| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) SF - Micheal Sherman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Maher | 20-39 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard clanks a jumper from the right side | 20-39 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan gets the rebound | 20-39 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinard - foul #3 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF), Jack Frias (C) Kevin Maher, Frank Brickner, Micheal Sherman, Mike Donovan, Roger Gibbs | |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-41 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-41 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | David Huggins snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-41 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson snags the offensive board | 20-41 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love's pass is intercepted by David Huggins | 20-41 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson buries a shot in the paint set up by Jack Frias | 20-43 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Kennedy | 22-43 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson is hacked by Dennis Love - foul #1 on Dennis Love, team foul #2 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG) Blaine Johnson | |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Jack Frias's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Barrett | 22-43 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Jack Frias pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #2 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #3 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF) Donald Hamann | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SF) Eddie Williams | |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Jack Frias makes the 1st free throw | 22-44 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Jack Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) SF - Blaine Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett clanks a shot from the left wing | 22-45 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol can't tip it in | 22-45 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-45 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Kinard - foul #4 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #4 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Howard Barrett, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Eddie Williams (SF), Roger Gibbs (C) David Huggins, Blaine Johnson, Jack Frias | |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-47 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-47 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Williams | 22-47 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Terry Kennedy steals the ball from Kevin Maher | 22-47 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski double dribbles | 22-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Jack Frias (C) Kevin Maher, Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Christopher Skelton, Roger Gibbs | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Newton Gebhart (C) Jack Frias | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 22-47 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski tips it home | 24-47 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | David Huggins is hacked by Frank Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Wright, team foul #5 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Roger Gibbs (C) Blaine Johnson, Newton Gebhart | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Brickner | 24-50 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Micheal Sherman steals it from Nenad Sadowski | 24-50 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs misses the lay-in | 24-50 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nenad Sadowski | 24-50 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Frank Brickner - foul #3 on Frank Brickner, team foul #1 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF), Jack Frias (C) David Huggins, Frank Brickner, Micheal Sherman, Mike Donovan, Roger Gibbs | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Blaine Johnson steals the ball from Jermaine Scarborough | 24-50 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson misses the easy layup | 24-50 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson tips it in | 24-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) PF - Christopher Skelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jake Bechtol | 27-52 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-52 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the tip | 27-52 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Skelton | 27-52 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-52 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 27-52 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Blaine Johnson steals it from Dennis Love | 27-52 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson lays it in | 27-54 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-54 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams snags the defensive board | 27-54 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson is hacked by Dennis Love - foul #2 on Dennis Love, team foul #6 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Howard Barrett (PF) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Roger Gibbs (C) Kevin Maher, Blaine Johnson, Eddie Williams, Christopher Skelton, Jack Frias | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 27-54 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Wright | 27-54 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright loses the dribble to David Huggins in the backcourt | 27-54 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | David Huggins slams it home | 27-56 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Roger Gibbs takes the ball from Jermaine Scarborough | 27-56 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | David Huggins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-56 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | David Huggins snags the offensive board | 27-56 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-58 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Barrett | 30-58 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Jermaine Scarborough is called for the reach on Frank Brickner - foul #3 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #7 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (C) Jeffrey Young, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG) David Huggins | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses the 1st free throw | 30-58 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett grabs the board | 30-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Sherman (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard slams it home | 32-58 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-58 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman tips it in | 32-60 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard buries a jumper in the lane set up by Terry Kennedy | 34-60 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-60 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs tips it home | 34-62 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard blows the wide open layup | 34-62 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs grabs the board | 34-62 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-62 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-62 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard tips it home | 36-62 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinard - foul #5 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #8 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Frank Wright, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Eddie Williams (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF) Kevin Maher, Micheal Sherman, Mike Donovan | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 36-63 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Gibbs - foul #1 on Roger Gibbs, team foul #2 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SG), Jack Frias (C) Frank Brickner, Roger Gibbs | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton grabs the board | 36-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Huggins | 36-66 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nenad Sadowski, team foul #9 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Frank Brickner (SG) David Huggins, Blaine Johnson | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #10 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner makes the 1st free throw | 36-67 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-68 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-68 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann hits the follow up shot | 38-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-70 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Skelton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-70 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton gets the rebound | 38-70 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eddie Williams | 38-73 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol is hacked by Frank Brickner - foul #4 on Frank Brickner, team foul #3 | 38-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Howard Barrett (PF) Jake Bechtol, Donald Hamann, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Roger Gibbs (C) Kevin Maher, Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Christopher Skelton, Jack Frias | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-73 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan snags the defensive board | 38-73 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-73 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski snags the defensive board | 38-73 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-73 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roger Gibbs | 38-73 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-73 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett grabs the board | 38-73 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Frank Brickner (SG) David Huggins, Blaine Johnson | |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Sherman | 38-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits a runner in the lane set up by Dennis Love | 40-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-76 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright gets the rebound | 40-76 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Kevin Maher steals the ball from Nenad Sadowski | 40-76 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher runs out the clock | 40-76 |