| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Vaughn (fresh) SF - Christopher McCurdy (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Wolff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Christopher McCurdy inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UCLA | Joe Jacobs is called for the reach on Larry Williams - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:36 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Norman Wolff | 42-36 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 19:03 | UCLA | Norman Wolff's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Starkey | 42-36 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Williams is called for the reach on Joe Jacobs - foul #3 on Larry Williams, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Todd Harrison (PF) Larry Williams | |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Christopher McCurdy - foul #3 on Christopher McCurdy, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Lane (SF) Christopher McCurdy | |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Jacobs | 44-36 |
| 17:30 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joe Jacobs | 46-39 |
| 16:59 | UCLA | Norman Wolff buries a runner from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Norman Wolff pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:17 | UCLA | Joe Jacobs is called for the reach on Joseph Brooks - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Julian Soo (SG), Daniel Partin (C) Joseph Brooks, Paul Vaughn, Norman Wolff | |
| 16:01 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | Julian Soo makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | Julian Soo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Partin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis loses the dribble to Jeffery Bird | 46-43 |
| 15:18 | UCLA | Sean Starkey blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Lane | 46-43 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:45 | UCLA | Julian Soo grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | UCLA | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Jeffery Bird - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (PG), Christopher McCurdy (SF), Larry Williams (PF) Jeffery Bird, Robert Lane, Todd Harrison | |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Larry Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norman Wolff (C) Daniel Partin | |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Larry Williams swats the layup by Freddie Robinson | 46-44 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it home | 48-44 |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Norman Wolff scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher McCurdy and he's hacked by Joe Jacobs - foul #3 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (SG) Julian Soo | |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Norman Wolff makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Vaughn takes the ball from Freddie Robinson | 48-47 |
| 13:10 | UCLA | Paul Vaughn lays it up and in | 48-49 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is fouled on the floor by Norman Wolff - foul #3 on Norman Wolff, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Partin (C) Norman Wolff | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| 12:07 | UCLA | Larry Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 11:47 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Paul Vaughn | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McCurdy (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Partin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UCLA | Daniel Partin's floater is knocked away by Sean Starkey | 48-49 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:59 | UCLA | Larry Williams double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Joe Jacobs, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (PG), Julian Soo (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Todd Harrison (PF), Norman Wolff (C) Jeffery Bird, Paul Vaughn, Christopher McCurdy, Larry Williams, Daniel Partin | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | UCLA | Norman Wolff drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #3 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | UCLA | Norman Wolff makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Lane - foul #1 on Robert Lane, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:52 | UCLA | Sean Starkey blocks the short jumper by Norman Wolff | 55-52 |
| 09:50 | UCLA | Norman Wolff tips it in | 55-54 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas lays it up and in on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 57-54 |
| 09:23 | UCLA | Norman Wolff hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Lane | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Norman Wolff comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (SG), Christopher McCurdy (SF), Larry Williams (PF) Julian Soo, Robert Lane, Todd Harrison | |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Norman Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Norman Wolff misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 08:07 | UCLA | Norman Wolff buries a shot in the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Wolff | 62-59 |
| 07:46 | UCLA | Norman Wolff grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Paul Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McCurdy (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Norman Wolff (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | UCLA | Norman Wolff comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the dunk | 62-59 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch can't tip it in | 62-59 |
| 07:19 | UCLA | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 07:03 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:02 | UCLA | Paul Vaughn hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis loses the dribble to Paul Vaughn | 62-61 |
| 06:33 | UCLA | Norman Wolff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Daniel Partin (C) Joseph Brooks, Norman Wolff | |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Christopher McCurdy - foul #4 on Christopher McCurdy, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Julian Soo (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Todd Harrison (PF) Paul Vaughn, Christopher McCurdy, Larry Williams | |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Bird - foul #2 on Jeffery Bird, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Daniel Partin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 04:59 | UCLA | Daniel Partin can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 62-61 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Sean Starkey blocks the jumper by Daniel Partin | 62-61 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is fouled on the floor by Daniel Partin - foul #2 on Daniel Partin, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (PG), Paul Vaughn (SG), Christopher McCurdy (SF), Larry Williams (PF), Norman Wolff (C) Jeffery Bird, Julian Soo, Robert Lane, Todd Harrison, Daniel Partin | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:56 | UCLA | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Norman Wolff travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Paul Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher McCurdy (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Wolff (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Brooks - foul #3 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:05 | UCLA | Larry Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:05 | UCLA | Larry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:05 | UCLA | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 67-61 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Doug Moore is called for the reach on Paul Vaughn - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Paul Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Paul Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Larry Williams blocks the jumper by Clayton Ellis | 67-63 |
| 02:03 | UCLA | Larry Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:49 | UCLA | Larry Williams connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Vaughn | 67-65 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds | 69-65 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Vaughn | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks misses the 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is hacked by Paul Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Vaughn, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Norman Wolff grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Brooks - foul #4 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | UCLA | Larry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is hacked by Joseph Brooks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:13 | UCLA | Paul Vaughn loses the dribble to Doug Moore | 77-68 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Bird - foul #3 on Jeffery Bird, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:07 | UCLA | Larry Williams buries a shot near the basket set up by Jeffery Bird | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis runs out the clock | 79-70 |