| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-27 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Duncan Lewis picks off the pass by Harold Myers | 38-27 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Duncan Lewis | 41-27 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt is whistled for traveling | 41-27 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Otis Hodgkinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses short on a runner from the left block | 41-27 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Duncan Lewis | 44-27 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Henry steals it from Reynaldo Torres | 44-27 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Reynaldo Torres swats the short shot by Richard Banks | 44-27 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks tips it home | 46-27 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 46-29 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Henry | 48-29 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Thomas Self, Richard Banks, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Harold Myers, Mashama Almarza | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Rotella (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-29 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik tips it home | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Leonard Love swats the shot by Richard Houpt | 50-29 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore gets the offensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres can't finish the layup | 50-29 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Cayton | 50-32 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is whistled for a carry | 50-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Michael Henry (C) Eric Rotella, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Kenneth Paik | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Henry | 52-34 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Herman Cayton picks off the pass by Kenneth Paik | 52-34 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herman Cayton | 52-36 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Herman Cayton - foul #1 on Herman Cayton, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF) Henry Wetmore | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Self - foul #1 on Thomas Self, team foul #1 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG) Kenneth Paik | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (C) Eugene Franklin | |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Houpt is called for the reach on Jerry Henry - foul #1 on Richard Houpt, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt loses the dribble to Richard Banks | 55-38 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry clanks a shot from the left side | 55-38 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson is denied on a layup by Michael Henry | 55-38 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Eugene Franklin (C) Richard Houpt, Reynaldo Torres | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Banks - foul #3 on Richard Banks, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SF) Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leonard Love | 59-39 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harold Myers, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF) Harold Myers | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster banks in the layup set up by Jerry Henry and he's fouled by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #4 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #5 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG) Jerry Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster makes the free throw | 62-39 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Paik steals it from Henry Wetmore | 62-39 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson travels with the ball | 62-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Michael Henry (C) Eric Rotella, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Reynaldo Torres (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Mashama Almarza | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Eugene Franklin | 62-39 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Henry Wetmore and the foul's on Gene Foster - foul #2 on Gene Foster, team foul #3 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Duncan Lewis (PF) Kenneth Paik, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF) Henry Wetmore | |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Herman Cayton - foul #2 on Herman Cayton, team foul #6 | 64-42 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses the free throw | 64-42 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry snags the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Harold Myers - foul #3 on Harold Myers, team foul #7 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (C) Eugene Franklin | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses the jumper from the baseline | 67-42 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-42 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Duncan Lewis | 69-42 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Henry steps in front of the Otis Hodgkinson pass | 69-42 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self loses the dribble to Otis Hodgkinson | 69-42 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Myers | 69-45 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Thomas Self, Richard Banks, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Eugene Franklin (C) Richard Houpt, Reynaldo Torres | |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is hacked by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #5 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #8 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore drills a shot from the free throw line | 71-49 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Franklin | 71-52 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the shot from the right wing set up by Eric Rotella | 73-52 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Ahearn | 73-52 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Gene Foster steals the ball from Herman Cayton | 73-52 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella grabs the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Wetmore - foul #1 on Henry Wetmore, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Michael Henry (C) Jerry Henry, Eric Rotella, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster gets the rebound | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gene Foster | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-52 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton grabs the offensive board | 77-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fairly fresh) SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 77-52 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster grabs the board | 77-52 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Herman Cayton is called for the reach on Thomas Self - foul #3 on Herman Cayton, team foul #10 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry pulls down the rebound | 79-52 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Reynaldo Torres is blocked by Duncan Lewis | 82-52 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry pulls down the rebound | 82-52 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Paik | 84-52 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 84-52 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis gets the rebound | 84-52 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is hacked by Mashama Almarza - foul #2 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #11 | 84-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG) Kenneth Paik | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 1st free throw | 85-52 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 85-52 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres gets the rebound | 85-52 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres hits a runner near the basket | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks blows the wide open layup | 85-54 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Torres | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Herman Cayton | 85-56 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry runs out the clock | 85-56 |