| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Harry Godleski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nasser (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 19:52 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Randall Weber connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Barkley | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William King hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Barkley - foul #3 on James Barkley, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William King makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 34-35 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz's floater is knocked away by James Nasser | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Rettkowski | 34-37 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law is denied on a dunk by Randall Weber | 34-37 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz can't tip it in | 34-37 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | James Nasser gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dustin Pearson - foul #3 on Dustin Pearson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert (SG), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Dustin Pearson, William King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Randall Weber | 34-43 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski misses the tip | 34-43 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Franjo Zentz | 34-43 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Franjo Zentz and he's hacked by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), William King (PF) Harry Godleski, Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson's floater is knocked away by Richard Hillis | 37-46 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Nasser | 37-46 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski is fouled on the floor by Frank Cusson - foul #1 on Frank Cusson, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson (SG) Daniel Law | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF) Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | James Nasser buries a turnaround from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hillis | 37-51 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | The 3pt attempt by Antonio Lambert is denied by Edward Simmons | 37-51 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | William King grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Antonio Lambert blocks the short jumper by James Barkley | 37-51 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it home | 37-53 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-53 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | James Barkley is hacked by Frank Cusson - foul #2 on Frank Cusson, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Daniel Law (SF), Franjo Zentz (C) Frank Cusson, Antonio Lambert, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, Randall Weber | |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Dustin Pearson steals the ball from James Nasser | 37-53 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | James Nasser takes the ball from William King | 37-53 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Harry Godleski picks off the pass by James Nasser | 37-53 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harry Godleski | 39-53 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Marquis Wilkes | 39-55 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Harry Godleski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - William King (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nasser (tiring) 22 pts. 9 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Pope (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Franjo Zentz is called for the reach on Marquis Wilkes - foul #2 on Franjo Zentz, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Booker Brode (SG) Dustin Pearson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) James Nasser | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | John Pope misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer (PF) William King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz tips it home | 41-55 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is fouled on the floor by Booker Brode - foul #3 on Booker Brode, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG) Harry Godleski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, John Pope | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Hillis | 41-57 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-57 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is whistled for a carry | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Dustin Pearson (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF), William King (PF) Frank Cusson, Booker Brode, Daniel Law, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, James Barkley | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-57 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski can't tip it in | 43-57 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Antonio Lambert - foul #3 on Antonio Lambert, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harry Godleski | 46-58 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro tips it in | 46-60 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William King | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Harry Godleski (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William King (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski is hacked by William King - foul #3 on William King, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Daniel Law (SF), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Harry Godleski, Antonio Lambert, William King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Richard Hillis (SF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson's fadeaway is rejected by John Pope | 46-60 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the tip | 46-60 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | James Nasser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Cusson | 49-60 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | James Nasser's pass is intercepted by Dustin Pearson | 49-60 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons steals it from Kevin Dwyer | 49-60 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law connects on the shot in the paint | 51-60 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Hillis | 51-63 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Antonio Lambert (SG), William King (PF) Frank Cusson, Dustin Pearson, Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro tips it in | 51-65 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-65 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the runner from the baseline set up by James Barkley | 51-67 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Godleski | 53-67 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a turnaround near the basket | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons blows the layup | 53-69 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Harry Godleski (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. PF - William King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nasser (tiring) 25 pts. 11 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-69 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Harry Godleski is called for the reach on Edward Simmons - foul #1 on Harry Godleski, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson (SG) Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG) James Nasser | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson is fouled on the floor by Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #4 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz (C) William King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG) Edward Simmons | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | James Barkley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-71 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis tips it in | 53-73 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Barkley - foul #4 on James Barkley, team foul #5 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William King (PF) Antonio Lambert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), James Nasser (SG) Marquis Wilkes, Richard Hillis | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Simmons | 54-76 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 54-76 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Law steals the ball from James Nasser | 54-76 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson can't finish the layup | 54-76 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Godleski - foul #2 on Harry Godleski, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Godleski | 57-78 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the lay-in | 57-78 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the offensive rebound | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 57-78 |