| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Swain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre White (fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 37-22 |
| 19:26 | Nebraska | Christopher Grubbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 19:25 | Nebraska | Andre White hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Swain - foul #3 on James Swain, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans (SF) James Swain | |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:59 | Nebraska | Christopher Grubbs gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Christopher Grubbs hits a floater in the paint set up by Larry Sirmans | 38-26 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | Andre White gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | James Hayes is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 38-26 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 41-26 |
| 17:11 | Nebraska | A charge is called on Lee Ellis - foul #3 on Lee Ellis, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (SG) Lee Ellis | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Ricca | 44-26 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | Andre White's pass is intercepted by Ernest Gibbs | 44-26 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Andre White - foul #1 on Andre White, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (SG), Charles Brown (C) James Hayes, Christopher Grubbs | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 15:43 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Neal (fresh) SF - Larry Sirmans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-26 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Andre White snags the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 15:17 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Logan Thornton is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Logan Thornton, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Hayes (PG), Lee Ellis (SG), James Swain (SF), Christopher Grubbs (C) Logan Thornton, Isaac Neal, Andre White, Charles Brown | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Christopher Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | James Swain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 44-28 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Andre White (PF) Larry Sirmans | |
| 13:26 | Nebraska | James Swain misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke loses the dribble to Andre White | 44-28 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Brown (C) Christopher Grubbs | |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-30 |
| 12:12 | Nebraska | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | James Hayes connects on the floater from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andre White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Charles Brown hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Hayes | 47-34 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-34 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Sines | 50-34 |
| 10:17 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Larry Sirmans (SF), Christopher Grubbs (C) James Hayes, James Swain, Andre White | |
| 10:17 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:17 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Ricca | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-37 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it home | 55-37 |
| 09:00 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-40 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis blows the layup | 55-40 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't tip it in | 55-40 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Charles Brown grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans travels with the ball | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Hayes (PG), James Swain (SF), Andre White (PF) Lee Ellis, Larry Sirmans, Charles Brown | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-40 |
| 07:28 | Nebraska | Christopher Grubbs misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Logan Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andre White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum's floater is tipped away by Christopher Grubbs | 55-40 |
| 07:08 | Nebraska | James Swain gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:04 | Nebraska | Allen Sines steals the ball from Christopher Grubbs | 55-40 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Grubbs | 55-40 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Christopher Grubbs | 55-40 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | James Swain's layup is rejected by Ernest Gibbs | 55-40 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is hacked by James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Donald Quinn, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (SG), Larry Sirmans (C) Logan Thornton, Christopher Grubbs | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | James Hayes takes the ball from Allen Sines | 55-40 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | James Swain misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 55-40 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 57-40 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (C) Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Jeremy Wilson (SF), Charles Brown (C) James Hayes, James Swain, Andre White | |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 59-41 |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 04:20 | Nebraska | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-41 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines tips it in | 61-41 |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans hits the finger roll | 61-43 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Logan Thornton steals it from Donald Quinn | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Wilson (fresh) PF - Larry Sirmans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Ralph Anderson picks off the pass by Logan Thornton | 61-43 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 64-43 |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton buries a jumpshot from the left side | 64-45 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton is hacked by Jimmy Finke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Logan Thornton - foul #3 on Logan Thornton, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:14 | Nebraska | Charles Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans hits the follow up shot | 66-48 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Isaac Neal | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Larry Sirmans - foul #2 on Larry Sirmans, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 68-53 |