| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) C - Jason Karr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux drills a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Richard Dean is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | Jason Karr is hacked by Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Tulane | Jason Karr buries a shot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Donald Brand | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Patrick Beier buries a floater from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Karr - foul #1 on Jason Karr, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Delbert Wilson - foul #2 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Richard Dean makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Brand | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Karr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Tulane | Lester Peterson loses the dribble to Donald Brand | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand hits the finger roll | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Patrick Beier's pass is intercepted by Jason Ferdinand | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds lays it up and in set up by Jason Ferdinand | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Lester Peterson dunks the ball | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 11-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Bradley Okonski (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Michael Breeze (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| 13:59 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes drills a fadeaway from the right side | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brad Johnson - foul #1 on Brad Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | Brad Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 12-11 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Oliver Hughes is called for the reach on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Oliver Hughes, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Bradley Okonski, Brad Johnson, Michael Breeze | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joe Jacobs and he's fouled by Lloyd Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Lloyd Scharfenberg, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Oliver Hughes | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the dunk but he's hacked by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (C) Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Freddie Robinson is denied by Jason Karr | 14-12 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Lester Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Freddie Robinson is blocked by Patrick Beier | 14-12 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it in | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bradley Okonski (SG), Michael Breeze (PF) Patrick Beier, Carl Lheureux | |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is whistled for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF) Lester Peterson | |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Donald Brand takes the ball from Michael Breeze | 16-12 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is called for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Carl Lheureux (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Richard Dean, Bradley Okonski, Michael Breeze, Jason Karr | |
| 09:44 | Tulane | Brad Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SF) Brad Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Lheureux denies the turnaround by Robert Boyer | 16-12 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Lester Peterson is whistled for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jason Karr (C) Oliver Hughes, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses long on a floater from close range | 16-12 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Lester Peterson snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:05 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG) Doug Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Breeze (PF) Carl Lheureux | |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Lester Peterson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 07:23 | Tulane | Richard Dean grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Patrick Beier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) C - Jason Karr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Richard Dean's layup is rejected by Garland Hipps | 16-14 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Patrick Beier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Dean | 18-17 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it in | 20-17 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 20-19 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Breeze - foul #1 on Michael Breeze, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Bradley Okonski (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Michael Breeze, Jason Karr | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski misses the jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Robert Boyer (PF) Joe Jacobs, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Oliver Hughes | |
| 03:50 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer double dribbles | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Bradley Okonski, Brad Johnson, Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Lester Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the tip | 22-21 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Lheureux - foul #2 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Jason Karr drills a driving attempt near the basket | 23-23 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Lester Peterson snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Robert Boyer is called for the reach on Lester Peterson - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG) Richard Dean | |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Delbert Wilson | 26-23 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Patrick Beier makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Oliver Hughes | 26-26 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Jacobs | 28-26 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Jason Karr tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-28 |