| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Gutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Holz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | George Holz hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Arnwine | 31-38 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Wright | 33-38 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Matt Encinas - foul #2 on Matt Encinas, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell (SF), Mark Burnett (PF), Leonard Price (C) Matt Encinas, George Holz, Kenneth Havard | |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Leonard Price snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy buries a shot from the right wing set up by Frank Wright and he's hacked by Dennis Futrell - foul #1 on Dennis Futrell, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), Kenneth Havard (C) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Leonard Price | |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Havard - foul #1 on Kenneth Havard, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Bob Gutkowski (SG), Matt Encinas (SF), Leonard Price (C) Cleveland Bagby, Richard Weiss, Dennis Futrell, Kenneth Havard | |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bob Gutkowski and the foul's on Frank Wright - foul #2 on Frank Wright, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard (C) Leonard Price | |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), George Holz (PF) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Matt Encinas, Kenneth Havard | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss loses the dribble to Jermaine Scarborough | 38-43 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Young and he's fouled by George Holz - foul #1 on George Holz, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jeffrey Young, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Bob Gutkowski (SG), Matt Encinas (SF), Kenneth Havard (C) Cleveland Bagby, Richard Weiss, Dennis Futrell, George Holz | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Gutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Havard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas is hacked by Donald Hamann - foul #1 on Donald Hamann, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG) Jake Bechtol | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Wright | 44-43 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Arnwine, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Donald Hamann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SG), George Holz (PF) Bob Gutkowski, Kenneth Havard | |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-43 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jermaine Scarborough | 46-43 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Love - foul #1 on Dennis Love, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Kenneth Havard (C) Thomas Arnwine, Matt Encinas, George Holz | |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Havard steals it from Thomas Kinard | 46-44 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Burnett - foul #1 on Mark Burnett, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Howard Barrett (SF) Frank Wright, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Matt Encinas (SF), George Holz (PF) Richard Weiss, Dennis Futrell, Mark Burnett | |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 48-44 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jake Bechtol | 48-44 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Arnwine - foul #3 on Thomas Arnwine, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Mark Burnett (PF) Thomas Arnwine, George Holz | |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matt Encinas and the foul's on Jake Bechtol - foul #1 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SG), George Holz (SF) Bob Gutkowski, Matt Encinas | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cleveland Bagby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Holz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Havard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Cleveland Bagby steals the ball from Nenad Sadowski | 50-46 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-46 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Mark Burnett | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett hits the finger roll set up by Cleveland Bagby and he's hacked by Howard Barrett - foul #2 on Howard Barrett, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Howard Barrett, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Bob Gutkowski (SG), Matt Encinas (SF), Leonard Price (C) Cleveland Bagby, Richard Weiss, George Holz, Kenneth Havard | |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough is hacked by Mark Burnett - foul #2 on Mark Burnett, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF) Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Holz (PF), Kenneth Havard (C) Mark Burnett, Leonard Price | |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is denied on a layup by Matt Encinas | 51-49 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | George Holz snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to George Holz | 51-49 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Dennis Love steps in front of the Thomas Arnwine pass | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Wright | 53-49 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico | George Holz grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard can't connect on a floater from close range | 53-49 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Wright | 53-49 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Thomas Arnwine - foul #4 on Thomas Arnwine, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Mark Burnett (PF), Leonard Price (C) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Matt Encinas, George Holz, Kenneth Havard | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Cleveland Bagby, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cleveland Bagby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Futrell (fresh) PF - Mark Burnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Price (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young and he's hacked by Leonard Price - foul #1 on Leonard Price, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Frank Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG) Cleveland Bagby | |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Arnwine | 57-52 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Barrett and he's hacked by Leonard Price - foul #2 on Leonard Price, team foul #12 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Bob Gutkowski (SG), Matt Encinas (SF), Kenneth Havard (C) Thomas Arnwine, Richard Weiss, Dennis Futrell, Leonard Price | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Nenad Sadowski blocks the short jumper by Mark Burnett | 60-52 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Wright | 63-52 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cleveland Bagby | 63-54 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is hacked by Mark Burnett - foul #3 on Mark Burnett, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Terry Kennedy, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), George Holz (PF) Cleveland Bagby, Bob Gutkowski, Mark Burnett | |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss is hacked by Dennis Love - foul #2 on Dennis Love, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | George Holz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-54 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Thomas Arnwine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Arnwine, team foul #14 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF) Dennis Love, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Bob Gutkowski (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Mark Burnett (C) Thomas Arnwine, Richard Weiss, Matt Encinas, Kenneth Havard | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Young is called for the reach on Dennis Futrell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Frank Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SG) Bob Gutkowski | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Cleveland Bagby is called for the reach on Jeffrey Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cleveland Bagby, team foul #15 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Matt Encinas (SF) Dennis Futrell | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | George Holz pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cleveland Bagby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Weiss (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Matt Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Holz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Burnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett drills a turnaround in the paint | 67-58 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough is fouled in the backcourt by Cleveland Bagby - foul #4 on Cleveland Bagby, team foul #16 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Kenneth Havard (C) Richard Weiss, Matt Encinas, Mark Burnett | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | George Holz loses the dribble to Terry Kennedy | 68-58 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Kennedy | 70-58 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | George Holz drills a floater near the basket | 70-60 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG) Jake Bechtol | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SG), Matt Encinas (SF), Mark Burnett (PF) Bob Gutkowski, Dennis Futrell, George Holz | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Cleveland Bagby in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cleveland Bagby, team foul #17 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SG), George Holz (PF) Cleveland Bagby, Kenneth Havard | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Richard Weiss | 72-62 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is hacked by Richard Weiss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Weiss, team foul #18 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Havard (C) George Holz | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Holz (PF) Mark Burnett | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Richard Weiss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Weiss, team foul #19 | 72-65 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Terry Kennedy is called for the reach on Matt Encinas - foul #1 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jeffrey Young, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Matt Encinas misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is hacked by Richard Weiss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Weiss, team foul #20 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | George Holz gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matt Encinas | 75-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is hacked by Richard Weiss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Weiss, team foul #21 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | George Holz is called for the reach on Jermaine Scarborough - foul #2 on George Holz, team foul #22 | 76-68 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | George Holz gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough grabs the board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough is hacked by Bob Gutkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bob Gutkowski, team foul #23 | 77-68 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss travels with the ball | 79-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Holt (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Mark Burnett (PF), Leonard Price (C) Bob Gutkowski, Matt Encinas, George Holz, Kenneth Havard | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Leonard Price blocks the jumper by Terry Kennedy | 79-68 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Price | 79-68 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Leonard Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jeffrey Young, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright runs out the clock | 79-68 |