| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | David Hollie inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | James Elliston picks off the pass by Ralph Anderson | 25-21 |
| 19:13 | UConn | David Hartman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:11 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. Bo Peralez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 25-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (SF) Bo Peralez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Walter Holland | 25-24 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Thomas Gines is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Thomas Gines is hacked by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:53 | UConn | James Elliston hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hartman and he's fouled by David Hollie - foul #3 on David Hollie, team foul #3 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) David Hollie | |
| 17:53 | UConn | James Elliston makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Thomas Gines snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Thomas Gines is fouled on the floor by John Lafon - foul #2 on John Lafon, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| 17:17 | UConn | James Elliston blows the layup | 28-24 |
| 17:15 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Elliston | 28-24 |
| 17:03 | UConn | James Elliston hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Hartman | 30-24 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is fouled on the floor by Loren Stinson - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Willy Schell (SG), James Bowers (PF) David Colby, Donald Quinn, Walter Holland | |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Shockley - foul #2 on James Shockley, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 16:03 | UConn | John Stoehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Paul Davis connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Stoehr | 32-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Shockley (fresh) SF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stoehr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) SG - Willy Schell (fresh) SF - John Lafon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | John Lafon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 32-29 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Loren Stinson's pass is intercepted by David Getchell | 32-29 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | David Getchell lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Paul Davis scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Zephier | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it in | 34-33 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Ivan Zephier is fouled on the floor by John Lafon - foul #3 on John Lafon, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF), James Elliston (C) James Shockley, Loren Stinson, John Stoehr, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Walter Holland (PF), David Hollie (C) David Getchell, John Lafon, James Bowers, Ralph Anderson | |
| 14:31 | UConn | Willy Schell is called for the reach on Thomas Gines - foul #1 on Willy Schell, team foul #6 | 34-33 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines lays it up and in set up by David Hartman and he's fouled by Willy Schell - foul #2 on Willy Schell, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | David Hartman steals it from Willy Schell | 37-33 |
| 13:55 | UConn | David Hartman can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Holland | 37-33 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby is hacked by David Hartman - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 13:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Elliston | 37-33 |
| 13:02 | UConn | James Whobrey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Colby | 39-35 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Paul Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Quinn, team foul #8 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (SF) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), John Lafon (SF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Colby, Willy Schell, Walter Holland | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Elliston | 39-35 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Ralph Anderson blocks the short jumper by James Elliston | 39-35 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 10:17 | UConn | James Whobrey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 39-37 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | David Hollie comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 09:48 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Hollie - foul #4 on David Hollie, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (C) David Hartman, Thomas Gines, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF) David Getchell, Donald Quinn, David Hollie | |
| 09:48 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:48 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | David Colby's pass is intercepted by James Shockley | 41-37 |
| 09:24 | UConn | James Shockley lays it in | 43-37 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | John Lafon can't tip it in | 43-37 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Holland | 43-37 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Schell and the foul's on John Stoehr - foul #1 on John Stoehr, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SF) John Lafon | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Paul Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Holland - foul #1 on Walter Holland, team foul #10 | 43-40 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Ivan Zephier steps in front of the James Bowers pass | 45-40 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Loren Stinson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Stoehr | 47-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loren Stinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stoehr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Ivan Zephier knocks away the 3 by David Colby | 47-40 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Paul Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Paul Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from David Colby | 47-45 |
| 05:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), James Whobrey (PF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, James Shockley, John Stoehr, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), David Hollie (SF) Willy Schell, James Bowers | |
| 05:49 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-45 |
| 05:22 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:18 | UConn | James Whobrey misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | David Hollie snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 04:31 | UConn | David Hartman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 49-48 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | David Colby is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), John Lafon (SF), Willy Schell (PF) David Colby, Walter Holland, Ralph Anderson | |
| 03:53 | UConn | James Whobrey scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Hartman | 51-48 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 03:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 51-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willy Schell (fresh) 1 ast. C - David Hollie (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Donald Quinn is called for the reach on David Hartman - foul #4 on Donald Quinn, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| 03:14 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:14 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Getchell | 53-50 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses short on a jumper in the paint | 53-50 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Paul Davis hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (SF) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Walter Holland (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Getchell, John Lafon, Willy Schell | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is hacked by James Whobrey - foul #3 on James Whobrey, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn connects on the 3 from straight away set up by David Hollie | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines double dribbles | 55-53 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Loren Stinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hartman | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by David Colby | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Thomas Gines buries a 3 from the left corner | 61-58 |