| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | John Lafon inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 27-24 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Brent Graham gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Holland | 27-24 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson scores on a turnaround in the paint | 29-24 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden can't throw it down | 29-24 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 32-24 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Mark Hill double dribbles | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Brent Graham, Mark Hill, John Nelson, Benjamin Oden | |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 32-24 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall is whistled for a carry | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SF) John Lafon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Mark Hill (SF), John Nelson (PF) Anthony Marshall, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings | |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson scores on a runner in the lane set up by Donald Quinn | 34-24 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Joseph Massey connects on the jump hook near the basket | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Szczesny Klimaszewski is called for the reach on David Colby - foul #1 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), John Lafon (SF), James Bowers (PF), David Hollie (C) David Colby, Willy Schell, Walter Holland, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Mark Hill, John Nelson, Joseph Massey | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | John Lafon makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Quinn | 36-26 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Marshall | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. C - David Hollie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Getchell, John Lafon, James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Mark Hill (SF), John Nelson (PF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Benjamin Oden | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Massey | 36-31 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Brent Graham splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Nelson and he's fouled by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) Joseph Massey | |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | David Hollie connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Colby | 38-33 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Brent Graham splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski and he's hacked by Willy Schell - foul #1 on Willy Schell, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Joseph Massey (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Benjamin Oden | |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willy Schell | 40-36 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Mark Hill connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brent Graham | 40-38 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Hill - foul #1 on Mark Hill, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), John Lafon (SF) David Colby, Willy Schell, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Brent Graham, Joseph Massey | |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | John Nelson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lafon | 44-38 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | John Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #4 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. C - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | John Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Getchell, Donald Quinn, James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Mark Hill (SF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is called for 3 seconds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Troy Cummings (PF) John Nelson | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Mark Hill drills a jumper from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Troy Cummings steals the ball from John Lafon | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Joseph Massey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Szczesny Klimaszewski | 47-46 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall is fouled on the floor by Walter Holland - foul #3 on Walter Holland, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SF), David Hollie (C) John Lafon, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), John Nelson (PF) Anthony Marshall, Mark Hill, Troy Cummings | |
| 09:15 | UNLV | The short jumper by John Nelson is denied by David Hollie | 49-46 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | John Nelson swats the layup by David Hollie | 49-46 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Walter Holland is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #4 on Walter Holland, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (C) David Colby, Willy Schell, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Mark Hill (SF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Filiberto Russo | |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is denied on a layup by Joseph Massey | 49-49 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brent Graham | 49-49 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Benjamin Oden (C) Anthony Marshall, Joseph Massey | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to John Nelson | 49-50 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-50 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | James Bowers grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is denied on a layup by John Nelson | 49-50 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Brent Graham connects on the 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | David Hollie steals it from Mark Hill | 49-53 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #2 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF), Walter Holland (PF) David Getchell, James Bowers, Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Mark Hill, John Nelson | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Troy Cummings hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Brent Graham | 50-55 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Willy Schell | 52-57 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Troy Cummings misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo lays it in set up by Anthony Marshall | 52-59 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | John Lafon grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | David Hollie lays it up and in on a great pass from Willy Schell | 54-59 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Brent Graham's pass is intercepted by Walter Holland | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the shot in the lane set up by Walter Holland | 56-59 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (C) David Hollie | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Mark Hill (SF), John Nelson (PF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-62 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Schell | 56-62 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland hits the finger roll set up by David Colby | 58-62 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses long on a jumper near the basket | 58-62 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | John Nelson tips it in | 58-64 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Lafon | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden connects on the floater from close range set up by Anthony Marshall and the foul's on David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG) Szczesny Klimaszewski | |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | John Nelson snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | David Colby steals it from John Nelson | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | David Colby is called for the reach on Benjamin Oden in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Mark Hill snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | David Colby is called for the reach on Mark Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Colby, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 60-68 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | John Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by David Colby - foul #5 on David Colby, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell loses the dribble to Brent Graham | 60-70 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall lays it up and in on a great pass from Brent Graham | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the fullcourt shot | 60-72 |