| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Frank Martini gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Robert Hunt is called for the reach on Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Robert Wright takes the ball from Floyd Eisenbarth | 20-23 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Matheney | 23-23 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Maher | 23-23 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #2 on Robert Hunt, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Shannon (SG), Jeff Croce (PF), Wade Springer (C) Donnie Ross, Joe Jones, Robert Wright, Brian Matheney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Robert Linkous (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SG - Robert Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Croce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) PF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Shannon, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 23-27 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt lays it up and in | 25-27 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is fouled in the backcourt by Quinton Majors - foul #3 on Quinton Majors, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Quinton Majors, Robert Hunt, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee, Robert Linkous | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski's pass is intercepted by Joe Jones | 25-27 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Ross | 27-27 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 27-27 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney (C) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Fabian Giordano takes the ball from Joe Jones | 27-28 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Croce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher's pass is intercepted by Joe Jones | 27-28 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross misses the dunk | 27-28 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Robert Wright picks off the pass by Frank Martini | 27-28 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Hunt (SF), Wade Springer (PF) Donnie Ross, Robert Wright, Jeff Croce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Robert Linkous (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Wade Springer is called for the reach on Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Wade Springer, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SG) Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney is hacked by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wright (PF) Brian Matheney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hunt | 31-31 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wade Springer - foul #2 on Wade Springer, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Mark Fee, Robert Linkous | |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Springer | 31-32 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Elmer Maher - foul #2 on Elmer Maher, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is called for a charge - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Jeff Croce (PF), Brian Matheney (C) Robert Shannon, Robert Wright, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Jones | 35-32 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Eisenbarth | 35-34 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeff Croce, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SF) Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (PF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Elmer Maher | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Jones - foul #1 on Joe Jones, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wright (SF) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG) Alex Romanski | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fabian Giordano | 35-35 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Mark Fee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs tips it home | 35-37 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Donnie Ross | 37-37 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt (SF) Jeff Croce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Joe Jones is called for the reach on Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #10 | 37-37 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Elmer Maher is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #3 on Elmer Maher, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (C) Fabian Giordano | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney makes the shot in the lane set up by Joe Jones | 39-38 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Brian Matheney is called for the reach on Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Brian Matheney, team foul #11 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG) Donnie Ross | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Elmer Maher steals it from Robert Hunt | 39-40 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a floater from the right block set up by Floyd Eisenbarth | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney drills a driving attempt in the paint | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joe Jones is called for the reach on Floyd Eisenbarth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Jones, team foul #12 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Ross - foul #2 on Donnie Ross, team foul #13 | 43-46 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-48 |