| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Robert Jordan takes the ball from Lloyd Remley | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Remley swats the short shot by Frank Matthews | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses long on a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 2-0 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 4-0 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is whistled for traveling | 4-0 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Fong | 6-0 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Thomas - foul #1 on Norman Thomas, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is fouled on the floor by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Bad | 8-2 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't finish the layup | 8-3 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Wayne Wright swats the layup by Lloyd Remley | 8-3 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Frank Matthews swats the short shot by Allen Midgette | 8-3 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), David Goforth (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Frank Matthews | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Goforth (fresh) | |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 8-8 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Robert Jordan steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass | 8-8 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, David Goforth | |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball loses the dribble to Wayne Wright | 8-10 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 8-10 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 11-12 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 11-15 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Ball | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Derrick Fong takes the ball from Wayne Wright | 13-16 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright lays it in set up by Sherwood Rogan | 13-18 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the easy layup | 13-18 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 13-18 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews blows the layup | 13-18 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 13-18 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Frank Matthews steals it from Bruce Shreve | 13-18 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF) Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (C) Frank Matthews | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Peter Bad steals the ball from David Goforth | 15-19 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-19 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it home | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - David Goforth (fresh) | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Donnie Nelson takes the ball from Lloyd Remley | 17-19 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson banks in the layup | 17-21 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 19-21 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas travels in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SG), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Carl Spangler, Steven Silver, David Goforth | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is hacked by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Frank Matthews is called for the reach on Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Sherwood Rogan | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the tip | 19-21 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |