| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Thomas Royal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Splawn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Nava (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Olsen, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Prunty (PF) Dennis Splawn | |
| 19:30 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-28 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's layup is rejected by James Prunty | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:46 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Hogge steals the ball from Antonio Walker | 23-28 |
| 18:06 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 23-28 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Nava - foul #1 on Michael Nava, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), Jess Waring (SF), Dennis Splawn (PF), John Eagan (C) David Flannery, Michael Hogge, James Prunty, Michael Nava | |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is denied on a layup by John Eagan | 23-28 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Olsen | 23-28 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-28 |
| 17:06 | Seton Hall | John Eagan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:53 | Seton Hall | John Eagan hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Royal | 23-30 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the finger roll | 25-30 |
| 16:30 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Thomas Royal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Stich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jess Waring (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Splawn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Eagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich drills a runner near the basket | 27-32 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Coughlan | 29-32 |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | Manuel Coughlan steps in front of the Dennis Splawn pass | 29-32 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Flannery (SG), Michael Hogge (SF), James Prunty (PF), Michael Nava (C) Michael Stich, Jess Waring, Dennis Splawn, John Eagan | |
| 14:13 | Seton Hall | James Prunty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | David Claunch pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | David Claunch scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Michael Nava - foul #2 on Michael Nava, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn (PF) James Prunty | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:28 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Nava | 32-35 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | David Claunch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 13:01 | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:44 | Seton Hall | David Flannery is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Flannery, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF) Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), James Prunty (PF) Thomas Royal, Dennis Splawn | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | David Claunch is denied on a dunk by Michael Nava | 32-35 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:11 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | David Flannery grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 12:01 | Seton Hall | David Flannery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fairly fresh) C - David Claunch (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Flannery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Prunty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Nava (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | John Wright is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 11:55 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:49 | Seton Hall | The refs have stopped play. Michael Stich is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Royal (PG), Dennis Splawn (PF) Michael Stich, James Prunty | |
| 11:47 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Nava is called for the reach on Robert Olsen - foul #3 on Michael Nava, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) Stephen Ayers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Olsen | 34-35 |
| 11:03 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Splawn | 34-38 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's floater is tipped away by Dennis Splawn | 34-38 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Marvin Wyse | 37-38 |
| 10:00 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 37-38 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse throws it down on a great pass from Antonio Walker and he's hacked by Michael Nava - foul #4 on Michael Nava, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Prunty (PF), John Eagan (C) Dennis Splawn, Michael Nava | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 09:13 | Seton Hall | John Eagan tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 09:11 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | David Claunch misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hogge - foul #2 on Michael Hogge, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG) Marvin Wyse | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn (PF) Thomas Royal | |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:29 | Seton Hall | Ernest Edmonson is called for the reach on Dennis Splawn - foul #1 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 08:13 | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Ayers | 45-40 |
| 07:47 | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn banks in the layup set up by David Flannery | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Flannery (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hogge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Prunty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Splawn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Eagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson misses the floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | David Flannery is hacked by Stephen Ayers - foul #1 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers, Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Royal (PG), Michael Nava (C) Dennis Splawn, John Eagan | |
| 06:57 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), David Claunch (C) John Wright, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Prunty - foul #1 on James Prunty, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn (PF) David Flannery | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:18 | Seton Hall | James Prunty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-42 |
| 06:16 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge tips it in | 49-44 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is denied on a layup by Dennis Splawn | 49-44 |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Michael Hogge | 49-44 |
| 05:49 | Seton Hall | James Prunty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Nava | 49-46 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Hogge steals the ball from Antonio Walker | 49-46 |
| 05:20 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Royal | 49-48 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Olsen | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava hits a shot from the left block | 51-50 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is fouled on the floor by Dennis Splawn - foul #2 on Dennis Splawn, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, David Claunch | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Flannery (PG), Michael Stich (SG) Thomas Royal, Dennis Splawn | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:08 | Seton Hall | Stephen Ayers steals the ball from David Flannery | 53-50 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by Michael Hogge during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Michael Hogge, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 03:35 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Flannery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hogge (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Prunty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Nava (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Seton Hall | David Flannery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:24 | Seton Hall | James Prunty tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance, Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Splawn (PF), John Eagan (C) Michael Hogge, Michael Nava | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it home | 57-52 |
| 02:21 | Seton Hall | John Eagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-52 |
| 02:19 | Seton Hall | John Eagan misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-52 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tips it home | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Seton Hall | John Eagan hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Royal (PG), Michael Hogge (SF) Michael Stich, James Prunty | |
| 01:32 | Seton Hall | John Eagan misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Eagan | 59-54 |
| 00:59 | Seton Hall | Marvin Wyse steals it from John Eagan | 59-54 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen lays it up and in on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | John Eagan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | John Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | John Eagan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Michael Hogge steals the ball from Marvin Wyse | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Olsen takes the ball from David Flannery | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled in the backcourt by David Flannery - foul #3 on David Flannery, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SF) Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nava (C) John Eagan | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:10 | Seton Hall | Stephen Ayers is called for the reach on Thomas Royal - foul #2 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 00:07 | Seton Hall | Michael Hogge scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Flannery | 62-59 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is fouled in the backcourt by David Flannery - foul #4 on David Flannery, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Claunch (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:01 | Seton Hall | Thomas Royal misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |