| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses the floater from the left block | 39-35 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the dunk attempt | 39-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Young | 39-35 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Bond | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Young | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Bond - foul #3 on Michael Bond, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel lays it in on a great pass from Darell Carneal | 42-38 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Michael Young works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | David Young gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits a shot in the paint | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Michael Young splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Bell | 44-41 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Darell Carneal - foul #1 on Darell Carneal, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeff Burnett, Richard Nieves | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (PF) Michael Young, Jeffery Bell, Michael Bond | |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Gaunt - foul #2 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Michael Young (SG), Michael Bond (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Bennie Frost, Fausto Romano | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Spears (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (PF) Jimmie Brown | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Michael Bond blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | William Spears pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Spears | 51-46 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Burnett and he's hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) William Spears, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Michael Young steps in front of the Anthony Akers pass | 51-49 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett lays it up and in set up by Michael Young | 51-51 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Young and he's fouled by Darell Carneal - foul #2 on Darell Carneal, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SG) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Fausto Romano (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Michael Young, Richard Nieves, Michael Bond | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-54 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | David Young clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Fausto Romano - foul #2 on Fausto Romano, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Darell Carneal, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF), Michael Bond (PF) Jeffery Bell, Fausto Romano | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Spears | 54-54 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | William Spears gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer buries a shot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the shot from close range | 56-56 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bond hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #3 on Craig Helzer, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, William Spears, Douglas Lowrey, David Young | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Michael Young (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Richard Nieves (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek, Jimmie Brown | |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bond misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darell Carneal | 58-57 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Nieves | 58-59 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fausto Romano (C) Michael Bond | |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-59 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Young | 58-63 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | William Spears drills a 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Michael Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the dunk but he's fouled by Fausto Romano - foul #3 on Fausto Romano, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Darell Carneal, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF), Michael Bond (C) Jeffery Bell, Fausto Romano | |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Michael Bond is called for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeff Burnett, Richard Nieves | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bennie Frost (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer is denied on a layup by Michael Bond | 62-63 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the lay-in | 62-63 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Jimmie Brown swats the shot by Anthony Akers | 62-63 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Douglas Lowrey swats the dunk try by Michael Bond | 62-63 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Michael Bond tips it in | 62-65 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), David Young (PF) Anthony Akers, William Spears | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Richard Nieves (PF) Michael Young, Oleg Zolondek, Jimmie Brown | |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF), Gregory Coronel (C) Douglas Lowrey, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | David Young grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel tips it in | 64-66 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Michael Bond hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Burnett | 64-68 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey loses the dribble to Jeff Burnett | 64-68 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell hits a jump hook near the basket | 64-70 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is fouled on the floor by Michael Bond - foul #4 on Michael Bond, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SG), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Michael Young (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeff Burnett, Bennie Frost, Jeffery Bell, Richard Nieves, Michael Bond | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers connects on the 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Michael Young is hacked by William Spears - foul #3 on William Spears, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Michael Young evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-70 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey hits a floater in the lane | 69-70 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Michael Bond (C) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, Fausto Romano, Jimmie Brown | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Young (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses badly on a shot from the right side | 69-70 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett scores on a floater from the left block | 69-72 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | David Young loses the dribble to Richard Nieves | 69-72 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Michael Young misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett tips it but misses | 69-72 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Michael Bond tips it in | 69-74 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Bond steps in front of the David Young pass | 69-74 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett's pass is intercepted by Anthony Akers in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey dunks the ball set up by Anthony Akers | 71-74 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett can't finish the layup | 71-74 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell loses the dribble to Anthony Akers | 73-74 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers dunks the ball | 75-74 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Michael Young makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Burnett and he's hacked by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #7 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) William Spears | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Michael Young makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeff Burnett | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Akers is called for the reach on Jeff Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-79 |