| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the contested shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Ray - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Timothy Schell - foul #1 on Timothy Schell, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Gunn (PF) Rudy Spencer | |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Adam Graham is hacked by David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is hacked by George Bray during a doubleteam - foul #1 on George Bray, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Ronald Cotta (C) Timothy Schell, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Rogers | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | George Bray is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Gerald Greene is called for the reach on Albert Derosier - foul #1 on Gerald Greene, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta clanks a shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta connects on the shot from the right block set up by Timothy Schell | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | George Bray snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is fouled on the floor by Gene Dycus - foul #3 on Gene Dycus, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is hacked by Gene Dycus - foul #4 on Gene Dycus, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), George Bray (C) Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | John Nordin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF) Danny Brown, John Nordin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Mwla Abdeldayen takes the ball from Thomas Musso | 42-36 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | George Bray lays it in on a nice dish by Mwla Abdeldayen | 44-36 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-36 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Musso steps in front of the Brandon Hopkins pass | 44-38 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Adam Graham connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Hopkins | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis banks in the layup | 46-42 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Bray | 49-42 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Charles Ray | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), David Gunn (PF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, Rudy Spencer | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stephen Thomas - foul #3 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Jones | 52-44 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 52-44 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Danny Brown steps in front of the Charles Ray pass in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF) Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Rudy Spencer (PF) Charles Ray, John Jones | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | David Gunn pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), George Bray (C) Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Casey Landis - foul #1 on Casey Landis, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) Rudy Spencer | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | George Bray snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-46 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell scores on a floater from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is fouled on the floor by Adam Graham - foul #3 on Adam Graham, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF) Thomas Musso, Gerald Greene, David Gunn | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is fouled on the floor by Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), John Jones (C) Casey Landis, Gene Dycus | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Bray | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-48 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta (C) George Bray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Gunn (PF) Rudy Spencer | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 60-48 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Danny Brown out of the doubleteam | 63-48 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is whistled for a carry | 63-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) Brandon Hopkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Jones (PG), Casey Landis (SF) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | John Jones grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Adam Graham is called for the reach on Thomas Musso - foul #4 on Adam Graham, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, John Nordin, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | John Jones tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Casey Landis - foul #2 on Casey Landis, team foul #11 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-50 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Gunn, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | John Jones gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | John Jones double dribbles | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Casey Landis - foul #3 on Casey Landis, team foul #13 | 68-50 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |