| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 27-30 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Caleb Sturdevant | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop can't finish the layup | 29-30 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys buries a runner from the left block set up by Herbert Smith and the foul's on Brandon Gallop - foul #2 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop is hacked by Herbert Smith - foul #2 on Herbert Smith, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Winbush and he's fouled by Caleb Sturdevant - foul #4 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (PF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Brandon Gallop is called for the reach on Charles Rucks - foul #3 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson (C) Brandon Gallop | |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Herbert Smith | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Rucks is called for the reach on James Puls - foul #2 on Charles Rucks, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Herbert Smith, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | James Puls tips it home | 34-35 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Manson - foul #2 on Harvey Manson, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SF) Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG), Jerry King (PF) Patrick Winbush, Joseph Parker | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF) Charles Rucks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF), Brandon Gallop (C) James Puls, Harvey Manson | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Good (fresh) SG - Bryant Myers (fresh) SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Abraham Keys (C) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry King | 36-37 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop lays it up and in set up by Donald Glover and he's hacked by Abraham Keys - foul #3 on Abraham Keys, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Richard Seavey (SG), Fausto Russo (PF) Robert Good, Bryant Myers, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Patrick Winbush (SG), Joseph Parker (PF) Donald Glover, Raymond Williams, Jerry King | |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fausto Russo | 38-40 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Abraham Keys blocks the short jumper by Joseph Parker | 38-40 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker tips it home | 38-42 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey drills a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Kuykendall | 41-44 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys knocks in the shot from close range | 43-44 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Rod Icenhour (C) Herbert Smith, Fausto Russo, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF) Robert Kuykendall | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Parker - foul #3 on Joseph Parker, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Patrick Winbush | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Good (fresh) PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 44-46 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 44-46 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | James Puls is fouled on the floor by Rod Icenhour - foul #1 on Rod Icenhour, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SF), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Donald Glover, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson's layup is rejected by Fausto Russo | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Caleb Sturdevant | 46-46 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Winbush | 46-48 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Robert Good drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Rucks | 49-48 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Rucks picks off the pass by James Puls in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Good - foul #1 on Robert Good, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Bryant Myers, Caleb Sturdevant, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) James Puls, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Robert Good misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 51-50 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Rod Icenhour - foul #2 on Rod Icenhour, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG) Robert Good | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (PG), Robert Kuykendall (SF) Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 3 pts. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover loses the dribble to Abraham Keys | 51-52 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Melchor | 51-54 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Robert Kuykendall steals it from Richard Seavey out of a doubleteam | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop is denied on a layup by Rod Icenhour | 51-54 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bryant Myers, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Robert Good (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Herbert Smith, Rod Icenhour, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Patrick Winbush (SG), Jerry King (PF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Joseph Parker | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Rucks - foul #3 on Charles Rucks, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF) Robert Kuykendall | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Robert Good pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bryant Myers | 54-55 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | James Puls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG) Bryant Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Jerry King, Brandon Gallop | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Puls | 54-57 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant tips it but misses | 54-57 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Puls | 54-57 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 54-57 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson tips it in | 54-59 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF), Abraham Keys (C) Robert Good, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop (C) Harvey Manson | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Williams | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Caleb Sturdevant | 54-59 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith misses the runner from the right block | 54-59 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick Winbush, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Patrick Winbush - foul #2 on Patrick Winbush, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | James Puls is hacked by Charles Rucks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Rucks, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith loses the dribble to Raymond Williams | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-65 |