| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) SF - Corey Azevedo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Crane (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herman Nida (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | George Crane grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols is fouled on the floor by Wendell Shehan - foul #2 on Wendell Shehan, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), Arthur Krebs (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Frank Reed, Robert Nichols, George Crane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (SG), Charles Snyder (PF) Joseph Alberty, Wendell Shehan | |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Charles Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Bernhard takes the ball from Dannie Alberts | 26-25 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Ed Bible banks in the layup set up by Michael Bernhard | 28-25 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Ed Bible steals it from Charles Snyder | 28-25 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Dannie Alberts - foul #2 on Dannie Alberts, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG) Michael Bernhard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF), Frederick Goodrow (C) Dannie Alberts, Charles Snyder, Robert Owens | |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ed Bible - foul #2 on Ed Bible, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Ed Bible, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts (SF), Robert Owens (C) Dexter Tanner, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Bernhard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Azevedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herman Nida (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan clanks a driving attempt from close range | 30-26 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Michael Bernhard, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (SG), Charles Snyder (PF), Frederick Goodrow (C) Joseph Alberty, Wendell Shehan, Robert Owens | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida connects on the 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Ed Bible clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Herman Nida | 32-31 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner's pass is intercepted by Frank Reed | 35-31 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Ed Bible loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), Eric McKinnies (SG), Robert Nichols (PF), George Crane (C) Frank Reed, Ed Bible, Arthur Krebs, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Tobias (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Wendell Shehan (PF), Robert Owens (C) Herman Nida, Dexter Tanner, Charles Snyder, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric McKinnies - foul #2 on Eric McKinnies, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG) Eric McKinnies | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Corey Azevedo | 37-32 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-32 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | George Crane pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Michael Bernhard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Azevedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Crane (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | George Crane is hacked by Robert Owens - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG) Ricky Tobias | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan hits a runner from close range | 40-34 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Owens makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Herman Nida | 40-36 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Alberty - foul #1 on Joseph Alberty, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Robert Nichols, George Crane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (SG), Frederick Goodrow (C) Dannie Alberts, Robert Owens | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wendell Shehan | 41-36 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Giorgi | 41-36 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Giorgi - foul #2 on Kenneth Giorgi, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Frank Reed, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Tobias (PG), Chester Levasseur (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF) Herman Nida, Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Bernhard takes the ball from Dannie Alberts | 44-36 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols banks in the layup | 46-36 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Ricky Tobias hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Chester Levasseur | 46-38 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Frederick Goodrow steals the ball from Arthur Krebs | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Bernhard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Azevedo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Tobias (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chester Levasseur (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Tobias and the foul's on Michael Bernhard - foul #1 on Michael Bernhard, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG), Eric McKinnies (SG), Wilfred Tomlinson (SF), George Crane (C) Michael Bernhard, Ed Bible, Robert Nichols, Arthur Krebs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Robert Owens (C) Ricky Tobias, Chester Levasseur, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Owens clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by George Crane - foul #1 on George Crane, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, George Crane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Owens misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Nichols | 49-41 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 49-41 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alberty - foul #2 on Joseph Alberty, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard (PG), Ed Bible (SG), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) Frank Reed, Eric McKinnies, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (SG), Frederick Goodrow (C) Joseph Alberty, Robert Owens | |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs loses the dribble to Dannie Alberts | 49-43 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Frederick Goodrow swats the shot by Michael Bernhard | 49-43 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Reed (PG), Robert Nichols (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Ed Bible, Arthur Krebs, George Crane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Tobias (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Charles Snyder (PF), Robert Owens (C) Herman Nida, Dexter Tanner, Wendell Shehan, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Ricky Tobias travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan (PF), Frederick Goodrow (C) Charles Snyder, Robert Owens | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Reed (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Michael Bernhard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Azevedo (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Tobias (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Frederick Goodrow swats the short shot by Corey Azevedo | 49-43 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses short on a shot from the left block | 49-43 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Bernhard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Azevedo - foul #4 on Corey Azevedo, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Bible (SG), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) Michael Bernhard, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Charles Snyder (PF), Robert Owens (C) Ricky Tobias, Wendell Shehan, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | George Crane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Owens pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Snyder | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Snyder grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Krebs - foul #1 on Arthur Krebs, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (PF) Arthur Krebs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan (PF) Charles Snyder | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo loses the dribble to Joseph Alberty | 52-48 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Nida and the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #3 on Robert Nichols, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Nida - foul #1 on Herman Nida, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Frank Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Herman Nida | 54-54 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo is fouled on the floor by Dannie Alberts - foul #3 on Dannie Alberts, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Corey Azevedo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 55-54 |