| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brian Segura inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Smith and he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley dunks the ball on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 30-33 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | William Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Segura | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Read connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 33-36 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral jams the wide open dunk set up by William Smith out of the doubleteam | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | William Smith banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Daniel Seger | 37-39 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Daniel Seger | 39-39 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Jones | 39-42 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses long on an open shot in the paint | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Tony Thompson and he's hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Carl Mars's layup is rejected by Stephen Heal | 42-42 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Platt | 42-42 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt loses the dribble to Tony Thompson | 42-42 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Kevin Ward is called for the reach on Shawn Moors - foul #3 on Kevin Ward, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Kevin Ward | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | William Smith can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Jones, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, George Barker | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 43-42 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Donny Green clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-42 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Heal | 45-44 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 45-44 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Robert Englund, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | George Barker grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | George Barker hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | William Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Willie Roberts | 49-48 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Shawn Moors is called for the reach on Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the dunk but the foul's on Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carl Mars | 54-49 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Daniel Seger blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joaquin Jensen | 54-49 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | William Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 54-49 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-49 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 54-49 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 54-49 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a runner in the paint | 54-49 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Dennis Jones, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Robert Patterson, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward loses the dribble to Daniel Seger | 57-49 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger hits the finger roll | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Mars (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | George Barker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | George Barker gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | George Barker travels with the ball | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Sam Kelley - foul #2 on Sam Kelley, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Kevin Ward | |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-52 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | George Barker snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt can't connect on a floater from close range | 62-52 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, George Barker | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it home | 64-52 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | William Smith lays it in despite the doubleteam | 66-52 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen loses the dribble to Brian Segura | 66-52 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seger - foul #4 on Daniel Seger, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Dennis Jones is blocked by William Smith | 66-52 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Donny Green tips it in | 66-54 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a turnaround from the left block | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 68-56 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Palmatier | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Carl Mars | 70-56 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | George Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is hacked by Michael Platt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Platt, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (SG) Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Jones | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Brian Segura (SF), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Sam Kelley is called for the reach on Willie Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Kelley, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 73-62 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the jump hook from the baseline | 75-62 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon clanks a shot from close range | 75-62 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the jump hook from the baseline | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 75-64 |