| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) SG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) SF - Joel Linke (fresh) PF - James Kitt (fresh) C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson's floater is tipped away by Joel Linke | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Joel Linke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Oscar Nunez steals it from Jason Ferdinand | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses the easy layup | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the jumpshot from the right side | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Joel Linke grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Oscar Nunez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 2-1 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 17:25 | Cal | The rebound goes to Ronald Rayfield | 2-1 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-1 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| 16:29 | Cal | Oscar Nunez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is hacked by Rafael Cost in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Cost, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Oscar Nunez buries a shot from the left side | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Brand (fresh) PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) SG - Oscar Nunez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) PF - Rafael Cost (fresh) C - Ronald Rayfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand knocks in the floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Nunez | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Rafael Cost snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Ronald Rayfield is called for the reach on Doug Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Doug Moore, Donald Brand, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF) Marcelino Giordano, Rafael Cost | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 13:24 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG) Jason Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Doug Moore | 11-9 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:40 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Ronald Rayfield swats the short shot by Delbert Wilson | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs tips it home | 13-11 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Joel Linke can't finish the layup but the foul's on Delbert Wilson - foul #2 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Garland Hipps (C) Doug Moore, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (PF) James Kitt | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF) Joel Linke | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fresh) C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Rafael Cost snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Robert Boyer takes the ball from Oscar Nunez | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Eric Flowers is whistled for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Doug Moore (SG) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SF), David Condit (C) Eric Flowers, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Rafael Cost gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Franklin Smith picks off the pass by Jason Ferdinand in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 09:19 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano lays it up and in set up by Franklin Smith | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Robert Boyer steals it from Franklin Smith | 17-15 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Brand and he's hacked by Oscar Nunez - foul #2 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Donald Brand | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Marcelino Giordano, Oscar Nunez, Rafael Cost, David Condit | |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:49 | Cal | Eric Flowers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer's floater is tipped away by Ronald Rayfield | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | Cal | Franklin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Franklin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Jason Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SG) Franklin Smith | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Garland Hipps (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Condit (fresh) SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kitt (fresh) C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the jumpshot from the right side | 20-15 |
| 06:35 | Cal | David Condit snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Joel Linke travels with the ball | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Donald Brand (SF) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG) David Condit | |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on Jason Ferdinand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Flowers, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand blows the dunk but he's fouled by Eric Flowers - foul #2 on Eric Flowers, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Rafael Cost (PF) Eric Flowers, James Kitt | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 05:27 | Cal | Robert Boyer steals it from Ronald Rayfield | 22-15 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Rafael Cost steals the ball from Joe Jacobs | 22-15 |
| 04:46 | Cal | The short jumper by Joel Linke is denied by Garland Hipps | 22-15 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rayfield - foul #2 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Jason Ferdinand, Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SG), James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:24 | Cal | Rafael Cost snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Rafael Cost jams it on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano and he's fouled by Doug Moore - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG) Donald Brand, Doug Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:05 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Kitt - foul #1 on James Kitt, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Oscar Nunez (SG) Marcelino Giordano, Rafael Cost | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-18 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Linke (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Kitt (fairly fresh) C - David Condit (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds | 28-18 |
| 02:37 | Cal | James Kitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-18 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Joel Linke pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #5 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Garland Hipps (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Joel Linke, David Condit | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Ronald Rayfield - foul #3 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (C) Ronald Rayfield | |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Franklin Smith - foul #1 on Franklin Smith, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF) James Kitt | |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Marcelino Giordano is called for the reach on Donald Brand - foul #1 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #11 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-20 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Donald Brand, Doug Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (C) Rafael Cost | |
| 00:00 | Cal | The short jumper by Marcelino Giordano is denied by Delbert Wilson | 34-20 |