| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Cora (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Oklahoma State | Stephen Heal steals it from Todd Washington | 20-29 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 18:59 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bryan Armstrong, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal is hacked by Richard Knippenberg - foul #1 on Richard Knippenberg, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Donny Green, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Todd Washington is called for the reach on Sam Kelley - foul #3 on Todd Washington, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Donny Green tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 17:27 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Heal - foul #3 on Stephen Heal, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Michael Platt (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Paul Read, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 17:27 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:27 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SF), Karl Johnson (PF) Richard Knippenberg, Mark Cora | |
| 16:29 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Sam Kelley and the foul's on Karl Johnson - foul #1 on Karl Johnson, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SF), Carl Henriques (C) Todd Washington, Jack Powell | |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Platt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Henriques (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt knocks in the floater from the right block | 30-30 |
| 14:54 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques is hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Donny Green, Michael Platt, Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington (SG), Mark Cora (SF), Jack Powell (C) Bryan Armstrong, Richard Knippenberg, Carl Henriques | |
| 14:35 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Karl Johnson - foul #2 on Karl Johnson, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong (PG) David Saxon | |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:01 | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Powell | 32-32 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Karl Johnson denies the turnaround by Dennis Jones | 32-32 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 13:11 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:47 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Michael Platt, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SG), Richard Knippenberg (SF), Carl Henriques (C) Todd Washington, Karl Johnson, Jack Powell | |
| 11:57 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is fouled on the floor by Carl Henriques - foul #2 on Carl Henriques, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Sam Kelley, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Cora (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Henriques (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Read | 35-35 |
| 10:41 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Cora | 35-38 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Ward | 37-38 |
| 09:51 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Armstrong | 37-40 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Mark Cora is called for the reach on Donny Green - foul #2 on Mark Cora, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Boyce Usher (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Dennis Jones, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington (SG), Karl Johnson (PF), Jack Powell (C) Bryan Armstrong, Mark Cora, Carl Henriques | |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:03 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Donny Green, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 08:22 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 08:20 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is fouled on the floor by David Saxon - foul #1 on David Saxon, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong (PG) Richard Knippenberg | |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:35 | Oklahoma State | Joaquin Jensen picks off the pass by David Saxon | 41-42 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 07:09 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Saxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jack Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:40 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 41-42 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon banks in the wide open layup and he's hacked by David Saxon - foul #2 on David Saxon, team foul #9 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SF), Mark Cora (PF) David Saxon, Karl Johnson | |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:14 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Todd Washington | 43-42 |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Boyce Usher - foul #2 on Boyce Usher, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques (C) Jack Powell | |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 05:40 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 05:19 | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Armstrong | 43-44 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 04:34 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong loses the dribble to Donny Green | 46-44 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Knippenberg is called for the reach on Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Richard Knippenberg, team foul #10 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (PF) Paul Read, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SG), Karl Johnson (PF), Jack Powell (C) Todd Washington, Richard Knippenberg, Carl Henriques | |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:13 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 03:44 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 03:42 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 03:25 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 02:56 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 02:56 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington (SG) David Saxon | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Cora (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jack Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:27 | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's floater is knocked away by Karl Johnson | 46-44 |
| 02:08 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 01:49 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Washington | 46-47 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Kevin Ward (C) Paul Read, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SF) Karl Johnson | |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Washington | 46-49 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones loses the dribble to Richard Knippenberg | 46-49 |
| 00:41 | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Powell | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Todd Washington picks off the pass by Sam Kelley | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SF) Richard Knippenberg | |
| 00:07 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon is hacked by Clifford Henderson - foul #4 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon is fouled on the floor by Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Todd Washington is called for the reach on Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Todd Washington, team foul #11 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SF) David Saxon | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |