| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:37 | Washington | The jump hook by Mitchell Cobb is blocked by Maurice Lokken | 31-38 |
| 19:35 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Charles Beckman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Charles Beckman tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Cobb - foul #3 on Mitchell Cobb, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Washington | James Hammond (SF) Mitchell Cobb | |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 31-40 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 18:38 | Washington | Carl Wagner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Carl Wagner - foul #2 on Carl Wagner, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:13 | Washington | Dean Canterbury denies the turnaround by William Ross | 36-40 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 17:37 | Washington | A charge is called on James Hammond - foul #1 on James Hammond, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Beckman swats the short shot by Paul Dunneback | 39-40 |
| 16:55 | Washington | The rebound goes to William Ross | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Washington | Carl Wagner misses the dunk | 39-40 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-40 |
| 16:05 | Washington | Charles Beckman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Nelson | 41-42 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is fouled on the floor by Carl Wagner - foul #3 on Carl Wagner, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Edward Boucher (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), Paul Blewett (PF) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, James Hammond, William Ross | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Blewett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Blewett - foul #1 on Paul Blewett, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:29 | Washington | The rebound goes to Charles Beckman | 41-42 |
| 15:07 | Washington | Walter Bettis takes the ball from Charles Beckman | 41-42 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 44-42 |
| 14:31 | Washington | Charles Beckman clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG) Edward Boucher | |
| 14:31 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:31 | Washington | Charles Beckman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-43 |
| 14:11 | Washington | Allen Nelson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | Washington | Charles Beckman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is fouled on the floor by Paul Blewett - foul #2 on Paul Blewett, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Robert Zentz (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (SG) Jacob Gilbert | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 13:42 | Washington | Charles Beckman gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:36 | Washington | Allen Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Washington | William Ross (PF) Paul Blewett | |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:13 | Washington | Charles Beckman snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:07 | Washington | Charles Beckman connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Allen Nelson | 44-45 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the floater from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 44-45 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mitchell Cobb - foul #4 on Mitchell Cobb, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (SG), Paul Blewett (C) Mitchell Cobb, Charles Beckman | |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:44 | Washington | Paul Blewett gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:19 | Washington | Carl Wagner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a runner from the left block | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 11:42 | Washington | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from Jacob Gilbert | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Blewett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a floater from the left block | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 47-45 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 11:07 | Washington | Allen Nelson pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:57 | Washington | William Ross misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 10:55 | Washington | William Ross tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a shot in the lane set up by Robert Zentz | 49-47 |
| 10:29 | Washington | Paul Blewett clanks a jumper from close range | 49-47 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Boucher (SG), James Hammond (SF), Charles Beckman (C) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, Paul Blewett | |
| 10:16 | Washington | Dean Canterbury swats the layup by William Ross | 49-47 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Boucher - foul #1 on Edward Boucher, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:35 | Washington | Charles Beckman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-47 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Edward Boucher - foul #2 on Edward Boucher, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG) Jacob Gilbert | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:14 | Washington | Charles Beckman grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:57 | Washington | William Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 52-47 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:35 | Washington | Charles Beckman snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:27 | Washington | William Ross misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 52-47 |
| 08:25 | Washington | Charles Beckman tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:41 | Washington | Charles Beckman knocks in the floater in the lane set up by James Hammond and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Carl Wagner (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), Paul Blewett (PF) Allen Nelson, Edward Boucher, James Hammond, William Ross | |
| 07:41 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Blewett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis banks in the layup set up by Robert Zentz and the foul's on Paul Blewett - foul #3 on Paul Blewett, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:09 | Washington | Robert Zentz takes the ball from Mitchell Cobb | 58-52 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a jump hook in the paint | 58-52 |
| 06:48 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:41 | Washington | Charles Beckman buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Gilbert | 58-54 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 06:20 | Washington | Charles Beckman pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:59 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb hits a floater from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Carl Wagner picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 58-56 |
| 05:40 | Washington | Carl Wagner banks in the layup | 58-58 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken buries a jump hook from the left block | 60-58 |
| 05:04 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jacob Gilbert | 60-60 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Blewett - foul #4 on Paul Blewett, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), James Hammond (SF), William Ross (PF) Jacob Gilbert, Mitchell Cobb, Paul Blewett | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:26 | Washington | William Ross scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Boucher (SG) Carl Wagner | |
| 04:26 | Washington | William Ross misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by James Hammond - foul #2 on James Hammond, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (SG) Edward Boucher | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:52 | Washington | Allen Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 03:27 | Washington | Allen Nelson gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Beckman (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Washington | William Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-62 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled on the floor by James Hammond - foul #3 on James Hammond, team foul #13 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), Paul Blewett (C) Jacob Gilbert, James Hammond, Charles Beckman | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:40 | Washington | Allen Nelson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb tips it home | 65-64 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for a carry | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:07 | Washington | Paul Dunneback steps in front of the Paul Blewett pass | 65-64 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:51 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 01:37 | Washington | William Ross connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Allen Nelson | 65-66 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 01:17 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Washington | William Ross drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mitchell Cobb | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Daly | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Washington | Allen Nelson is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles Beckman (C) Paul Blewett | |
| 00:32 | Washington | Carl Wagner is fouled on the floor by Paul Daly - foul #3 on Paul Daly, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Allen Nelson is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Allen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Allen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (SG), James Hammond (SF) Carl Wagner, Mitchell Cobb | |
| 00:03 | Washington | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Allen Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 00:03 | Washington | Allen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:03 | Washington | Allen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-72 |