| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hal Michaud (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Bohrer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer tips it home | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Herbert Bohrer - foul #2 on Herbert Bohrer, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Herbert Bohrer | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith is hacked by John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Patrick Rowley (C) Jimmy Kifer, John Starr | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan (PF) Hal Michaud | |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 17:06 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Rowley swats the short shot by Herbert Bohrer | 39-36 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Clark | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) C - Herbert Bohrer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), John Starr (C) Edward Simmons, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud (PF) Melvin Bolan | |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Hal Michaud - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Clark | 41-41 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Steven Silver takes the ball from Herbert Bohrer | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 44-41 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Starr - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG) Timothy Clark | |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer clanks a floater in the paint | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | John Starr loses the dribble to Earnest O'Neill | 46-44 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Hal Michaud | 46-44 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Thompson picks off the pass by Herbert Bohrer | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hal Michaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Earnest O'Neill picks off the pass by Timothy Thompson | 46-44 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Herbert Bohrer - foul #3 on Herbert Bohrer, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (PF) Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan (SF), Justin Petway (PF), Brian Fisher (C) Oscar Smith, Hal Michaud, Herbert Bohrer | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Justin Petway | 47-46 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 49-46 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) John Starr | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark (SG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Melvin Bolan - foul #2 on Melvin Bolan, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Clark | 51-48 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Jordan | 53-48 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Johnson out of a doubleteam | 53-50 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson loses the dribble to Brian Fisher | 53-50 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Rowley - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Gus Duca (SF), John Starr (C) Edward Simmons, Robert Jordan, William Phan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Herbert Bohrer (C) Timothy Clark, Melvin Bolan, Brian Fisher | |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Gus Duca (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Petway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Herbert Bohrer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud (PF) Justin Petway | |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud tips it in | 53-53 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Earnest O'Neill steals it from Timothy Thompson | 53-53 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson misses the lay-in | 53-53 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Steven Silver (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver scores on a jumper from the left block | 55-53 |
| 05:49 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gus Duca | 55-53 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver blows the layup | 55-53 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 55-53 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF) Louis Choe, Gus Duca | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson (PG), Justin Petway (PF), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, Hal Michaud, Herbert Bohrer | |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Steven Silver picks off the pass by Timothy Clark | 57-55 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark is fouled on the floor by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), John Starr (C) Edward Simmons, William Phan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan (SF), Hal Michaud (PF), Herbert Bohrer (C) Oscar Smith, Justin Petway, Brian Fisher | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Starr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hal Michaud (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Hal Michaud - foul #3 on Hal Michaud, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG) Timothy Clark | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 59-57 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bolan - foul #3 on Melvin Bolan, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Melvin Bolan | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:44 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a jump hook in the lane | 63-60 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith travels with the ball | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Clark (SG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is hacked by Hal Michaud - foul #4 on Hal Michaud, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Herbert Bohrer | 64-60 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a floater from the right wing | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the easy layup | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Hal Michaud gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | John Starr drills a shot from the left block | 68-66 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-66 |