| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 39-27 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Ronald Stansell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 41-27 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't finish the layup | 41-27 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Jason Auger gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Jason Auger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Peter Northcutt tips it home | 43-27 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is fouled on the floor by Ronald Stansell - foul #3 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (C) Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Micheal Kim - foul #2 on Micheal Kim, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 43-30 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a runner from close range | 43-30 |
| 17:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Micheal Kim | 43-30 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 17:23 | UConn | Jason Auger misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Auger - foul #2 on Jason Auger, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Jason Auger misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Auger takes the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 43-32 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Kevin Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Northcutt | 46-32 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Peter Northcutt pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jason Auger snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Ernest Lococo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Stephens | 49-32 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Canterbury | 49-35 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Ronald Stansell (C) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:33 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Kevin Stephens is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #4 | 51-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG) Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury lays it up and in on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 51-37 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly | |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Ronald Stansell is whistled for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dean Canterbury | |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ernest Lococo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Peter Northcutt steps in front of the Walter Bettis pass | 52-39 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Ronald Stansell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Zentz | 52-42 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Peter Northcutt drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Lococo and he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (PF) Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 10:48 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Dean Canterbury swats the short shot by Peter Northcutt | 55-45 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 55-47 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Kevin Stephens snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Peter Northcutt is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Christopher Buchanan (SF), Jason Auger (PF) Ernest Lococo, Peter Northcutt, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback | |
| 08:20 | UConn | Ronald Stansell's pass is intercepted by Maurice Lokken | 55-47 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski's pass is intercepted by Jason Auger | 55-47 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Ronald Stansell is fouled on the floor by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 07:42 | UConn | Jason Auger hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Clark | 57-47 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Zentz out of a doubleteam | 57-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Ronald Stansell can't connect on a floater near the basket | 57-50 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is fouled on the floor by Ronald Stansell - foul #4 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF) Christopher Buchanan, Oscar Clark, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 57-53 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Jason Auger scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 59-53 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Ernest Lococo grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ernest Lococo | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dikembe Abdullah | 61-55 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Paul Dunneback swats the short shot by Peter Northcutt | 61-55 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 61-57 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Ernest Lococo evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Stephens | 63-57 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is hacked by Paul Daly - foul #3 on Paul Daly, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (SF), Micheal Kim (C) Peter Northcutt, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Kevin Stephens can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Ernest Lococo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Jason Auger tips it home | 67-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Christopher Buchanan - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF), Ronald Stansell (C) Kevin Stephens, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Jason Auger (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Ernest Lococo's pass is intercepted by Walter Bettis | 67-64 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Peter Northcutt steals it from Walter Bettis | 67-64 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the lay-in | 67-64 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Kevin Stephens hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Peter Northcutt blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 70-66 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Kevin Stephens pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Kevin Stephens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Zentz | 72-69 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zentz - foul #5 on Robert Zentz, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (SF) Peter Northcutt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Kevin Stephens snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is hacked by Paul Daly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Daly, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF) Ernest Lococo, Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Jason Auger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Christopher Buchanan (SF) Oscar Clark, Peter Northcutt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jason Auger makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jason Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-72 |