| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - John Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) C - Darrell Hand (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the wide open runner from the left block set up by Claude Spence | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | John Alexander can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Claude Spence takes the ball from John Alexander | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a 3 from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Dale Harbert | 0-7 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo lays it in on a great pass from Dale Harbert | 0-9 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-9 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses short on an open shot from the right side | 0-9 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-9 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 0-9 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-9 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | John Alexander tips it in | 2-9 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Dale Harbert, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the free throw | 2-12 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG) Cory Hondo | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-13 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 3-13 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #4 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 3-14 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the jumper from the left side | 3-14 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-14 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is called for traveling | 5-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Claude Spence | |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is called for 10 seconds | 5-14 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 5-14 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | John Alexander is called for traveling | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Rorie steps in front of the Dale Harbert pass | 5-14 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie slams it home | 7-14 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kyle Nichols | 7-17 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rogers - foul #1 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 9-17 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Cory Hondo, Gregory Coronel | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker's layup is rejected by Joseph Twyman | 9-17 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Twyman out of the doubleteam | 9-19 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-19 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Hand | 9-19 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Twyman | 9-21 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is hacked by Claude Spence - foul #1 on Claude Spence, team foul #6 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Richard Canada, Claude Spence, Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | John Johnson is called for the reach on John Alexander - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-21 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 10-21 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Rorie picks off the pass by Nicholas Rogers | 12-21 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 14-21 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton tips it but misses | 14-21 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | John Johnson picks off the pass by Steven Lenhardt | 14-21 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | John Alexander grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols, Nicholas Rogers, John Johnson | |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the reach on Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Lenhardt | 20-24 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman tips it in | 20-26 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Cory Hondo, Joseph Twyman | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | James Cleghorn is called for the reach on Richard Canada - foul #2 on James Cleghorn, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Roy Zenker is called for the reach on Dale Harbert - foul #1 on Roy Zenker, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Spence | 22-27 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-27 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons grabs the board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Richard Canada - foul #1 on Richard Canada, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Richard Canada, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers, Darrell Hand | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the wide open runner in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Twyman out of a doubleteam | 25-29 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno drills a jumper in the paint | 27-29 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno is fouled on the floor by Joseph Twyman - foul #3 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF) Michael Hamilton, Joseph Twyman | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | John Johnson is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) John Johnson | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Darrell Hand - foul #1 on Darrell Hand, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF) Kyle Nichols | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand connects on the floater from the left side set up by Claude Spence | 31-33 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-33 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Lenhardt | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel buries a runner in the paint | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 33-35 |