| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) SG - James Clinard (fresh) SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willy McGeary | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | James Clinard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd banks in the layup set up by Terrell Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Clinard | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | William Taylor tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 4-8 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Schell | 4-10 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Schell - foul #1 on Timothy Schell, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Schell | 5-10 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is whistled for a carry | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Frank Lobdell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell dunks the ball on a great pass from James Clinard and the foul's on Gene Dycus - foul #1 on Gene Dycus, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is hacked by Willy McGeary - foul #1 on Willy McGeary, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-13 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Nordin (fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Nordin | 5-15 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 5-15 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | John Nordin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-18 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is hacked by James Clinard - foul #1 on James Clinard, team foul #3 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones, Casey Landis, Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Thomas Rogers | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by William Taylor | 5-18 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Danny Brown snags the defensive board | 5-18 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the 3 from straight away | 5-18 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it but misses | 5-18 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the offensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | John Nordin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-18 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | William Taylor gets the rebound | 5-18 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | William Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas | 7-18 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-21 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Lobdell | 9-21 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is hacked by Thomas Kidd - foul #1 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #2 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Timothy Schell (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Angelo Perez | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Danny Brown | 9-23 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | James Clinard steals it from Thomas Kidd | 9-23 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Kidd - foul #2 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #3 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Stephen Thomas, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 9-24 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Schell picks off the pass by Casey Landis | 9-25 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Clinard | 9-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | William Taylor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-27 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski grabs the offensive rebound | 9-27 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Clinard - foul #2 on James Clinard, team foul #4 | 9-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (PF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), John Nordin (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-27 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the board | 10-27 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell blows the layup | 10-27 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis grabs the board | 10-27 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-27 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 10-27 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | John Nordin travels with the ball | 10-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF) Frank Lobdell, Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF) Timothy Schell | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski's floater is tipped away by Thomas Rogers | 10-27 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive board | 10-27 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Danny Brown - foul #1 on Danny Brown, team foul #5 | 10-27 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Ray - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #4 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Taylor (PF), David Gunn (C) Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the contested floater in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas | 13-27 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Danny Brown | 13-30 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Ray | 16-30 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Danny Brown | 16-32 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #5 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones, Stephen Thomas, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ray Niewieroski, team foul #6 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (PF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Ray Niewieroski takes the ball from Ronald Cotta | 16-32 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-32 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Musso takes the ball from Timothy Schell | 19-32 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 21-32 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ray Niewieroski | 21-32 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), William Taylor (PF) Thomas Musso, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), John Nordin (SF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Willy McGeary | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | James Clinard is fouled on the floor by Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Terrell Jones, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones double dribbles | 23-34 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-34 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-34 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Clinard can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terrell Jones - foul #2 on Terrell Jones, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Thomas Musso (SG) Frank Lobdell, Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | John Nordin snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | James Clinard connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 23-38 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | William Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #9 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Charles Ray, Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Casey Landis - foul #1 on Casey Landis, team foul #10 | 23-40 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-41 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus tips it home | 25-41 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell is hacked by Timothy Schell - foul #2 on Timothy Schell, team foul #7 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), Thomas Kidd (C) Casey Landis, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) James Clinard | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 25-43 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | John Nordin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Schell steps in front of the Terrell Jones pass | 25-46 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-46 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 25-46 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-46 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | John Nordin grabs the offensive board | 25-46 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #11 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), William Taylor (PF) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Thomas Rogers (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | William Taylor grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | William Taylor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 25-46 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd tips it in | 27-46 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | William Taylor steps in front of the Willy McGeary pass | 27-46 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the driving attempt in the lane | 29-46 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 29-49 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-49 |