| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't connect on a shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Roman Cool pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk scores on a shot in the lane set up by Roman Cool | 33-26 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Roman Cool - foul #1 on Roman Cool, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk lays it in and he's fouled by Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 35-28 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is hacked by Ronald Hahn - foul #2 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Paul Stewart picks off the pass by Thomas Walters | 35-28 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Antonio Griffith | 37-28 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is fouled on the floor by Luther Simone - foul #3 on Luther Simone, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Bill Peck (SF) Thomas Walters, Ryan Dean | |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | John Summerville clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Wegner | 37-28 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Bill Peck pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | John Summerville comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Bill Peck can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | John Summerville is called for the reach on Joseph Mickle - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Luther Simone (PF) Aubrey Hampton, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Ryan Dean (PF), Charles Ikner (C) John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-28 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG) Joseph Cline | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Bill Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-29 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner's floater is knocked away by Douglas Wegner | 37-29 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it home | 39-29 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Bill Peck's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hahn | 39-29 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Antonio Griffith - foul #3 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #5 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Mack Crunk (PF), Roman Cool (C) Thomas Walters, Ryan Dean, Charles Ikner | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Joseph Cline is blocked by Douglas Wegner | 39-29 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Cline steals the ball from Paul Stewart | 39-29 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Antonio Griffith is called for the reach on Mack Crunk - foul #4 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #6 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Ryan Dean (PF) John Summerville, Bill Peck | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mack Crunk | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton's pass is intercepted by Roman Cool | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-32 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's pass is intercepted by Ryan Dean | 41-32 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Joseph Mickle, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Roman Cool | |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Aubrey Hampton | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 43-32 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by Luther Simone | 45-32 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-32 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Ikner steps in front of the Harold Weedman pass | 45-32 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Luther Simone | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Walters | 47-34 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Aubrey Hampton - foul #2 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Aubrey Hampton, Paul Stewart, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Roman Cool (C) Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose's layup is rejected by Ryan Dean | 47-35 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ryan Dean is blocked by Ronald Hahn | 47-35 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree is hacked by Bill Peck - foul #3 on Bill Peck, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (SG) Joseph Cline | |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-35 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle tips it back up and in | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Bill Peck is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dupree - foul #1 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Luther Simone (PF) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Ryan Dean | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses the jumper from the right block | 49-35 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Roman Cool knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Kyle Poulson | 49-37 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Kyle Poulson steps in front of the Antonio Griffith pass | 49-37 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Roman Cool | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-37 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle tips it in | 51-37 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the lay-in | 51-37 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Mack Crunk | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Poulson | 52-39 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Ryan Dean swats the shot by Harold Weedman | 52-39 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Harold Weedman is called for the reach on Charles Ikner - foul #2 on Harold Weedman, team foul #9 | 52-39 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Ikner is called for the reach on Harold Weedman - foul #2 on Charles Ikner, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree is fouled on the floor by Bill Peck - foul #4 on Bill Peck, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it home | 52-43 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle, Carlos Dupree, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Thomas Walters (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (C) John Summerville, Kyle Poulson, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Cline is called for the reach on Douglas Wegner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cline, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Paul Stewart - foul #1 on Paul Stewart, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton runs out the clock | 54-44 |