| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Eastman | 37-36 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 19:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 37-36 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Florentino Esposito steals the ball from Nicholas Arnold in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Eastman | 37-39 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Charles Berning gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Darin Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Armando Sanchez | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lee Marquette - foul #2 on Lee Marquette, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Ricky Situ (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Lee Marquette, James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 17:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Clarence Closson is denied by Micheal Carroll | 40-39 |
| 17:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Orunjan Abdo | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Matthew Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG) Matthew Coleman | |
| 17:17 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton knocks in the jumper from the right block | 40-41 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Stephen West's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Newton in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Newton | 40-43 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Stephen West's floater is tipped away by Colin Yates | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson tips it in | 40-45 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Stephen West is hacked by Colin Yates - foul #2 on Colin Yates, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Gene Parkerson, Ricky Situ, Lawrence Newton, Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Charles Berning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Charles Berning double dribbles | 40-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG) Donnie Lollar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Pruitt - foul #1 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Charles Berning gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Charles Berning's pass is intercepted by Florentino Esposito in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Curtis Walters, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), Lawrence Newton (C) Curtis Walters, Ralph Eastman | |
| 14:18 | UConn | Charles Berning hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lee Marquette - foul #3 on Lee Marquette, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Paul Chmura | |
| 14:18 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | UConn | James Bohl steals it from Nicholas Arnold in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | James Bohl can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Chad Gervin snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Lee Marquette - foul #4 on Lee Marquette, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF) Nicholas Arnold, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Ricky Situ (PF) Lee Marquette, Florentino Esposito | |
| 13:25 | UConn | Stephen West loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Pruitt (C) Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-47 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton tips it but misses | 42-47 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Newton | 42-47 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stephen West - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Donnie Lollar, Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura (SF), Clarence Closson (PF) Ricky Situ, Ralph Eastman | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Orunjan Abdo - foul #1 on Orunjan Abdo, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Charles Berning (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Yates (C) Lawrence Newton | |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Charles Berning clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Colin Yates - foul #3 on Colin Yates, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF) Clarence Closson | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Charles Berning makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | James Bohl is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Ricky Situ (SG), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, James Bohl, Colin Yates | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) SG - Ricky Situ (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Parkerson | 43-52 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Gene Parkerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito is fouled on the floor by Micheal Carroll - foul #1 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton (SF) Paul Chmura | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ is hacked by Orunjan Abdo - foul #2 on Orunjan Abdo, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Clarence Closson (C) Ricky Situ, Ralph Eastman | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Pruitt swats the layup by James Bohl | 45-52 |
| 10:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Micheal Carroll | 45-52 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Donnie Lollar connects on the open shot from the left side | 47-52 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Stephen West gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:01 | UConn | James Bohl steals it from Stephen West | 47-52 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Gene Parkerson and he's fouled by Micheal Carroll - foul #2 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Ricky Situ (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Colin Yates (C) Gene Parkerson, James Bohl, Lawrence Newton, Clarence Closson | |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Chad Gervin grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Donnie Lollar steals the ball from Paul Chmura | 50-54 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Donnie Lollar throws it down | 52-54 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 08:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chad Gervin | 52-54 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Coleman - foul #4 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), James Bohl (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, Ricky Situ, Paul Chmura, Florentino Esposito, Colin Yates | |
| 08:26 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Chad Gervin snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 07:34 | UConn | Charles Berning snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Closson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Donnie Lollar clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-54 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton drills a fadeaway in the paint | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Charles Berning hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton's pass is intercepted by Chad Gervin | 57-56 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Armando Sanchez scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darin Peterson | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 05:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Ricky Situ (PF), Colin Yates (C) Gene Parkerson, James Bohl, Lawrence Newton, Clarence Closson, Ralph Eastman | |
| 05:40 | UConn | Paul Chmura is called for the reach on Stephen West - foul #2 on Paul Chmura, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Stephen West misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Walters | 61-56 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Ricky Situ is denied by Micheal Carroll | 61-56 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Marquette | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-59 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Robert Pruitt tips it home | 63-59 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette loses the dribble to Stephen West | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo hits the finger roll set up by Stephen West | 65-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lee Marquette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Chmura (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Situ (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Walters | 65-62 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Stephen West misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Micheal Carroll picks off the pass by Curtis Walters | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), James Bohl (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Curtis Walters, Lee Marquette, Paul Chmura, Ricky Situ, Colin Yates | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Coleman - foul #5 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG) Matthew Coleman | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Paul Chmura (SF) Gene Parkerson, Lawrence Newton | |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman buries a runner near the basket | 66-64 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Charles Berning comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-64 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Armando Sanchez travels with the ball | 66-64 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Arnold - foul #3 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Charles Berning misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Curtis Walters | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the floater from the right side | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Bohl gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | James Bohl knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-69 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Berning is called for the reach on Paul Chmura - foul #3 on Charles Berning, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Nicholas Arnold, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Clarence Closson steals the ball from Charles Berning | 69-71 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | James Bohl clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Darin Peterson snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Charles Berning connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Lollar | 72-71 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Darin Peterson steals the ball from Paul Chmura | 72-71 |
| 03:01 | UConn | Armando Sanchez loses the dribble to Paul Chmura | 72-71 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Micheal Carroll | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Paul Chmura, Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman drills a runner in the paint | 72-73 |
| 02:35 | UConn | The jump hook by Charles Berning is blocked by Florentino Esposito | 72-73 |
| 02:34 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Curtis Walters is called for the reach on Charles Berning - foul #5 on Curtis Walters, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG) Curtis Walters | |
| 02:15 | UConn | Charles Berning misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Charles Berning makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura (SF) Ricky Situ | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette hits a 3 from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Lee Marquette in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lee Marquette, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG) Lee Marquette | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Eastman | 73-76 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a floater from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Charles Berning snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Armando Sanchez is hacked by James Bohl - foul #3 on James Bohl, team foul #14 | 73-76 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the floater from the left wing set up by Paul Chmura and he's hacked by Robert Pruitt - foul #2 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #9 | 75-78 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the defensive board | 75-79 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | James Bohl knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Parkerson | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the offensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-81 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Charles Berning grabs the offensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-81 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the offensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Armando Sanchez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Arnold | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Bohl is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Sanchez - foul #2 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #10 | 78-81 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-83 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Arnold - foul #4 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #11 | 81-83 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson misses the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Armando Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 81-83 |
| 00:04 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the halfcourt shot | 81-83 |