| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Charles Estes is denied by Lorenzo Brennan | 36-32 |
| 19:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 36-32 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Shon Feeney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi tips it home | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Joe Eggers takes the ball from Charles Estes | 36-34 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Shon Feeney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes buries a shot from close range | 38-37 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Pham | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Jason Pham denies the turnaround by Paul Mouzon | 40-39 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 17:45 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Collins | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Russell Kunz, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Shon Feeney (SG) James McInturff, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 16:55 | UConn | Paul Mouzon drills a floater near the basket | 40-41 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Walter Scalf | 42-41 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Paul Gebhard loses the dribble to Kenny Coates in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Pham | 44-41 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Paul Mouzon travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Eddie Grabill (PF), Charles Estes (C) Kenny Coates, Hans Smialowski, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon, Eddie Collins | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Charles Estes blocks the short jumper by Lorenzo Brennan | 44-41 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Victor White grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Grabill (fresh) C - Charles Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Walter Scalf steals the ball from Victor White | 44-41 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Russell Kunz steps in front of the James McInturff pass in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Donald Schiefelbein is called for the reach on Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Eddie Grabill, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:08 | UConn | Joe Eggers scores on a shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski comes up short on the runner from the left block | 46-43 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge buries a fadeaway from the left side | 48-43 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Olin Prosienski - foul #1 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Russell Kunz | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Joe Eggers, James McInturff, Victor White, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar is hacked by Eddie Collins - foul #1 on Eddie Collins, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (SF), Charles Estes (C) Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates is hacked by Eddie Collins - foul #2 on Eddie Collins, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Lado Arambula, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski clanks a floater from the right block | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Mouzon | 48-45 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Eddie Collins grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Paul Mouzon snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Paul Mouzon drills a jump hook from the right block | 48-47 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Shon Feeney drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Mouzon | 48-49 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Kenny Coates, Hans Smialowski, Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon, Thomas Bohl | |
| 11:45 | UConn | James McInturff is fouled on the floor by Jason Pham - foul #2 on Jason Pham, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Grabill (fresh) C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Eddie Grabill is called for the reach on Victor White - foul #3 on Eddie Grabill, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF) Lado Arambula, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (SF) Victor White | |
| 10:21 | UConn | Donald Schiefelbein is called for the reach on Lorenzo Brennan - foul #4 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF), Charles Estes (C) Donald Schiefelbein, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:15 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Russell Kunz is called for the reach on Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Kunz, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 09:52 | UConn | Eddie Collins knocks in the 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shon Feeney - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Hans Smialowski (PF) Olin Prosienski, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Shon Feeney | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Thomas Bohl scores on a floater from the left side set up by Eddie Collins | 53-56 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 55-56 |
| 08:34 | UConn | The short jumper by James McInturff is denied by Charles Estes | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Russell Kunz | 58-56 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenny Coates - foul #1 on Kenny Coates, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Hans Smialowski, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Shon Feeney (SG), Victor White (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Eddie Collins, James McInturff, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| 08:05 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Guthridge | 58-56 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Victor White gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Mouzon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UConn | Carmelo Salazar picks off the pass by Victor White in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Mouzon | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 3rd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Joe Eggers is hacked by Donald Schiefelbein - foul #5 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG) Shon Feeney | |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 06:27 | UConn | James McInturff hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz hits a 3 from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Walter Scalf steals it from Joe Eggers in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Joe Eggers gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Victor White lays it up and in | 69-65 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Walter Scalf is called for the reach on Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Scalf, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Jason Pham, Patrick Guthridge, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF) James McInturff, Victor White | |
| 05:51 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 69-65 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 04:52 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan knocks in the runner from the right block | 69-67 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates is hacked by Eddie Collins - foul #3 on Eddie Collins, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Olin Prosienski, Eddie Grabill, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-67 |
| 04:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Gebhard | 69-67 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Eddie Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Paul Gebhard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf is fouled on the floor by Shon Feeney - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Jason Pham (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Kenny Coates, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF) Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Paul Mouzon gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Jason Pham steps in front of the Shon Feeney pass in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf blows the dunk | 69-67 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Walter Scalf steps in front of the Victor White pass in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lado Arambula | 71-67 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Lado Arambula steals it from Victor White | 71-67 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham can't finish the layup | 71-67 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Victor White grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 02:35 | UConn | James McInturff is hacked by Carmelo Salazar - foul #1 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Eddie Grabill (PF) Walter Scalf, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Thomas Bohl | |
| 02:35 | UConn | James McInturff makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | UConn | James McInturff misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Kunz | 74-68 |
| 02:15 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Victor White | |
| 01:56 | UConn | James McInturff's pass is intercepted by Lado Arambula | 74-68 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:44 | UConn | Jason Pham takes the ball from Paul Gebhard | 76-68 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham banks in the layup | 78-68 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi is denied on a dunk by Hans Smialowski | 78-68 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-68 |
| 01:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 78-68 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by James McInturff | 78-70 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge is hacked by Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Guthridge - foul #1 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #11 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Joe Eggers, James McInturff, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Jason Pham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shon Feeney, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Hans Smialowski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), James McInturff (SG), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Shon Feeney lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jason Pham - foul #3 on Jason Pham, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes gets the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes is hacked by Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Eggers, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Shon Feeney is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Shon Feeney, team foul #12 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Patrick Guthridge, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SG), Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, James McInturff, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenny Coates | 86-73 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 86-73 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula pulls down the rebound | 86-73 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula runs out the clock | 86-73 |