| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Preece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 20-20 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson is fouled on the floor by Steven Hayes - foul #1 on Steven Hayes, team foul #1 | 20-20 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Hayes is called for the reach on Heath Somers - foul #2 on Steven Hayes, team foul #2 | 20-20 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | David Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 20-23 |
| 18:55 | Oklahoma | Joseph Nelson is called for the reach on Norman Nix - foul #1 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| 18:26 | Oklahoma | John Sutton is hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #2 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #2 | 20-23 |
| 17:57 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Sutton | 23-23 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 17:33 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma | Wilfredo Molina swats the layup by Norman Nix | 23-23 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 16:57 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Norman Nix | 23-23 |
| 16:30 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 16:29 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes tips it in | 25-23 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Norman Nix | 25-23 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Preece | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Preece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina can't tip it in | 28-23 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 15:07 | Oklahoma | George Preece is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Preece, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 14:38 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Glenn Williams - foul #1 on Glenn Williams, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson | |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Simon | 29-25 |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 13:48 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Sutton (PG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:33 | Oklahoma | John Sutton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Norman Nix picks off the pass by Bryan Schultz | 29-25 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz, Patrick Hake, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Heath Somers | 29-28 |
| 12:29 | Oklahoma | Joseph Nelson takes the ball from Steven Hayes | 29-28 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Nix - foul #3 on Norman Nix, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein (PF) Norman Nix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 11:38 | Oklahoma | George Preece can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-29 |
| 11:37 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Preece (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Freudenstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (tiring) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Anderson | 29-31 |
| 11:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | David Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Nelson | 29-33 |
| 10:42 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 10:40 | Oklahoma | George Preece grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 10:23 | Oklahoma | John Sutton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-33 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma | George Preece snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 10:01 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein is hacked by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Walter Kays (SG), Roger Anderson (SF), Norman Nix (PF), Anthony Smoot (C) John Sutton, Steven Hayes, George Preece, Robert Freudenstein, Jeremy Gibson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Patrick Hake (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson, Israel Zambrana | |
| 09:36 | Oklahoma | William King misses the lay-in | 29-33 |
| 09:35 | Oklahoma | William King grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma | David Anderson is called for the reach on Roger Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz loses the dribble to Anthony Smoot | 31-33 |
| 08:34 | Oklahoma | Patrick Hake takes the ball from Walter Kays | 31-33 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | David Anderson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 07:51 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #4 on David Anderson, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Sutton (PG), Steven Hayes (SG), Jeremy Gibson (C) William King, Walter Kays, Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Patrick Hake | |
| 07:51 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 07:51 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 07:34 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Preece (SF) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Gibson swats the shot by Charles Simon | 31-36 |
| 07:20 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Norman Nix | 31-36 |
| 06:51 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 06:49 | Oklahoma | John Sutton tips it home | 33-36 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina's pass is intercepted by Steven Hayes | 33-36 |
| 06:07 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Preece | 35-36 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | John Sutton picks off the pass by Heath Somers | 35-36 |
| 05:49 | Oklahoma | John Sutton banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz | |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson banks in the layup set up by Glenn Williams and the foul's on Norman Nix - foul #4 on Norman Nix, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Nelson | 37-41 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | John Sutton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Hayes | 40-41 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Molina and the foul's on Jeremy Gibson - foul #1 on Jeremy Gibson, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein (PF) Norman Nix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 04:48 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 04:46 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein tips it in | 42-44 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 04:27 | Oklahoma | John Sutton grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Williams - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #9 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot (C) Jeremy Gibson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (PF) Joseph Nelson | |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is hacked by Steven Hayes - foul #3 on Steven Hayes, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SF), Norman Nix (PF) George Preece, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 03:43 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 03:14 | Oklahoma | Israel Zambrana swats the short shot by John Sutton | 43-44 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Smoot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Preece (SF), Jeremy Gibson (C) Roger Anderson, Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson (PF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 02:14 | Oklahoma | George Preece hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Nix | 43-44 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | John Sutton steps in front of the Glenn Williams pass | 43-44 |
| 01:15 | Oklahoma | John Sutton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilfredo Molina | 43-46 |
| 00:45 | Oklahoma | George Preece blows the layup but he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #3 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #10 | 43-46 |
| 00:45 | Oklahoma | George Preece misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:45 | Oklahoma | George Preece makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | David Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wilfredo Molina | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma | John Sutton loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Hayes is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Hayes, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Preece | 47-51 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by John Sutton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Sutton, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:05 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | John Sutton is called for the reach on Joseph Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sutton, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | George Preece clanks a halfcourt shot | 47-53 |