| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Turner (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Maciel (fresh) 2 stl. C - Daniel King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Daniel King clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 25-23 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 25-26 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | George Carlino takes the ball from August Cisowski | 25-26 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Jim Maciel steals it from George Carlino | 25-26 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher West and he's fouled by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Eric Mills (SG), Thomas Zayas (PF) Christopher West, Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Daniel King is hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Morin (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel clanks a driving attempt from close range | 27-29 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Morin - foul #2 on Anthony Morin, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Eric Mills, Anthony Morin, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Felton Robillard (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Gary Tellez, George Carlino | |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Jim Maciel (PF) Christopher Thomas, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits a 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), Andrew Smith (PF), Daniel King (C) August Cisowski, Jim Maciel, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF) Darren McGann, Felton Robillard | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Daniel King is denied on a layup by Darrell Gerken | 30-30 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Sullivan | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel King | 30-30 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Smith | 33-30 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez lays it in | 33-32 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is fouled on the floor by Daniel King - foul #2 on Daniel King, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, Marvin Friedman, Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith, Daniel King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 33-34 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | George Carlino takes the ball from Thomas Zayas | 33-34 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG) Eric Mills | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG) James Sullivan | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | George Carlino clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 35-36 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner is hacked by Darren McGann - foul #3 on Darren McGann, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Daniel King (C) Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, August Cisowski, Jim Maciel, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Darren McGann steps in front of the Andrew Smith pass | 35-36 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-36 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) SF - Anthony Morin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Eric Mills, Anthony Morin, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel double dribbles | 37-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG) Ricky Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Darren McGann | |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken's pass is intercepted by Marvin Friedman | 37-36 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG) James Sullivan | |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 37-38 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Eric Mills, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Alexander | 39-41 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Turner | 42-41 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | George Carlino's pass is intercepted by Ricky Turner | 42-41 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Christopher West banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricky Turner | 44-41 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | George Carlino knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Jim Maciel (PF), Daniel King (C) Christopher West, Ricky Turner, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF) Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto | |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Daniel King pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Morin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jim Maciel (fresh) 3 stl. C - Daniel King (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Daniel King drills a runner from close range | 46-43 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Ricky Turner (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Daniel King buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher West | 48-45 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Christopher West is called for the reach on James Sullivan - foul #3 on Christopher West, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Jim Maciel, Daniel King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken | |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #4 on Charles Taranto, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Ricky Turner - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Jim Maciel (PF), Daniel King (C) August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF) Charles Taranto, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Gary Tellez - foul #2 on Gary Tellez, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Andrew Smith (PF) Christopher West, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel King (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Darren McGann | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Michael Alexander picks off the pass by Daniel King | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Eric Mills, Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith, Daniel King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Charles Taranto (SF) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | George Carlino connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander drills a jump hook near the basket set up by James Sullivan | 51-56 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Friedman is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG), Daniel King (C) Marvin Friedman, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Witherspoon | 51-56 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon is hacked by August Cisowski - foul #2 on August Cisowski, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner buries a 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Sullivan | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF) Jesse Ortegon, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Ricky Turner is called for the reach on Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Turner, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher West, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-61 |