| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) PF - James Donelson (fresh) C - Scott Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Luther Simone (fresh) C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Wade - foul #1 on Scott Wade, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is fouled on the floor by James Donelson - foul #1 on James Donelson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Seton Hall | Paul Stewart picks off the pass by Peter Hamer | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Wegner | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Seton Hall | James Donelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:02 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Donelson - foul #2 on James Donelson, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada (PF) James Donelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 17:28 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Manuel Jones | 4-9 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Paul Stewart | 4-11 |
| 16:46 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Joshua Bartelt (SF) Peter Hamer, Gregory Paulin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart | |
| 16:25 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 16:23 | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt misses the tip | 4-11 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 4-11 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Manuel Jones is called for the reach on Aubrey Hampton - foul #1 on Manuel Jones, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Aubrey Hampton | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) SF - Joshua Bartelt (fresh) PF - Chuioke Ahumada (fresh) C - Scott Wade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-15 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner knocks in the runner from close range set up by Aubrey Hampton | 7-17 |
| 14:10 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Bartelt | 9-17 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-17 |
| 13:54 | Seton Hall | Joshua Bartelt gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:50 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade banks in the layup | 11-17 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton is fouled on the floor by Joshua Bartelt - foul #1 on Joshua Bartelt, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Bryan Goins (PF) Dikembe Alu, Joshua Bartelt, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn dunks the ball on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 11-19 |
| 13:00 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Peter Hamer | 13-19 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone loses the dribble to Bryan Goins | 13-19 |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Manuel Jones and the foul's on Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #2 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter (C) Scott Wade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Bryan Goins steals it from Ronald Hahn | 16-19 |
| 11:44 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Stewart | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Peter Hamer - foul #1 on Peter Hamer, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Chuioke Ahumada (PF), Scott Wade (C) Manuel Jones, Bryan Goins, Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chuioke Ahumada (fresh) C - Scott Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Seton Hall | Paul Stewart steals it from Peter Hamer | 16-22 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Gregory Paulin - foul #1 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nord (PG), Joshua Bartelt (SF) Peter Hamer, Gregory Paulin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart | |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:19 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Mickle | 16-27 |
| 09:53 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Nord | 18-27 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is called for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Peter Hamer (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Michael Hunter (C) Michael Nord, Dikembe Alu, Joshua Bartelt, Scott Wade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Carlos Dupree, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| 09:16 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer loses the dribble to Ronald Hahn | 18-27 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the shot from the left side | 18-27 |
| 08:58 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:52 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Jones | 21-27 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Joseph Mickle is denied by Michael Hunter | 21-27 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Hunter - foul #1 on Michael Hunter, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bryan Goins (PF), Scott Wade (C) Chuioke Ahumada, Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:52 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Goins | 24-31 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Gregory Paulin steals the ball from Carlos Dupree | 24-31 |
| 07:05 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Hamer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Goins (fresh) 2 stl. C - Scott Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Luther Simone (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Paulin - foul #2 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Joshua Bartelt (SF), Chuioke Ahumada (PF) Peter Hamer, Gregory Paulin, Bryan Goins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Edward Rose (PF) Antonio Griffith, Luther Simone | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn comes up short on the shot from the right block | 27-32 |
| 05:40 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Chuioke Ahumada | 27-32 |
| 05:21 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Manuel Jones | 30-32 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the easy layup | 30-32 |
| 05:01 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:55 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree is fouled on the floor by Joshua Bartelt - foul #2 on Joshua Bartelt, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (PG), Bryan Goins (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Manuel Jones, Joshua Bartelt, Scott Wade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Luther Simone (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Paul Stewart, Edward Rose, Ronald Hahn | |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:00 | Seton Hall | Bryan Goins misses the driving attempt in the paint | 30-33 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 03:28 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 03:22 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-33 |
| 03:20 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Gregory Paulin (SF), James Donelson (PF) Dikembe Alu, Chuioke Ahumada, Bryan Goins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| 02:57 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Donelson (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 02:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:29 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | James Donelson misses the tip | 32-33 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 32-33 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Jones - foul #2 on Manuel Jones, team foul #11 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Nord (SG), Scott Wade (C) Peter Hamer, Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Joseph Mickle, Luther Simone | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:10 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:58 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade's pass is intercepted by Edward Rose | 32-34 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 01:31 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Scott Wade | 32-34 |
| 01:26 | Seton Hall | Michael Nord knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Paulin | 34-34 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Weedman | 34-36 |
| 00:47 | Seton Hall | James Donelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Paulin | 36-36 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the jump hook from the left block | 36-38 |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Joshua Bartelt (SF) Michael Nord, Gregory Paulin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is fouled on the floor by James Donelson - foul #3 on James Donelson, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Chuioke Ahumada (PF) Manuel Jones, James Donelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Scott Wade | 38-39 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-39 |