| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Deal inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Michael Vowels dunks the ball on a nice dish by Monte Bennett and he's hacked by Daniel Waters - foul #2 on Daniel Waters, team foul #1 | 27-19 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the free throw | 27-19 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is whistled for a carry | 27-19 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Michael Vowels hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Hohowski | 29-19 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Matthew Bigley takes the ball from James Hohowski | 29-21 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 16:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Vowels | 29-21 |
| 16:19 | UConn | James Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-21 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Vowels swats the short shot by Robert Robinson | 29-21 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Nwa Abdel snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Nwa Abdel's layup is rejected by Matthew Bigley | 29-21 |
| 15:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Hohowski | 29-21 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is fouled on the floor by Daniel Waters - foul #3 on Daniel Waters, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Monte Bennett, Douglas Deal, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 14:52 | UConn | Vincent Stearns is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Stone - foul #2 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #3 | 29-21 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the floater from the right block | 29-21 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Richard Johnson tips it in | 31-21 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's layup is rejected by Vincent Stearns | 31-21 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the tip | 31-21 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Robert Bury swats the dunk try by Hans Zvorsky | 31-21 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Tait, team foul #4 | 31-21 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| 12:56 | UConn | James Hohowski hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Deal and he's hacked by Troy Chambers - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #5 | 33-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (SG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| 12:56 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-21 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the tip | 33-21 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Nwa Abdel comes up short on the shot in the paint | 33-21 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 33-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 36-23 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Shawn Saxton and he's fouled by Monte Bennett - foul #1 on Monte Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) James Hohowski, Douglas Deal, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Robert Bury | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #6 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 10:35 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the dunk attempt | 36-26 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Michael Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 09:50 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the jumper from the baseline | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-26 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Nwa Abdel connects on the floater from the right side | 40-26 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Hans Zvorsky - foul #2 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Monte Bennett (SG), Douglas Deal (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) Robert Benning, Eric Tait | |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Michael Vowels's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Waters | 40-28 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 40-28 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Stearns - foul #2 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG) Frank Wilson | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| 07:51 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 42-29 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Vowels, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Nwa Abdel drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Monte Bennett - foul #2 on Monte Bennett, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #3 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #7 | 44-30 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury loses the dribble to Nwa Abdel | 45-30 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Troy Chambers steps in front of the Nwa Abdel pass | 45-30 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is hacked by James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hohowski, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Michael Vowels (PF) Monte Bennett, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Robinson, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Troy Chambers | 45-32 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Eric Tait picks off the pass by Nwa Abdel | 45-32 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait slams it home | 45-34 |
| 05:11 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Chambers - foul #4 on Troy Chambers, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 05:11 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters is fouled on the floor by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG) James Hohowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Nwa Abdel swats the shot by Daniel Waters | 45-34 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson tips it but misses | 45-34 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Richard Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Wise | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters blows the layup | 47-34 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Nwa Abdel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Bigley - foul #3 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #9 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 03:31 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury can't tip it in | 49-34 |
| 03:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 49-34 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the jumper from the right block | 49-34 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Troy Chambers is blocked by Sidney Wise | 49-34 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Hans Zvorsky takes the ball from Troy Chambers in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky blows the layup | 49-34 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Troy Chambers | 49-36 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Troy Chambers - foul #5 on Troy Chambers, team foul #10 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Daniel Waters (PF) Troy Chambers, Robert Bury | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the floater from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brooks Michelstein and the foul's on Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #11 | 53-38 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Matthew Bigley is blocked by Vincent Stearns | 54-38 |
| 00:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sidney Wise | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 54-38 |