| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert double dribbles | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel comes up short on the floater near the basket | 31-37 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by Joseph Twyman | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the jump hook from the left block | 31-37 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF), John Johnson (C) Joseph Twyman, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, John Alexander | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is hacked by Warren Centeno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Centeno, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Nichols | 34-40 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Rorie picks off the pass by Kyle Nichols | 34-42 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dale Harbert | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-42 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 37-42 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Nicholas Rogers, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Gregory Coronel picks off the pass by Stephan Oswalt | 37-42 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand comes up short on the runner in the paint | 37-42 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada double dribbles | 37-43 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel's pass is intercepted by Stephan Oswalt | 37-43 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the lay-in | 37-43 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | John Alexander tips it home | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 39-47 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Canada | 41-47 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Gregory Coronel is called for the reach on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton is hacked by Joseph Twyman - foul #3 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is called for traveling | 41-49 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 41-49 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Rogers - foul #2 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 41-50 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 43-50 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG) Dale Harbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 43-52 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand loses the dribble to John Alexander | 43-52 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 43-55 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-55 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand tips it but misses | 43-55 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-55 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cory Hondo | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the floater from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the jumper from the right block | 47-57 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-57 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker's floater is tipped away by Gregory Coronel | 49-57 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Richard Canada, Gregory Coronel, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Hand and he's hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is hacked by Darrell Hand - foul #3 on Darrell Hand, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Twyman | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Darrell Hand blocks the jumper by Steven Lenhardt | 51-59 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is hacked by Dale Harbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Harbert, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SG), Roy Zenker (C) Michael Lewis, John Alexander | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Dale Harbert is called for the reach on Roy Zenker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Harbert, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-64 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Harbert | 53-64 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence double dribbles | 53-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 53-64 |