| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - David Severance (fresh) SG - Pablo Gonzales (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Eugene Schimke (fresh) C - Alan Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Severance | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | William Taylor comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 3-2 |
| 19:21 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | North Texas | David Severance comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | North Texas | Pablo Gonzales gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | North Texas | David Severance clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Schimke - foul #1 on Eugene Schimke, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | North Texas | Robert Jones grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | North Texas | David Severance misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | North Texas | Alan Walker snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke makes the shot near the basket set up by Pablo Gonzales and the foul's on Thomas Kidd - foul #1 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | David Severance steals it from William Taylor | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is hacked by Pablo Gonzales - foul #1 on Pablo Gonzales, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Pablo Gonzales - foul #2 on Pablo Gonzales, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Craig McDonald (SG), Odinan Ali (SF) Pablo Gonzales, Robert Jones | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | North Texas | Odinan Ali snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | North Texas | Alan Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alan Walker, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Hamby (PF), Jerald Hubbard (C) Eugene Schimke, Alan Walker | |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ray Niewieroski - foul #1 on Ray Niewieroski, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Charles Ray, Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Miser (PF) David Severance | |
| 16:16 | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | William Taylor clanks a shot in the paint | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Hamby takes the ball from Frank Lobdell | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jerald Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig McDonald (fresh) SF - Odinan Ali (fresh) PF - Richard Miser (fresh) C - Joseph Hamby (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell makes the 3 from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | North Texas | Richard Miser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Musso | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Taylor | 13-6 |
| 14:09 | North Texas | Odinan Ali double dribbles | 13-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Severance (PG), Michael Durham (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Eugene Schimke (PF), Alan Walker (C) Jerald Hubbard, Craig McDonald, Odinan Ali, Richard Miser, Joseph Hamby | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 13:31 | North Texas | Robert Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), William Taylor (PF) Charles Ray, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | North Texas | Craig McDonald (SG) Michael Durham | |
| 12:48 | North Texas | Craig McDonald buries a 3 from the right wing set up by David Severance | 15-9 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski tips it in | 17-9 |
| 12:15 | North Texas | Craig McDonald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-9 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 11:55 | North Texas | Alan Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:39 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Severance | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - David Severance (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Schimke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alan Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | North Texas | Alan Walker grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard (SG), Odinan Ali (SF), Joseph Hamby (C) Craig McDonald, Robert Jones, Alan Walker | |
| 11:11 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus is fouled on the floor by Eugene Schimke - foul #2 on Eugene Schimke, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Durham (SG), Richard Miser (PF) David Severance, Eugene Schimke | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Kidd | 20-11 |
| 10:09 | North Texas | Thomas Kidd swats the short shot by Odinan Ali | 20-11 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is whistled for a carry | 20-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Severance (PG), Craig McDonald (SG), Alan Walker (C) Jerald Hubbard, Michael Durham, Richard Miser | |
| 09:59 | North Texas | David Severance double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Taylor (PF) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | William Taylor hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Lobdell and he's hacked by Joseph Hamby - foul #1 on Joseph Hamby, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:54 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 09:43 | North Texas | Casey Landis is called for the reach on Odinan Ali - foul #1 on Casey Landis, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Odinan Ali misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-11 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kidd | 22-11 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-11 |
| 09:02 | North Texas | Odinan Ali travels with the ball | 25-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Jones (SF) Odinan Ali | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | William Taylor jams it | 27-11 |
| 08:25 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Lobdell - foul #1 on Frank Lobdell, team foul #6 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard (C) Alan Walker | |
| 08:25 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby misses the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 08:25 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-12 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-12 |
| 07:51 | North Texas | Robert Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-12 |
| 07:50 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby snags the offensive board | 30-12 |
| 07:38 | North Texas | Terrell Jones picks off the pass by Robert Jones | 30-12 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the dunk | 30-12 |
| 07:34 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby gets the rebound | 30-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - David Severance (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig McDonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hamby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerald Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), William Taylor (PF) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Durham (SG), Odinan Ali (PF), Alan Walker (C) David Severance, Craig McDonald, Joseph Hamby | |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is whistled for a carry | 30-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Miser (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 06:46 | North Texas | Odinan Ali drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Miser | 30-15 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | William Taylor scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Terrell Jones | 32-15 |
| 06:18 | North Texas | Odinan Ali hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Casey Landis - foul #2 on Casey Landis, team foul #7 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), David Gunn (SF) Terrell Jones, Casey Landis | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 06:18 | North Texas | Odinan Ali makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 06:18 | North Texas | Odinan Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | William Taylor knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Richard Miser - foul #1 on Richard Miser, team foul #7 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Severance (PG), Craig McDonald (SG) Jerald Hubbard, Michael Durham | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:57 | North Texas | Odinan Ali pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 05:50 | North Texas | Odinan Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 34-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Gene Dycus (PF) Charles Ray, William Taylor | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Jones (SF) Richard Miser | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-17 |
| 05:40 | North Texas | Alan Walker gets the rebound | 34-17 |
| 05:18 | North Texas | Gene Dycus is called for the reach on Alan Walker - foul #1 on Gene Dycus, team foul #8 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Ray Niewieroski (C) Thomas Musso, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Miser (PF) Odinan Ali | |
| 05:18 | North Texas | Alan Walker misses the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski grabs the board | 34-17 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) David Gunn | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:05 | North Texas | Alan Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 04:57 | North Texas | Alan Walker buries a floater in the paint | 34-19 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 04:41 | North Texas | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 04:23 | North Texas | Alan Walker connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Severance and the foul's on Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Terrell Jones, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), William Taylor (PF) Frank Lobdell, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | North Texas | Mark Hammond (SF), Joseph Hamby (PF) Robert Jones, Richard Miser | |
| 04:23 | North Texas | Alan Walker makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by William Taylor is denied by Alan Walker | 34-22 |
| 04:06 | North Texas | Alan Walker pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 03:43 | North Texas | Terrell Jones is called for the reach on Mark Hammond - foul #2 on Terrell Jones, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), Thomas Kidd (C) Stephen Thomas, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard (PG), Pablo Gonzales (SG), Eugene Schimke (PF) David Severance, Craig McDonald, Alan Walker | |
| 03:43 | North Texas | Mark Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 03:43 | North Texas | Mark Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Terrell Jones, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | North Texas | Odinan Ali (SF) Mark Hammond | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jerald Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Pablo Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Odinan Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Schimke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Hamby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | North Texas | Odinan Ali is whistled for traveling | 34-24 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Musso | 37-24 |
| 02:44 | North Texas | Jerald Hubbard knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Eugene Schimke | 37-26 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-26 |
| 02:27 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 02:22 | North Texas | Pablo Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 02:20 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 02:05 | North Texas | Eugene Schimke is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Eugene Schimke, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (PF) Frank Lobdell, Casey Landis, William Taylor | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Severance (PG), Robert Jones (SF) Eugene Schimke, Joseph Hamby | |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 40-26 |
| 01:25 | North Texas | Pablo Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-26 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ray and he's fouled by Pablo Gonzales - foul #3 on Pablo Gonzales, team foul #10 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Casey Landis (SF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | North Texas | Craig McDonald (SG), Richard Miser (PF), Alan Walker (C) Pablo Gonzales, Odinan Ali, Jerald Hubbard | |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:09 | North Texas | Alan Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:52 | North Texas | Richard Miser lays it in set up by Alan Walker | 42-28 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-28 |
| 00:22 | North Texas | Robert Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Craig McDonald | 44-31 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Craig McDonald - foul #1 on Craig McDonald, team foul #11 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Taylor (PF) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Hamby (PF) Richard Miser | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Joseph Hamby comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 45-31 |