| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) C - Patrick Hake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) SF - Roy Merrell (fresh) PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) C - James Sorensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Edgar Meeks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harrison Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon loses the dribble to James Sorensen | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | American U. | Harrison Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Hake - foul #1 on Patrick Hake, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | American U. | Harrison Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | American U. | Harrison Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Edgar Meeks steps in front of the Heath Somers pass | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | American U. | Edgar Meeks lays it up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers jams it set up by Charles Simon | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Edgar Meeks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Roy Merrell - foul #1 on Roy Merrell, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | American U. | James Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:58 | American U. | Joseph Bentley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | American U. | James Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:38 | American U. | Harrison Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Bentley is called for the reach on Charles Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Bentley, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Schultz and the foul's on Edgar Meeks - foul #1 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Bulter (SF), Christopher Anderson (C) Roy Merrell, James Sorensen | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Christopher Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 15:55 | American U. | Brian Bulter grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) SF - Brian Bulter (fresh) PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | American U. | Stephen Morgan blocks the short jumper by Christopher Anderson | 5-8 |
| 15:43 | American U. | Christopher Anderson grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:26 | American U. | Edgar Meeks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by Brian Bulter - foul #1 on Brian Bulter, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (PG), Charles Lewis (SG), Roy Merrell (SF), James Sorensen (C) Edgar Meeks, Joseph Bentley, Brian Bulter, Harrison Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | American U. | The rebound goes to Christopher Anderson | 5-8 |
| 14:26 | American U. | Heath Somers is called for the reach on Roy Merrell - foul #1 on Heath Somers, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | American U. | Stephen Morgan steps in front of the Kevin Tardif pass | 5-8 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Kevin Tardif steps in front of the Bryan Schultz pass | 5-8 |
| 13:55 | American U. | Charles Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Charles Lewis is called for the reach on Charles Simon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG) Charles Lewis | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 13:34 | American U. | Christopher Anderson pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Kevin Tardif drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edgar Meeks | 5-11 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Simon and he's fouled by Edgar Meeks - foul #2 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Bentley (SG), Harrison Johnson (PF) Edgar Meeks, Christopher Anderson | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:10 | American U. | James Sorensen gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Roy Merrell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Harrison Johnson is called for the reach on Heath Somers - foul #1 on Harrison Johnson, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne (C) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Bulter (SF), Roy Lee (C) Roy Merrell, James Sorensen | |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:32 | American U. | Harrison Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Roy Lee connects on the 3 from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers double dribbles | 7-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Anderson (C) Roy Lee | |
| 11:49 | American U. | Kevin Tardif drills a 3 from straight away | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Tardif (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) SF - Brian Bulter (fresh) PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Luis Hernandez | 10-17 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Charles Simon picks off the pass by Kevin Tardif | 10-17 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon lays it in | 12-17 |
| 11:03 | American U. | Harrison Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane | 12-19 |
| 10:39 | American U. | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Bentley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Lewis (PG), Winfred Shea (SG), Roy Merrell (SF), James Sorensen (C) Kevin Tardif, Joseph Bentley, Brian Bulter, Harrison Johnson | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 10:32 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Sorensen | 12-19 |
| 10:11 | American U. | Roy Merrell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-19 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Juan Gonzalez | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Christopher Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Stephen Morgan (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (PG), Harrison Johnson (PF) Winfred Shea, Christopher Anderson | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Hernandez | 17-19 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Patrick Hake steals it from Roy Merrell | 17-19 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Lewis picks off the pass by Stephen Morgan | 17-19 |
| 08:04 | American U. | Charles Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 08:03 | American U. | James Sorensen misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Tardif - foul #1 on Kevin Tardif, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Dwight Byrne (C) Luis Hernandez, Heath Somers, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | American U. | Winfred Shea (SG), Brian Bulter (SF), Christopher Anderson (PF), Roy Lee (C) Charles Lewis, Roy Merrell, Harrison Johnson, James Sorensen | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Tardif (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Winfred Shea (fresh) SF - Brian Bulter (fresh) PF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | American U. | Winfred Shea misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #1 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Bentley (SG) Brian Bulter | |
| 07:19 | American U. | Winfred Shea misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:19 | American U. | Winfred Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 19-20 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Simon | 19-20 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Simon | 22-20 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Roy Lee hits a fadeaway near the basket | 22-22 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Byrne | 22-22 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Simon and he's fouled by Joseph Bentley - foul #2 on Joseph Bentley, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Lewis (PG), Roy Merrell (SF), Harrison Johnson (PF), James Sorensen (C) Kevin Tardif, Joseph Bentley, Christopher Anderson, Roy Lee | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:18 | American U. | Roy Merrell is whistled for a carry | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (PF) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by Roy Merrell - foul #2 on Roy Merrell, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Juan Gonzalez, Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (SG), Brian Bulter (SF) Winfred Shea, Roy Merrell | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:45 | American U. | Brian Bulter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Heath Somers - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:45 | American U. | Brian Bulter makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:45 | American U. | Brian Bulter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Harrison Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Harrison Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Morgan | 27-24 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Brian Bulter grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:37 | American U. | Charles Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 03:35 | American U. | James Sorensen grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hernandez (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Hake (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Lewis (fresh) SG - Kevin Tardif (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Bulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sorensen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | American U. | Kevin Tardif clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 03:09 | American U. | James Sorensen hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Dwight Byrne (C) Charles Simon, Luis Hernandez, Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), Joseph Bentley (SG), Roy Merrell (SF), Christopher Anderson (C) Charles Lewis, Kevin Tardif, Brian Bulter, James Sorensen | |
| 02:27 | American U. | Harrison Johnson is denied on a layup by Stephen Morgan | 27-26 |
| 02:25 | American U. | Harrison Johnson can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Edgar Meeks is called for the reach on Juan Gonzalez - foul #3 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | American U. | Winfred Shea (PG), James Sorensen (C) Edgar Meeks, Harrison Johnson | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Joseph Bentley drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Heath Somers | 32-28 |
| 01:07 | American U. | James Sorensen can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Winfred Shea is called for the reach on Heath Somers - foul #1 on Winfred Shea, team foul #12 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (PF) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (PG) Winfred Shea | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:40 | American U. | Heath Somers denies the turnaround by James Sorensen | 33-28 |
| 00:38 | American U. | James Sorensen tips it home | 33-30 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tardif - foul #2 on Kevin Tardif, team foul #13 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (PF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Roy Merrell scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Luis Hernandez - foul #1 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG) Luis Hernandez | |
| Subs | American U. | Harrison Johnson (PF) Christopher Anderson | |
| 00:07 | American U. | Roy Merrell misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Kevin Tardif hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-32 |