| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #2 on Timothy Allen, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Wicklund - foul #3 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Robert Wicklund | |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Joshua York is hacked by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Simmons | 31-35 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses badly on a shot from the right block | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Joshua York knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Byron Harrison | 31-37 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Joshua York gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua York misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Preston Higgins - foul #3 on Preston Higgins, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (SG), Dikembe Banda (C) Thomas Simmons, Thomas Richie | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-39 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Joshua York throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Beam | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the lay-in | 31-41 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins hits a wide open jump hook from close range | 33-41 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Sylvester Sharp takes the ball from Cyril Little | 33-41 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Joshua York's fadeaway is rejected by Sylvester Sharp | 35-41 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Chad White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Chad White tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 37-41 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 37-44 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 40-44 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Chad White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua York (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Cyril Little steals the ball from Darrell Lewis | 40-46 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little jams it | 40-48 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled on the floor by Byron Harrison - foul #1 on Byron Harrison, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Thomas Richie (C) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Richie steals it from Dewey Gates | 40-48 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-48 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 42-50 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joshua York comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie tips it in | 42-52 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG) Byron Harrison | |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #3 on Timothy Allen, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Wicklund - foul #4 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Robert Wicklund | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Cyril Little takes the ball from Chad White | 44-52 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little lays it up and in | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam is fouled on the floor by Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Simmons, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Allen - foul #4 on Timothy Allen, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington clanks a turnaround near the basket | 47-59 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Glen Thompson, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York is fouled on the floor by Glen Thompson - foul #2 on Glen Thompson, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SG), Dikembe Banda (C) Thomas Beam, Thomas Richie | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie (C) Joshua York | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cyril Little - foul #1 on Cyril Little, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Thomas Simmons (SG) Byron Harrison, Cyril Little | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Chad White snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Richie blocks the short jumper by Darrell Lewis | 51-61 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp tips it in | 53-61 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-63 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | David Brown buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 55-63 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Simmons | 55-65 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 57-65 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Sylvester Sharp blocks the jumper by Dikembe Banda | 57-65 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 57-65 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Cyril Little (SF), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Beam, Robert Wicklund, Dikembe Banda | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-65 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua York | 57-68 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the runner from the baseline | 57-68 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie knocks in the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Glen Thompson - foul #3 on Glen Thompson, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Byron Harrison, Thomas Simmons, Joshua York | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp tips it home | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda loses the dribble to Dewey Gates | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Allen | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Thomas Simmons (SG), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison is hacked by Timothy Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Allen, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Robert Wicklund | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #12 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Byron Harrison, Joshua York | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam runs out the clock | 62-72 |