| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Brian Roden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Richard Edwards gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Brian Roden blocks the short jumper by Dale Esposito | 45-40 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hubert | 45-40 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Brian Roden drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Babb | 45-43 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Dale Esposito comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 19:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dale Esposito | 45-43 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 18:35 | UMass | Dale Esposito buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Javier Romero | 50-46 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Roden | 50-49 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Javier Romero scores on a shot from the right block | 52-49 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Brian Roden clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tom Simon | 55-49 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Tom Simon - foul #1 on Tom Simon, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (PG), Sebastian Yeldell (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Charles Brown loses the dribble to Matthew Czarkowski | 55-51 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it in | 55-53 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi is called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Mark Deloach (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Donald Horn is called for the reach on Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Donald Horn, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SG) Donald Horn, Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian Roden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Brian Roden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 15:36 | UMass | David Joseph snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 15:28 | UMass | David Joseph misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #1 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Raymond Robinson (PF) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | David Joseph picks off the pass by Mark Deloach | 55-53 |
| 15:00 | UMass | David Joseph hits the finger roll | 57-53 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Brian Roden knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Deloach | 57-55 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Brian Roden steals the ball from Aubrey Dacus in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Robert Babb drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Roden | 57-57 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the jump hook from the baseline | 57-59 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #1 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF) Aubrey Dacus, David Joseph, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Mark Deloach, Raymond Robinson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 13:54 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Esposito - foul #2 on Dale Esposito, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Brown (C) Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Steven Bennet | 62-61 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Steven Bennet grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Robert Hubert picks off the pass by Sebastian Yeldell | 62-61 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 62-63 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Bennet | 65-63 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Stiles and he's fouled by Alberto Bianchi - foul #2 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Tom Simon (SG), David Joseph (SF), Javier Romero (PF) Steven Bennet, Dale Esposito, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), George Garten (PF) Jerry Stiles, Matthew Czarkowski, Robert Hubert | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 12:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Javier Romero | 65-65 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Tom Simon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tom Simon, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman (C) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (C) Eddie Zurcher | |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | George Garten snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Romero (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Roden (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | George Garten is fouled on the floor by Javier Romero - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Raymond Robinson | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Robert Hubert picks off the pass by David Joseph in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | George Garten hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 65-67 |
| 11:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Javier Romero | 65-67 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 65-67 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Robert Babb gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Robert Hubert is called for the reach on Tom Simon - foul #3 on Robert Hubert, team foul #2 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Tom Simon, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SF) Thomas Schurman | |
| 10:45 | UMass | David Joseph knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Wakeman | 67-67 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | George Garten is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Dacus - foul #4 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Aubrey Dacus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Robert Hubert | |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 10:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wakeman | 67-68 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Donald Horn is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #2 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #3 | 67-68 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Dale Esposito connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Joseph | 70-68 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 70-68 |
| 09:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wakeman | 70-68 |
| 09:48 | UMass | David Joseph hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Wakeman | 72-68 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Sebastian Yeldell is called for the reach on Brian Roden - foul #2 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Dale Esposito, David Joseph, Sebastian Yeldell, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Donald Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF) Donald Horn, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Eddie Zurcher (PF) Brian Roden, Robert Hubert | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Steven Bennet - foul #1 on Steven Bennet, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Richard Edwards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Javier Romero misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #2 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #4 | 72-70 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Steven Bennet, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:31 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Babb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Esposito - foul #3 on Dale Esposito, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), George Garten (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Javier Romero drills a jump hook from the left block | 76-71 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (tiring) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Romero (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Sebastian Yeldell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tired) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Simon - foul #3 on Tom Simon, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Steven Bennet (SG), Alberto Bianchi (C) Tom Simon, Dale Esposito, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Javier Romero travels with the ball | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) David Joseph, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG) Robert Babb | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is hacked by Richard Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Edwards, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Eddie Zurcher (PF) Jerry Stiles, George Garten | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #5 | 76-74 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SG), Javier Romero (PF) Steven Bennet, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Robert Hubert (C) Mark Deloach, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 06:44 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Edwards - foul #2 on Richard Edwards, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 78-75 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski snags the offensive board | 78-75 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 05:59 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 78-75 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Javier Romero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-75 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 78-77 |
| 05:26 | UMass | David Joseph is hacked by Brian Roden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Roden, team foul #6 | 78-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Aubrey Dacus, David Joseph, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Raymond Robinson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Brian Roden, Eddie Zurcher, Robert Hubert | |
| 04:57 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman is called for traveling | 78-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Sebastian Yeldell, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF) Thomas Schurman | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Esposito - foul #4 on Dale Esposito, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Steven Bennet | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:29 | UMass | David Joseph is hacked by George Garten - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #7 | 78-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:29 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 04:29 | UMass | David Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:12 | UMass | David Joseph misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | George Garten snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses the dunk attempt | 79-79 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | George Garten tips it home | 79-81 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Donald Horn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Bianchi | 81-81 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-83 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Donald Horn is hacked by Jerry Stiles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #8 | 81-83 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, George Garten, Raymond Robinson | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Donald Horn makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Donald Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Bennet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Roden (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tired) 3 pts. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Steven Bennet steps in front of the Matthew Czarkowski pass | 83-83 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Steven Bennet dunks the ball | 85-83 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses the 3 from the right corner | 85-83 |
| 02:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Sebastian Yeldell | 85-83 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Dale Esposito is fouled on the floor by Eddie Zurcher - foul #3 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #9 | 85-83 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Steven Bennet, Donald Horn, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Javier Romero gets the offensive rebound | 86-83 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Javier Romero misses the open dunk | 86-83 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Robert Babb snags the defensive board | 86-83 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #10 | 86-83 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-83 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| 01:32 | UMass | Dale Esposito loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-83 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Richard Edwards is called for the reach on Thomas Schurman - foul #3 on Richard Edwards, team foul #16 | 86-83 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Roden - foul #3 on Brian Roden, team foul #11 | 86-84 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-84 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | George Garten is denied on a dunk by Javier Romero | 88-84 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Esposito - foul #5 on Dale Esposito, team foul #17 | 88-84 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SG) Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Javier Romero is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Roden - foul #4 on Brian Roden, team foul #12 | 88-86 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-88 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Javier Romero is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #2 on Robert Babb, team foul #13 | 90-88 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 1st free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Javier Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert loses the ball out of bounds | 92-88 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) David Joseph, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Brian Roden is called for the reach on Aubrey Dacus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Roden, team foul #14 | 92-88 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG) Brian Roden | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 94-88 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 94-88 |
| 00:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Sebastian Yeldell | 94-88 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell is hacked by Robert Babb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Babb, team foul #15 | 94-88 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SG), Javier Romero (PF) Tom Simon, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 95-88 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the 2nd free throw | 96-88 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Babb double dribbles | 96-88 |