| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Losh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kellems (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ros (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the dunk attempt | 36-32 |
| 19:43 | Pepperdine | John Singleton snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:14 | Pepperdine | John Singleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 19:14 | Pepperdine | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:14 | Pepperdine | John Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:49 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | John Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG) Donny Green, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Colby Randall (SG), Justin Curry (PF) Charles Losh, Robert Ros | |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones throws it down set up by Joaquin Jensen | 38-34 |
| 17:51 | Pepperdine | Dennis Jones swats the shot by Ronnie Crawford | 38-34 |
| 17:49 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Richard Lovett (C) Ronnie Crawford, John Singleton | |
| 17:29 | Pepperdine | Joaquin Jensen takes the ball from Colby Randall | 38-36 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen lays it up and in | 40-36 |
| 17:07 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett lays it in | 40-38 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Colby Randall picks off the pass by Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Pepperdine | Joaquin Jensen steals the ball from Charles Losh | 40-38 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the dunk | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Colby Randall | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Jones, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford (SG), Robert Ros (PF) Colby Randall, Justin Curry | |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | George Barker grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Donny Green | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Losh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kellems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Ros (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Pepperdine | Charles Losh connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronnie Crawford | 42-41 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Kellems is called for the reach on Stephen Heal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kellems, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Dennis Jones (PF) Donny Green, Stephen Heal, George Barker | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Hayton (SG), John Singleton (C) Charles Losh, Richard Lovett | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Read scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Platt | 45-41 |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | John Singleton banks in the layup and the foul's on Paul Read - foul #4 on Paul Read, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Paul Read | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Justin Curry (SF) Ronnie Crawford, Richard Kellems | |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | John Singleton misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Heal | 48-43 |
| 14:14 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry banks in the layup and he's hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Michael Platt (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brett Caron (PF) Robert Ros | |
| 14:14 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | John Hayton is called for the reach on Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hayton, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems (SF) John Hayton | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is hacked by Brett Caron - foul #1 on Brett Caron, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Colby Randall (SG), Marshall Evans (C) Charles Losh, John Singleton | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Brett Caron misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford (SG), Richard Lovett (C) Justin Curry, Marshall Evans | |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Brett Caron makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Brett Caron misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Barker | 53-47 |
| 12:39 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 53-47 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | George Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 12:30 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:20 | Pepperdine | Colby Randall is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Robert Ros (PF), John Singleton (C) Colby Randall, Brett Caron, Richard Lovett | |
| 12:07 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford hits a wide open runner from the baseline set up by Richard Kellems out of the doubleteam | 53-49 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 11:52 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Richard Kellems | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Losh (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Kellems (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Ros (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Singleton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pepperdine | John Singleton makes the jumper from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is hacked by Charles Losh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Losh, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Kevin Ward (C) Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Justin Curry (SG) Richard Kellems | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Sam Kelley | 55-51 |
| 11:00 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Losh | 55-53 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen's pass is intercepted by Charles Losh in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 10:44 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry's layup is rejected by Kevin Ward | 55-53 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Barker | 55-53 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Colby Randall (SG), Richard Lovett (C) Charles Losh, John Singleton | |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Justin Curry | 55-55 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Lovett is called for the reach on George Barker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Lovett, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG) Donny Green | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 09:52 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | George Barker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ros - foul #2 on Robert Ros, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Richard Kellems (SF), Brett Caron (PF) Colby Randall, Ronnie Crawford, Robert Ros | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | George Barker makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | George Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:11 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Heal | 60-57 |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | Charles Losh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford (SG), Robert Ros (PF), John Singleton (C) Justin Curry, Brett Caron, Richard Lovett | |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | George Barker is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 62-57 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Sam Kelley - foul #2 on Sam Kelley, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Hayton (SG), Colby Randall (SF) Charles Losh, Richard Kellems | |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sam Kelley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Ronnie Crawford (tiring) 7 pts. SG - John Hayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Colby Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ros (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Singleton (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward can't connect on a shot from the right block | 62-58 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Crawford steals the ball from Dennis Jones | 62-58 |
| 06:52 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Justin Curry (PG), Richard Kellems (SF), Brett Caron (PF) Ronnie Crawford, Colby Randall, Robert Ros | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is hacked by John Hayton in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hayton, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Marshall Evans (C) John Hayton, John Singleton | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:28 | Pepperdine | Marshall Evans misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Marshall Evans - foul #1 on Marshall Evans, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG) Michael Platt, Donny Green | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford (SG), Robert Ros (PF), Richard Lovett (C) Charles Losh, Brett Caron, Marshall Evans | |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Raymond Rolon denies the turnaround by Ronnie Crawford | 65-58 |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems tips it but misses | 65-58 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Justin Curry is called for the reach on Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Curry, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Colby Randall (PG), John Singleton (C) Ronnie Crawford, Richard Lovett | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:33 | Pepperdine | John Singleton pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | John Singleton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Justin Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Read throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Kelley - foul #3 on Sam Kelley, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford (PG), Brett Caron (PF) Colby Randall, Robert Ros | |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is hacked by Brett Caron - foul #2 on Brett Caron, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Richard Lovett (C) Justin Curry, John Singleton | |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Richard Lovett is whistled for traveling | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ros (PF) Brett Caron | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Platt | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Read (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Losh (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Crawford (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Richard Kellems (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Robert Ros (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford is fouled on the floor by Paul Read - foul #5 on Paul Read, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Colby Randall (SG), Justin Curry (SF) Charles Losh, Richard Kellems | |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Heal | 71-63 |
| 02:57 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems (SF), Brett Caron (PF), John Singleton (C) Ronnie Crawford, Robert Ros, Richard Lovett | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:45 | Pepperdine | Colby Randall hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brett Caron | 71-66 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-66 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it back up and in | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Dennis Jones is called for the reach on Brett Caron - foul #5 on Dennis Jones, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Losh (PG), Ronnie Crawford (SG) Colby Randall, Justin Curry | |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Brett Caron makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Brett Caron misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Ward | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:18 | Pepperdine | John Singleton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-67 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ros (PF) Brett Caron | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 76-67 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:48 | Pepperdine | Richard Kellems snags the offensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Losh is called for the reach on Sam Kelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Losh, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Pepperdine | Robert Ros snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | Pepperdine | John Singleton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sam Kelley | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | George Barker lays it in uncontested set up by Joaquin Jensen | 79-67 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Joaquin Jensen steps in front of the Charles Losh pass in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 79-67 |