| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) PF - Jack Linton (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Lucas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Jack Linton comes up short on the jumper from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Lucas | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb lays it in set up by Willie Longacre and the foul's on Jack Linton - foul #1 on Jack Linton, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Freddie Robinson steals it from Edward Rentz | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is denied on a layup by Claude Bennett | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Lee | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Gary Lee takes the ball from James Lucas | 3-5 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Gary Lee lays it in | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Freddie Robinson is called for the reach on Jack Linton - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the finger roll | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis loses the dribble to Claude Bennett | 5-9 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Herman Garnett (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Baran Roznowski (SF), John Harrison (PF) Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, Jack Linton | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Herman Garnett - foul #1 on Herman Garnett, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (PF) Herman Garnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | James Lucas comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch (PF) Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 7-10 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Thomason | 7-12 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Craig Holley | 7-12 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason banks in the layup set up by Craig Holley | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | James Lucas lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Lynch and he's hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #2 on Claude Bennett, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (PF) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF), Shawn Williams (C) Edward Thomason, Baran Roznowski, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is fouled on the floor by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Herman Garnett (C) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Starkey (fresh) C - Herman Garnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) C - Shawn Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is open and lays it up and in set up by Willie Longacre | 11-14 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Jack Linton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Herman Garnett - foul #2 on Herman Garnett, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb, Sean Starkey, Herman Garnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG) Craig Holley | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses badly on a runner from the left block | 11-16 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Jack Linton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Lee | 11-18 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds buries a floater from the left wing set up by Clayton Ellis | 13-18 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 16-19 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-20 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Craig Holley | 19-22 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), Shawn Williams (C) Baran Roznowski, Jack Linton | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Lynch is blocked by Shawn Williams | 22-23 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Andrew Cobb, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Rentz is called for the reach on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Jack Linton (PF) Craig Holley, Shawn Williams | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre double dribbles | 24-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lucas (C) Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits a jumper from the left block set up by Edward Rentz | 24-27 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (PF) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Jack Linton swats the layup by Willie Longacre | 24-28 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Andrew Cobb steals the ball from Baran Roznowski | 24-28 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb | 26-28 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Bobby Smith is called for the reach on Willie Longacre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Herman Garnett (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Sean Starkey, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), John Harrison (PF) Bobby Smith, Jack Linton | |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 26-31 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski tips it in | 26-33 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses the lay-in | 26-33 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Herman Garnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Rentz, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Edward Rentz, Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a jump hook in the lane | 28-33 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is fouled on the floor by Erik Hammonds - foul #3 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), James Lucas (C) Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch, Herman Garnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Gary Lee picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 28-34 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SG) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jack Linton - foul #2 on Jack Linton, team foul #8 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Jack Linton | |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | John Harrison blows the layup | 29-34 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | John Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | James Lucas is called for the reach on John Harrison - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Shawn Williams (C) Bobby Smith, Claude Bennett | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rentz takes the ball from Anthony Lynch | 29-36 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the finger roll | 29-38 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Baran Roznowski (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the halfcourt shot | 29-38 |