| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Doxey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Billie Peyton inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UConn | Richard Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 19:51 | UConn | Jeff Bomar grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Richard Gaines is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa tips it home | 41-44 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Eugene Burford is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Salvatore Costa | 41-44 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | John Northcutt drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Richard Gaines drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Elvin Byrnes - foul #3 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (PF), Robert Corley (C) Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:35 | UConn | Richard Gaines makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Richard Gaines gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-47 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Randy Quinn tips it home | 43-49 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Robert Corley comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Jeff Bomar's pass is intercepted by John Northcutt in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Billie Peyton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), James Radwanski (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), George Mulvaney (C) Edward Doxey, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Norman Owens (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Randy Quinn, Richard Gaines | |
| 16:32 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick jams it and the foul's on Salvatore Costa - foul #1 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | James Radwanski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Radwanski, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Radwanski - foul #2 on James Radwanski, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Elvin Byrnes (C) Daniel Jones, Sam Clatterbuck, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:55 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Radwanski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Owens (fresh) PF - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF) James Radwanski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:18 | UConn | Wesley McNell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Clifford Banas grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Wesley McNell's pass is intercepted by John Northcutt | 45-52 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Bennett | 48-52 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-52 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | John Northcutt gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-52 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Robert Corley (C) Marcus Bishop, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Robert Davis (PF), James Furey (C) Clifford Banas, Wesley McNell, Norman Owens, Eric Kirkpatrick, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 13:48 | UConn | Robert Davis misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Randy Quinn (PF) Billie Peyton | |
| 13:48 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Quinn | 48-54 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Daniel Jones steals the ball from Robert Davis | 48-54 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Jeff Bomar steps in front of the Allen Bennett pass | 48-54 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Robert Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Bomar | 48-56 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | James Furey swats the layup by Edward Doxey | 48-56 |
| 12:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 48-56 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Johnson - foul #3 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Daniel Jones, Allen Bennett, Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Richard Gaines (C) Eugene Burford, Robert Davis, Randy Quinn, James Furey | |
| 11:59 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Jeff Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Richard Gaines steals it from John Northcutt | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Marcus Bishop steps in front of the Billie Peyton pass in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is denied on a layup by Eric Kirkpatrick | 48-57 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes tips it home | 50-57 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Billie Peyton knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Clifford Banas | 50-59 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Eric Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Wesley McNell (SG) Jeff Bomar | |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Billie Peyton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Billie Peyton, team foul #2 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Norman Owens (SG), Caleb Rhoades (PF) Clifford Banas, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa travels with the ball | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Radwanski (SF), Edward Doxey (PF), George Mulvaney (C) John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:15 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sam Clatterbuck - foul #2 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), John Northcutt (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF) Marcus Bishop, Sam Clatterbuck, James Radwanski | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Randy Quinn (PF) Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 09:55 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Richard Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Doxey | 54-60 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Norman Owens is fouled on the floor by Edward Doxey - foul #3 on Edward Doxey, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), Robert Corley (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Eric Kirkpatrick (C) Wesley McNell, Richard Gaines | |
| 09:09 | UConn | Norman Owens misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Robert Corley drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Northcutt | 57-60 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Eugene Burford clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), James Radwanski (SF) Daniel Jones, John Northcutt | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Clifford Banas, Norman Owens, Randy Quinn | |
| 08:37 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | James Radwanski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elvin Byrnes | 59-62 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Robert Davis is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 59-62 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades tips it home | 59-64 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses the 3 from straight away | 59-64 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Radwanski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Corley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Kirkpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Allen Bennett - foul #4 on Allen Bennett, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Edward Doxey (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Marcus Bishop, Allen Bennett, James Radwanski, Robert Corley, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Billie Peyton (SF) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Robert Davis | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck's pass is intercepted by Eric Kirkpatrick | 59-64 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-64 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Johnson | 59-64 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Eric Kirkpatrick picks off the pass by Sam Clatterbuck | 59-64 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Eric Kirkpatrick hits a turnaround in the paint | 59-66 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | John Northcutt drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sam Clatterbuck | 61-66 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Clifford Banas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF), George Mulvaney (C) Daniel Jones, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Norman Owens (SG), Randy Quinn (PF), Richard Gaines (C) Clifford Banas, Wesley McNell, Eric Kirkpatrick, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Richard Gaines grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Jeff Bomar is called for the reach on Marcus Bishop - foul #3 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #3 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Radwanski (SF) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Billie Peyton | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Norman Owens grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Mulvaney - foul #1 on George Mulvaney, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Robert Corley (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Sam Clatterbuck, James Radwanski, Salvatore Costa, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), James Furey (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Richard Gaines | |
| 04:47 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 04:21 | UConn | James Furey pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Northcutt - foul #2 on John Northcutt, team foul #13 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Edward Doxey (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Marcus Bishop, Allen Bennett, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Davis (SF), Caleb Rhoades (PF) Norman Owens, Randy Quinn | |
| 04:17 | UConn | Clifford Banas makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | John Northcutt's fadeaway is rejected by James Furey | 61-69 |
| 03:57 | UConn | James Furey grabs the board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | UConn | Clifford Banas's pass is intercepted by Daniel Jones in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes hits the follow up shot | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UConn | James Furey misses the lay-in | 63-69 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Doxey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Furey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey misses the jumper from the right side | 63-69 |
| 03:09 | UConn | James Furey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Wesley McNell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Johnson - foul #4 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #14 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Robert Corley (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), George Mulvaney (C) Daniel Jones, Edward Doxey, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF), Richard Gaines (C) Clifford Banas, Robert Davis, Caleb Rhoades, James Furey | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Wesley McNell misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Wesley McNell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop connects on the 3 from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 02:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Edward Doxey (PF) Marcus Bishop, Allen Bennett, Salvatore Costa, George Mulvaney | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Randy Quinn (PF) Wesley McNell, Eric Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Daniel Jones is called for the reach on Eugene Burford - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #15 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Daniel Jones, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Billie Peyton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), Salvatore Costa (PF) Sam Clatterbuck, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is whistled for traveling | 69-72 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Randy Quinn | 69-74 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marcus Bishop | 71-74 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Bennett - foul #5 on Allen Bennett, team foul #16 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop is fouled on the floor by Richard Gaines - foul #2 on Richard Gaines, team foul #4 | 71-75 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Randy Quinn gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Randy Quinn is hacked by Marcus Bishop in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #17 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG) Jeff Bomar | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Randy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Richard Gaines steps in front of the Elvin Byrnes pass | 71-76 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Richard Gaines is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Bishop - foul #5 on Marcus Bishop, team foul #18 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SG) Marcus Bishop | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG) Clifford Banas | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Richard Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Jeff Bomar is called for the reach on Edward Doxey - foul #4 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #5 | 71-77 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Edward Doxey, team foul #19 | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Richard Gaines is hacked by Sam Clatterbuck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #20 | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Richard Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Richard Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Edward Doxey is called for the reach on Billie Peyton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Doxey, team foul #21 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (PG) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Eric Kirkpatrick (PF) Jeff Bomar, Randy Quinn | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Salvatore Costa | 74-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses short on a fullcourt shot | 74-79 |