| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) SG - Edward Holbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Mattingly (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-32 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly tips it in | 25-34 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Robinson | 28-34 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Love - foul #3 on Leonard Love, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF) Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Duncan Lewis - foul #1 on Duncan Lewis, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson is hacked by Denny Clarke - foul #3 on Denny Clarke, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Denny Clarke, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Miller is called for the reach on Edward Holbrook - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Leonard Love (C) Mark O'Harroll, Johnny Robinson, Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Julian Patrick | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Mattingly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Denny Clarke steps in front of the Michael Mattingly pass | 30-38 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller lays it in set up by Denny Clarke | 32-38 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Love swats the short shot by Edward Holbrook | 32-38 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller misses the floater from the right side | 32-38 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Earl Lever snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Mattingly - foul #3 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG), Duncan Lewis (C) Thomas Self, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG) Earl Lever | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Denny Clarke - foul #4 on Denny Clarke, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (PG) Lawrence Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG) Mark O'Harroll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self loses the dribble to Julian Patrick | 33-40 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Julian Patrick | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Mattingly (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Duncan Lewis and he's fouled by Michael Mattingly - foul #4 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF) Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Thompson (SF), Justin Higgins (C) Kyle Jefferson, Michael Mattingly | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the lay-in | 35-42 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Self steals it from Edward Holbrook | 35-42 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Edward Holbrook | 37-44 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Miller | 40-44 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker misses the easy layup | 40-44 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Holbrook | 40-44 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Miller - foul #2 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PF), Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson, Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (PG), Kyle Jefferson (SF) Julian Patrick, Edward Holbrook | |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF) Mark O'Harroll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (PG), Joseph Payne (PF), Michael Mattingly (C) Joe Thompson, Kenneth Walker, Justin Higgins | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Mattingly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Earl Lever - foul #1 on Earl Lever, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG) Lawrence Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart comes up short on the floater in the lane | 40-45 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnny Robinson | 40-45 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Denny Clarke | 43-45 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Duncan Lewis (SF) Thomas Self, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG) Earl Lever | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly is fouled on the floor by Duncan Lewis - foul #2 on Duncan Lewis, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Edward Holbrook | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Michael Mattingly - foul #5 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG) Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Higgins (C) Michael Mattingly | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Denny Clarke | 45-47 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (SG) Earl Lever | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson is hacked by Edward Holbrook - foul #1 on Edward Holbrook, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Denny Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Thompson (SF) Kyle Jefferson | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses the floater from the left block | 45-47 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Julian Patrick | 45-47 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF) Lawrence Miller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson (SF) Joe Thompson | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Leonard Love steals it from Kenneth Walker | 47-47 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Leonard Love picks off the pass by Edward Holbrook | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Self | 49-47 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker can't finish the layup | 49-47 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Julian Patrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julian Patrick, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 51-47 |