| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - James Lemansky (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Israel Zambrana | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Leroy Haring | 3-2 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Israel Zambrana | 6-2 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Bojan Wolinski steps in front of the Tom Fontes pass | 6-2 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the dunk | 6-2 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Robert Conley banks in the layup on a great pass from Tom Fontes and he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | James Lemansky picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | James Lemansky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Robert Zentz, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Robert Conley can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #1 on Glenn Williams, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Heath Somers (SF) Charles Simon, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is whistled for a carry | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the floater from the right block | 6-9 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Hilliker steals the ball from Paul Dunneback | 6-9 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Bojan Wolinski | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Robert Conley | |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 8-9 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes connects on the runner in the lane set up by Michael Hilliker and he's fouled by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Walter Bettis, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Arthur Ewart (C) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | James Lemansky pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Tom Fontes is blocked by Wilfredo Molina | 8-11 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ewart steps in front of the Israel Zambrana pass | 8-13 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 8-13 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 8-13 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a floater from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (PG), Paul Dunneback (C) Charles Simon, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Arthur Ewart | |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-13 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Conley | 12-13 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Elmer Albin, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Odoms | 14-15 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | David Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-15 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 16-15 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Odoms | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Glenn Williams is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF) David Anderson, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon's pass is intercepted by Leroy Haring in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Conley is blocked by Wilfredo Molina | 16-15 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Paul Dunneback | 16-15 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 16-15 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the floater from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it home | 18-15 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 18-18 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Simon | 22-19 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tom Fontes | 22-21 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback dunks the ball set up by Heath Somers | 24-21 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Robert Zentz steps in front of the Tom Fontes pass | 24-21 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (PF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (C) Robert Conley | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | James Lemansky steps in front of the Paul Dunneback pass | 24-21 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | James Lemansky pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Charles Simon, Robert Zentz, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart is hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #3 on Glenn Williams, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Glenn Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) David Anderson, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF) Arthur Ewart | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Elmer Albin | 26-26 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the shot in the lane set up by Bojan Wolinski | 28-26 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Michael Odoms | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-26 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Heath Somers | 28-26 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Elmer Albin | 28-28 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Conley swats the shot by Robert Zentz | 28-28 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Wilfredo Molina knocks away the 3 by Elmer Albin | 28-28 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 28-28 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (C) Michael Hilliker, Elmer Albin, Robert Conley | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart buries a halfcourt shot | 29-31 |