| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | James Smith is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) James Smith | |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 35-26 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Bud Cullum pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Dennis Jones takes the ball from Charles White | 35-26 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | John Wright knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Charles White misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-26 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a floater from the right block | 38-26 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bud Cullum | 38-28 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Curtis Porter grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | John Wright is called for the reach on Bud Cullum in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Charles White | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) John Wright, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF) Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-30 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-30 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Platt and the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 40-30 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a jump hook in the paint | 42-30 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Jeffery Lowrance steps in front of the Richard Huffaker pass | 42-30 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance hits the finger roll | 44-30 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Michael Platt steps in front of the Yuri Burakowski pass | 44-30 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits the finger roll | 46-30 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Jeffery Lowrance steps in front of the Khamisi Dare pass | 46-30 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance hits the finger roll | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-30 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Yuri Burakowski - foul #4 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (PG), John Wright (SG), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell loses the dribble to Stephen Ayers | 49-30 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Curtis Porter steps in front of the John Wright pass | 49-30 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Jeffery Lowrance is called for the reach on Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Stephen Ayers is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | James Smith is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 49-30 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 49-30 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | John Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Charles White | 49-30 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG) Richard Huffaker | |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-30 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Charles White makes the shot from the right block | 49-32 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-32 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Charles White gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | James Smith makes the floater from the right wing set up by Tracy Cruce | 49-34 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers's floater is knocked away by Thomas Mitchell | 49-34 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the follow up shot | 51-34 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Curtis Porter scores on a floater near the basket | 51-36 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | John Wright tips it in | 53-36 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Charles White splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Stephen Ayers, John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Khamisi Dare (PF) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the lay-in | 53-38 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Bud Cullum is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse - foul #2 on Bud Cullum, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Charles White | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Jeffery Lowrance blocks the jumper by Bud Cullum | 53-38 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Bud Cullum tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rolon - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Richard Huffaker, Curtis Porter, Khamisi Dare | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) James Smith | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles White (C) Yuri Burakowski | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker loses the dribble to Marvin Wyse | 57-40 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse dunks the ball | 59-40 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Bud Cullum hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it back up and in | 61-43 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Manuel Coughlan is called for the reach on Charles White - foul #3 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Marvin Wyse, John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Khamisi Dare (PF) Thomas Mitchell | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bud Cullum - foul #3 on Bud Cullum, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is whistled for traveling | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (C) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker can't tip it in | 63-45 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Curtis Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Bud Cullum grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Bud Cullum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses short on a runner from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Curtis Porter | |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Coughlan | 66-47 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-47 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Charles White pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 66-50 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Bud Cullum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Holt and he's fouled by Tracy Cruce - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Bud Cullum clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 71-53 |