| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (SF) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo | |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby lays it in | 28-21 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Jones | |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Vincent Kirby denies the turnaround by Ernest Gibbs | 31-21 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, Larry Frankel, Warren Carnegie | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | William McCurty clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #3 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 34-21 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty tips it home | 34-23 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Jamie Marquis (SG) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Jimmy Finke, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (SF) Gregory Bailey, Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Kirby | 34-23 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby lays it up and in | 34-25 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Carl Plum and he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-25 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it in | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #5 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Cameron Fry, Warren Carnegie | |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ernest Gibbs | 41-27 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Allen Sines | 41-27 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the shot from the right side set up by Allen Sines | 43-27 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 43-29 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the tip | 43-29 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca tips it back up and in | 45-29 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #6 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Ernest Hall (SG), Larry Frankel (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, William McCurty, Karl Portillo, Joseph Jones | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a driving attempt in the lane | 45-31 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the fadeaway in the lane | 45-31 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines tips it back up and in | 47-31 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #3 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #7 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Karl Portillo (SF) Ernest Hall, Larry Frankel | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Karl Portillo | 49-33 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines banks in the layup set up by Ralph Anderson | 51-33 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie makes the jump hook in the paint | 51-35 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a jumper in the paint | 51-35 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Anderson - foul #4 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Warren Carnegie | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor is fouled on the floor by Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Larry Frankel picks off the pass by Edgar Davis | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the jump hook near the basket | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca hits the follow up shot | 53-40 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses badly on a floater from the left block | 53-40 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Marson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis lays it up and in set up by Samuel Marson | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-40 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel can't tip it in | 55-40 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Vincent Kirby blocks the short jumper by Kelly Taylor | 55-40 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William McCurty | 55-42 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is called for a backcourt violation | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Jamie Marquis (SG), Karl Portillo (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Finke - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Karl Portillo - foul #2 on Karl Portillo, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Ralph Anderson denies the turnaround by Vincent Kirby | 56-44 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses badly on a runner from the left block | 56-44 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 58-44 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is whistled for a carry | 58-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the lay-in | 58-44 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the shot from the right side | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the tip | 58-46 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | William McCurty scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Alcazar | 58-48 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca loses the ball out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Gregory Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bailey - foul #3 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | William McCurty is called for the reach on Carl Plum in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 59-48 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar's floater is tipped away by Edgar Davis | 59-48 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Plum | 61-48 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-48 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 61-48 |