| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Green (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Francesco Bruno (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Eric Schwebke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | John Lewis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Schwebke - foul #3 on Eric Schwebke, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dave Tucker (PF) Eric Schwebke | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Lewis and he's fouled by Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:16 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards is denied on a layup by Dennis Marx | 24-28 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | John Lewis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Kansas | Dave Tucker is fouled on the floor by Eugene Stevens - foul #2 on Eugene Stevens, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno loses the dribble to Tracy Wilson | 27-28 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Dave Tucker comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Charles Stephens is denied by Dave Tucker | 27-28 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | John Lewis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Stevens - foul #3 on Eugene Stevens, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (PG), Merrill Wilson (SG), Tracy Wilson (C) Eugene Stevens, John Lewis, Derrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Abe Craft (PG), Edward Robinson (SF), Eric Schwebke (PF) Bryan Green, Francesco Bruno, Dave Tucker | |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Leiter (fresh) SG - Merrill Wilson (fresh) SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Abe Craft (fresh) SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Schwebke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Robinson steals it from Merrill Wilson | 30-29 |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards's floater is tipped away by Charles Stephens | 30-29 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 14:57 | Kansas | Robert Burke snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 14:42 | Kansas | Robert Burke travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), John Lewis (SG), Dennis Marx (PF) Charlie Leiter, Merrill Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Green (SG), Francesco Bruno (SF) Robert Burke, Kelly Edwards | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 14:26 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:02 | Kansas | Abe Craft misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | John Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 13:41 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:26 | Kansas | Abe Craft's fadeaway is rejected by Tracy Wilson | 30-29 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | Edward Robinson tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson tips it home | 32-31 |
| 12:42 | Kansas | Eugene Stevens is called for the reach on Abe Craft - foul #4 on Eugene Stevens, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (PG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Charles Stephens (C) Eugene Stevens, Curtis Wilson, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Burke (PG), Kelly Edwards (C) Abe Craft, Francesco Bruno | |
| 12:22 | Kansas | Dennis Marx blocks the short jumper by Robert Burke | 32-31 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Derrick Anderson | 32-31 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Leiter | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Leiter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Green (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Schwebke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke hits a runner from the left block set up by Robert Burke | 35-33 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Stephens and the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Robinson, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Abe Craft (PG), Francesco Bruno (SF), Dave Tucker (PF) Bryan Green, Edward Robinson, Eric Schwebke | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:10 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Abe Craft | 38-36 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-36 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx is fouled on the floor by Dave Tucker - foul #2 on Dave Tucker, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Tracy Wilson (C) John Lewis, Dennis Marx | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson clanks a floater from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson tips it home | 40-36 |
| 09:49 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), Curtis Wilson (SF) Charlie Leiter, Derrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Green (SG), Edward Robinson (SF), Eric Schwebke (PF) Abe Craft, Francesco Bruno, Dave Tucker | |
| 09:09 | Kansas | Tracy Wilson blocks the short jumper by Edward Robinson | 40-36 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Robinson, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Dennis Marx (PF) Merrill Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 08:48 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:19 | Kansas | Edward Robinson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Green and he's hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #3 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson (SF) Curtis Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Abe Craft (PG), Francesco Bruno (SF) Robert Burke, Kelly Edwards | |
| 08:19 | Kansas | Edward Robinson misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG) Wei-Quo Huang | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dave Tucker (C) Edward Robinson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Abe Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Green (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Francesco Bruno (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Eric Schwebke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dave Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Bryan Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Burke (PG), Kelly Edwards (C) Abe Craft, Dave Tucker | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Francesco Bruno - foul #1 on Francesco Bruno, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Bryan Green takes the ball from Curtis Wilson | 42-39 |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke jams it and he's hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #4 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF) John Lewis, Derrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Abe Craft (PG) Bryan Green | |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Merrill Wilson and the foul's on Kelly Edwards - foul #3 on Kelly Edwards, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Curtis Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Robinson (SF) Francesco Bruno | |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:38 | Kansas | Robert Burke misses the floater from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter connects on the driving attempt from close range | 47-42 |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke is open and buries a jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 04:35 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards misses the fadeaway in the lane | 47-44 |
| 04:11 | Kansas | Eric Schwebke grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Abe Craft is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Eugene Stevens, Merrill Wilson, Dennis Marx, Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Green (SG), Francesco Bruno (SF), Dave Tucker (PF) Robert Burke, Eric Schwebke, Kelly Edwards | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Abe Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Green (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francesco Bruno (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Dave Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Anderson | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Edward Robinson misses the dunk | 49-44 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter's pass is intercepted by Francesco Bruno | 49-44 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), Dennis Marx (PF) Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Burke (PG), Eric Schwebke (PF), Kelly Edwards (C) Abe Craft, Dave Tucker, Edward Robinson | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Kansas | Robert Burke misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kelly Edwards - foul #4 on Kelly Edwards, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Robert Burke knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Green | 51-49 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Francesco Bruno steps in front of the Derrick Anderson pass | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Francesco Bruno is called for the reach on Derrick Anderson - foul #2 on Francesco Bruno, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Francesco Bruno misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Burke - foul #2 on Robert Burke, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (SF) Derrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Kelly Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Robert Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson runs out the clock | 54-49 |