| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Lon Smith can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Parada | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins loses the dribble to Daniel Parada | 39-32 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada banks in the layup | 41-32 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 41-34 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins | |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 43-37 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 43-37 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Lon Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Ried | 45-37 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 45-37 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (PF), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Kenneth Baker, Patrick Rowley | |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 47-38 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-40 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | William Phan lays it in | 47-44 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Seth Watkins swats the short shot by Stuart Ried | 47-44 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SF - Francis Frazier (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Stuart Ried swats the layup by Seth Watkins | 47-44 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the jump hook from close range | 47-44 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Timothy Thompson | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Paul Bramblett, Francis Frazier, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Kenneth Baker, Seth Watkins | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits a turnaround from close range set up by Curtis Werner | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 49-48 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (C) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Curtis Werner | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley connects on the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by William Phan - foul #4 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) William Phan | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Thompson out of the doubleteam | 52-50 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Russell Jolley steals the ball from Kenneth Baker | 55-50 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is hacked by Kenneth Baker - foul #2 on Kenneth Baker, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (C) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Lon Smith scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Seth Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gus Duca | 57-53 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is hacked by Gus Duca - foul #2 on Gus Duca, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF), William Phan (C) Kenneth Baker, Patrick Rowley | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Lon Smith | 59-53 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Lon Smith - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (SF) Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried banks in the layup set up by Paul Bramblett | 61-55 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 61-55 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Woods | 63-55 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Francis Frazier, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, Curtis Werner, Seth Watkins | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-55 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine travels with the ball | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Gus Duca and the foul's on Daniel Parada - foul #3 on Daniel Parada, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (C) William Phan | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Patrick Rowley is called for the reach on Harvey Marine - foul #3 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a driving attempt from close range | 65-58 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #4 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Patrick Rowley | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Lon Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Lon Smith snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | William Phan is called for the reach on Robert Woods - foul #5 on William Phan, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (C) William Phan | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Thompson out of a doubleteam | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Rowley is called for the reach on Robert Woods - foul #4 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is hacked by Timothy Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the floater from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 73-63 |