| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Keith Privett (fresh) SG - Terry Hendrick (fresh) SF - Donald Knowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Ranck (fresh) C - George Ansley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Colorado | Keith Privett misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Colorado | George Ansley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nenad Sadowski | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Terry Hendrick is called for the reach on Terry Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Hendrick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Terry Hendrick - foul #2 on Terry Hendrick, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gil Bailey (SG) Terry Hendrick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Keith Privett hits a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard tips it home | 2-5 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Knowles | 4-5 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Ranck | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | Colorado | Gil Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Berrian (SG) Gil Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Berrian steals it from Jermaine Scarborough in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Keith Privett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Berrian (fresh) SF - Donald Knowles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Ranck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Ansley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Colorado | Howard Barrett steps in front of the Andrew Ranck pass | 4-7 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Donald Knowles gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | George Ansley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Jurkowski (SF), Lawrence Rosas (C) Donald Knowles, George Ansley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough is called for 3 seconds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Keith Privett drills a turnaround from the left block | 6-7 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | Lawrence Rosas gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Keith Privett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett tips it in | 6-9 |
| 13:29 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Keith Privett | 8-9 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Charles Berrian - foul #1 on Charles Berrian, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gil Bailey (SG), Donald Knowles (SF), George Ansley (C) Charles Berrian, Donald Jurkowski, Andrew Ranck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Knowles blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Dennis Love | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | George Ansley grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | George Ansley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jermaine Scarborough - foul #1 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | George Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | George Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 11:57 | Colorado | Keith Privett is hacked by Jake Bechtol - foul #1 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF) Dennis Love, Donald Hamann | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Keith Privett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gil Bailey (fresh) SF - Donald Knowles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Rosas (fairly fresh) C - George Ansley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Colorado | George Ansley's layup is rejected by Jermaine Scarborough | 9-9 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kinard | 9-9 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the finger roll set up by Jake Bechtol | 9-11 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Keith Privett is hacked by Jake Bechtol - foul #2 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Berrian (SG), Donald Jurkowski (SF), Andrew Ranck (PF) Gil Bailey, Donald Knowles, Lawrence Rosas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Howard Barrett (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Thomas Kinard, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 10:38 | Colorado | Keith Privett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Nenad Sadowski picks off the pass by Charles Berrian | 9-11 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | George Ansley picks off the pass by Nenad Sadowski | 9-11 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | George Ansley's floater is knocked away by Nenad Sadowski | 9-11 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is hacked by Donald Jurkowski - foul #1 on Donald Jurkowski, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gil Bailey (SG), Donald Knowles (SF), Lawrence Rosas (C) Charles Berrian, Donald Jurkowski, George Ansley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #2 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Wright | 10-16 |
| 07:38 | Colorado | Keith Privett travels with the ball | 10-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Ansley (C) Lawrence Rosas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Keith Privett (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gil Bailey (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Knowles (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Ranck (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Ansley (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Kinard | 10-19 |
| 07:06 | Colorado | Keith Privett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Knowles is called for the reach on Frank Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Knowles, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Berrian (PG), Donald Jurkowski (PF) Keith Privett, Andrew Ranck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Howard Barrett (PF) Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Thomas Kinard | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Howard Barrett | 10-22 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Howard Barrett swats the short shot by Donald Knowles | 10-22 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | Donald Jurkowski misses the tip | 10-22 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Terry Kennedy | 10-22 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Gil Bailey - foul #1 on Gil Bailey, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Hendrick (SG), Lawrence Rosas (C) Gil Bailey, George Ansley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young's pass is intercepted by Charles Berrian | 10-22 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Donald Knowles can't finish the layup | 10-22 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Lawrence Rosas misses the tip | 10-22 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Andrew Ranck (PF) Donald Jurkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (PG) Frank Wright | |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Andrew Ranck makes the jumper from the free throw line | 12-22 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 04:55 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dennis Love | 12-27 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Charles Berrian hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-27 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett grabs the board | 12-27 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dennis Love | 12-29 |
| 03:40 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Berrian | 14-29 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Ranck - foul #1 on Andrew Ranck, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Privett (PG), Donald Jurkowski (SF), George Ansley (C) Charles Berrian, Donald Knowles, Lawrence Rosas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Donald Hamann (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Donald Jurkowski grabs the board | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Keith Privett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Hendrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Jurkowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ranck (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Ansley (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Colorado | George Ansley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 14-30 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Jurkowski picks off the pass by Dennis Love | 14-30 |
| 02:26 | Colorado | Jermaine Scarborough denies the turnaround by Andrew Ranck | 14-30 |
| 02:25 | Colorado | Donald Jurkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Love - foul #1 on Dennis Love, team foul #5 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Knowles (SF) Andrew Ranck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG) Dennis Love | |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Terry Hendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Donald Knowles swats the layup by Thomas Kinard | 16-30 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Keith Privett gets the rebound | 16-30 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | George Ansley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #3 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Donald Hamann, Thomas Kinard, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 01:23 | Colorado | George Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | George Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Hendrick - foul #3 on Terry Hendrick, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gil Bailey (SG), Andrew Ranck (PF), Lawrence Rosas (C) Terry Hendrick, Donald Knowles, George Ansley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:42 | Colorado | Gil Bailey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gil Bailey, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski's layup is rejected by Lawrence Rosas | 18-32 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett tips it home | 18-34 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Keith Privett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |