| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 7 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Box scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nathan Ryan and he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 21-29 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-29 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 23-29 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | James Zeiner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Howell | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Zeiner - foul #3 on James Zeiner, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdullah steps in front of the Robert Howell pass in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Nathan Ryan steals it from Maurice Lokken | 24-32 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | James Zeiner's pass is intercepted by Maurice Lokken | 24-32 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-32 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | James Zeiner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 24-32 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback loses the dribble to Robert Howell | 24-32 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Robert Howell's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), David Hower (SF), Robert Conley (C) Robert Howell, Richard Hua, Marvin Box | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Hower (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the floater from the right side | 24-34 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | James Zeiner connects on the 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | James Vernon gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Robert Conley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Richard Hua (SF), Marvin Box (C) Leroy Haring, James Zeiner, Nathan Ryan | |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-37 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Robert Conley | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Richard Hua grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits a runner in the lane set up by Richard Hua | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - James Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it in | 31-39 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Richard Hua comes up short on the shot from close range | 31-39 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the follow up shot | 31-41 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bojan Wolinski | 33-41 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Richard Hua knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Howell and he's fouled by Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Leroy Haring, David Hower | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Box snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is fouled on the floor by Xiaoping Huang - foul #2 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Marvin Box | |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Xiaoping Huang - foul #3 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Robert Howell | |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it but misses | 33-44 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 33-44 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan's pass is intercepted by Maurice Lokken | 33-44 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | James Zeiner steals the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 33-44 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | James Zeiner hits the finger roll | 33-46 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it up and in set up by James Vernon | 35-46 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Vernon | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 10 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | James Vernon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 38-46 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nathan Ryan, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), David Hower (SF), Marvin Box (C) Leroy Haring, Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 41-46 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | David Hower is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Box | 41-49 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a shot from close range | 43-49 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Howell | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-51 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | David Hower grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | James Zeiner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Box | 43-54 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 45-54 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | James Zeiner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-54 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | James Zeiner snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | James Zeiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang's floater is tipped away by Marvin Box | 45-54 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Robert Howell grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) David Hower, Robert Conley | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Howell is denied by Dean Canterbury | 45-54 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Box tips it home | 45-56 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Dean Canterbury is blocked by Marvin Box | 45-56 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Richard Hua grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 10 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the floater from the left side | 45-58 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the jumper from the left side | 45-58 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it home | 47-58 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | James Zeiner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Nathan Ryan is called for the reach on Xiaoping Huang - foul #3 on Nathan Ryan, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG) James Zeiner | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Xiaoping Huang | 50-60 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdullah takes the ball from Nathan Ryan | 50-60 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a shot near the basket | 50-60 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Richard Hua gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Box clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (SG) David Hower | |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Nathan Ryan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the tip | 52-64 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Box | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Robert Howell - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |