| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wendell Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Romain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Wendell Smith is called for the reach on Robert Olsen - foul #1 on Wendell Smith, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen's floater is knocked away by Joel Larocque | 27-33 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker tips it home | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Eberly out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:08 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Joel Larocque - foul #1 on Joel Larocque, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 32-36 |
| 18:08 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | John Spencer picks off the pass by Robert Olsen | 32-36 |
| 17:46 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer slams it home | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it in | 34-38 |
| 17:05 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Olsen - foul #2 on Robert Olsen, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG), Norman Haught (C) Jonathan Eberly, Joel Larocque | |
| 17:05 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 16:51 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | UNC Wilmington | John Wright takes the ball from Wendell Smith | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (SG), Shane Laine (SF), Antonio Bonk (C) John Spencer, Wendell Smith, Thomas Romain | |
| 15:54 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Claunch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Ayers | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | UNC Wilmington | Shane Laine scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-41 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bryant - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly (SG), Joel Larocque (C) Carl Sowa, Antonio Bonk | |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:23 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-41 |
| 14:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 39-43 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Joel Larocque is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Joel Larocque, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Wendell Smith (SF), Thomas Romain (PF) Thomas Bryant, Shane Laine, Norman Haught | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 12:54 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Romain - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 12:32 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Eberly - foul #3 on Jonathan Eberly, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG), Antonio Bonk (C) Jonathan Eberly, Joel Larocque | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:49 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wendell Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Romain (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Bryant picks off the pass by Robert Olsen | 41-43 |
| 11:11 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer is hacked by John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught (C) Antonio Bonk | |
| 10:57 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Wendell Smith steals it from Robert Olsen | 41-43 |
| 10:12 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:35 | UNC Wilmington | John Wright steps in front of the Thomas Romain pass | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| 09:20 | UNC Wilmington | John Wright steals the ball from Norman Haught | 46-43 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Haught - foul #1 on Norman Haught, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly (SG), Shane Laine (SF), Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) John Spencer, Wendell Smith, Thomas Romain, Norman Haught | |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:51 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | UNC Wilmington | The jumper by Thomas Bryant is denied by Jeffery Lowrance | 46-43 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 46-43 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Bonk | 46-43 |
| 07:54 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 07:34 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly is hacked by Kenneth Holt during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), David Claunch (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Norman Haught (PF) Thomas Bryant, Antonio Bonk | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Claunch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque is hacked by David Claunch - foul #1 on David Claunch, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 07:09 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Eberly | 46-45 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) David Claunch | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Wendell Smith (SF) Carl Sowa, Shane Laine | |
| 06:25 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain (PF) Norman Haught | |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 06:04 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Thomas Romain | 46-45 |
| 05:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Ernest Edmonson | 46-45 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 05:27 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:10 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Holt steals it from Joel Larocque | 46-45 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt jams it | 48-45 |
| 04:40 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 04:38 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:18 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith misses short on an open floater from the left side | 48-45 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 03:48 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:27 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), David Claunch (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (PG), Carl Sowa (SG), Shane Laine (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Antonio Bonk (C) John Spencer, Jonathan Eberly, Wendell Smith, Thomas Romain, Joel Larocque | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - David Claunch (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 02:59 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:59 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Wendell Smith (SF) Carl Sowa, Shane Laine | |
| 02:39 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Wright | 50-45 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) John Wright | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly (SG), Thomas Romain (PF), Joel Larocque (C) Thomas Bryant, Norman Haught, Antonio Bonk | |
| 01:53 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:25 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #4 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 01:25 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:25 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is intercepted by John Spencer | 53-45 |
| 00:57 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith lays it in on a nice dish by John Spencer | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Eberly - foul #4 on Jonathan Eberly, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | John Spencer is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Spencer, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:38 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Spencer | 57-49 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by John Spencer in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Spencer, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:30 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly hits a jumper from the right wing set up by John Spencer | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by John Spencer in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Spencer, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (PG) John Spencer | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:24 | UNC Wilmington | Wendell Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Bryant is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #11 | 60-51 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:15 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Romain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 62-51 |