| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 19:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 20-28 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Edgar Davis is called for the reach on Chris Morrissette - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith drills a floater from the left wing set up by William Davis | 20-30 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Harrison Brooker steals the ball from Edgar Davis | 20-30 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is fouled on the floor by Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Edgar Davis, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Harrison Brooker | |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Robert Young loses the dribble to Kelly Taylor | 20-30 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields double dribbles | 20-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SF), Bruce Hankins (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) William Davis, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Neth - foul #3 on Joseph Neth, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (C) Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the free throw | 20-32 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Hankins | 20-32 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Kelly Taylor - foul #1 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Allen Sines (PF) Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 20-34 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Steven Timko is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Everett Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) William Davis, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Young | 22-36 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-36 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the shot from close range | 22-36 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #5 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Nicholas Gregory, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields's floater is tipped away by Charles Powers | 24-38 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-38 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the easy layup | 24-38 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the contested jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by Charles Powers - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Steven Timko (PF) William Davis, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits a floater from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Hankins - foul #1 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SF) Steven Timko | |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Chris Morrissette is called for the reach on Everett Fields - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Joseph Neth (C) Everett Fields, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Leonard Youngblood | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #5 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Robert Young scores on a jumper in the lane set up by William Davis and he's fouled by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #6 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, William Davis, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Harrison Brooker takes the ball from Allen Sines | 28-43 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Harrison Brooker | 28-43 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette tips it in | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-45 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Robert Young gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Robert Young clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 28-45 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Morrissette - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #6 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Nicholas Gregory, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Charles Powers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Neth - foul #4 on Joseph Neth, team foul #7 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Fields (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Allen Sines, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Steven Timko can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-46 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | William Davis tips it home | 32-48 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is whistled for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG) William Davis | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #8 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Nicholas Gregory (SG) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, Steven Timko | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is hacked by John Hale - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #7 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Steven Timko (C) William Davis, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bruce Hankins | 33-52 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is open and buries a jumper from close range set up by Nicholas Gregory out of the doubleteam | 35-52 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Steven Timko banks in the layup set up by John Hale and the foul's on Edgar Davis - foul #4 on Edgar Davis, team foul #9 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), Charles Powers (PF) Robert Young, Leonard Youngblood | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the free throw | 35-54 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #10 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Robert Young is blocked by Ernest Gibbs | 35-54 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ernest Gibbs | 38-54 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | John Hale is whistled for a carry | 38-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) John Hale, William Davis, Charles Powers | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the easy layup | 40-54 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Finke | 40-54 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Bruce Hankins - foul #2 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), John Hale (SG), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood banks in the layup set up by John Hale | 42-56 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is hacked by John Hale - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Ernest Gibbs (PF) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) William Davis, John Hale, Leonard Youngblood, Steven Timko | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Young | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Chris Morrissette denies the turnaround by Everett Fields | 42-58 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it home | 44-58 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Nicholas Gregory (SG), Joseph Neth (C) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (PG), John Hale (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Timko | 44-61 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-61 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood can't finish the layup | 44-61 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Finke | 44-61 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Steven Timko | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #11 | 44-61 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it but misses | 44-63 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Young runs out the clock | 44-63 |