| Lineup | UConn | PG - Liko Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jessen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ackley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Willie Birch is called for the reach on Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Willie Birch, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Ackley takes the ball from Ernest Gibbs | 23-31 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Liko Wang makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Jessen | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Chacon | 26-31 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Willie Birch misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Birch is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #4 on Willie Birch, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Willie Birch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-31 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it home | 26-33 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Michael Ackley is called for a backcourt violation | 26-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-36 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Liko Wang takes the ball from Nicholas Gregory | 29-36 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Robert Jessen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Liko Wang | 31-36 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Liko Wang grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Jessen | 33-36 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields connects on the jump hook near the basket | 33-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Liko Wang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jessen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ackley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Everett Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Nicholas Gregory steals the ball from Michael Chacon | 33-38 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields buries a jumper from the left block | 33-40 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Liko Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Michael Ackley hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-40 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Liko Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Michael Ackley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Chacon | 37-40 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Liko Wang's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Neth | 37-42 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Robert Jessen tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is fouled on the floor by Michael Ackley - foul #3 on Michael Ackley, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), James Sontag (PF) Paul Satsky, Robert Jessen, Michael Chacon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs, Joseph Neth | |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 39-42 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Liko Wang snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Edgar Davis steps in front of the James Sontag pass | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hurley - foul #1 on Robert Hurley, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SG), Karl Grimes (C) Robert Charles, Michael Ackley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Karl Grimes is fouled on the floor by Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jessen (SF) Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| 12:16 | UConn | Liko Wang misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kelly Taylor - foul #2 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Liko Wang misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Liko Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Robert Jessen snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Liko Wang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Jessen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Grimes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Edgar Davis is called for the reach on Willie Birch - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Chacon (PF) Karl Grimes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:29 | UConn | Liko Wang double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Ackley (C) James Sontag | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is hacked by Robert Jessen - foul #2 on Robert Jessen, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Chacon denies the turnaround by Allen Sines | 39-42 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Michael Ackley gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Robert Jessen is hacked by Jimmy Finke - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Robert Hurley (SF) Liko Wang, Robert Jessen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| 10:35 | UConn | Paul Satsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Fields (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Allen Sines, Joseph Neth | |
| 10:05 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Finke | 41-42 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Ackley steals it from Everett Fields | 41-42 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Michael Ackley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Edgar Davis, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Liko Wang (PG), Robert Jessen (SF) Paul Satsky, Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Ernest Gibbs (PF), Joseph Neth (C) Nicholas Gregory, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 09:37 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Jessen - foul #3 on Robert Jessen, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UConn | James Sontag (PF), Karl Grimes (C) Michael Chacon, Michael Ackley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Jimmy Finke | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Karl Grimes is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF) Everett Fields | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Willie Birch - foul #5 on Willie Birch, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Willie Birch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 43-46 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Liko Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines lays it up and in | 43-48 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Liko Wang makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jessen | 45-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Liko Wang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jessen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Grimes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Jessen picks off the pass by Joseph Neth | 45-48 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Joseph Neth picks off the pass by James Sontag | 45-48 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines loses the dribble to Liko Wang | 45-48 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Robert Jessen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Liko Wang pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Robert Jessen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Liko Wang | 47-48 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Chacon (PF), Michael Ackley (C) James Sontag, Karl Grimes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Nicholas Gregory (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it in | 47-50 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Liko Wang misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-50 |
| 04:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Ackley | 47-50 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Liko Wang is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) Robert Jessen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Joseph Neth | |
| 04:26 | UConn | Liko Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Chacon | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Chacon - foul #2 on Michael Chacon, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Liko Wang misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Edgar Davis - foul #4 on Edgar Davis, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Liko Wang makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Liko Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Liko Wang (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) PF - Michael Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ackley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Fields | 51-55 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Michael Chacon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Liko Wang | 54-55 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Neth | 54-57 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Robert Hurley drills a runner from the right block set up by Michael Chacon | 56-57 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hurley - foul #2 on Robert Hurley, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Robert Jessen (SF) Paul Satsky, Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Liko Wang lays it up and in | 58-59 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Everett Fields (SF) Carl Plum, Allen Sines | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Robert Jessen gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Michael Chacon is fouled on the floor by Joseph Neth - foul #3 on Joseph Neth, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Joseph Neth | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Michael Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Michael Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Nicholas Gregory - foul #2 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | UConn | Michael Chacon is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #5 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Jimmy Finke | |
| 00:47 | UConn | Michael Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Michael Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Michael Ackley snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Ackley is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Gregory - foul #3 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Ackley misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Carl Plum is called for the reach on Michael Ackley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Michael Ackley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |