| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) C - Gene Dycus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jonathan Bouldin (fresh) SG - Robert Pless (fresh) SF - Edward Everhart (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) C - Scott Martello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses the dunk | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Pepperdine | Stephen Thomas is called for the reach on Edward Everhart - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Rudy Spencer blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Wayne Dixon | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Jonathan Bouldin takes the ball from Rudy Spencer in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), William Brenneman (SF), David Spiers (PF), Victor Stinson (C) Jonathan Bouldin, Edward Everhart, Wayne Dixon, Scott Martello | |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless misses the easy layup | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Ray | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Six and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon (PF) Victor Stinson | |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffrey Six (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brenneman (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Spiers (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Pepperdine | David Spiers pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | Pepperdine | David Spiers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is hacked by William Brenneman in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brenneman, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), John Smith (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Roy Fong (PF), Scott Martello (C) Jeffrey Six, Robert Pless, William Brenneman, Wayne Dixon, David Spiers | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Ray | 8-5 |
| 14:24 | Pepperdine | Rudy Spencer steps in front of the John Smith pass | 8-5 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:56 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Perry (SG), Wayne Dixon (PF) John Smith, Roy Fong | |
| 13:37 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin loses the dribble to Gerald Greene in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:00 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Robert Pless (SG), William Brenneman (SF), David Spiers (C) Jonathan Bouldin, George Perry, Edward Everhart, Scott Martello | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Six - foul #1 on Jeffrey Six, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the jump hook from close range | 10-8 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman knocks in the floater from the right block | 10-10 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | John Jones tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffrey Six (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pless (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brenneman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Spiers (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Pepperdine | David Gunn denies the turnaround by Robert Pless | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman tips it in | 12-12 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is fouled on the floor by William Brenneman - foul #2 on William Brenneman, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Charles Ray, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), Edward Everhart (SF), Roy Fong (PF), Victor Stinson (C) Jeffrey Six, William Brenneman, Wayne Dixon, David Spiers | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 11:14 | Pepperdine | Roy Fong pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:07 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Stinson | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Musso and he's fouled by Roy Fong - foul #1 on Roy Fong, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (SG), Scott Martello (C) Robert Pless, Victor Stinson | |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is hacked by Gerald Greene - foul #1 on Gerald Greene, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Spiers (SF) Edward Everhart | |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Rudy Spencer steps in front of the John Smith pass | 14-14 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Pepperdine | John Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Pless (SG), Wayne Dixon (PF) John Smith, Roy Fong | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by David Spiers - foul #1 on David Spiers, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Edward Everhart (SF), Victor Stinson (C) Jonathan Bouldin, David Spiers, Scott Martello | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:57 | Pepperdine | David Gunn picks off the pass by Edward Everhart | 20-14 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Six | 22-17 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:07 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:52 | Pepperdine | Casey Landis steps in front of the Robert Pless pass | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Pless is called for the reach on Charles Ray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Pless, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (PG), George Perry (SF), David Spiers (PF) Jeffrey Six, Edward Everhart, Wayne Dixon | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Pless (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Perry (fresh) PF - David Spiers (fresh) C - Victor Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Pepperdine | George Perry's floater is tipped away by Gene Dycus | 24-17 |
| 07:27 | Pepperdine | George Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:11 | Pepperdine | John Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Stinson | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rudy Spencer | 27-20 |
| 06:47 | Pepperdine | David Spiers lays it in | 27-22 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Stinson - foul #1 on Victor Stinson, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), David Gunn (PF) Charles Ray, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), Roy Fong (PF), Scott Martello (C) John Smith, Robert Pless, Victor Stinson | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:28 | Pepperdine | George Perry misses the shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 06:27 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to David Spiers | 29-22 |
| 06:12 | Pepperdine | George Perry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus's layup is rejected by Scott Martello | 29-22 |
| 05:53 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:49 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | David Gunn gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 05:29 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:17 | Pepperdine | David Gunn steps in front of the Roy Fong pass | 29-22 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene travels in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Stephen Thomas, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Robert Pless (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) Jonathan Bouldin, George Perry, David Spiers, Roy Fong | |
| 05:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | John Jones tips it home | 31-22 |
| 04:39 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Casey Landis | 31-22 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-22 |
| 04:19 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | Charles Ray is called for the reach on Edward Everhart - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson (C) Scott Martello | |
| 03:43 | Pepperdine | Casey Landis steals the ball from Wayne Dixon | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffrey Six (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pless (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Everhart (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray loses the dribble to Edward Everhart in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 03:40 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon slams it home set up by Edward Everhart | 31-24 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 03:28 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Victor Stinson | 31-24 |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Charles Ray - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), William Brenneman (SF), Roy Fong (PF) Robert Pless, Edward Everhart, Wayne Dixon | |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by David Gunn is blocked by William Brenneman | 31-27 |
| 03:06 | Pepperdine | Roy Fong snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:56 | Pepperdine | Casey Landis swats the layup by Jeffrey Six | 31-27 |
| 02:54 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Roy Fong is called for the reach on David Gunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Fong, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), John Jones (C) Casey Landis, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (SG), David Spiers (C) Jeffrey Six, Victor Stinson | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:31 | Pepperdine | Thomas Musso takes the ball from David Spiers | 33-29 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso lays it in | 35-29 |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is hacked by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Rudy Spencer (PF) Gerald Greene, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Pless (SG), George Perry (SF) John Smith, Roy Fong | |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman makes the floater from the left block | 35-31 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | David Spiers misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 01:37 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | William Brenneman denies the turnaround by Charles Ray | 38-31 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | George Perry is denied on a dunk by Rudy Spencer | 38-31 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Edward Everhart (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Scott Martello (C) Jonathan Bouldin, George Perry, William Brenneman, David Spiers | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis tips it in | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-31 |