| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Louis Poulin (fresh) SF - James Lewis (fresh) PF - Joseph Knight (fresh) C - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin is fouled on the floor by Joe Jacobs - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Johnson steals it from Clayton Ellis | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin lays it up and in set up by Robert Johnson | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Guillermo Hernandez | 3-2 |
| 16:43 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Lewis and he's hacked by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF), Bryan Turner (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) James Lewis, Joseph Knight, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| 16:43 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Croskey - foul #1 on Gerald Croskey, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:09 | Oregon State | Jack Watson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SF) Louis Poulin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| 16:09 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:09 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is fouled on the floor by Bryan Turner - foul #1 on Bryan Turner, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:19 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 8-5 |
| 14:47 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson blows the dunk | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Oregon State | Jack Watson tips it in | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey buries a shot in the paint | 10-7 |
| 14:13 | Oregon State | Jack Watson's fadeaway is rejected by Freddie Robinson | 10-7 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 10-7 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the shot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | Oregon State | Jack Watson gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:57 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses short on a floater from the left block | 10-7 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 10-7 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 12:27 | Oregon State | Jack Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:21 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Louis Poulin (SG), Guillermo Hernandez (C) Jack Watson, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 12:21 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 11:53 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson is hacked by Clayton Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Knight (PF) Bryan Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:45 | Oregon State | Erik Hammonds picks off the pass by Guillermo Hernandez | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Poulin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Knight (fresh) 1 pts. C - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson scores on a shot in the lane | 13-11 |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Sean Starkey | |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Knight - foul #1 on Joseph Knight, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:40 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 10:38 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:28 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Clayton Ellis | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is fouled on the floor by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SF), Bryan Turner (C) Jack Watson, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | James Lewis takes the ball from Anthony Lynch | 14-12 |
| 09:07 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Louis Poulin | 16-12 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-12 |
| 08:42 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:20 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight lays it up and in | 18-12 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses long on a runner near the basket | 18-12 |
| 07:55 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 07:46 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (C) James Lewis, Bryan Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| 07:46 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 07:46 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Poulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Knight - foul #2 on Joseph Knight, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey (PF) Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:12 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 20-13 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it in | 20-15 |
| 06:30 | Oregon State | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Guillermo Hernandez - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Bryan Turner (PF) Robert Johnson, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Erik Hammonds, Sean Starkey | |
| 06:30 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:30 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Lynch | 22-17 |
| 05:47 | Oregon State | James Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 05:45 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch loses the ball out of bounds | 24-17 |
| 05:13 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-17 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (SG), Joseph Knight (PF) Louis Poulin, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits a shot from the right side | 24-19 |
| 04:36 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner is denied on a layup by Sean Starkey | 24-19 |
| 04:35 | Oregon State | Jack Watson can't tip it in | 24-19 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 24-19 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 03:43 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner grabs the board | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Lewis (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Knight (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bryan Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Knight | 26-19 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Knight takes the ball from Freddie Robinson | 26-19 |
| 03:12 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-19 |
| 03:11 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 02:57 | Oregon State | Doug Moore is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Louis Poulin (SG), Gerald Croskey (PF), Guillermo Hernandez (C) James Lewis, Joseph Knight, Bryan Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| 02:57 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:57 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Lynch | 27-21 |
| 02:16 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Croskey | 29-21 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Hernandez - foul #1 on Guillermo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SF) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:53 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 01:47 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| 01:47 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:47 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs tips it home | 30-23 |
| 01:11 | Oregon State | Anthony Lynch is called for the reach on Louis Poulin - foul #3 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Knight (PF) Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch | |
| 01:11 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:11 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Erik Hammonds | 30-25 |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Freddie Robinson is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Doug Moore | |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Shane Callas | 32-27 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | James Lewis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #3 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #14 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF), Bryan Turner (C) Robert Johnson, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-27 |