| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Haines - foul #1 on Timothy Haines, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Parada | 27-26 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines banks in the wide open layup set up by Daniel Parada | 27-28 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Haines | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (C) Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | James Kirk is called for the reach on Gus Duca - foul #2 on James Kirk, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG) Jerry Stone, James Kirk | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Choe | 31-28 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Kifer - foul #3 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, David Heywood | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada lays it in set up by James Kirk | 31-31 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Parada | 31-34 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Timothy Haines - foul #2 on Timothy Haines, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's floater is tipped away by David Heywood | 31-34 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux tips it in | 33-34 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG) Jerry Stone, James Kirk | |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Gus Duca is blocked by David Heywood | 33-34 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Lee Mailloux blocks the short jumper by Daniel Parada | 33-34 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gus Duca | 35-36 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is fouled on the floor by Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, David Heywood | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Stone | 35-38 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is fouled on the floor by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (SF), Francis Frazier (PF) Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gus Duca, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Louis Choe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter is called for a backcourt violation | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Francis Frazier | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone is fouled on the floor by Rory Porter - foul #3 on Rory Porter, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Daniel Parada (SF) Jerry Stone, Patrick Smith | |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Rory Porter | 35-38 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Trump | 38-38 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Trump (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Rory Porter | 38-38 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | John Trump is hacked by James Kirk - foul #3 on James Kirk, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Lee Mailloux (C) John Trump, Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), David Heywood (C) Bradford Mike, James Kirk, Timothy Haines | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Louis Choe | 38-38 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Gus Duca is denied by David Heywood | 38-38 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | David Heywood pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Lee Mailloux steps in front of the Daniel Parada pass | 38-38 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Francis Frazier | 38-38 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Daniel Parada is denied by Rory Porter | 38-38 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is fouled on the floor by Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Curtis Werner (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Patrick Smith (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Larry Heikkinen, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier, David Heywood | |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Trump | 40-38 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG) Jerry Stone | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Kirk | 40-43 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-43 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Rory Porter (C) John Trump, Curtis Werner, Lee Mailloux | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Daniel Parada (SF) Bradford Mike, Patrick Smith | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is hacked by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the contested shot in the paint | 40-45 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines is fouled on the floor by Lee Mailloux - foul #1 on Lee Mailloux, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Louis Choe is called for the reach on Harvey Marine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Choe, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (PG), John Hazel (C) Jerry Stone, Timothy Haines | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | John Hazel is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on John Hazel, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Timothy Haines (C) Larry Heikkinen, John Hazel | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Louis Choe picks off the pass by Daniel Parada out of a doubleteam | 42-48 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Stone | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Louis Choe is called for the reach on Jerry Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Choe, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hazel (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine runs out the clock | 42-50 |