| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Michael Howard inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Jamal Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 18-23 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Michael Howard banks in the layup | 18-25 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Louis Keith - foul #2 on Louis Keith, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Dunneback | 20-25 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Keith | 20-28 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a runner near the basket | 20-28 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Albert Ayon is fouled on the floor by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Michael Howard drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan and the foul's on Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Louis Keith is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Louis Keith, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 16:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Oscar Clark | 20-30 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Albert Ayon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 20-33 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 20-33 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:11 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 20-33 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 22-33 |
| 14:35 | UConn | The jump hook by Jamal Kelly is blocked by Paul Dunneback | 22-33 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Robert Cross (PF) Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Oscar Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Louis Keith | 23-36 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 25-36 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Oscar Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-36 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Cross - foul #2 on Robert Cross, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Oscar Clark is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark | |
| 12:26 | UConn | Robert Cross is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Albert Ayon is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 26-36 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Louis Keith snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Christopher Buchanan | 26-38 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jamal Kelly - foul #1 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | UConn | Michael Howard blows the layup but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Christopher Buchanan takes the ball from Robert Zentz | 28-39 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan hits the finger roll | 28-41 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana tips it home | 30-41 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Michael Howard is fouled on the floor by Israel Zambrana - foul #3 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Ricky Cook (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Michael Howard, Albert Ayon | |
| 09:07 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Wilfredo Molina is called for the reach on Jamal Kelly - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:54 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Oscar Clark grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Oscar Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Wilfredo Molina | 33-43 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Daly and he's hacked by Robert Cross - foul #3 on Robert Cross, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (SF), Albert Ayon (C) Oscar Clark, Ricky Cook, Jamal Kelly | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled on the floor by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:25 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Robert Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Louis Keith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF) Robert Cross | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Oscar Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #4 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Christopher Buchanan | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 41-43 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SG), Robert Cross (SF) Louis Keith, Michael Howard | |
| 04:11 | UConn | Paul Dunneback steals it from Oscar Clark | 41-43 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dean Canterbury | 43-43 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Oscar Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Louis Keith (SG), Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark, Ricky Cook, Albert Ayon | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Jamal Kelly can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (PF) Robert Cross | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Zentz and the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #2 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Jamal Kelly hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan out of a doubleteam | 49-45 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Zentz | 51-45 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Jamal Kelly tips it in | 51-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Zentz | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Michael Howard is hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #4 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Michael Howard misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is hacked by Christopher Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #10 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Dikembe Abdullah picks off the pass by Albert Ayon | 56-47 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Louis Keith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Keith, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Louis Keith hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Buchanan | 57-49 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Louis Keith is called for the reach on Robert Zentz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Keith, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Paul Dunneback steps in front of the Albert Ayon pass | 58-49 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Clark - foul #1 on Oscar Clark, team foul #13 | 58-49 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 60-49 |