| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Dewey Carrier and the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 20-37 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-37 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the follow up shot | 22-37 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Ross | 22-39 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang and he's hacked by John Blackburn - foul #1 on John Blackburn, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-39 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a jumper from the left block | 24-41 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang tips it back up and in | 26-41 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | John Blackburn steals the ball from Xiaoping Huang | 26-41 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Blackburn and the foul's on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-44 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dewey Carrier | 26-44 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Blackburn | 26-47 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Blackburn - foul #2 on John Blackburn, team foul #4 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Dean Canterbury swats the short shot by John Blackburn | 28-47 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 28-49 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #5 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 29-49 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #7 | 29-49 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-49 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 30-49 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #4 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #8 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) James Vernon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a shot from close range | 30-49 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled on the floor by John Blackburn - foul #3 on John Blackburn, team foul #9 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the runner near the basket | 32-51 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Holder (PF) John Blackburn | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Ross (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore's pass is intercepted by James Vernon | 32-51 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a turnaround in the paint | 34-51 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 34-51 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Dewey Carrier knocks away the 3 by Robert Zentz | 34-51 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Holder | 34-51 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Maurice Lokken swats the dunk try by Josh Webster | 34-51 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Josh Webster grabs the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder's pass is intercepted by James Vernon | 34-51 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3 from straight away set up by Maurice Lokken | 37-51 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-51 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Benjamin Ross - foul #5 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #10 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), George Brown (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, Timothy Holder, Benjamin Ross | |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is whistled for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-51 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Xiaoping Huang steps in front of the Lee Westmoreland pass | 38-51 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #11 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) George Brown | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 39-53 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski loses the dribble to Thomas Moore | 39-53 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), James Vernon (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-53 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Blackburn | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for traveling | 41-56 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Paul Dunneback blocks the short jumper by Robert Bates | 41-56 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Josh Webster | 41-59 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the floater from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Josh Webster | 41-59 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Xiaoping Huang picks off the pass by John Blackburn | 41-59 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by John Blackburn - foul #4 on John Blackburn, team foul #12 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Blackburn | 43-59 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Josh Webster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Xiaoping Huang | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-62 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Webster (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback | 48-62 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Josh Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), George Brown (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF) Thomas Moore, Josh Webster, Lee Westmoreland | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Robert Bates clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Robert Zentz denies the turnaround by Dewey Carrier | 51-62 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 51-62 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 53-62 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Josh Webster (SG) Daniel Ebbert, George Brown | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Josh Webster pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Xiaoping Huang is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #3 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Josh Webster is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Josh Webster, team foul #13 | 56-64 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Josh Webster grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The clock runs out | 58-67 |