| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | George Garten can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the tip | 28-42 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 31-42 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Hans Smialowski (C) Walter Scalf, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Schurman | 31-44 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 34-46 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula's pass is intercepted by Thomas Schurman in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Schurman | 34-48 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Kunz | 36-48 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Schurman | 36-48 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Stiles | 36-50 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is hacked by Raymond Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Charles Estes (C) Russell Kunz, Lado Arambula, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kenny Coates and the foul's on Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Mark Deloach, Robert Hubert | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Eddie Grabill denies the turnaround by Jeremy Spurgeon | 41-50 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Carmelo Salazar is called for the reach on Matthew Czarkowski - foul #1 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Kenny Coates, Jason Pham, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Scalf - foul #2 on Walter Scalf, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Kunz - foul #1 on Russell Kunz, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Brian Roden | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes's pass is intercepted by Matthew Czarkowski | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Olin Prosienski (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Guthridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - George Garten (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach loses the ball out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG) Jerry Stiles | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Kunz and he's hacked by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #1 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (PF) Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Walter Scalf - foul #3 on Walter Scalf, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Lado Arambula (SG), Patrick Guthridge (PF) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Eddie Zurcher (PF) Brian Roden, Mark Deloach | |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Kenny Coates - foul #2 on Kenny Coates, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carmelo Salazar | 46-54 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | George Garten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar lays it in and the foul's on Robert Babb - foul #4 on Robert Babb, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF) Walter Scalf, Jason Pham, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-54 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Matthew Czarkowski steals the ball from Russell Kunz in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Brian Roden can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Brian Roden grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Carmelo Salazar denies the turnaround by Brian Roden | 48-54 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenny Coates | 48-54 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schurman - foul #2 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Charles Estes (C) Russell Kunz, Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Hans Smialowski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Raymond Robinson (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Robinson steals the ball from Donald Schiefelbein | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Scalf (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Grabill (fresh) C - Charles Estes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Garten (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | George Garten misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Scalf | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | George Garten hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 51-57 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #4 on Mark Deloach, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Jason Pham (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Lado Arambula, Donald Schiefelbein, Eddie Grabill, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, George Garten, Raymond Robinson | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 52-59 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Jerry Stiles is called for the reach on Kenny Coates - foul #2 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Olin Prosienski (SF) Walter Scalf, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Hubert | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Russell Kunz steals it from Thomas Schurman | 54-59 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates blows the layup | 54-59 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Roden | 54-59 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 54-62 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's pass is intercepted by Russell Kunz in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is fouled on the floor by Eddie Zurcher - foul #1 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses the wide open floater in the paint | 58-62 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Robinson steals the ball from Russell Kunz in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Brian Roden's floater is knocked away by Hans Smialowski | 58-62 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schurman - foul #3 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Estes (C) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (SF) Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman | |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 58-62 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Russell Kunz - foul #2 on Russell Kunz, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Lado Arambula steals the ball from Brian Roden | 58-62 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lado Arambula (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Estes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Roden (very tired) 9 pts. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Charles Estes steals it from Robert Hubert in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 63-62 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #4 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Lado Arambula, Donald Schiefelbein, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), George Garten (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Brian Roden, Raymond Robinson, Robert Hubert | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Carmelo Salazar is called for the reach on Robert Babb - foul #2 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Patrick Guthridge, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Pham | 64-63 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski is hacked by Matthew Czarkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF) Russell Kunz, Jason Pham, Eddie Grabill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach | |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Coates - foul #4 on Kenny Coates, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Estes (C) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Estes | 65-63 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Schurman - foul #4 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Hubert | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses the free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Kenny Coates is called for the reach on Jeremy Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenny Coates, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is hacked by Jerry Stiles - foul #3 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF) Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Roden - foul #3 on Brian Roden, team foul #14 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) George Garten | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hubert | 70-65 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Robert Babb is denied by Olin Prosienski | 70-65 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Russell Kunz, Olin Prosienski, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Brian Roden, Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher, Robert Hubert | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Schurman and he's hacked by Walter Scalf - foul #4 on Walter Scalf, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski is hacked by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #15 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SF), George Garten (PF) Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 71-68 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles snags the offensive board | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lado Arambula (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Jerry Stiles (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Garten (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | George Garten misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Guthridge - foul #2 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (SF), Charles Estes (C) Donald Schiefelbein, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-68 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | George Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-69 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge tips it home | 73-69 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Roden | 73-72 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Salazar | 76-72 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Jason Pham, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Brian Roden's pass is intercepted by Donald Schiefelbein in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 76-72 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Estes | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-72 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes is open and buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Scalf | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert travels with the ball | 78-72 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is hacked by Robert Babb in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Babb, team foul #16 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (SF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Robert Babb | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the finger roll | 79-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Stiles - foul #4 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #17 | 79-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Jason Pham steps in front of the Brian Roden pass in the backcourt | 81-74 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Hubert is called for the reach on Patrick Guthridge - foul #1 on Robert Hubert, team foul #18 | 81-74 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes grabs the board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Stiles - foul #5 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #19 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG) Jerry Stiles | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hubert | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Roden - foul #4 on Brian Roden, team foul #20 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Russell Kunz, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Roden | 85-77 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-77 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge grabs the board | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula runs out the clock | 85-77 |