| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Louis Clausen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Beveridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Sepe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Neal Thurber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Robert Sepe inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge is fouled on the floor by Patrick Guthridge - foul #3 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (PF) Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 19:43 | Utah State | Louis Clausen loses the dribble to Hans Smialowski | 42-39 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the dunk | 42-39 |
| 19:26 | Utah State | Robert Sepe snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 19:13 | Utah State | Lance Myers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Hans Smialowski, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bradley Graham (PG), Patrick Boyd (SG), Joseph Crow (SF), Fred Harris (C) Louis Clausen, Ryan Beveridge, Robert Sepe, Lance Myers | |
| 18:52 | Utah State | Joseph Crow connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Graham and he's fouled by Kenny Coates - foul #2 on Kenny Coates, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 18:52 | Utah State | Joseph Crow misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Bradley Graham steals the ball from Lado Arambula in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Joseph Crow's pass is intercepted by Lado Arambula | 42-44 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eddie Grabill | 44-44 |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Joseph Crow is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF), Charles Estes (C) Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), Robert Sepe (SF) Joseph Crow, Neal Thurber | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes slams it home on a nice dish by Olin Prosienski and he's hacked by Patrick Boyd - foul #3 on Patrick Boyd, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge (SG), Neal Thurber (PF), John Helm (C) Patrick Boyd, Bradley Graham, Fred Harris | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 18:17 | Utah State | Neal Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 18:04 | Utah State | Louis Clausen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 18:02 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge tips it home | 46-46 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Ryan Beveridge is called for the reach on Walter Scalf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Beveridge, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bradley Graham (SG) Ryan Beveridge | |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Estes | 49-46 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Bradley Graham scores on a jumper from the right block | 49-48 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lance Myers (C) John Helm | |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Robert Sepe connects on the open floater from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski knocks in the floater from the left block | 51-50 |
| 16:38 | Utah State | Neal Thurber misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-50 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-50 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 53-50 |
| 15:46 | Utah State | Kenny Coates steps in front of the Bradley Graham pass | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Olin Prosienski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Hans Smialowski (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Estes (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Louis Clausen (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Graham (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Robert Sepe (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Thurber (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Olin Prosienski | 55-50 |
| 15:25 | Utah State | Robert Sepe is hacked by Olin Prosienski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Jason Pham (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Hans Smialowski, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Crow (PG), Ryan Beveridge (SG), Patrick Boyd (SF), Fred Harris (PF) Louis Clausen, Bradley Graham, Robert Sepe, Neal Thurber | |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Fred Harris can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Fred Harris tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Lance Myers blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf is hacked by Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Patrick Guthridge, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Sepe (SF), John Helm (C) Patrick Boyd, Lance Myers | |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Fred Harris buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Beveridge and he's hacked by Walter Scalf - foul #2 on Walter Scalf, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge (PF), Jason Pham (C) Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), Neal Thurber (PF) Robert Sepe, John Helm | |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Fred Harris misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | Joseph Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 13:18 | Utah State | Louis Clausen's pass is intercepted by Walter Scalf in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf lays it up and in | 57-54 |
| 13:04 | Utah State | Neal Thurber loses the dribble to Jason Pham | 57-54 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Jason Pham is denied by Fred Harris | 57-54 |
| 12:42 | Utah State | Joseph Crow gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 12:27 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 57-54 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Ryan Beveridge - foul #4 on Ryan Beveridge, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Patrick Guthridge, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bradley Graham (PG), Patrick Boyd (SG), Robert Sepe (SF), Lance Myers (C) Louis Clausen, Ryan Beveridge, Joseph Crow, Fred Harris | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:19 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Lado Arambula - foul #3 on Lado Arambula, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Robert Sepe snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Bradley Graham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenny Coates - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Donald Schiefelbein, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), John Helm (C) Neal Thurber, Lance Myers | |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Bradley Graham misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Bradley Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Estes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Louis Clausen (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sepe (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Graham (tiring) 8 pts. C - John Helm (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (SF) Kenny Coates | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:02 | Utah State | Robert Sepe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Boyd - foul #4 on Patrick Boyd, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Jason Pham, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Crow (SG), Neal Thurber (PF) Louis Clausen, Patrick Boyd | |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski blows the wide open layup | 60-55 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | Bradley Graham grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:36 | Utah State | The pull-up jumper by Neal Thurber is blocked by Patrick Guthridge | 60-55 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski is fouled on the floor by Robert Sepe - foul #3 on Robert Sepe, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Lado Arambula, Patrick Guthridge, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), Fred Harris (PF), Lance Myers (C) Robert Sepe, Neal Thurber, John Helm | |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Bradley Graham's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Grabill | 62-55 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Clausen - foul #2 on Louis Clausen, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:00 | Utah State | Fred Harris pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 09:44 | Utah State | Louis Clausen connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar hits the easy wide open finger roll | 64-57 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Carmelo Salazar takes the ball from Bradley Graham in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill hits the finger roll and the foul's on Louis Clausen - foul #3 on Louis Clausen, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Charles Estes (C) Russell Kunz, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Sepe (SF), Neal Thurber (PF) Joseph Crow, Fred Harris | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Neal Thurber grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 08:51 | Utah State | Eddie Grabill blocks the jumper by Louis Clausen | 66-57 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sepe - foul #4 on Robert Sepe, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge (PF) Eddie Grabill | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Crow (SF) Robert Sepe | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:33 | Utah State | Joseph Crow can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Pham - foul #2 on Jason Pham, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Jason Pham, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:33 | Utah State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:33 | Utah State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Joseph Crow makes the 3 from straight away | 67-62 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Guthridge | 70-62 |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Patrick Guthridge steps in front of the Joseph Crow pass | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenny Coates (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Scalf (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Louis Clausen (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Crow (very tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Graham (very tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Thurber (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Myers (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf is hacked by Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Crow, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Jason Pham (SF), Charles Estes (C) Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Boyd (PG), Ryan Beveridge (SG), Robert Sepe (SF), Fred Harris (PF), John Helm (C) Louis Clausen, Joseph Crow, Bradley Graham, Neal Thurber, Lance Myers | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:26 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz clanks a jumper from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Pham | 71-62 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Patrick Guthridge | 73-62 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd is hacked by Russell Kunz - foul #3 on Russell Kunz, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Jason Pham, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lance Myers (C) John Helm | |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 76-64 |
| 06:13 | Utah State | Lado Arambula steps in front of the Robert Sepe pass in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski can't connect on a floater near the basket | 76-64 |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 76-66 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Harris - foul #3 on Fred Harris, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Hans Smialowski (C) Kenny Coates, Lado Arambula, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), Neal Thurber (PF), John Helm (C) Robert Sepe, Fred Harris, Lance Myers | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 05:20 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski's floater is tipped away by John Helm | 78-66 |
| 04:57 | Utah State | Neal Thurber grabs the board | 78-66 |
| 04:35 | Utah State | Russell Kunz takes the ball from Neal Thurber | 78-66 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Jason Pham (C) Walter Scalf, Olin Prosienski, Patrick Guthridge, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Sepe (SF), Lance Myers (C) Louis Clausen, John Helm | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Sepe - foul #5 on Robert Sepe, team foul #13 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Charles Estes (C) Russell Kunz, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bradley Graham (SF) Robert Sepe | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill misses the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd is whistled for a carry | 79-66 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG) Neal Thurber | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 03:35 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd grabs the board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenny Coates (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Scalf (tired) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Grabill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Estes (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Louis Clausen (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Beveridge (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Boyd (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bradley Graham (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Myers (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Louis Clausen steals the ball from Eddie Grabill | 79-66 |
| 02:53 | Utah State | Eddie Grabill is called for the reach on Ryan Beveridge - foul #1 on Eddie Grabill, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Lado Arambula (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Kenny Coates, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Eddie Grabill, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Crow (PG), Neal Thurber (PF), Fred Harris (C) Louis Clausen, Bradley Graham, Lance Myers | |
| 02:53 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 02:53 | Utah State | Ryan Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| 02:46 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 79-67 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is fouled on the floor by Ryan Beveridge - foul #5 on Ryan Beveridge, team foul #14 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Jason Pham, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG), John Helm (C) Ryan Beveridge, Fred Harris | |
| 02:17 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-67 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Schiefelbein - foul #3 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #11 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bradley Graham (SF), Fred Harris (PF) Louis Clausen, Neal Thurber | |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | John Helm gets the offensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | Patrick Boyd buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-70 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Boyd - foul #5 on Patrick Boyd, team foul #15 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Louis Clausen (PG) Patrick Boyd | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Jason Pham is called for the reach on Louis Clausen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Pham, team foul #12 | 83-70 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Louis Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Louis Clausen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Jason Pham - foul #4 on Jason Pham, team foul #13 | 83-72 |
| 01:14 | Utah State | Joseph Crow connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 83-74 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Jason Pham, Hans Smialowski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Neal Thurber (PF), Lance Myers (C) Fred Harris, John Helm | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Neal Thurber - foul #2 on Neal Thurber, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-74 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Utah State | Louis Clausen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-74 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Estes | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is hacked by Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Crow, team foul #17 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bobby Etheridge (SF), Fred Harris (PF), John Helm (C) Joseph Crow, Neal Thurber, Lance Myers | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Bobby Etheridge grabs the defensive rebound | 84-74 |
| 00:32 | Utah State | Louis Clausen hits a 3 from the left corner | 84-77 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Jason Pham, Hans Smialowski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Neal Thurber (PF), Lance Myers (C) Fred Harris, John Helm | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Bradley Graham is called for the reach on Patrick Guthridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Graham, team foul #18 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (SF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Neal Thurber grabs the board | 85-77 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Louis Clausen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Lance Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Bobby Etheridge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 85-77 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Etheridge | 85-77 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Lance Myers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 85-77 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge grabs the defensive rebound | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Clausen - foul #4 on Louis Clausen, team foul #19 | 85-77 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Kunz takes the ball from Louis Clausen in the backcourt | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz runs out the clock | 87-77 |