| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt inbounds the ball | 17-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is whistled for a carry | 17-26 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a shot in the paint | 17-26 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | William Smith steals the ball from John Wright | 17-26 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Marvin Wyse picks off the pass by William Peterson | 17-26 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Peterson - foul #3 on William Peterson, team foul #1 | 17-26 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 17-28 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | William Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 17-28 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-28 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | William Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 22-28 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the jumper from the right side | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 stl. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Marvin Wyse steps in front of the Brian Segura pass | 22-30 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker hits the finger roll set up by Marvin Wyse | 22-32 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Dennis Jones is blocked by William Smith | 22-32 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-35 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Dennis Jones swats the shot by Jessie Heintzelman | 24-35 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it in | 26-35 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Antonio Walker (PF) Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Kenneth Holt | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance is fouled on the floor by Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 stl. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glenn Corral - foul #3 on Glenn Corral, team foul #5 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Anthony Sellers (PF) Daniel Seger, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a floater from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Glenn Corral takes the ball from Jeffery Lowrance | 26-39 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Marvin Wyse takes the ball from William Peterson in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse lays it up and in | 26-41 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-41 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Glenn Corral is called for the reach on Raymond Rolon - foul #4 on Glenn Corral, team foul #6 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Smith | 26-41 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Willie Roberts | 28-41 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it in | 28-43 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it home | 30-43 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 30-43 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Roberts | 32-43 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones travels with the ball | 32-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Anthony Sellers (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Brian Segura, William Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, Dennis Jones | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 35-43 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | John Wright dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Platt | 35-45 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Corral | 39-45 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | John Wright is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #4 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's floater is knocked away by Antonio Walker | 39-46 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | William Peterson can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #2 on Willie Roberts, team foul #9 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - William Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | John Wright takes the ball from Tony Thompson | 41-46 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright slams it home | 41-48 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | William Smith clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it home | 43-48 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is hacked by Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #10 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 45-50 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 45-50 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Holt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers misses the floater from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Peterson, team foul #11 | 45-50 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Sellers | 48-51 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | John Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #12 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | William Peterson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers | 51-52 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by William Peterson - foul #5 on William Peterson, team foul #13 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 51-54 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by Daniel Seger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #14 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 51-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan runs out the clock | 51-55 |