| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) SG - William Spears (fresh) SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) C - Robert Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) PF - Johnny Donahue (fresh) C - Troy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Troy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Posey blocks the short jumper by Johnny Donahue | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | David Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce scores on a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Potter | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is fouled on the floor by William Spears - foul #1 on William Spears, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Johnson (SF), Virgilio Costa (C) Emery Hedin, Troy Johnson | |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Potter | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey can't connect on a shot from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue double dribbles | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled in the backcourt by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | David Davis steals the ball from Anthony Akers | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Michael Johnson lays it in on a great pass from David Davis | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | William Spears is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lowrey - foul #1 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Emery Hedin (SF), Troy Johnson (C) Michael Johnson, Virgilio Costa | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Troy Johnson clanks a floater from the right block | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Emery Hedin grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce's pass is intercepted by Anthony Akers | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers lays it up and in | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Spears (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) PF - Johnny Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Troy Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Johnson | 6-7 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | William Spears's pass is intercepted by Emery Hedin | 6-7 |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Troy Johnson banks in the layup and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Ronald Koonce, Emery Hedin | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Eisele | 8-9 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue scores on a 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | John Johnson tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | David Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Virgilio Costa (C) David Davis, Michael Johnson, Troy Johnson | |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Potter - foul #1 on Robert Potter, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG) William Oberlander | |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey blows the layup but the foul's on Emery Hedin - foul #1 on Emery Hedin, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Emery Hedin gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Robert Potter blocks the short jumper by Johnny Donahue | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Spears | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is hacked by Ronald Koonce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SG) Anthony Akers, William Spears | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG), Reginald Malin (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Troy Johnson (C) Ronald Koonce, Emery Hedin, Johnny Donahue, Virgilio Costa | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey tips it home | 14-13 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Michael Johnson blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Kosta Markowski is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) William Oberlander | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | John Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Troy Johnson - foul #1 on Troy Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (PF) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Markowski (fairly fresh) SF - Reginald Malin (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Auburn | David Davis jams it against the doubleteam | 16-15 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski loses the dribble to David Davis in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Eisele | 19-18 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | David Davis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | David Davis steps in front of the Darell Carneal pass in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Andrew Eisele doubles David Davis and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Johnny Donahue (PF), Virgilio Costa (C) Kosta Markowski, Reginald Malin, Michael Johnson, Troy Johnson | |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Donahue, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG) David Davis | |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey dunks the ball set up by Craig Helzer | 21-21 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue is hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Craig Helzer, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Johnson (C) Virgilio Costa | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | William Spears is called for the reach on Ronald Koonce - foul #2 on William Spears, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Koonce - foul #2 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) Ronald Koonce | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Troy Johnson (C) William Oberlander, Johnny Donahue | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Michael Johnson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Davis | 24-25 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Eisele | 26-25 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Michael Johnson drills a runner from close range on a great pass from David Davis | 26-27 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), John Johnson (C) Andrew Eisele, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF) Emery Hedin, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Troy Johnson's floater is tipped away by John Johnson | 26-27 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Johnson - foul #2 on Troy Johnson, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG), Johnny Donahue (PF) Kosta Markowski, Troy Johnson | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Reginald Malin is whistled for a carry | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Jerry Palczynski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Oberlander (fresh) SF - Reginald Malin (fresh) PF - Johnny Donahue (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgilio Costa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Johnny Donahue - foul #2 on Johnny Donahue, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Emery Hedin (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Reginald Malin, Johnny Donahue | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa lays it up and in set up by William Oberlander | 30-29 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 30-29 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-29 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Johnson blocks the jumper by Andrew Eisele | 30-29 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled in the backcourt by Virgilio Costa - foul #1 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, Craig Helzer, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Reginald Malin (SF) William Oberlander, Emery Hedin | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG) David Davis | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Emery Hedin (SF) Reginald Malin | |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Anthony Akers is denied by Virgilio Costa | 34-32 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Douglas Lowrey picks off the pass by William Oberlander | 34-32 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the jumper from the right block | 34-32 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal tips it in | 36-32 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Akers - foul #2 on Anthony Akers, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF) Emery Hedin | |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | William Oberlander picks off the pass by Jerry Palczynski in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski hits the finger roll set up by William Oberlander | 36-36 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Jerry Palczynski pass | 36-36 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Reginald Malin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry Palczynski | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (tiring) 9 pts. SG - William Oberlander (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Malin (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgilio Costa (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Jerry Palczynski | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Johnny Donahue (PF), Troy Johnson (C) Kosta Markowski, William Oberlander, Reginald Malin, Michael Johnson, Virgilio Costa | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Troy Johnson lays it in | 36-38 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses long on a runner in the lane | 36-38 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Troy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | David Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Troy Johnson grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | David Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Koonce | 36-41 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Troy Johnson - foul #3 on Troy Johnson, team foul #13 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy (PF), Robert Potter (C) Craig Helzer, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Johnson (C) Troy Johnson | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | David Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey loses the dribble to Johnny Donahue | 38-41 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | David Davis hits a floater from the left wing set up by Johnny Donahue and he's fouled by Robert Kennedy - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #10 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (PG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:26 | Auburn | David Davis makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from William Spears | 40-44 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Robert Kennedy is called for the reach on Johnny Donahue - foul #2 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #11 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Douglas Lowrey (PF) Kenneth Posey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Reginald Malin (SF) David Davis, Emery Hedin | |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | William Spears grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | William Spears buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Kennedy | 43-44 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Michael Johnson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Anthony Akers | 43-44 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue tips it in | 43-46 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Michael Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Jerry Palczynski, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Emery Hedin (SF), Virgilio Costa (C) Kosta Markowski, Reginald Malin, Michael Johnson | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Darell Carneal steps in front of the Emery Hedin pass | 43-46 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Virgilio Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #14 | 43-46 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David Davis is hacked by Andrew Eisele - foul #2 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #12 | 44-46 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 44-48 |