| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Linger (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Dyer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Linger | 25-27 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Linger is called for the reach on John Dyer - foul #3 on Joseph Linger, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Miller (PF) Joseph Linger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | James Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | John Dyer clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Carter - foul #1 on Elmer Carter, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Winchester | 25-28 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | James Miller is hacked by Andy Rainey - foul #1 on Andy Rainey, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 25-28 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | David Byrd gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | The jumper by David Byrd is denied by James Miller | 25-28 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | David Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa is called for the reach on John Dyer - foul #3 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), Emanuel Walentoski (PF) Salvatore Costa, Elmer Carter, James Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, John Dyer, Andy Rainey | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roger Macfarlane - foul #1 on Roger Macfarlane, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Wright (SG) Shaun Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | John Winchester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emanuel Walentoski (fresh) C - John Winchester (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Govea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | James Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | John Winchester tips it home | 27-32 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson blows the layup | 27-32 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Emanuel Walentoski | 27-32 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | John Winchester makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Elbert O'Berry and he's hacked by Bradley Govea - foul #1 on Bradley Govea, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Shaun Lewis (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Jamie Lyles (PF) Elbert O'Berry, James Wright, Roger Macfarlane, Emanuel Walentoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (PF), Andy Rainey (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler, Bradley Govea | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | John Winchester misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Dyer | 29-32 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the shot in the paint | 29-34 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Salvatore Costa | 31-34 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the turnaround near the basket | 31-34 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter misses the jumper in the lane | 31-34 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Dyer | 31-34 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | A charge is called on John Dyer - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane (SF), Joseph Linger (C) Elmer Carter, John Winchester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | David Byrd steps in front of the Jamie Lyles pass | 31-34 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Amos Bator misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | John Dyer tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Clay - foul #2 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF) Jeffery Clay | |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | John Dyer drills a floater near the basket set up by David Byrd | 32-38 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Amos Bator is called for the reach on Shaun Lewis - foul #1 on Amos Bator, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter (SF) Roger Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Archie Cutler (PF) Amos Bator, David Byrd, John Dyer | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger misses short on a runner near the basket | 32-38 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Linger (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andy Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa picks off the pass by Eric Robinson | 32-38 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis throws it down set up by Salvatore Costa | 34-38 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Hoose | 34-40 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter is fouled on the floor by Archie Cutler - foul #1 on Archie Cutler, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), James Wright (SG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), John Winchester (C) Salvatore Costa, Shaun Lewis, Elmer Carter, Jamie Lyles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (PF) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Andy Rainey | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | John Winchester is hacked by Jeffery Clay - foul #3 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #7 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Miller (PF) Joseph Linger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | John Winchester misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | John Dyer grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | John Dyer is hacked by Elbert O'Berry - foul #1 on Elbert O'Berry, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Govea (C) Archie Cutler | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea's pass is intercepted by Roger Macfarlane | 34-40 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane is hacked by Jeffery Clay - foul #4 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #8 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Shaun Lewis (SG), Jamie Lyles (PF) Elbert O'Berry, James Wright, James Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (C) Bradley Govea | |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | John Dyer blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | David Byrd can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter (SF) Roger Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Cutler (PF) John Dyer | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | John Winchester steps in front of the Amos Bator pass | 36-40 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Amos Bator - foul #2 on Amos Bator, team foul #9 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF) Jeffery Clay | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Salvatore Costa | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Winchester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andy Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | John Winchester grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | John Winchester hits a shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson dunks the ball and he's fouled by Elmer Carter - foul #2 on Elmer Carter, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), Joseph Linger (PF), Emanuel Walentoski (C) Salvatore Costa, Jamie Lyles, John Winchester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), John Dyer (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Archie Cutler, Andy Rainey | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | John Dyer lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Govea | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the shot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), James Wright (SG), Jamie Lyles (PF), John Winchester (C) Elbert O'Berry, Shaun Lewis, Joseph Linger, Emanuel Walentoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Bradley Govea | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Wright | 44-45 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter hits the finger roll set up by James Wright | 46-45 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andy Rainey | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Winchester (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) SG - David Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Wright | 49-48 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | David Byrd buries a jump hook from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Clay - foul #5 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF) Amos Bator, Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane (SF) Elmer Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG) Jack Hoose | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Dyer (PF) Archie Cutler | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Dyer banks in the layup | 50-52 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | John Winchester's fadeaway is rejected by John Dyer | 50-52 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | John Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Jamie Lyles is called for the reach on Andy Rainey - foul #4 on Jamie Lyles, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter (SF) Roger Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa is hacked by Andy Rainey - foul #2 on Andy Rainey, team foul #12 | 50-54 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | John Dyer can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Shaun Lewis - foul #1 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa is called for the reach on David Byrd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Salvatore Costa | 55-56 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Amos Bator is hacked by Salvatore Costa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG) Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-58 |