| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Lai | 29-33 |
| 19:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 29-33 |
| 19:27 | UConn | David Paylor blocks the short jumper by John Wiley | 29-33 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 19:09 | UConn | John Wiley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Lai | 29-36 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:34 | UConn | John Wiley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Lurie | 29-38 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Read splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 29-38 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Troy Lai hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Wiley | 29-40 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Troy Lai comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it but misses | 31-40 |
| 17:29 | UConn | John Wiley tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Steve Johnson denies the turnaround by Daniel Hammond | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Steve Johnson double dribbles | 31-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), John Kimball (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, David Paylor, Clifford Henderson, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) John Wiley, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer misses the floater from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth tips it home | 33-42 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Jarod Shafer steals it from Nathan Reid | 33-42 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | John Kimball blows the layup | 33-42 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Robert Wooton pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Robert Wooton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth blows the dunk but the foul's on Michael Vaden - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF) John Kimball, Jarod Shafer | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Runyon | 36-42 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is fouled on the floor by Shawn Runyon - foul #1 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG) Paul Read | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG) Robert Wooton | |
| 14:15 | UConn | Troy Lai can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Steve Johnson swats the short shot by Roy Worth | 36-42 |
| 13:43 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 13:37 | UConn | David Paylor steals the ball from John Wiley | 36-42 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Paylor | 38-42 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Troy Lai clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Vaden - foul #2 on Michael Vaden, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), John Kimball (SF) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Nathan Reid snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Stanley Oliver shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on David Paylor - foul #2 on David Paylor, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Daniel Hammond (C) John Kimball, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:25 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF) John Wiley, Michael Vaden | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Schuster | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is fouled on the floor by Robert Wooton - foul #2 on Robert Wooton, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) David Paylor, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Robert Wooton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Read works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Read evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Douglas Lurie scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Wooton | 43-50 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Shawn Runyon - foul #2 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| 09:10 | UConn | Troy Lai misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 43-50 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:50 | UConn | John Wiley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Read | 46-50 |
| 08:05 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Steve Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Ward - foul #3 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond double dribbles | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Kevin Ward steps in front of the Steve Johnson pass | 46-50 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 48-50 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Troy Lai's pass is intercepted by John Kimball | 48-50 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:06 | UConn | John Wiley gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Douglas Lurie comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 48-50 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Johnson - foul #4 on Steve Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) David Paylor, John Kimball, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Boyce Usher is called for the reach on Stanley Oliver - foul #2 on Boyce Usher, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:49 | UConn | Shawn Runyon picks off the pass by John Wiley out of a doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read slams it home on a great pass from Shawn Runyon | 51-50 |
| 04:26 | UConn | John Wiley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Nathan Reid is called for the reach on Jarod Shafer - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG), Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Shawn Runyon, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Steve Johnson (C) John Wiley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 51-50 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Steve Johnson loses the dribble to David Paylor | 51-50 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | David Paylor lays it in | 53-50 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Robert Wooton loses the dribble to David Paylor | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Jarod Shafer, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| 02:35 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Steve Johnson tips it home | 53-52 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lurie picks off the pass by Roy Worth | 53-52 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Robert Wooton | |
| 01:13 | UConn | Douglas Lurie comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is hacked by Steve Johnson - foul #5 on Steve Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Stanley Oliver grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Kevin Ward blocks the short jumper by William Schuster | 53-52 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:03 | UConn | John Wiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward runs out the clock | 55-52 |