| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Elliston (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | David Hollie inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Hollie | 18-26 |
| 19:15 | UConn | James Elliston banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gene Mackey | 20-26 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a runner from the baseline | 20-26 |
| 18:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Loren Stinson | 20-26 |
| 18:32 | UConn | James Elliston makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Kyle Rohn out of the doubleteam | 22-26 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Gene Mackey steals it from Carl Plum | 22-26 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't throw it down | 22-26 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Gines takes the ball from Carl Plum | 24-26 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Gene Mackey banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Gines | 26-26 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Plum and the foul's on Kyle Rohn - foul #1 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF) Donald Quinn, David Hollie | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Kyle Rohn pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Robert Charles is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 16:27 | UConn | Kyle Rohn throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 28-28 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses badly on a runner from the left block | 28-28 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Ivan Zephier pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), James Elliston (C) Gene Mackey, Robert Charles, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, James Bowers, Edgar Davis | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jesse Ricca is denied by James Whobrey | 29-30 |
| 15:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Elliston | 29-30 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Paul Davis travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Thomas Gines steals the ball from Ralph Anderson | 29-30 |
| 14:32 | UConn | James Whobrey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Loren Stinson | 32-30 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-30 |
| 14:11 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Paul Davis | 34-30 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:48 | UConn | James Whobrey connects on the floater from the left block | 36-30 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hollie | 36-33 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Loren Stinson hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Loren Stinson swats the short shot by Ralph Anderson | 38-33 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Loren Stinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Paul Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Hollie | 38-38 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Paul Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, David Colby, David Hollie, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ralph Anderson is blocked by James Whobrey | 38-38 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Kyle Rohn snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 10:48 | UConn | James Bowers steps in front of the Robert Charles pass | 38-38 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | James Bowers lays it in | 38-40 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is hacked by Carl Plum - foul #2 on Carl Plum, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 10:09 | UConn | James Whobrey is fouled on the floor by Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Whobrey - foul #3 on James Whobrey, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey buries a runner near the basket | 42-41 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Kyle Rohn swats the dunk try by Carl Plum | 42-41 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:33 | UConn | David Hollie is called for the reach on Kyle Rohn - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SG), James Elliston (C) Robert Charles, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) David Hollie | |
| 08:22 | UConn | Kyle Rohn lays it up and in set up by Gene Mackey | 44-41 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's floater is tipped away by James Elliston | 44-41 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:45 | UConn | James Elliston misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Robert Charles (SG), James Whobrey (SF) Gene Mackey, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, James Bowers, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Robert Charles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) David Colby | |
| 06:37 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson loses the dribble to Thomas Gines | 46-43 |
| 05:55 | UConn | James Whobrey is hacked by David Hollie - foul #3 on David Hollie, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF) David Hollie | |
| 05:55 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:22 | UConn | James Whobrey can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Anderson - foul #3 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 05:22 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:22 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 49-46 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Gene Mackey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Quinn | 49-48 |
| 04:19 | UConn | James Whobrey knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Gene Mackey | 51-48 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 03:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF) Robert Charles, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 03:41 | UConn | James Elliston hits a fadeaway from the left block | 53-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-51 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | David Hollie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 02:34 | UConn | James Elliston makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #4 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 02:34 | UConn | James Elliston makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Loren Stinson is called for the reach on David Hollie - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:41 | UConn | Thomas Gines is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | UConn | James Elliston (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Colby, Edgar Davis | |
| 01:41 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Ralph Anderson swats the layup by Gene Mackey | 58-55 |
| 00:16 | UConn | James Elliston tips it home | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is called for traveling | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Plum - foul #3 on Carl Plum, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Ivan Zephier (C) Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-55 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The clock runs out | 61-55 |