| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Duane Russell (fresh) SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) C - Sean Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Frank Matthews | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Wicks | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the dunk | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duane Russell | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Delbert Powell - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Sean Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews's pass is intercepted by Jason Cowan | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Delbert Powell | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Sean Smith is hacked by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Sean Smith misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Edward Chapman, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Jason Cowan - foul #1 on Jason Cowan, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Wayne Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) SF - Christopher Mauk (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) C - Eric Bourne (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Wicks | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Parks | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Mauk | 6-7 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Christopher Mauk throws it down | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks lays it in on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Cowan | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks can't connect on a floater from the right side | 8-11 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Christopher Mauk gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Delbert Powell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Edward Chapman (SF) Trevor Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| 14:01 | UConn | Wayne Wright takes the ball from Arnold Long | 8-11 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Arnold Long steals it from Joshua Parks | 8-11 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Arnold Long misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Sean Smith tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman scores on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Arnold Long connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Sheets | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Arnold Long | |
| 12:34 | UConn | Jason Cowan is whistled for a carry | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Christopher Mauk, Hector Martin | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Bourne (C) Sean Smith | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF) Frank Sheets | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) SF - Hector Martin (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Wicks blocks the short jumper by Edward Chapman | 11-15 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Delbert Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duane Russell | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the tip | 13-15 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Jeffery Wicks - foul #1 on Jeffery Wicks, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Sean Smith (C) Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Sean Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Delbert Powell | 16-18 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Sean Smith pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone's fadeaway is rejected by Hector Martin | 16-21 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-21 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Sean Smith hits the follow up shot | 16-23 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses short on a floater from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Hector Martin - foul #1 on Hector Martin, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Edward Chapman (SF) Trevor Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin | |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the shot from the left side | 18-25 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arnold Long - foul #1 on Arnold Long, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Christopher Mauk grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Hector Martin buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Mauk | 19-27 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-27 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Christopher Mauk snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wright (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | UConn | Arnold Long hits a shot from the right block set up by Christopher Mauk | 19-29 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Arnold Long scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Mauk | 19-31 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell loses the dribble to Hector Martin | 19-31 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Hector Martin banks in the layup | 19-33 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-33 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Hector Martin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Parks - foul #1 on Joshua Parks, team foul #4 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Donnie Nelson, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Sean Smith (C) Arnold Long, Christopher Mauk, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| 06:15 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone's fadeaway is rejected by Hector Martin | 22-35 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the jumper from the left block | 22-37 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Frank Sheets snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Sean Smith is denied on a dunk by Duane Russell | 22-37 |
| 05:25 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Hector Martin | 22-37 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Joshua Parks is called for the reach on Hector Martin - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF) Hector Martin | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Trevor Stone takes the ball from Sean Smith | 22-37 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson can't throw it down | 22-37 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Delbert Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:28 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Jason Cowan - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #6 | 22-39 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 22-39 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Frank Sheets pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-39 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Wicks swats the short shot by Trevor Stone | 22-39 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Sean Smith snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Sean Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Sheets | 22-41 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-41 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Delbert Powell snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 22-43 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Delbert Powell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Cowan | 25-45 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Jason Cowan gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks blows the layup but he's fouled by Duane Russell - foul #2 on Duane Russell, team foul #8 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Hector Martin (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell, Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| 01:36 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #9 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG) Jeffery Wicks | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Hector Martin knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Arnold Long | 25-49 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Hector Martin steals the ball from Joshua Parks | 25-49 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Bourne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Matthews - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #10 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (C) Edward Chapman, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Bourne makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 25-50 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 28-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Christopher Mauk can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-50 |