| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Paul Dunneback denies the turnaround by Benjamin Ross | 34-28 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury blows the layup but the foul's on Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is called for a charge - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | William Duerr blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Maurice Lokken | 35-28 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly tips it in | 40-30 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Donald Difiore - foul #2 on Donald Difiore, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | William Duerr connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 43-32 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Difiore swats the short shot by Paul Dunneback | 43-32 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is called for traveling | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-32 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | William Duerr scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-34 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Elmer Dunphy steals it from Walter Bettis | 43-34 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | William Duerr dunks the ball on a nice dish by Elmer Dunphy | 43-36 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana scores on a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Joshua Jorgenson - foul #2 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Elmer Dunphy | 46-38 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Peter Ingram | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 46-38 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean Canterbury and the foul's on Elmer Dunphy - foul #2 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) William Duerr, Elmer Dunphy, Benjamin Ross | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a jumpshot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Keith Parsons and the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Joshua Burke is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG) Keith Parsons | |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Maurice Lokken steals it from Donald Difiore | 53-44 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the finger roll | 55-44 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Jorgenson | 55-47 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram is called for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Ingram, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the lay-in | 55-47 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - Keith Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Stiles | 58-49 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits a jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Peter Ingram - foul #3 on Peter Ingram, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), William Duerr (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, Keith Parsons, Elmer Dunphy, Peter Ingram | |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #2 | 61-51 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross's pass is intercepted by Robert Zentz | 61-51 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Joshua Jorgenson is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-51 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | William Duerr evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-51 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane | 65-53 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 68-53 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Walter Bettis is called for the reach on William Duerr - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #11 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a shot from the left block | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 70-53 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Elmer Dunphy is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #3 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #12 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF) William Duerr, Donald Difiore | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross drills a fadeaway in the lane | 72-55 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Benjamin Ross - foul #4 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #13 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (C) Peter Ingram | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #5 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG), Peter Ingram (C) Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a shot from the right side set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 77-58 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-58 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Parsons | 77-61 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 77-61 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the offensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Keith Parsons, Peter Ingram | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 77-61 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the offensive board | 77-61 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-61 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah loses the dribble to Joshua Burke | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke clanks a halfcourt shot | 77-61 |