| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Leif Preston inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UConn | Robert Callahan takes the ball from Matthew O'Hearn in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Sean Ornstein steps in front of the Robert Callahan pass | 34-31 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Haag - foul #2 on Fred Haag, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF) Fred Haag, Timothy Miller | |
| 19:11 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Sean Ornstein - foul #1 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG) Clinton Englund | |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:37 | UConn | James Elkins steals the ball from Harold Banks | 36-33 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Sean Ornstein picks off the pass by Fred Haag | 36-33 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Elkins - foul #1 on James Elkins, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Jerome Devita (SF), Billy Bryant (C) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Robert Callahan | |
| 18:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | James Elkins buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Clinton Englund and he's fouled by George Huff - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Robert Callahan (C) Jeremiah Church, Henry Williams | |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Jerome Devita drills a shot from the baseline set up by George Huff | 40-36 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:15 | UConn | George Huff loses the dribble to James Elkins in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Matthew O'Hearn steals it from James Elkins | 40-36 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Mark Rhames throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Martin Keaney (SF) Mark Rhames, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Harold Banks, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) Martin Keaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | UConn | George Huff misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Jerome Devita is called for the reach on Joseph Burdett - foul #3 on Jerome Devita, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (PG), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) George Huff, Jerome Devita, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller, Joseph Burdett, Henry Williams | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Martin Keaney (fresh) SG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Haag | 40-40 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Robert Callahan blocks the short jumper by Leif Preston | 40-40 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | James Elkins hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Callahan | 40-42 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn buries a floater from the baseline set up by Leif Preston | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | James Elkins can't connect on a shot from close range | 42-42 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Martin Keaney grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Leif Preston grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Harold Banks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew O'Hearn - foul #2 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), George Huff (SG), Jerome Devita (SF), Billy Bryant (PF) Martin Keaney, Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Henry Williams (C) Fred Haag, Donald Galligan, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Jerome Devita is fouled on the floor by Timothy Miller - foul #1 on Timothy Miller, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG) Anthony Stanley | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Mark Rhames drills a shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Billy Bryant denies the turnaround by Joseph Burdett | 44-43 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) SG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Mark Rhames loses the dribble to Jeremiah Church in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller is hacked by Jerome Devita - foul #4 on Jerome Devita, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Clinton Englund, Joseph Burdett | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeremiah Church - foul #3 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) George Huff, Jerome Devita, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG) Fred Haag | |
| 10:51 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 10:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Ornstein | 46-45 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Church | 46-48 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Ornstein | 48-48 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams drills a floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Mark Rhames double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Jerome Devita (PF) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jeremiah Church, Clinton Englund, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Stanley | 48-53 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Jerome Devita is called for a charge - foul #5 on Jerome Devita, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Billy Bryant (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Elkins (PF) Joseph Burdett | |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Mark Rhames - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) George Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Anthony Stanley, Donald Galligan, James Elkins | |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Robert Callahan steps in front of the Mark Rhames pass | 48-55 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Sean Ornstein snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:30 | UConn | The jump hook by Mark Rhames is blocked by Joseph Burdett | 48-55 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Sean Ornstein hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Keaney (fairly fresh) SF - Leif Preston (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Billy Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Sean Ornstein (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Haag (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Callahan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Burdett | 50-57 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Callahan - foul #1 on Robert Callahan, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (PG), Harold Banks (SG), Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Mark Rhames, Martin Keaney, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Jeremiah Church, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, Joseph Burdett, Robert Callahan | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Sean Ornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams double dribbles | 52-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG) Clinton Englund | |
| 05:48 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Harold Banks is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew O'Hearn | 54-57 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew O'Hearn is called for the reach on Henry Williams - foul #3 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Martin Keaney (SF), Billy Bryant (C) George Huff, Leif Preston, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG), Timothy Miller (SF) Fred Haag, Donald Galligan | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Matthew O'Hearn | 54-58 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Clinton Englund steps in front of the Martin Keaney pass in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley banks in the layup set up by Clinton Englund | 54-60 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Harold Banks is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Miller | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund is fouled on the floor by Matthew O'Hearn - foul #4 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), Robert Callahan (PF) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Mark Rhames is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Williams - foul #3 on Henry Williams, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), James Elkins (PF) Fred Haag, Henry Williams | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Martin Keaney makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Banks | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Mark Rhames grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Banks (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Elkins (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:51 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses long on a jumper in the paint | 56-61 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Mark Rhames grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Mark Rhames connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Billy Bryant | 58-61 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, Martin Keaney, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Henry Williams (C) Jeremiah Church, Clinton Englund, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Fred Haag - foul #3 on Fred Haag, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG) George Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller (SF), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett, Henry Williams | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leif Preston - foul #2 on Leif Preston, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Harold Banks gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the turnaround in the paint | 59-61 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Haag | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Harold Banks is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Mark Rhames is called for the reach on Robert Callahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Rhames, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |