| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clifton Nord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner loses the ball out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 24-39 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-41 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Meadows | 24-44 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Trevor Meadows | 24-44 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean's layup is rejected by Edward Rose | 24-44 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord tips it in | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Ryan Dean blocks the jumper by Linwood Coffman | 24-46 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-46 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean tips it back up and in | 24-48 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Linwood Coffman and the foul's on Clifton Nord - foul #1 on Clifton Nord, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Edward Rose, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Charles Ikner (C) David Wolfe, Clifton Nord, Ryan Dean | |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the free throw | 27-48 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't finish the layup | 27-48 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke buries a floater from close range | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Robert Conley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-48 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Alexander | 29-48 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Robert Conley travels with the ball | 29-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Karl Desantis (PF) Trevor Meadows, Robert Conley | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 3 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Carl Jensen is blocked by Karl Desantis | 29-48 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Hahn is called for the reach on Karl Desantis - foul #2 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Ronald Hahn, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clifton Nord (SF), Ryan Dean (C) Michael Sax, Charles Ikner | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clifton Nord | 29-51 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Stewart | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Carl Jensen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (PG), Robert Conley (PF) Charles Alexander, Karl Desantis | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-51 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose tips it but misses | 31-51 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | David Wolfe lays it in on a nice dish by Clifton Nord | 31-53 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle's floater is tipped away by Ryan Dean | 31-53 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Robert Conley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-53 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Dean - foul #2 on Ryan Dean, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF) Paul Stewart, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Charles Ikner (C) David Wolfe, Clifton Nord, Ryan Dean | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-53 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner hits the follow up shot | 33-55 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's floater is tipped away by Robert Conley | 33-55 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Charles Alexander is called for the reach on Ronald Hahn - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke (C) Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is called for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Gregg Roberts, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Linwood Coffman | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 33-55 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Trevor Meadows and he's hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #2 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Carl Jensen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Karl Desantis (PF), Ryan Dean (C) Trevor Meadows, Robert Conley, Charles Ikner | |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the free throw | 33-57 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Wegner | 33-57 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Alexander - foul #2 on Charles Alexander, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Clifton Nord (SF) Charles Alexander, Michael Sax | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | David Wolfe knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clifton Nord | 34-60 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregg Roberts | 37-60 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Gregg Roberts steps in front of the Karl Desantis pass | 37-60 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (PG), Robert Conley (PF) Joseph Cline, Karl Desantis | |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Conley banks in the layup | 37-62 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses badly on a runner near the basket | 37-62 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Simone (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clifton Nord (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Wolfe | 39-65 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is whistled for traveling | 39-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Charles Alexander (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Karl Desantis (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Trevor Meadows, David Wolfe, Clifton Nord, Robert Conley, Ryan Dean | |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-65 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis hits the follow up shot | 39-67 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone buries a fadeaway in the paint | 41-67 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the easy layup | 41-67 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is whistled for traveling | 41-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Paul Stewart, Carl Jensen, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Joseph Cline | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Clarence Berke (C) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-71 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Joseph Mickle is denied by Charles Ikner | 41-71 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Michael Sax works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 41-71 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Berke | 44-71 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Edward Rose - foul #2 on Edward Rose, team foul #3 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Luther Simone (C) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (PF) Karl Desantis | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-71 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregg Roberts | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Simone (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Willett (fresh) C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Sax picks off the pass by Linwood Coffman | 44-71 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't finish the layup | 44-71 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone snags the defensive board | 44-71 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the lay-in | 44-71 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Willett | 44-71 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hahn swats the layup by Richard Willett | 44-71 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Sax | 44-73 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-73 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Michael Sax pulls down the rebound | 44-73 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Richard Willett banks in the layup | 44-75 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the tip | 44-75 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Michael Sax snags the defensive board | 44-75 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Richard Willett loses the dribble to Ronald Hahn | 44-75 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Linwood Coffman and he's fouled by Richard Willett - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #6 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Desantis (PF) Richard Willett | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the free throw | 46-75 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #7 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Sax - foul #2 on Michael Sax, team foul #8 | 46-75 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #4 | 47-77 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the free throw | 47-78 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Ikner swats the layup by Edward Rose | 47-78 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Simone | 47-78 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-78 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis gets the rebound | 47-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline runs out the clock | 47-78 |