| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stelzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 19:51 | UConn | Clinton Gaither grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | UConn | William Dawson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willard Olds - foul #2 on Willard Olds, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | UConn | William Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Stelzer | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Leon Parrish misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Baran Lijewski - foul #2 on Baran Lijewski, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Leon Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Leon Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | UConn | William Dawson gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Charlie Beekman is hacked by Baran Lijewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Baran Lijewski, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Tom Yang (C) Clinton Gaither | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Daniel Franke (SF), David Smith (PF) Baran Lijewski, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner | |
| 18:20 | UConn | Harry Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | UConn | William Dawson tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Stelzer | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | William Dawson is called for the reach on Dale Atkinson - foul #2 on William Dawson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Jose Lopez (PF) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Harry Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi (SG), Truman Nickles (PF) Raymond Luce, David Stelzer | |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke clanks a jump hook from close range | 38-31 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Paul Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Charlie Beekman can't throw it down | 38-31 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Tom Yang can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Tom Yang pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Don George (SF), Clinton Gaither (C) Charlie Beekman, Tom Yang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF) Truman Nickles | |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Jose Lopez picks off the pass by David Smith | 38-31 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Clinton Gaither makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Hankins | 40-31 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | David Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Hankins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don George (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Lopez (fairly fresh) C - Clinton Gaither (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Atkinson (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Niemi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Franke (fairly fresh) C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Charles Jones is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Don George | 43-34 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Clinton Gaither snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Dale Atkinson is called for the reach on Paul Hankins - foul #3 on Dale Atkinson, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Tom Yang (C) Paul Hankins, Charles Jones, Don George, Jose Lopez, Clinton Gaither | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Truman Nickles (SF), Shawn Messner (PF), David Stelzer (C) Dale Atkinson, Michael Niemi, Willard Olds, Daniel Franke, David Smith | |
| 14:59 | UConn | Charlie Beekman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-34 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Baran Lijewski | 43-36 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Charlie Beekman is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Leon Parrish and the foul's on Truman Nickles - foul #2 on Truman Nickles, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Tom Yang snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Tom Yang travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Willard Olds (SF) Raymond Luce, Truman Nickles | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-36 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Messner | 45-36 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Charlie Beekman snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Leon Parrish can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:06 | UConn | William Dawson snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Harry Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Yang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Stelzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Charlie Beekman grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 11:17 | UConn | William Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Baran Lijewski - foul #4 on Baran Lijewski, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Hankins (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Don George (SF), Jose Lopez (PF), Clinton Gaither (C) Leon Parrish, William Dawson, Charlie Beekman, Harry Williams, Tom Yang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Truman Nickles (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Baran Lijewski, Juan Cruz, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner, David Stelzer | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Paul Hankins hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Don George | 47-36 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles can't finish the layup | 47-36 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Jose Lopez grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Jose Lopez hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Paul Hankins | 49-36 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Luce | 49-39 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Paul Hankins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles is fouled on the floor by Don George - foul #1 on Don George, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Smith (C) Truman Nickles | |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson is fouled on the floor by Jose Lopez - foul #1 on Jose Lopez, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Glenn (PG) Jose Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Armand Costa (PG), Truman Nickles (PF) Dale Atkinson, Michael Niemi | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF), Harry Williams (PF) Paul Hankins, Don George | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Stelzer (C) Daniel Franke | |
| 09:05 | UConn | Clinton Gaither makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Charlie Beekman | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Glenn - foul #2 on Jerry Glenn, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UConn | William Dawson (SG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG), Willard Olds (SF) Raymond Luce, David Smith | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Clinton Gaither grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:38 | UConn | William Dawson misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 08:37 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Dawson | 51-40 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Harry Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 08:02 | UConn | William Dawson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Charlie Beekman snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Charlie Beekman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Dawson | 53-43 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 07:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Harry Williams | 53-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jerry Glenn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Gaither (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Juan Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armand Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Nickles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Stelzer (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Charlie Beekman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Juan Cruz is called for the reach on Jerry Glenn - foul #4 on Juan Cruz, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (SG), Paul Hankins (SF), Jose Lopez (PF), Tom Yang (C) William Dawson, Charlie Beekman, Harry Williams, Clinton Gaither | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Daniel Franke (PF), David Smith (C) Juan Cruz, Armand Costa, Willard Olds, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| 06:34 | UConn | Jerry Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Jerry Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Baran Lijewski | 55-49 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Jose Lopez's pass is intercepted by Michael Niemi | 55-49 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Niemi | 55-51 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Raymond Luce steals it from Jose Lopez in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | David Smith tips it home | 55-53 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Tom Yang connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Lopez and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Parrish (PG), William Dawson (SG), Charlie Beekman (SF), Don George (PF) Jerry Glenn, Charles Jones, Paul Hankins, Jose Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF) Michael Niemi, David Smith | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Tom Yang makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Messner | 58-55 |
| 04:03 | UConn | William Dawson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Tom Yang snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Charlie Beekman misses the easy layup | 58-55 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Parrish (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Beekman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don George (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Yang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Luce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willard Olds (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Franke (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Baran Lijewski | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (SG), Harry Williams (PF), Paul Hankins (C) William Dawson, Don George, Tom Yang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), David Stelzer (C) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, Daniel Franke | |
| 02:36 | UConn | Charles Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Cruz - foul #5 on Juan Cruz, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles (SF), David Smith (PF) Juan Cruz, Shawn Messner | |
| 02:36 | UConn | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Clinton Gaither (C) Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Shawn Messner (PF) Dale Atkinson, David Smith | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Jones picks off the pass by Baran Lijewski | 60-57 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Charles Jones is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Harry Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Jones | 63-60 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | UConn | William Dawson (SG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Willard Olds (SF) Michael Niemi, Truman Nickles | |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer loses the dribble to William Dawson | 63-60 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Leon Parrish double dribbles | 63-60 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | UConn | William Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Raymond Luce is called for the reach on William Dawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Luce, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Jones (SF) Charlie Beekman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:15 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:15 | UConn | William Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Clinton Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Baran Lijewski is called for the reach on Clinton Gaither in the backcourt - foul #5 on Baran Lijewski, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Beekman (SF), Don George (PF) William Dawson, Harry Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG) Baran Lijewski | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Clinton Gaither misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Clinton Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |