Lopez (PF), Tom Yang (C) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 18:02 | UConn | Tom Yang connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Charlie Beekman | 40-55 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers buries a jump hook from close range | 42-55 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Charlie Beekman is hacked by Jesse Embrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #1 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Don George (SF) Charlie Beekman | |
| 17:29 | UConn | Tom Yang is open and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Paul Hankins | 42-57 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Don George picks off the pass by Jesse Embrey | 42-57 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang misses the open dunk but he's fouled by John Graney - foul #1 on John Graney, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Jerry Rogers, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), Harry Williams (PF) Don George, Jose Lopez | |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Tom Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Daniel | 45-59 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Harry Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Tom Yang - foul #1 on Tom Yang, team foul #1 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG) Paul Daniel | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), William Dawson (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Jose Lopez (PF), Clinton Gaither (C) Leon Parrish, Charles Jones, Paul Hankins, Harry Williams, Tom Yang | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Free (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Lopez (fresh) C - Clinton Gaither (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UConn | Jerry Flannery takes the ball from Charlie Beekman | 47-62 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 15:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clinton Gaither | 47-62 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Jerry Glenn hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Clinton Gaither | 47-64 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Glenn - foul #2 on Jerry Glenn, team foul #2 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Williams (PF) Jose Lopez | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 14:38 | UConn | William Dawson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Glenn | 49-66 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Micah Rothmiller | 51-66 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Harry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG) Freddy Dickenson | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), Don George (SG) Jerry Glenn, William Dawson | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Don George gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 51-66 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | John Graney snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Clinton Gaither - foul #1 on Clinton Gaither, team foul #3 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Simpson (C) John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (SG), Tom Yang (C) Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Charles Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-66 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Micah Rothmiller | 53-66 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Joshua King tips it home | 55-66 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Russell Jeffries steals it from Tom Yang | 55-66 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Leon Parrish steals the ball from Jerry Rogers | 55-66 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Jerry Rogers is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #3 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Micah Rothmiller, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), William Dawson (SG), Paul Hankins (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Clinton Gaither (C) Leon Parrish, Charles Jones, Charlie Beekman, Don George, Tom Yang | |
| 12:14 | UConn | Harry Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery double dribbles | 55-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Graney (C) Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Free (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Graney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Clinton Gaither is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson is called for traveling | 55-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Todd Free, John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | Jose Lopez (PF), Charles Jones (C) Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 11:17 | UConn | Jerry Glenn is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Daniel - foul #1 on Paul Daniel, team foul #4 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Simpson (PF) Joshua King | |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Yang (C) Jerry Glenn | |
| 11:11 | UConn | Jose Lopez connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Dawson | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Freddy Dickenson | 57-73 |
| 10:47 | UConn | The jump hook by Tom Yang is blocked by Jerry Flannery | 57-73 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Charles Jones gets the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Paul Daniel steps in front of the Jose Lopez pass | 57-73 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel snags the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tom Yang - foul #2 on Tom Yang, team foul #4 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Freddy Dickenson, Jesse Embrey, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), Don George (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Clinton Gaither (C) Paul Hankins, William Dawson, Charles Jones, Jose Lopez, Tom Yang | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Don George is fouled on the floor by Jerry Rogers - foul #3 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #5 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Free (PF) Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:27 | UConn | Harry Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Free - foul #2 on Todd Free, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Harry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Harry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries grabs the board | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Todd Free's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery (C) John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:57 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the shot near the basket | 59-74 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Don George can't tip it in | 59-74 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Leon Parrish snags the offensive board | 59-74 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Leon Parrish hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 59-74 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers's pass is intercepted by Don George | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:14 | UConn | Don George buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Harry Williams is called for the reach on Todd Free - foul #3 on Harry Williams, team foul #5 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Jose Lopez (PF), Tom Yang (C) Leon Parrish, Don George, Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel is fouled on the floor by Charlie Beekman - foul #2 on Charlie Beekman, team foul #6 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG) Jerry Rogers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Graney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Yang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Charlie Beekman knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Glenn | 62-78 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Glenn steals it from Jesse Embrey | 62-78 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Charles Jones lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Glenn | 62-80 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson is fouled on the floor by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Paul Daniel, Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | William Dawson (SG), Paul Hankins (SF), Harry Williams (PF) Charlie Beekman, Jose Lopez, Tom Yang | |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Jerry Glenn is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 64-80 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Harry Williams gets the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Charles Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Harry Williams and the foul's on Joshua King - foul #4 on Joshua King, team foul #7 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF) Freddy Dickenson, Joshua King | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), Don George (PF) Jerry Glenn, Harry Williams | |
| 06:13 | UConn | Charles Jones makes the free throw | 64-83 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Todd Free buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Don George - foul #2 on Don George, team foul #8 | 66-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF) Russell Jeffries, Micah Rothmiller, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF), Tom Yang (C) Charles Jones, Paul Hankins | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Todd Free makes the free throw | 67-83 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Leon Parrish is hacked by Jesse Embrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #8 | 67-83 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 67-85 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson snags the offensive board | 67-85 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-85 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Tom Yang grabs the board | 67-85 |
| 05:25 | UConn | William Dawson travels with the ball | 67-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery (C) Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jose Lopez (PF) Charlie Beekman | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-85 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Todd Free hits the follow up shot | 69-85 |
| 05:04 | UConn | William Dawson is hacked by Jerry Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #9 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Joshua King (PF) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Todd Free | |
| Subs | UConn | Clinton Gaither (C) Tom Yang | |
| 05:04 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 05:04 | UConn | William Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Jose Lopez snags the offensive board | 69-86 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Jesse Embrey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Leon Parrish | 69-86 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery gets the rebound | 69-86 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Russell Jeffries and he's hacked by Jose Lopez - foul #1 on Jose Lopez, team foul #9 | 71-86 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Graney (C) Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG), Paul Hankins (SF), Harry Williams (PF) Leon Parrish, Don George, Jose Lopez | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the free throw | 72-86 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Paul Hankins is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Glenn | 72-88 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jesse Embrey is blocked by Clinton Gaither | 72-88 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Paul Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:56 | UConn | Russell Jeffries picks off the pass by William Dawson in the backcourt | 72-88 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Micah Rothmiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Embrey (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua King (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Graney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dawson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Hankins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Gaither (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Jeffries | 75-88 |
| 03:32 | UConn | William Dawson is hacked by Micah Rothmiller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Micah Rothmiller, team foul #10 | 75-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Micah Rothmiller, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF), Tom Yang (C) Jerry Glenn, Clinton Gaither | |
| 03:32 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 75-89 |
| 03:32 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-90 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-90 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery tips it back up and in | 77-90 |
| 02:52 | UConn | William Dawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-90 |
| 02:51 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Williams | 77-90 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Paul Hankins's floater is tipped away by Keith Simpson | 77-90 |
| 02:33 | UConn | William Dawson tips it back up and in | 77-92 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-92 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Freddy Dickenson, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), Charles Jones (SG) Paul Hankins, William Dawson | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 77-92 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries grabs the offensive board | 77-92 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson scores on a shot in the lane | 79-92 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Leon Parrish is called for traveling in the backcourt | 79-92 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG), Don George (SF), Jose Lopez (PF) Leon Parrish, Charlie Beekman, Harry Williams | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Todd Free clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 79-92 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 79-92 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by Todd Free in the backcourt | 79-92 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Todd Free banks in the layup | 81-92 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Todd Free is called for the reach on Don George - foul #3 on Todd Free, team foul #11 | 81-92 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Don George makes the 1st free throw | 81-93 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Don George makes the 2nd free throw | 81-94 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Graney misses long on a shot from close range | 81-94 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | John Graney grabs the offensive board | 81-94 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 81-94 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson tips it back up and in | 83-94 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | John Graney swats the short shot by Jose Lopez | 83-94 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson snags the defensive board | 83-94 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson lays it in set up by Freddy Dickenson | 85-94 |
| 00:21 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-94 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Clinton Gaither (C) Paul Hankins, Charles Jones, Don George, Jose Lopez, Tom Yang | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Charlie Beekman is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jeffries - foul #4 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #12 | 85-94 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Don George (PF), Paul Hankins (C) Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Charlie Beekman makes the 1st free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Charlie Beekman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-96 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-96 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Paul Hankins pulls down the rebound | 85-96 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Leon Parrish runs out the clock | 85-96 |