| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Claude Spence | 33-30 |
| 19:25 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Parks | 33-32 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Claude Spence | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #2 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence tips it in | 38-32 |
| 16:38 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft can't throw it down | 38-32 |
| 16:37 | UCLA | Charles Plaza tips it in | 38-34 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dale Harbert - foul #3 on Dale Harbert, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Marin Makowski (PF), Tony Anderson (C) Joseph Heyward, Jerry Wimbush, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) PF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 15:36 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Marin Makowski | 38-35 |
| 15:07 | UCLA | Kyle Nichols picks off the pass by Marin Makowski | 38-35 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | UCLA | Tony Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | John Painter connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tony Anderson | 38-37 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Hamilton | 41-37 |
| 13:36 | UCLA | John Painter buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Plaza | 41-39 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Plaza - foul #1 on Charles Plaza, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Jerry Wimbush (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:20 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kyle Nichols | 45-42 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Cory Hondo steals it from Jerry Wimbush | 45-42 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is fouled on the floor by David Schoolcraft - foul #3 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 11:47 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward grabs the board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Spence | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Heyward and the foul's on Darrell Hand - foul #2 on Darrell Hand, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF) Claude Spence | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Frank Adams | |
| 10:39 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:09 | UCLA | The short jumper by David Schoolcraft is denied by Joseph Twyman | 50-45 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 52-45 |
| 09:31 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the jumper in the paint | 52-48 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 09:06 | UCLA | Charles Plaza buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Heyward | 54-50 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Schoolcraft - foul #4 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Cory Hondo, Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Marin Makowski (PF), Tony Anderson (C) Joseph Heyward, Jerry Wimbush, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | John Painter's pass is intercepted by Claude Spence | 56-50 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 08:20 | UCLA | John Painter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:55 | UCLA | John Painter buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Marin Makowski and he's hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #2 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Dale Harbert, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG) Charles Plaza | |
| 07:55 | UCLA | John Painter misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 07:20 | UCLA | Marin Makowski gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Frank Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Rogers - foul #3 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (SG), Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Dale Boyd, Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson | |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Frank Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Frank Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton hits a wide open floater in the paint set up by Cory Hondo out of the doubleteam | 58-54 |
| 06:28 | UCLA | The jumper by David Schoolcraft is denied by Nicholas Rogers | 58-54 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | John Painter gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:12 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Frank Adams - foul #1 on Frank Adams, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SF) Frank Adams, John Painter | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:29 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Plaza | 60-58 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Charles Plaza scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Schoolcraft | 62-60 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's pass is intercepted by Joseph Heyward | 62-60 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward blows the layup | 62-60 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses short on a jumper from the right block | 62-60 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the dunk | 62-60 |
| 03:35 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Schoolcraft | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft can't connect on a floater from the right side | 62-60 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Dale Harbert steals the ball from Jerry Wimbush | 62-60 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert tips it home | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks is hacked by Gregory Coronel - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marin Makowski (PF), Tony Anderson (C) Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 01:51 | UCLA | Charles Plaza pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:51 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Marin Makowski, Tony Anderson | |
| 01:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks clanks a shot from close range | 64-60 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Wimbush | 66-63 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Coronel | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is fouled on the floor by Cory Hondo - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| 00:33 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Heyward - foul #2 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is hacked by Charles Plaza - foul #2 on Charles Plaza, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Kyle Nichols is called for the reach on Charles Plaza - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Plaza is called for the reach on Darrell Hand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Plaza, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:19 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Charles Plaza connects on the 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is hacked by Joseph Heyward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |