| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a shot in the lane | 27-34 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the finger roll set up by Richard Smith out of the doubleteam | 29-34 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is fouled on the floor by Peter Bad - foul #3 on Peter Bad, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Bruce Shreve | 32-36 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the driving attempt from the right block | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Peter Bad evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range | 32-38 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 35-41 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Bad | 37-44 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 37-44 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 37-47 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Fuchs | 37-47 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 37-47 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Fuchs | 37-47 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs throws it down | 37-49 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is called for a charge - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Patrick Rowley, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Robert Woods (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Spangler | 42-49 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Wright - foul #4 on Wayne Wright, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Starr | 45-50 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Bramblett | 45-53 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | John Starr connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 47-53 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 50-55 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Spangler, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Smith | 52-59 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Russell Jolley | 52-62 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | William Phan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong comes up short on the runner near the basket | 52-62 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Phan (fairly fresh) C - Steven Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is whistled for a carry | 52-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) William Phan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong travels with the ball | 52-66 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-66 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it but misses | 54-66 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the runner from close range | 56-66 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 56-68 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't tip it in | 56-68 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #4 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (C) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Fong | 58-74 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-74 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley gets the rebound | 58-74 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-74 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the easy layup | 58-74 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it but misses | 58-74 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette lays it in set up by Russell Jolley | 58-76 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the floater from the right wing | 58-76 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 58-76 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith drills a fadeaway from the right side | 60-76 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wayne Wright - foul #5 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Derrick Fong | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Rowley | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Woods | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Carl Spangler and the foul's on Robert Woods - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #5 | 64-79 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Jordan, team foul #6 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-81 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett snags the defensive board | 65-81 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 65-81 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-83 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Jordan | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for traveling | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-83 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the tip | 68-83 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 68-83 |