| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Kruger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) PF - Randy Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Petrovich - foul #2 on Stephen Petrovich, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Heitz | 28-33 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), Randy Greenwood (PF) Roderick Masters, Archie Kruger, Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:30 | Virginia | John Spina steps in front of the Ronald Kern pass | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood is hacked by James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy (C) Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Stephen Petrovich | |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ronald Kern | 30-35 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | John Spina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Raymond Harman (C) Antonio Hartness, John Zmijewski, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) Ronald Kern, James Kessler, Andrew Horne, Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Petrovich | 30-37 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) John Spina, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Andrew Horne (SF) Earl Cannon, Stephen Petrovich | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Zmijewski | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Roderick Masters (fresh) SG - Archie Kruger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zmijewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Dalton (fresh) C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) PF - Richard Ferrara (fresh) 5 pts. C - Julian Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Andrew Horne hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Julian Hoffman | 35-39 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Andrew Horne pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Ronald Kern hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Horne | 35-42 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 35-42 |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 14:02 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Masters - foul #2 on Roderick Masters, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Archie Kruger, John Zmijewski, Brent Dalton, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), James Kessler (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Mario Wilkens (PF), Dennis Heitz (C) Ronald Kern, Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Richard Ferrara, Julian Hoffman | |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 35-42 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens tips it in | 35-44 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 13:15 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (SG) Antonio Hartness | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Earl Cannon | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger buries a turnaround from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 12:32 | Virginia | Archie Kruger steals it from Stephen Petrovich in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SG), Michael McCarthy (C) Archie Kruger, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Stephen Petrovich | |
| 11:39 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Hartness (fresh) SF - Ottah Azim (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Greenwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Wilkens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:56 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Andrew Horne tips it in | 39-46 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mario Wilkens - foul #1 on Mario Wilkens, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (SG), Raymond Harman (C) Antonio Hartness, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) Ronald Kern, James Kessler, Andrew Horne, Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:11 | Virginia | Earl Cannon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Terrell | 40-49 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Cannon - foul #1 on Earl Cannon, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) Ottah Azim, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Earl Cannon connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Ferrara | 42-52 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | John Spina misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 08:47 | Virginia | Fred Terrell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman (C) Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Andrew Horne (SF), Mario Wilkens (PF), Dennis Heitz (C) Earl Cannon, Stephen Petrovich, Richard Ferrara, Julian Hoffman | |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Raymond Harman is blocked by Andrew Horne | 42-52 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 07:56 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Kern | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | John Spina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Terrell - foul #2 on Fred Terrell, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) Archie Kruger, John Zmijewski, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG) Fred Terrell | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | John Spina makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | John Spina makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Hartness (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ottah Azim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randy Greenwood (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | John Spina hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mario Wilkens - foul #2 on Mario Wilkens, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (SG), Brent Dalton (PF) Antonio Hartness, Randy Greenwood | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | John Spina makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | John Spina misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Michael McCarthy is called for the reach on James Kessler - foul #3 on Michael McCarthy, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Ottah Azim, Brent Dalton, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich (SF) Andrew Horne | |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Ronald Kern connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Petrovich - foul #3 on Stephen Petrovich, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) Roderick Masters, Archie Kruger, John Zmijewski, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG) Ronald Kern | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-57 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Petrovich | 47-57 |
| 05:31 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 05:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Julian Hoffman | 47-57 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | James Kessler knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Ferrara | 47-59 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Archie Kruger (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Antonio Hartness, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Mario Wilkens (PF), Dennis Heitz (C) Earl Cannon, Richard Ferrara, Julian Hoffman | |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz's pass is intercepted by Archie Kruger in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger lays it in | 51-59 |
| 04:37 | Virginia | James Kessler is fouled in the backcourt by Archie Kruger - foul #2 on Archie Kruger, team foul #3 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Randy Greenwood (PF) Roderick Masters, Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-59 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 03:20 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 53-59 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman grabs the board | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Kruger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Zmijewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Greenwood (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | John Spina is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Spina, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Ottah Azim (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) John Spina, John Zmijewski, Randy Greenwood, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich | |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Andrew Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Randy Greenwood (PF) Roderick Masters, Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF) Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne | |
| 01:31 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 53-59 |
| 01:29 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | John Spina is called for the reach on Ronald Kern - foul #3 on John Spina, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Kern | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood is fouled on the floor by Mario Wilkens - foul #3 on Mario Wilkens, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz is hacked by Archie Kruger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Archie Kruger, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich | |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Randy Greenwood is called for the reach on Ronald Kern - foul #3 on Randy Greenwood, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Fred Terrell is hacked by Archie Kruger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Archie Kruger, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Fred Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Fred Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-63 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood tips it but misses | 53-63 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy tips it in | 55-63 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 55-63 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Thomas Lewis is hacked by John Spina in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Spina, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Thomas Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ottah Azim | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | John Spina misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Fred Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Ronald Kern runs out the clock | 55-63 |