| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Mark Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 33-37 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Joseph McCuan (SF), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Damek Zeff, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Jason Oates misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ervin Frias - foul #1 on Ervin Frias, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Jason Oates misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Tomasini | 34-37 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Jason Oates steps in front of the Ervin Frias pass | 34-37 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Jason Oates buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McCuan | 36-37 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Russell - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Justin Cogdill (C) Mark Russell, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Brian Chau is fouled on the floor by Kenny Zien - foul #3 on Kenny Zien, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (SF), Ralph Bradford (PF) Ervin Frias, Kenny Zien | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Jason Oates is denied on a dunk by Ralph Bradford | 36-39 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Albert Bower gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Jack Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is fouled on the floor by Jack Jones - foul #2 on Jack Jones, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Joseph McCuan, Damek Zeff, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Charles Tomasini | |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | William Schupp is hacked by Brian Chau - foul #2 on Brian Chau, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias can't throw it down | 36-39 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | William Schupp gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | William Schupp's layup is rejected by Justin Cogdill | 36-39 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Mark Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill lays it up and in | 38-39 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | William Schupp loses the dribble to Mark Russell | 38-39 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Everett Coulter steals the ball from Darrell Davis | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Bradford | 38-39 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph McCuan - foul #1 on Joseph McCuan, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Joseph McCuan, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Nathan Morse, Everett Coulter, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Jason Oates snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Jack Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Brian Chau grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Albert Bower comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-39 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Tomasini | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Jason Oates knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Albert Bower | 40-42 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Oates steals the ball from Ervin Frias | 40-42 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Albert Bower is called for 3 seconds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Ervin Frias | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Damek Zeff - foul #2 on Damek Zeff, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SF) Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is hacked by Jason Oates - foul #3 on Jason Oates, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF), Justin Cogdill (C) Joseph McCuan, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford (PF) Kenny Zien | |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 40-46 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses badly on a jumper from close range | 40-46 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Jason Oates pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Nathan Morse steals the ball from Mark Russell | 40-46 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Joseph McCuan (SF), Darrell Davis (PF), Albert Bower (C) Mark Russell, Damek Zeff, Jason Oates, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Kenny Zien (PF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Thomas Fenster, Charles Tomasini | |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Jack Jones picks off the pass by Nathan Morse | 40-46 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Albert Bower makes the jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Zien | 42-46 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is hacked by Jack Jones - foul #3 on Jack Jones, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Ralph Bradford | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Davis (fresh) PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schupp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Albert Bower clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Morse - foul #3 on Nathan Morse, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Mark Russell (SF) Jack Jones, Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), Charles Tomasini (C) Nathan Morse, William Schupp | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Albert Bower makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Albert Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Everett Coulter is called for the reach on Joseph McCuan - foul #3 on Everett Coulter, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Darrell Davis (PF) Brian Chau, Joseph McCuan, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG) Everett Coulter | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jack Jones | 46-50 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by James Lacefield out of the doubleteam | 46-52 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Jason Oates is blocked by James Lacefield | 46-52 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Damek Zeff is called for the reach on Ervin Frias - foul #3 on Damek Zeff, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG), Albert Bower (C) Jack Jones, Mark Russell, Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) Thomas Fenster, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Albert Bower grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-56 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse loses the dribble to Joseph McCuan | 46-56 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff loses the dribble to James Lacefield | 46-56 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jason Oates pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damek Zeff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Oates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lacefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph McCuan | 48-56 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ervin Frias | 48-59 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Jason Oates - foul #4 on Jason Oates, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Mark Russell (SG), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Brian Chau, Damek Zeff, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Thomas Fenster (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) James Lacefield, Ervin Frias, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-59 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenny Zien - foul #4 on Kenny Zien, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG) Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG) Everett Coulter | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the turnaround from close range set up by Nathan Morse | 50-61 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 50-61 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill can't tip it in | 50-61 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Jack Jones - foul #4 on Jack Jones, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 3rd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff lays it in | 52-63 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Damek Zeff takes the ball from James Lacefield after a doubleteam | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Mark Russell can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Tomasini - foul #1 on Charles Tomasini, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Mark Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini lays it in on a nice dish by James Lacefield | 53-65 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff is hacked by Ervin Frias - foul #2 on Ervin Frias, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse runs out the clock | 55-65 |