| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Lossett (fresh) SG - Derek Haas (fresh) SF - Alex Melin (fresh) PF - William Dana (fresh) C - Manuel Goree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Manuel Goree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Maine | William Dana comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Maine | The offensive rebound goes to William Dana | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Maine | Manuel Goree makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lossett | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Alex Melin - foul #1 on Alex Melin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Maine | Manuel Goree connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Alex Melin | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman connects on the jumper from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Maine | Manuel Goree is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose clanks a turnaround from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle knocks in the floater from the left side | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Maine | Richard Lossett clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Maine | Richard Lossett makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Maine | Richard Lossett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Maine | William Dana gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | Maine | Derek Haas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | Maine | Alex Melin misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | Maine | William Dana grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Lossett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Haas (fresh) SF - Alex Melin (fresh) PF - William Dana (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Goree (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Maine | Derek Haas is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:58 | Maine | Manuel Goree double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | John Bodnar (PG), Tyrone Kendall (PF) Richard Lossett, William Dana | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is fouled on the floor by Manuel Goree - foul #1 on Manuel Goree, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | Kerry Cottingham (SG), Mark Amidon (PF) Derek Haas, Alex Melin | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Amidon - foul #1 on Mark Amidon, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:06 | Maine | The short jumper by Tyrone Kendall is denied by Harold Weedman | 9-5 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Manuel Goree picks off the pass by Joseph Mickle | 9-5 |
| 13:22 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Bodnar | 9-7 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is called for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Claude Davis (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Lossett (PG), Derek Haas (SG), Alex Melin (SF), William Dana (PF) John Bodnar, Kerry Cottingham, Mark Amidon, Manuel Goree | |
| 12:36 | Maine | Derek Haas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 12:15 | Maine | The rebound goes to William Dana | 9-7 |
| 12:08 | Maine | Alex Melin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-7 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the turnaround in the lane | 11-7 |
| 11:45 | Maine | Alex Melin banks in the layup on a great pass from Derek Haas and he's fouled by Carlos Dupree - foul #1 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | Manuel Goree (C) Tyrone Kendall | |
| 11:45 | Maine | Alex Melin makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fresh) C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Lossett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Haas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Melin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dana (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Goree (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Lossett steps in front of the Antonio Griffith pass | 11-10 |
| 11:02 | Maine | Richard Lossett hits the finger roll | 11-12 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Manuel Goree denies the turnaround by Carlos Dupree | 11-12 |
| 10:45 | Maine | William Dana gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Maine | Aubrey Hampton is called for the reach on Richard Lossett - foul #1 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Carlos Dupree, Claude Davis, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 10:26 | Maine | Derek Haas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 10:26 | Maine | Derek Haas makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:26 | Maine | Derek Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on William Dana - foul #1 on William Dana, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:57 | Maine | Manuel Goree snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:43 | Maine | Joseph Mickle swats the short shot by William Dana | 12-13 |
| 09:41 | Maine | Alex Melin gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:35 | Maine | Alex Melin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Weedman | 14-13 |
| 08:54 | Maine | Manuel Goree can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Weedman - foul #2 on Harold Weedman, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Maine | John Bodnar (PG), Kerry Cottingham (SG), Tyrone Kendall (SF), Mark Amidon (PF) Richard Lossett, Derek Haas, Alex Melin, William Dana | |
| 08:54 | Maine | Manuel Goree makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:54 | Maine | Manuel Goree makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | James Wysong (SF) Manuel Goree | |
| 08:20 | Maine | Mark Amidon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 08:19 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall tips it home | 14-17 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | John Bodnar is called for the reach on Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on John Bodnar, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by James Wysong - foul #1 on James Wysong, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Lossett (PG), Derek Haas (SG), Alex Melin (SF), Manuel Goree (C) John Bodnar, Kerry Cottingham, James Wysong, Mark Amidon | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Lossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Haas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Melin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Goree (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall drills a turnaround from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Manuel Goree - foul #2 on Manuel Goree, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (SG), Claude Davis (PF) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Maine | William Dana (PF) Manuel Goree | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:34 | Maine | Derek Haas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Lossett | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Derek Haas - foul #1 on Derek Haas, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Maine | Mark Amidon (C) Tyrone Kendall | |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:45 | Maine | Claude Davis denies the turnaround by Derek Haas | 20-22 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Aubrey Hampton and he's hacked by Alex Melin - foul #2 on Alex Melin, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Shawn Saxton, Claude Davis | |
| Subs | Maine | John Bodnar (PG), Kerry Cottingham (SG), James Wysong (SF) Richard Lossett, Derek Haas, Alex Melin | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:05 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Mickle - foul #1 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 05:05 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:05 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 04:45 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:33 | Maine | Kerry Cottingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Maine | Tyrone Kendall (SF) James Wysong | |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Lossett (PG), Derek Haas (SG) John Bodnar, Kerry Cottingham | |
| 03:55 | Maine | William Dana clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 23-24 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:30 | Maine | William Dana grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Lossett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dana (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Amidon (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Maine | Alex Melin (SF), Manuel Goree (C) William Dana, Mark Amidon | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle can't connect on a runner from the left block | 23-24 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 02:32 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall is fouled on the floor by Edward Rose - foul #1 on Edward Rose, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 02:32 | Maine | Tyrone Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 02:17 | Maine | Alex Melin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:55 | Maine | Richard Lossett makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Claude Davis (PF) Frank Wilson, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Maine | John Bodnar (PG), Kerry Cottingham (SG), William Dana (PF) Richard Lossett, Derek Haas, Tyrone Kendall | |
| 01:15 | Maine | Alex Melin is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dupree - foul #2 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 01:15 | Maine | Alex Melin makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:15 | Maine | Alex Melin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Dupree | 25-28 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton is hacked by Kerry Cottingham - foul #1 on Kerry Cottingham, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Claude Davis | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Lossett (PG), Derek Haas (SG) John Bodnar, Kerry Cottingham | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:04 | Maine | Manuel Goree's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Weedman | 27-28 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-28 |