| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sam Kelley | 32-36 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott's pass is intercepted by Joaquin Jensen | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley lays it up and in on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 34-36 |
| 18:39 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Ricky Courson, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley drills a jumper near the basket | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott is hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Michael Abbott | |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Read scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Randy Loyd | 39-41 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Dunlop | 39-41 |
| 16:30 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 39-44 |
| 16:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | John Milan is hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #3 on Kevin Ward, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Ricky Courson, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| 15:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Abbott, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Henderson | 42-44 |
| 14:45 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch tips it in | 42-46 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Frederick Mackey is called for the reach on Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Heal | 47-46 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Joaquin Jensen | 49-49 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Eric Anderson, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF) Daniel Grace, Frederick Mackey | |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is called for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (PF) Robert Dunlop | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon lays it in on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 53-54 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Jimmie Lynch is blocked by Kevin Ward | 53-54 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 53-54 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley buries a floater from close range set up by Paul Read | 55-54 |
| 08:32 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 08:31 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Eric Anderson, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 07:53 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Daniel Grace | |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher is denied on a layup by Robert Dunlop | 55-56 |
| 07:29 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 07:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott lays it in | 55-58 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher loses the ball out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Daniel Grace (SF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson | |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | John Milan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:29 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace loses the dribble to Paul Read | 55-58 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Platt is called for the reach on John Milan - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF) Ricky Courson, Daniel Grace | |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the fadeaway in the lane | 55-58 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is denied on a layup by Eric Anderson | 55-58 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 55-61 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses long on a shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:07 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | John Milan comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 55-61 |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Abbott | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Milan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson lays it up and in set up by Randy Loyd | 55-65 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF) Randy Loyd, Daniel Grace | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Frederick Mackey steps in front of the Raymond Rolon pass | 55-65 |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Anderson | 55-67 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Heal and he's hacked by Jimmie Lynch - foul #3 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, Clifford Henderson, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Daniel Grace (SG), Roy Morrison (SF) Michael Abbott, Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:21 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (PF) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Ricky Courson (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Randy Loyd, Daniel Grace, Roy Morrison, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | Raymond Rolon blocks the short jumper by John Milan | 58-67 |
| 01:05 | Wake Forest | John Milan tips it in | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ricky Courson | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Read | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott runs out the clock | 61-71 |