| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Richard Wafer inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Richard Wafer drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 30-29 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Dodge - foul #2 on Michael Dodge, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF) Kenneth Webster, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Steven Buck loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (SG), Gregory Bakker (C) Bobby Young, Javier Pena | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Michael Dodge - foul #3 on Michael Dodge, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | Michael Dodge knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 32-35 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Steven Buck - foul #2 on Steven Buck, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Richard Wafer, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Paul Dunneback is blocked by Gregory Bakker | 32-35 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Dan Nugent pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Javier Pena snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Steven Buck loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), Richard Wafer (C) Steven Buck, Javier Pena, Dan Nugent, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang loses the dribble to Richard Wafer | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Charles Martel lays it in | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Richard Wafer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | The short jumper by Michael Dodge is denied by Xiaoping Huang | 34-35 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Kenneth Webster, Charles Martel, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Steven Buck connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Bobby Young - foul #2 on Bobby Young, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (SG), Richard Wafer (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Dan Nugent misses short on a jumper near the basket | 37-37 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Webster steps in front of the Bojan Wolinski pass in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Steven Buck can't throw it down | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Richard Wafer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Buck | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 39-39 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Webster | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) PF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Steven Buck picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 41-39 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Richard Wafer lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 43-39 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Webster | 45-41 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bojan Wolinski | 45-44 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Dan Nugent is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) Richard Wafer, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Michael Dodge is fouled on the floor by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (C) Steven Buck, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Michael Dodge can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Javier Pena - foul #2 on Javier Pena, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Gregory Bakker (C) Bobby Young, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Paul Dunneback denies the turnaround by Javier Pena | 45-47 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Bakker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vernon (fairly fresh) SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Michael Dodge comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Vernon | 45-49 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is whistled for a carry | 45-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (C) Kenneth Webster, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) James Vernon, Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Steven Buck hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Javier Pena | 48-49 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 48-52 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Bobby Young makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Buck | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Michael Dodge lays it in on a great pass from Charles Martel | 52-52 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Paul Dunneback is blocked by Charles Martel | 52-52 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Charles Martel pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (SF) Steven Buck, Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang, Maurice Lokken | |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 53-52 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Charles Martel (SF) Bobby Young, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Richard Wafer grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Charles Martel, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 3rd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Webster - foul #2 on Kenneth Webster, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (SF) Javier Pena | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 59-54 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Wafer is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Richard Wafer, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Richard Wafer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Richard Wafer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF) Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Steven Buck is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Bakker | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF) Javier Pena | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Steven Buck runs out the clock | 64-56 |