| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Glen Thompson steals the ball from Thomas Richie | 31-41 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Richie is called for the reach on Glen Thompson - foul #3 on Thomas Richie, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (C) Thomas Richie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-41 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua York connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Harrison and he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | David Brown comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | David Brown is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-43 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates's layup is rejected by Dikembe Banda | 34-43 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (SG), Cyril Little (SF) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joshua York | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Chad White steals it from Dikembe Banda | 34-43 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chad White | 34-45 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Thomas Richie (C) Byron Harrison, Joshua York | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Preston Higgins | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Chad White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-45 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis tips it home | 36-47 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Beam | 38-47 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Simmons picks off the pass by Darrell Lewis | 38-47 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons lays it in | 40-47 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't finish the layup | 43-49 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Chad White misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua York clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Darrell Lewis | 43-49 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie connects on the floater from the left block | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson tips it home | 45-53 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Joshua York tips it in | 47-53 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses short on a shot from the left block | 47-53 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua York - foul #1 on Joshua York, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Cyril Little (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Thomas Beam, Thomas Simmons, Joshua York | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Thomas Richie is blocked by Sylvester Sharp | 47-55 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 47-55 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 47-60 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 47-60 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cyril Little (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Richie - foul #4 on Thomas Richie, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Joshua York (PF) Robert Wicklund, Thomas Richie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua York slams it home on a nice dish by Byron Harrison and he's hacked by Preston Higgins - foul #1 on Preston Higgins, team foul #3 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Glen Thompson swats the shot by Thomas Simmons | 50-63 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons grabs the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-63 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chad White | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-66 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Chad White scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 55-68 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda misses short on a jumper near the basket | 55-68 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Chad White drills a 3 from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Simmons | 58-71 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Banda - foul #4 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Thomas Richie (C) Byron Harrison, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis, Glen Thompson | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is fouled on the floor by Robert Wicklund - foul #3 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Chad White pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-72 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-75 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua York (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund double dribbles | 58-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG) Thomas Simmons | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 58-75 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wicklund | 58-75 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen tips it back up and in | 58-77 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glen Thompson - foul #3 on Glen Thompson, team foul #4 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Robert Wicklund, Joshua York | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Byron Harrison takes the ball from Dewey Gates after a doubleteam | 60-77 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little misses the easy layup | 60-77 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie hits the follow up shot | 62-77 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-77 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie double dribbles | 62-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dewey Gates | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-79 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-79 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Dewey Gates steals the ball from Byron Harrison in the backcourt | 62-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 62-79 |