| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) PF - Nicholas Babin (fresh) C - Anthony Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 19:38 | Oklahoma | George Beard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Peters | 31-28 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Daly | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 33-31 |
| 18:45 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:19 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Peters - foul #3 on Kenneth Peters, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF) Kenneth Peters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones blows the layup | 34-32 |
| 17:34 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the shot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 17:02 | Oklahoma | George Beard scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-34 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Mark Smith (C) Roger Anderson, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 16:15 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Donahue and the foul's on Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 16:15 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a shot from the baseline | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma | George Beard's floater is tipped away by Paul Dunneback | 40-36 |
| 15:28 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:04 | Oklahoma | George Beard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Beard, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Anthony Jones (C) George Beard, Joel Donahue, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Peters picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 40-36 |
| 14:28 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters lays it in | 42-36 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Nicholas Babin - foul #3 on Nicholas Babin, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:10 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 42-38 |
| 13:47 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the floater from close range | 44-38 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 13:14 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Mark Smith (C) Marvin Harrison, Nicholas Babin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Peters steals it from Paul Daly | 44-40 |
| 12:33 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Maurice Lokken | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:53 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Oklahoma | The jumper by George Beard is denied by Walter Bettis | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 45-47 |
| 10:30 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith tips it home | 47-47 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Walter Bettis | 47-49 |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Nicholas Babin (PF) George Beard, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer (C) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson banks in the layup set up by Marvin Harrison and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG) Marvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a turnaround from the left block | 50-51 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Zentz | 50-54 |
| 08:28 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Lokken | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the dunk attempt | 50-54 |
| 08:07 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 08:01 | Oklahoma | Paul Dunneback blocks the jumper by George Beard | 50-54 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Joel Donahue (SF), Mark Smith (C) George Beard, Kenneth Peters, Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Harrison | 52-54 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Roger Anderson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Anthony Jones (C) Roger Anderson, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 06:12 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 05:41 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:19 | Oklahoma | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by George Beard | 52-57 |
| 05:18 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:52 | Oklahoma | George Beard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-57 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:22 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Donahue | 54-57 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Oklahoma | George Beard gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Mark Smith (C) George Beard, Joel Donahue, Nicholas Babin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 03:48 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Smith | 54-57 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones's layup is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 54-57 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 54-57 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Mark Smith takes the ball from Dean Canterbury | 54-57 |
| 02:12 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Nicholas Babin (PF) Marvin Harrison, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 01:54 | Oklahoma | Walter Bettis steps in front of the Anthony Jones pass | 54-57 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 54-59 |
| 01:19 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 56-59 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | Oklahoma | George Beard is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Beard, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by George Beard - foul #4 on George Beard, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Paul Daly | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by George Beard - foul #5 on George Beard, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG) George Beard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:32 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Roger Anderson is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-64 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Roger Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Anderson, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:12 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:05 | Oklahoma | Dean Canterbury steps in front of the Kenneth Peters pass | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah runs out the clock | 56-65 |