| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SG - Thomas Self (fresh) SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) SF - Boris Kukoc (fresh) PF - Trent Burdick (fresh) C - James Millar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses short on a runner from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Miller | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | San Francisco | James Lannon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | San Francisco | James Lannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits a shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | San Francisco | James Lannon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Lannon, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Johnny Robinson (PF) Lawrence Miller, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Thomas Self is denied by Trent Burdick | 5-0 |
| 17:03 | San Francisco | James Millar gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | San Francisco | James Lannon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Trent Burdick | 5-3 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | San Francisco | James Lannon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke loses the dribble to Boris Kukoc | 7-3 |
| 15:45 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses the dunk | 7-3 |
| 15:43 | San Francisco | James Lannon hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) SG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (fairly fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boris Kukoc (fairly fresh) PF - Trent Burdick (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - James Millar (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Lannon - foul #2 on James Lannon, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke, Duncan Lewis, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (SG), Boris Zachter (C) James Lannon, Trent Burdick | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:03 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SG) Thomas Self | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 14:48 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller is hacked by James Millar - foul #1 on James Millar, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Decosta - foul #1 on Jimmy Decosta, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:58 | San Francisco | James Millar misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to James Millar | 10-8 |
| 13:49 | San Francisco | James Millar's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Love | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 13:27 | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:08 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:07 | San Francisco | James Millar misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Burks grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leonard Love, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (C) Lawrence Miller, Edward Burks, Mark O'Harroll, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alan Casner (SG), Trent Burdick (PF) Jimmy Decosta, James Millar | |
| 12:23 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome misses short on a shot from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnny Robinson | 10-8 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Boris Zachter steals it from Duncan Lewis | 10-8 |
| 11:44 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick is called for 5 seconds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett (C) Boris Zachter | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Alan Casner (fresh) SF - Boris Kukoc (tiring) PF - Trent Burdick (fresh) 2 blk. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 10:58 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Alan Casner | 10-8 |
| 10:45 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnny Robinson | 10-8 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Denny Clarke | 12-8 |
| 10:09 | San Francisco | Alan Casner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Self - foul #1 on Thomas Self, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Leonard Love (C) Denny Clarke, Duncan Lewis, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (SG), James Millar (PF), Boris Zachter (C) Alan Casner, Trent Burdick, Thomas Barnett | |
| 09:46 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Bartolome | 12-11 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 09:20 | San Francisco | James Millar snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 09:15 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnny Robinson | 12-11 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Decosta steals it from Johnny Robinson | 12-11 |
| 08:42 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 08:40 | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:30 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Miller | 12-11 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Miller | 14-11 |
| 08:00 | San Francisco | The jumper by James Millar is denied by Leonard Love | 14-11 |
| 07:59 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 07:57 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 07:47 | San Francisco | Johnny Robinson steals it from Boris Zachter | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Decosta (fresh) SF - Boris Kukoc (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Millar (tiring) 4 reb. C - Boris Zachter (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James Millar - foul #2 on James Millar, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF) Lawrence Miller, Thomas Self, Mark O'Harroll | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alan Casner (SG), Trent Burdick (PF) Boris Kukoc, James Millar | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 06:59 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Alan Casner - foul #1 on Alan Casner, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PF) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett (C) Boris Zachter | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the free throw | 20-11 |
| 06:28 | San Francisco | Alan Casner misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Denny Clarke - foul #1 on Denny Clarke, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| 06:28 | San Francisco | Alan Casner makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 06:28 | San Francisco | Alan Casner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Decosta blocks the short jumper by Robert Stewart | 20-13 |
| 06:04 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 05:51 | San Francisco | Alan Casner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love hits the finger roll set up by Denny Clarke and he's fouled by Ivan Bartolome - foul #1 on Ivan Bartolome, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Thomas Self (SG) Denny Clarke, Edward Burks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc (SF), Boris Zachter (C) Jimmy Decosta, Trent Burdick | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 05:15 | San Francisco | Thomas Self takes the ball from Boris Kukoc | 23-13 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Boris Kukoc - foul #1 on Boris Kukoc, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (SG) Alan Casner | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is denied on a layup by Thomas Barnett | 23-13 |
| 04:30 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 04:11 | San Francisco | Leonard Love picks off the pass by Boris Kukoc | 23-13 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-13 |
| 03:47 | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 03:26 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-13 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Love (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Decosta (fairly fresh) SF - Boris Kukoc (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) C - Boris Zachter (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Boris Zachter steps in front of the Robert Stewart pass | 23-13 |
| 02:36 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 02:34 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter tips it home | 23-15 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Boris Kukoc steals it from Thomas Self | 23-15 |
| 01:57 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Boris Kukoc | 23-18 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the dunk but the foul's on Boris Zachter - foul #1 on Boris Zachter, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (C) Lawrence Miller, Thomas Self, Mark O'Harroll, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alan Casner (PG), James Lannon (SG), Trent Burdick (PF), James Millar (C) Ivan Bartolome, Jimmy Decosta, Thomas Barnett, Boris Zachter | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 01:19 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc's layup is rejected by Robert Stewart | 25-18 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Johnny Robinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 25-18 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love banks in the layup set up by Edward Burks | 27-18 |
| 00:14 | San Francisco | James Millar lays it in and he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #2 on Leonard Love, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Edward Burks, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:14 | San Francisco | James Millar makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is whistled for traveling | 27-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (SF) Boris Kukoc | |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-21 |