| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) C - Jim King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | North Texas | Jim King pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Rakes - foul #1 on Lawrence Rakes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | North Texas | Jim King misses the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | North Texas | Joshua Partee can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is fouled on the floor by Isaac Lindsay - foul #1 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Lawrence Rakes - foul #2 on Lawrence Rakes, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (SF) Lawrence Rakes | |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | North Texas | Joshua Partee pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay misses the floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | North Texas | Jim King hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds's floater is knocked away by Jim King | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Donald Brand and the foul's on Isaac Lindsay - foul #2 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG) Isaac Lindsay | |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | North Texas | Jim King buries a turnaround in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:47 | North Texas | Donald Brand is called for the reach on Jim King - foul #1 on Donald Brand, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:27 | North Texas | Joshua Partee connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jim King | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | North Texas | Jim King grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | North Texas | Joshua Partee misses short on a runner from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) SG - James Swain (fresh) SF - Lance Serna (fresh) PF - Joshua Partee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | North Texas | Jim King grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | North Texas | Lance Serna travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (PG), David Bliss (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Bradley Nystrom, Joshua Partee, Jim King | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand clanks a floater from the left side | 7-6 |
| 14:39 | North Texas | David Bliss grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | David Bliss picks off the pass by Donald Brand | 7-6 |
| 13:58 | North Texas | Lance Serna comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 13:56 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Serna | 7-6 |
| 13:35 | North Texas | David Bliss drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jason Ferdinand - foul #1 on Jason Ferdinand, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG) James Swain | |
| 13:35 | North Texas | David Bliss makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | North Texas | Jason Ferdinand is called for the reach on Rusty Cooper - foul #2 on Jason Ferdinand, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Partee (PF), Jim King (C) David Bliss, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Freddie Robinson swats the shot by Jim King | 9-9 |
| 12:30 | North Texas | Jim King tips it in | 9-11 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Joe Jacobs | 11-11 |
| 11:48 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bradley Nystrom, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG) Rusty Cooper | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't finish the layup | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | North Texas | Joshua Partee grabs the board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) SG - James Swain (fresh) SF - Lance Serna (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | North Texas | Jim King can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joe Jacobs - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 11:15 | North Texas | Jim King makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:15 | North Texas | Jim King makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 10:55 | North Texas | Jim King pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:36 | North Texas | Joshua Partee is hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (SF), David Bliss (PF) Lance Serna, Joshua Partee | |
| 10:21 | North Texas | Anthony Lynch swats the short shot by David Bliss | 11-13 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 11-13 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:08 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:39 | North Texas | Jim King drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Bliss | 11-15 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Rusty Cooper steals the ball from Doug Moore | 11-15 |
| 09:00 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (SF), Joshua Partee (PF) Rusty Cooper, Jim King | |
| 08:39 | North Texas | David Bliss lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Nystrom | 11-17 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 08:07 | North Texas | David Bliss's pass is intercepted by Freddie Robinson | 13-17 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Lance Serna steals the ball from Doug Moore | 13-17 |
| 07:16 | North Texas | Lance Serna travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (SG), Jim King (C) James Swain, David Bliss | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rusty Cooper (fresh) SF - Lance Serna (tiring) PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim King (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Partee is called for the reach on Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Joshua Partee, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler (PF) Joshua Partee | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand throws it down on a nice dish by Joe Jacobs | 15-17 |
| 06:28 | North Texas | Jim King buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Lance Serna | 15-19 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (SG), Lawrence Rakes (SF) Bradley Nystrom, Lance Serna | |
| 06:08 | North Texas | Jim King can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Anthony Lynch (C) Joe Jacobs, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Bliss (PF) Donald Wildenthaler | |
| 06:08 | North Texas | Jim King misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:08 | North Texas | Jim King misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 15-19 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore's pass is intercepted by Isaac Lindsay | 15-19 |
| 05:53 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Partee (PF) David Bliss | |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Brand | 18-19 |
| 05:19 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Donald Brand, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Bliss (C) Jim King | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the jumper in the lane | 18-19 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it back up and in | 20-19 |
| 04:36 | North Texas | Joshua Partee misses the runner from the right block | 20-19 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 04:19 | North Texas | Joshua Partee grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 03:50 | North Texas | Joshua Partee loses the dribble to Anthony Lynch | 20-19 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Bliss - foul #1 on David Bliss, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Robert Boyer (PF) Shane Callas, Doug Moore, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (PG), Jim King (C) Rusty Cooper, Joshua Partee | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:17 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Swain (fresh) SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) PF - David Bliss (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jim King (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Rakes | 22-19 |
| 03:09 | North Texas | The rebound goes to James Swain | 22-19 |
| 02:40 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-22 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch drills a shot from close range set up by Erik Hammonds | 24-22 |
| 02:10 | North Texas | Jim King's layup is rejected by Anthony Lynch | 24-22 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 24-22 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer can't connect on a floater from close range | 24-22 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand tips it but misses | 24-22 |
| 02:00 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:54 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Swain | 24-25 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Brand | 27-25 |
| 01:28 | North Texas | Jason Ferdinand steps in front of the James Swain pass | 27-25 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 27-25 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is hacked by David Bliss - foul #2 on David Bliss, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Lance Serna (SF), Joshua Partee (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Isaac Lindsay, Lawrence Rakes, David Bliss, Jim King | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:04 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Donald Wildenthaler | 28-25 |
| 00:37 | North Texas | Joshua Partee hits a fadeaway from the right block | 28-27 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand's pass is intercepted by Lance Serna | 28-27 |
| 00:28 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lance Serna | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer's floater is tipped away by Joshua Partee | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Lance Serna | 28-29 |