| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Trey Masterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-22 |
| 19:36 | UCLA | Gary Howard grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 19:21 | UCLA | Gregory Titus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-22 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the runner from close range | 30-22 |
| 19:04 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-22 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Zentz | 30-25 |
| 18:25 | UCLA | Paul Dunneback steals it from Gary Howard | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Titus - foul #1 on Gregory Titus, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | UCLA | Gregory Titus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:09 | UCLA | Gregory Titus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 30-27 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Gary Sheehan - foul #1 on Gary Sheehan, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dewayne Waters (PF), Larry Burdett (C) Gary Sheehan, Gary Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Trey Masterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewayne Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Burdett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UCLA | Gregory Titus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Francisco Lopez (SG), Gary Sheehan (PF), Gary Howard (C) Trey Masterson, Gregory Whitehead, Dewayne Waters, Larry Burdett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 15:36 | UCLA | Gregory Titus makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Gary Howard snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Gary Howard buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Lopez | 35-30 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 14:01 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 35-33 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-33 |
| 13:50 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Howard | 35-33 |
| 13:30 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (PG), Gregory Whitehead (SF), Larry Burdett (PF) Larry Byrnes, Gregory Titus, Gary Sheehan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 13:30 | UCLA | Gary Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:30 | UCLA | Gary Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury throws it down set up by Paul Daly and the foul's on Trey Masterson - foul #2 on Trey Masterson, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dewayne Waters (PF) Gary Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:50 | UCLA | Francisco Lopez hits the finger roll | 39-36 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Paul Dunneback is denied by Larry Burdett | 39-36 |
| 12:33 | UCLA | Trey Masterson gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:17 | UCLA | Trey Masterson is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SG), Gary Sheehan (PF) Francisco Lopez, Dewayne Waters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:08 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| 11:48 | UCLA | Trey Masterson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Trey Masterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Burdett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it in set up by Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Larry Burdett - foul #3 on Larry Burdett, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Howard (C) Larry Burdett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:23 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Sheehan | 41-38 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Trey Masterson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Trey Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Trey Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a turnaround in the lane | 43-40 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is called for 5 seconds | 43-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:01 | UCLA | Gary Howard is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Burdett (PF) Gary Sheehan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:56 | UCLA | Trey Masterson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Gary Howard scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Gary Howard swats the dunk try by Walter Bettis | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:52 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-43 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Larry Burdett tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:22 | UCLA | Gary Howard pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:04 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Francisco Lopez (SG), Gary Sheehan (PF) Trey Masterson, Gregory Titus, Gary Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Francisco Lopez picks off the pass by Walter Bettis | 49-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Larry Byrnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francisco Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Burdett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 49-43 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Larry Burdett blocks the jumper by Walter Bettis | 49-43 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 49-45 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SF), Gary Howard (C) Gregory Whitehead, Larry Burdett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 51-47 |
| 06:21 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gregory Titus, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (PG) Larry Byrnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| 05:49 | UCLA | The short jumper by Gary Howard is denied by Dean Canterbury | 51-47 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Francisco Lopez - foul #1 on Francisco Lopez, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:12 | UCLA | Trey Masterson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's layup is rejected by Gary Sheehan | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | UCLA | Gary Howard gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:54 | UCLA | Gary Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SF) Francisco Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Burdett (PF) Gary Sheehan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 04:11 | UCLA | Gregory Titus connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the floater in the lane | 53-49 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Gregory Titus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Gregory Titus grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Trey Masterson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Burdett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Gregory Titus drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Trey Masterson | 56-49 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled on the floor by Gregory Whitehead - foul #1 on Gregory Whitehead, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Francisco Lopez (PG), Gary Sheehan (PF) Trey Masterson, Gary Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:57 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (PG) Francisco Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 02:37 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz blows the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Whitehead - foul #2 on Gregory Whitehead, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Howard (C) Larry Burdett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 02:17 | UCLA | Gary Howard grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead hits a shot from the right block set up by Gregory Titus and he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury knocks in the jumper near the basket | 58-54 |
| 01:12 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | UCLA | Gregory Titus loses the dribble to Dean Canterbury | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback slams it home | 58-58 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead makes the fadeaway from close range | 60-58 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the floater from the left wing | 60-58 |