| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - James Cole (fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) SF - David Fearon (fresh) PF - Harry Woody (fresh) C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodger Shaw - foul #1 on Rodger Shaw, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | David Fearon is hacked by James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Harry Woody - foul #1 on Harry Woody, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 3rd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | David Fearon tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | James Cole is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (SF) James Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | David Fearon pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Cyril Bray steals it from Rodger Shaw | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | David Cameron is hacked by David Fearon in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Fearon, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Randall Haldeman (SG), Sol McCannon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lyle McClain, Jeffery Corvin, David Fearon, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses short on a jump hook from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | John Gutman hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on David Cameron - foul #1 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG) David Cameron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford lays it in set up by Doyle Crowe | 9-2 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Richard Williams snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Richard Williams tips it back up and in | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Randall Haldeman (fairly fresh) SF - Sol McCannon (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) C - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Haldeman | 11-4 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Davis - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), David Angulo (C) Doyle Crowe, John Gutman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), David Fearon (SF), Harry Woody (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lawrence Davis, Randall Haldeman, Sol McCannon, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain buries a shot from the left block | 12-6 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is whistled for traveling | 12-6 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw jams it on a great pass from Jeffery Corvin | 12-8 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | David Cameron misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffery Corvin, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG) David Cameron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | The jump hook by David Angulo is blocked by David Fearon | 12-8 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Rodger Shaw | 12-8 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (SF), Warren Gibby (PF) Joseph Bufford, David Angulo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Randall Haldeman (SG), Sol McCannon (SF), Benjamin Davis (C) Lyle McClain, Jeffery Corvin, David Fearon, Rodger Shaw | |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | John Gutman misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Doyle Crowe steals the ball from Sol McCannon | 12-8 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby dunks the ball set up by Doyle Crowe | 14-8 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Doyle Crowe steps in front of the Lawrence Davis pass | 14-8 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | John Gutman misses the easy layup | 14-8 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Warren Gibby - foul #1 on Warren Gibby, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), David Cameron (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, Doyle Crowe, John Gutman, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Rodger Shaw (C) Lawrence Davis, Randall Haldeman, Sol McCannon | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | David Angulo snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Woody (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-9 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody loses the dribble to David Angulo | 16-9 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the driving attempt from the right block | 16-9 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is hacked by Joseph Bufford - foul #1 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), John Gutman (SF) Richard Koopman, Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), David Fearon (SF), Henry Ladue (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lyle McClain, Harry Woody, Benjamin Davis, Rodger Shaw | |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | David Fearon hits a shot from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lawrence Davis | 16-14 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) David Angulo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman (SG) Jeffery Corvin | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Richard Williams swats the short shot by Chris Matthews | 16-14 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 16-14 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | John Gutman is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Ladue - foul #1 on Henry Ladue, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG) David Cameron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | John Gutman misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Henry Ladue | 16-14 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Bufford - foul #2 on Joseph Bufford, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) Joseph Bufford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw (C) Chris Matthews | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | John Gutman pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman lays it in set up by David Fearon and he's hacked by Doyle Crowe - foul #1 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), David Cameron (SG) Cyril Bray, Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Sol McCannon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lawrence Davis, David Fearon, Henry Ladue, Rodger Shaw | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | David Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Cameron (fresh) SF - John Gutman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Haldeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol McCannon (fresh) PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is hacked by David Cameron - foul #1 on David Cameron, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) Richard Koopman, David Cameron, John Gutman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, Randall Haldeman, Chris Matthews | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | David Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe comes up short on the shot from the right side | 21-20 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sol McCannon | 21-22 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) David Angulo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), David Fearon (SF), Harry Woody (PF) Cory Greenwood, Sol McCannon, Benjamin Davis | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw is hacked by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | David Fearon gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon is fouled on the floor by Doyle Crowe - foul #2 on Doyle Crowe, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray loses the ball out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG) Richard Koopman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses the jumper from close range | 21-25 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews tips it in | 21-27 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | John Gutman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | David Angulo pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | David Cameron knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Corvin | 23-29 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | David Cameron loses the dribble to Chris Matthews | 23-29 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | John Gutman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | David Cameron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 26-29 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses short on a runner from the right block | 26-29 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | David Fearon grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cameron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gutman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fearon (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Jeffery Corvin picks off the pass by Warren Gibby | 26-32 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jeffery Corvin | 26-34 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Chris Matthews picks off the pass by David Cameron in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Warren Gibby - foul #2 on Warren Gibby, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) Cyril Bray, David Cameron, John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), Sol McCannon (SF), Harry Woody (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Jeffery Corvin, David Fearon, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman (SG) Lyle McClain | |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Koopman - foul #1 on Richard Koopman, team foul #12 | 26-35 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-37 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Davis | 26-39 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Richard Williams snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman travels in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), John Gutman (SF) Richard Koopman, Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), David Fearon (SF), Henry Ladue (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lawrence Davis, Randall Haldeman, Sol McCannon, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is fouled on the floor by Chris Matthews - foul #1 on Chris Matthews, team foul #8 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis (PF) Henry Ladue | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews snags the offensive board | 31-39 |