| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) SF - William Keller (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Scot Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) SG - David Paylor (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims's pass is intercepted by Daniel Hammond | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is fouled on the floor by William Keller - foul #1 on William Keller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Ward | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes loses the dribble to Kevin Ward | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the dunk but the foul's on Scot Haynes - foul #1 on Scot Haynes, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is fouled on the floor by Vernon Sims - foul #1 on Vernon Sims, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Robert Sewell (SF), Kent Lutz (PF), Luciano Conti (C) Mark Hamon, William Keller, Daniel Lisle, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Kent Lutz | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham is fouled on the floor by David Paylor - foul #1 on David Paylor, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Daniel Lisle (PF) Vernon Sims, Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:01 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 16:38 | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:33 | Seton Hall | The pull-up jumper by William Keller is blocked by Daniel Hammond | 0-3 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 0-3 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Lisle - foul #1 on Daniel Lisle, team foul #4 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Vernon Sims (SG), Kent Lutz (PF) Dennis Graham, William Keller, Daniel Lisle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 15:54 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell is fouled on the floor by David Paylor - foul #2 on David Paylor, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes (C) Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG) David Paylor | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) SF - Robert Sewell (fresh) PF - Kent Lutz (fresh) C - Scot Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Sims | 3-4 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Ward | 3-6 |
| 14:59 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 14:57 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon tips it in | 5-6 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scot Haynes - foul #2 on Scot Haynes, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Daniel Lisle (PF), Luciano Conti (C) Vernon Sims, Kent Lutz, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) Paul Read, Kevin Ward | |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:22 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti misses long on a shot in the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Lisle swats the short shot by Boyce Usher | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:31 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti's floater is tipped away by Boyce Usher | 5-8 |
| 13:29 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon can't tip it in | 5-8 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond loses the ball out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Vernon Sims (SG), Juan Martin (SF) Mark Hamon, William Keller, Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Kevin Ward (PF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| 12:49 | Seton Hall | Shawn Runyon is called for the reach on Vernon Sims - foul #1 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| 12:33 | Seton Hall | Roy Worth takes the ball from Luciano Conti | 5-8 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth banks in the layup | 5-10 |
| 11:56 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti banks in the layup on a great pass from Juan Martin | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Martin (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Runyon (fairly fresh) SF - John Kimball (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Read scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Kimball | 7-13 |
| 11:21 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), William Keller (SG), Robert Sewell (SF), Robert Barnett (C) Dennis Graham, Vernon Sims, Juan Martin, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Daniel Hammond (C) John Kimball, Roy Worth | |
| 10:44 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle blows the layup over the doubleteam | 7-13 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond clanks a jump hook from the right block | 7-13 |
| 10:05 | Seton Hall | William Keller snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 09:46 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Barnett - foul #1 on Robert Barnett, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG), Luciano Conti (C) Daniel Lisle, Robert Barnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG) Shawn Runyon | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:08 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle (PF) Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (PF) Kevin Ward | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (PF), Robert Barnett (C) Daniel Lisle, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Worth (C) Daniel Hammond | |
| 08:41 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Hamon - foul #1 on Mark Hamon, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle (PF), Luciano Conti (C) Robert Sewell, Robert Barnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:16 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:01 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Barnett (C) Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:41 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Keller (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kimball (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Vernon Sims is called for the reach on John Kimball - foul #2 on Vernon Sims, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Vernon Sims, Robert Barnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | John Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | John Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 07:21 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 07:07 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell jams it | 12-16 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Luciano Conti is called for the reach on Paul Read - foul #1 on Luciano Conti, team foul #9 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Robert Barnett (C) Mark Hamon, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF) John Kimball, Clifford Henderson | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:38 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:33 | Seton Hall | William Keller scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Sewell | 15-16 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Daniel Hammond is blocked by Robert Barnett | 15-16 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 06:04 | Seton Hall | Robert Barnett grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 05:58 | Seton Hall | Kevin Ward swats the layup by Robert Sewell | 15-16 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Graham steals it from Paul Read in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 05:37 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 17-16 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | William Keller is called for the reach on Kevin Ward - foul #2 on William Keller, team foul #10 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Luciano Conti (C) William Keller, Robert Barnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, Daniel Hammond | |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:57 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 17-17 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Runyon | 17-20 |
| 04:17 | Seton Hall | Clifford Henderson takes the ball from Robert Sewell | 17-20 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG), William Keller (SF), Scot Haynes (C) Dennis Graham, Daniel Lisle, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), John Kimball (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 03:46 | Seton Hall | William Keller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher buries a floater from the baseline | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Sewell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scot Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) SG - John Kimball (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes lays it in set up by Mark Hamon | 19-22 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | David Paylor buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Boyce Usher | 19-24 |
| 02:39 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle (PF) Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Scot Haynes - foul #3 on Scot Haynes, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF), Luciano Conti (C) William Keller, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG) John Kimball | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 02:00 | Seton Hall | Daniel Hammond denies the turnaround by Luciano Conti | 19-26 |
| 01:59 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 01:57 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti tips it home | 21-26 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | David Paylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SF) Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), John Kimball (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher | |
| 01:44 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti is open and lays it up and in | 23-26 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward clanks a shot near the basket | 23-26 |
| 01:14 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 00:57 | Seton Hall | William Keller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Read | 23-28 |
| 00:30 | Seton Hall | Paul Read steps in front of the William Keller pass | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward hits the finger roll | 23-30 |