| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - James Sontag (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Willie Birch inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | John Douglas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Satsky | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:00 | UConn | The jump hook by Willie Birch is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 29-28 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Quinn | 32-30 |
| 18:06 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 32-33 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a floater from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 17:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Douglas | 32-33 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled on the floor by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:15 | UConn | Willie Birch lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is fouled on the floor by John Douglas - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG) John Douglas | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is fouled on the floor by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Willie Birch picks off the pass by Jesse Ricca | 32-35 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jamie Farrar lays it in on a great pass from Willie Birch | 32-37 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Willie Birch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Kyle Rohn (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 14:42 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 32-37 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Willie Birch is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Willie Birch | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:30 | UConn | Jamie Farrar knocks in the floater from the right side set up by John Douglas and he's fouled by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Willie Birch (SF) John Douglas, Loren Stinson | |
| 13:30 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn | |
| 12:50 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Birch | 32-42 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the easy layup | 32-42 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Gene Mackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 11:47 | UConn | James Sontag gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Paul Satsky loses the dribble to Jimmy Finke | 34-42 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the finger roll | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| 11:07 | UConn | John Douglas loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Willie Birch steals the ball from Carl Plum | 36-42 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Willie Birch drills a runner from close range | 36-44 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum drills a floater from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 38-44 |
| 09:42 | UConn | John Douglas tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:51 | UConn | John Douglas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis buries a jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Marson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Gene Mackey is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 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 | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jamie Farrar - foul #3 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:53 | UConn | James Sontag misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 06:53 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:53 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a floater from the left block | 42-48 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Kyle Rohn connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 05:43 | UConn | James Sontag snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 05:16 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:16 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Willie Birch (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| 04:59 | UConn | John Douglas misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 04:59 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:59 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-52 |
| 04:41 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | UConn | Willie Birch connects on the shot from the left wing set up by John Douglas | 42-54 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Satsky steals the ball from Jimmy Finke | 42-54 |
| 03:46 | UConn | John Douglas drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Willie Birch out of a doubleteam | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 03:19 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Allen Sines is called for the reach on Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Allen Sines, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, James Sontag | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is whistled for traveling | 42-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Loren Stinson is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Jamie Farrar | 42-60 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 44-60 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Loren Stinson drills a turnaround from the right block | 44-62 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Sines | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-62 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 48-62 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Jamie Farrar pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar runs out the clock | 48-64 |