| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 38-43 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it in | 38-45 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Paul Daly steps in front of the John Blackburn pass | 38-45 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a shot from the left block set up by Paul Daly | 38-47 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-47 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't tip it in | 38-47 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by John Blackburn - foul #2 on John Blackburn, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by John Blackburn is blocked by Paul Dunneback | 38-50 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a shot near the basket | 38-50 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Duerr | 38-50 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 40-50 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Blackburn - foul #3 on John Blackburn, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 40-51 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 43-51 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 43-51 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Duerr | 43-51 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Zentz | 43-51 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 43-53 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Daniel Ebbert takes the ball from Dean Canterbury | 43-53 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert lays it in | 45-53 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | William Duerr knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Ebbert | 47-56 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | William Duerr is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Ross - foul #4 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), David Nance (PF) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Dean Canterbury blocks the short jumper by John Blackburn | 47-58 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | John Blackburn swats the dunk try by Paul Dunneback | 47-58 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | George Brown grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), Peter Ingram (C) George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Paul Daly | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Nance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Peter Ingram is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Peter Ingram, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) David Nance | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 49-61 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joshua Burke, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Daly (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken | |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 49-63 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | George Brown comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 49-63 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Bojan Wolinski picks off the pass by Joshua Burke | 49-63 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 49-65 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 49-65 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), David Nance (PF), John Blackburn (C) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski, Dean Canterbury | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | David Nance is hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #3 | 49-65 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | John Blackburn clanks a jump hook in the paint | 49-65 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 51-69 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert out of a doubleteam | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Nance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Blackburn | 53-69 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-69 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | David Nance is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on David Nance, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Blackburn | 55-69 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 55-69 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it but misses | 55-69 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | John Blackburn snags the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the easy layup | 55-69 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Ebbert | 58-69 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-69 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 58-71 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Peter Ingram picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 58-71 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 63-72 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-72 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #5 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #12 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Paul Daly steals it from William Duerr | 63-74 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's floater is tipped away by John Blackburn | 63-74 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 63-76 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the jumpshot from the left side | 63-76 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Maurice Lokken takes the ball from Dewey Carrier | 63-76 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken loses the ball out of bounds | 63-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), David Nance (PF) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | John Blackburn throws it down set up by Daniel Ebbert | 65-76 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | David Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), Joshua Burke (PF) George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-76 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it home | 67-76 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | John Blackburn is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on John Blackburn, team foul #13 | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | John Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback travels with the ball | 67-77 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-77 |