| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Simone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Scholl (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Calabro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl is fouled on the floor by Daniel Crossman - foul #3 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF) Daniel Crossman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro is denied on a layup by William Simone | 41-46 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Roy Stewart is called for the reach on Mitchell Ralls - foul #1 on Roy Stewart, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy buries a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Calabro blocks the short jumper by Roy Stewart | 44-46 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | William Simone blocks the short jumper by Steve Scholl | 44-46 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro hits the finger roll | 44-48 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Calabro | 44-48 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the easy layup | 44-51 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Scholl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Calabro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Woodrow Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Simone | 44-51 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF), John Daves (PF), Michael Lane (C) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Clarence Patti, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jonathan Gillette (SG), Jeremy Greaney (SF) Mitchell Ralls, Thomas Cooper, Steve Scholl | |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette banks in the layup set up by Arthur Brown | 44-53 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Woodrow Barton - foul #3 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #1 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | John Daves clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Woodrow Barton - foul #4 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (SG) Woodrow Barton | |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Daves - foul #3 on John Daves, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Steve Scholl (SF) Arthur Brown, Jeremy Greaney | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Cooper | 47-60 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson can't finish the layup | 47-60 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl is called for traveling | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Gary Joy, John Daves, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jeremy Greaney (SF) Mitchell Ralls, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | William Simone is denied on a layup by Thomas Calabro | 47-60 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Stewart - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Simone (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Scholl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Calabro (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Cooper steps in front of the Michael Scott pass | 47-61 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper banks in the layup | 47-63 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses long on a shot near the basket | 47-63 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart tips it in | 49-63 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-63 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl tips it home | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | William Simone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Gary Joy (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), John Daves (PF), Michael Lane (C) Christopher Olson, Michael Scott, Daniel Crossman, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Jonathan Gillette (C) Arthur Brown, Jeremy Greaney | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls can't tip it in | 54-65 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | John Daves snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | John Daves lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Patti | 56-65 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper's pass is intercepted by Gary Joy | 56-65 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Daniels | 59-65 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Cooper | 59-68 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy tips it home | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Lane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steve Scholl (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Calabro (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Robert Daniels, Clarence Patti, John Daves, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF), Woodrow Barton (C) Steve Scholl, Thomas Calabro | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Olson | 64-70 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | William Simone swats the dunk try by Jonathan Gillette | 64-70 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman blows the layup | 64-70 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Jonathan Gillette is denied by William Simone | 64-70 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton can't tip it in | 64-70 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roy Stewart | 64-70 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits the follow up shot | 66-70 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), John Daves (PF) Gary Joy, William Simone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Steve Scholl (SG) Mitchell Ralls, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-70 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | John Daves hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton lays it up and in | 68-72 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #3 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF) Daniel Crossman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is hacked by Woodrow Barton - foul #5 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #4 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), Michael Lane (C) Michael Scott, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro (PF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Jeremy Greaney, Woodrow Barton | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | John Daves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti tips it but misses | 68-72 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | John Daves swats the short shot by Steve Scholl | 68-72 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cooper (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steve Scholl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Calabro (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Cooper takes the ball from Michael Lane | 68-72 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Steve Scholl is blocked by Clarence Patti | 68-72 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Clarence Patti, John Daves, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (SG), Jeremy Greaney (SF) Thomas Cooper, Thomas Calabro | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-72 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #3 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #5 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (SG), Thomas Calabro (PF) Arthur Brown, Jeremy Greaney | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Daniel Crossman is called for the reach on Steve Scholl - foul #4 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl misses the easy layup | 70-72 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl tips it in | 70-74 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the tip | 70-74 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette is hacked by Christopher Olson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the board | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #4 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls is hacked by Christopher Olson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | William Simone tips it in | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 74-77 |