| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) C - Jack Linton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jack Linton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Shannon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Thomason is called for the reach on Robert Germain - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Thomason - foul #2 on Edward Thomason, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG) Edward Thomason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the lay-in | 0-1 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Jack Linton pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Robert Germain takes the ball from Baran Roznowski | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre's floater is knocked away by Jack Linton | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Jack Linton scores on a shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-1 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it but misses | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is called for traveling | 2-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Richard Hayes (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Norman Shannon, Edward Rentz, John Harrison, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is hacked by Travis Brumbelow - foul #1 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard loses the dribble to Freddie Robinson | 2-1 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) SG - Baran Roznowski (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) C - Rufus Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #4 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Baran Roznowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow drills a jumper from close range | 2-4 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Travis Brumbelow swats the short shot by Shawn Williams | 2-4 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Brumbelow out of a doubleteam | 4-6 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Bobby Smith, Richard Hayes, Rufus Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Baran Roznowski | 6-6 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) C - Jack Linton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 7-8 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Jack Linton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG) Norman Shannon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre travels in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Freddie Robinson (C) Robert Germain, Sean Starkey | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | John Harrison swats the shot by Freddie Robinson | 9-8 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Jack Linton scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is hacked by Jack Linton - foul #1 on Jack Linton, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Bobby Smith, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Callas | 11-8 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (SG), Richard Hayes (SF) Baran Roznowski, Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Willie Longacre | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by Willie Longacre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #7 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Shane Callas steals the ball from John Harrison | 15-8 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Bobby Smith steals it from Shane Callas | 15-8 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 17-8 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 17-10 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Shane Callas | 20-12 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Shane Callas steals the ball from Norman Shannon | 20-12 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Rufus Howard (PF), Jack Linton (C) Norman Shannon, Bobby Smith, Richard Hayes, John Harrison, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the easy layup | 20-12 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Jack Linton denies the turnaround by Freddie Robinson | 20-12 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Jack Linton snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - Rufus Howard (fresh) C - Jack Linton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Shane Callas (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Freddie Robinson (tiring) | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #8 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Baran Roznowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow loses the dribble to Jack Linton | 21-12 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #9 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), John Harrison (PF) Edward Thomason, Rufus Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Clayton Ellis steps in front of the Jack Linton pass | 23-13 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Robert Germain is denied by John Harrison | 23-13 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Jack Linton snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 23-13 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 23-13 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Starkey and he's fouled by Baran Roznowski - foul #1 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Norman Shannon, Baran Roznowski, Edward Rentz, John Harrison, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes is fouled on the floor by Shane Callas - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG) Robert Germain | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-16 |