| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Cole (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Strange (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Robert Crow inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Oregon State | Lawrence Miller picks off the pass by Edwin Strange | 22-28 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-28 |
| 19:13 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 19:00 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange is fouled on the floor by Leonard Love - foul #2 on Leonard Love, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 18:50 | Oregon State | Robert Stewart steps in front of the Edwin Strange pass | 22-28 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 18:23 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Jerry Cole | 22-28 |
| 18:06 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-30 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leonard Love | 25-30 |
| 17:12 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Johnny Robinson (PF) Lawrence Miller, Duncan Lewis, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Michael Strong (PF) Jerry Cole | |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 16:41 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Robert Crow | 25-30 |
| 16:24 | Oregon State | Michael Strong can't finish the layup | 25-30 |
| 16:22 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hendrickson - foul #2 on Robert Hendrickson, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke, Thomas Self, Mark O'Harroll, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG), George Defranco (PF), Jerry Cole (C) Robert Hendrickson, Jerry Clutter, Robert Crow, Edwin Strange | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Burks (fresh) SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Vincent Goodstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mervin Deluca (fresh) SF - Michael Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Defranco (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jerry Cole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Duncan Lewis, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 15:13 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Burks | 29-32 |
| 14:34 | Oregon State | Michael Strong clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Miller - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG) Edward Burks | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter (SG) Mervin Deluca | |
| 14:34 | Oregon State | Michael Strong misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:34 | Oregon State | Michael Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson loses the dribble to Michael Strong | 29-33 |
| 13:49 | Oregon State | Michael Strong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 13:47 | Oregon State | George Defranco hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Vincent Goodstein is called for the reach on Duncan Lewis - foul #2 on Vincent Goodstein, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Leonard Love (C) Lawrence Miller, Duncan Lewis, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Robert Crow (SF), Edwin Strange (C) Vincent Goodstein, Michael Strong, Jerry Cole | |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Hendrickson is called for the reach on Robert Stewart - foul #3 on Robert Hendrickson, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca (SG) Jerry Clutter | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Self | 31-35 |
| 11:49 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mervin Deluca (fresh) SF - Robert Crow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Defranco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Strange (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 11:18 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 11:05 | Oregon State | Robert Crow makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Defranco | 31-38 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 10:35 | Oregon State | Robert Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 10:19 | Oregon State | Edwin Strange can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 10:18 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 10:05 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #3 on Leonard Love, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (PF) Denny Clarke, Thomas Self, Mark O'Harroll, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Michael Strong (SF), Jerry Cole (PF) Robert Crow, George Defranco | |
| 10:05 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:05 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis can't connect on a jumper from close range | 31-40 |
| 09:43 | Oregon State | Michael Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 09:38 | Oregon State | Mervin Deluca hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Strong | 31-42 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Miller and he's hacked by Jerry Cole - foul #2 on Jerry Cole, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein (PG), Jerry Clutter (SG) Robert Hendrickson, Mervin Deluca | |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:03 | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Clutter - foul #1 on Jerry Clutter, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG) Edward Burks | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Crow (SF) Edwin Strange | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:24 | Oregon State | Michael Strong blows the dunk | 36-42 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Vincent Goodstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Cole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Strong (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Oregon State | Vincent Goodstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 07:01 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 06:43 | Oregon State | Robert Crow can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 06:24 | Oregon State | Michael Strong knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 40-44 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Strong | 40-44 |
| 06:05 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 05:41 | Oregon State | Johnny Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Strong - foul #1 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Lawrence Miller, Duncan Lewis, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson (PG), Mervin Deluca (SG), George Defranco (PF), Edwin Strange (C) Vincent Goodstein, Jerry Clutter, Jerry Cole, Michael Strong | |
| 05:21 | Oregon State | Mark O'Harroll picks off the pass by Mervin Deluca | 40-44 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | George Defranco steals the ball from Thomas Self | 40-44 |
| 04:49 | Oregon State | George Defranco is hacked by Denny Clarke - foul #3 on Denny Clarke, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SG) Thomas Self | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 04:41 | Oregon State | Robert Crow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 04:39 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 04:27 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart's floater is knocked away by George Defranco | 40-44 |
| 04:01 | Oregon State | Robert Crow snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 03:57 | Oregon State | Robert Crow scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Strange | 40-46 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the floater from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Edward Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Love (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Robert Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mervin Deluca (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Crow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Strange (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Oregon State | Robert Crow misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mark O'Harroll - foul #2 on Mark O'Harroll, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (C) Denny Clarke, Edward Burks, Mark O'Harroll, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter (SG), Jerry Cole (C) Mervin Deluca, Edwin Strange | |
| 03:08 | Oregon State | Robert Crow makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:08 | Oregon State | Robert Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson dunks the ball | 44-48 |
| 02:15 | Oregon State | Robert Crow drills a jump hook near the basket | 44-50 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 01:36 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Miller - foul #2 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edwin Strange (C) George Defranco | |
| 01:36 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 01:36 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 01:05 | Oregon State | Jerry Cole misses short on a runner from the left block | 47-50 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Strange - foul #2 on Edwin Strange, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Defranco (PF) Jerry Cole | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:48 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Jerry Clutter | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Miller - foul #3 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Robert Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Stewart | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter is hacked by Lawrence Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| 00:15 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:15 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Jerry Clutter runs out the clock | 51-53 |