| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Lucas (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is hacked by Robert Lowery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lowery, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | James Lucas loses the dribble to Robert Lowery | 25-30 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy buries a shot from close range set up by Denver Volz and the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch (C) Sean Starkey | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Jason Robinson steals it from Clayton Ellis in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Jason Robinson lays it in | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 30-33 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | UConn | David Bolin buries a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | James Lucas's pass is intercepted by David Bolin | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Marshall Bellamy - foul #2 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Herman Garnett (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Andrew Cobb, James Lucas, Anthony Lynch | |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Neville Thome | 33-35 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Leon Eoff steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leon Eoff - foul #2 on Leon Eoff, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Neville Thome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Herman Garnett | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) PF - Leon Eoff (fresh) C - Neville Thome (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:38 | UConn | Neville Thome snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Mark Osborne makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dwayne Shaw - foul #1 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Alan Mack (SF), David Bolin (PF), Henry Husky (C) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens, Dwayne Shaw, Leon Eoff, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SG) Erik Hammonds, Doug Moore | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Henry Husky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 14:23 | UConn | Herman Garnett denies the turnaround by Henry Husky | 36-37 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Henry Husky tips it home | 38-37 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Husky - foul #1 on Henry Husky, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Neville Thome (C) Denver Volz, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb, Herman Garnett | |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Anthony Givens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bolin | 41-39 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Neville Thome - foul #1 on Neville Thome, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Robert Lowery (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Alan Mack, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (PF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Leon Eoff grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Mark Osborne clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is hacked by Anthony Givens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Givens, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG) Anthony Givens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Herman Garnett (C) Erik Hammonds, Sean Starkey | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Denver Volz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Andrew Cobb | 41-40 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | James Lucas banks in the layup set up by Willie Longacre and he's fouled by Leon Eoff - foul #3 on Leon Eoff, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Mark Osborne, Robert Lowery, Leon Eoff, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch (C) Herman Garnett | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Jason Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Andrew Cobb, James Lucas | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG) Jason Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Alan Mack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Shane Callas picks off the pass by Neville Thome | 41-43 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Doug Moore | 43-47 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Denver Volz connects on the jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Denver Volz loses the dribble to Anthony Lynch | 45-49 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Dwayne Shaw is called for the reach on Doug Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Alan Mack, Denver Volz, Dwayne Shaw, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is hacked by Robert Lowery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lowery, team foul #10 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (PG) Doug Moore | |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Leon Eoff | 45-50 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Leon Eoff snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Robert Lowery hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leon Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is fouled on the floor by Jason Robinson - foul #1 on Jason Robinson, team foul #11 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Henry Husky (PF) Jason Robinson, Leon Eoff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) James Lucas | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:15 | UConn | Mark Osborne is hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Anthony Givens, Robert Lowery, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG), Herman Garnett (C) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Shane Callas takes the ball from Henry Husky | 47-52 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG), Clayton Ellis (SG) Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb | |
| 06:35 | UConn | Mark Osborne misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:33 | UConn | David Bolin tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 47-52 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 47-54 |
| 05:54 | UConn | David Bolin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Neville Thome hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Amado Esposito | 49-57 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Denver Volz knocks in the shot in the paint | 51-57 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Osborne, Denver Volz, Henry Husky, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Amado Esposito, Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Herman Garnett | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the wide open runner in the lane set up by Erik Hammonds | 51-59 |
| 04:41 | UConn | James Lucas picks off the pass by David Bolin | 51-59 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Starkey | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-62 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Starkey | 51-64 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 17 pts. PF - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Lowery | 53-64 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Lowery - foul #4 on Robert Lowery, team foul #12 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Clayton Ellis (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, James Lucas, Sean Starkey | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Mark Osborne is hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #3 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Andrew Cobb | |
| 02:28 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Denver Volz misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-69 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Neville Thome snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Mark Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-69 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is fouled in the backcourt by Denver Volz - foul #2 on Denver Volz, team foul #13 | 56-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Osborne, Dwayne Shaw, Leon Eoff, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lucas (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre grabs the board | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Denver Volz takes the ball from Sean Starkey | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #4 | 56-70 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | James Lucas pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 57-70 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it but misses | 57-70 |
| 00:26 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:21 | UConn | David Bolin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Jason Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | UConn | David Bolin dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Lowery | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre runs out the clock | 59-70 |