| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) SF - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Steve Buchinski inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Michael Alexander swats the shot by Jeremy Peck | 29-23 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-23 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it in | 29-25 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 31-25 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | The jumper by George Carlino is denied by Garry Miller | 31-25 |
| 18:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 31-25 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is hacked by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Garry Miller, Steve Buchinski, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| 17:06 | Samford | Calvin Cline's pass is intercepted by James Sullivan | 31-25 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave's pass is intercepted by Calvin Cline | 31-25 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 31-25 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | George Carlino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Colin Musgrave | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is fouled on the floor by Colin Musgrave - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Steve Buchinski (SF), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Calvin Cline, Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Darrell Gerken (C) Darren McGann, Michael Alexander | |
| 15:08 | Samford | Colin Musgrave is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck - foul #3 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Steve Buchinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:51 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Rodriguez | 34-27 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken tips it in | 34-29 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Mark Jackson knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the runner near the basket | 36-29 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Garry Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Mark Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Gary Tellez, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Steve Buchinski (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Jeremy Peck, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| 13:14 | Samford | Calvin Cline buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Garry Miller | 38-29 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Steve Buchinski - foul #1 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Warren Witherspoon | |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Mark Jackson banks in the layup set up by Calvin Cline | 40-31 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Buchinski - foul #2 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Branko Lakowski (C) Jeremy Peck, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Harvey Sellers (PF) Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Lino Zarrineh (C) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Jeremy Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Steve Buchinski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 40-33 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Peck | 42-35 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's pass is intercepted by Calvin Cline | 42-35 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Michael Alexander picks off the pass by Steve Buchinski | 42-35 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Rafael Rodriguez is called for the reach on Colin Musgrave - foul #3 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Jeremy Peck, Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Felton Robillard (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, Colin Musgrave, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Warren Witherspoon - foul #2 on Mark Jackson, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken blows the layup but the foul's on Rafael Rodriguez - foul #4 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Mark Jackson throws it down | 44-37 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Garry Miller picks off the pass by Warren Witherspoon | 44-37 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Mark Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Witherspoon | 44-37 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Calvin Cline, Steve Buchinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), George Carlino (PF) Jesse Ortegon, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 07:49 | Samford | Mark Jackson jams it on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh | 46-37 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Michael Alexander (C) Felton Robillard, Darrell Gerken | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Samford | George Carlino swats the layup by Rafael Rodriguez | 46-39 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Steve Buchinski snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Mark Jackson is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Jeremy Peck, Steve Buchinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF) Gary Tellez, George Carlino | |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Mark Jackson steals it from James Sullivan | 46-39 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Garry Miller is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Steve Buchinski (SF) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SF) James Sullivan | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren McGann | 46-43 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Steve Buchinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave's floater is tipped away by Rafael Rodriguez | 46-43 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken tips it home | 46-45 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Mark Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steve Buchinski | 48-45 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Lino Zarrineh (C) Calvin Cline, Steve Buchinski, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken, Michael Alexander | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Garry Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Felton Robillard - foul #3 on Felton Robillard, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Jeremy Peck, Steve Buchinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Darrell Gerken (C) Felton Robillard, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Sullivan and the foul's on Lino Zarrineh - foul #2 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Garry Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #4 on Mark Jackson, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Steve Buchinski (SF) Calvin Cline, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-50 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by Steve Buchinski - foul #3 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Tellez - foul #4 on Gary Tellez, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Darren McGann | 52-54 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Garry Miller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Steve Buchinski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Peck - foul #3 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #12 | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the fullcourt shot | 52-56 |