| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 3 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones tips it home | 45-41 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour can't finish the layup | 45-41 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronnie Seymour - foul #1 on Ronnie Seymour, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn double dribbles | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Ronnie Seymour | |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Murray swats the short shot by Robert Shannon | 47-41 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Jason Frye scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerrod Hadsell | 47-44 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors lays it in on a great pass from Robert Shannon and he's hacked by Gregory Murray - foul #3 on Gregory Murray, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Joe Jones, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | David Stahl is hacked by Quinton Majors in the backcourt - foul #1 on Quinton Majors, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is hacked by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela scores on a jumper in the lane | 49-46 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | George Lewis banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Freddy Hensen | 51-46 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela is hacked by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (C) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | George Lewis picks off the pass by Ronnie Seymour | 51-46 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski can't finish the layup | 51-46 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stahl | 51-49 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thad Bernoski (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Haun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bone (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Bullock - foul #2 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jeffrey Bone, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-49 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Orange | 51-51 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG) Timothy Townley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Lorenzo Valenzuela, Bobbie Strohl, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-51 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Wright | 51-51 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wade Springer | 51-51 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Daniel Orange steals the ball from Wade Springer | 51-51 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), George Lewis (SG), Lewis Swaney (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (PG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Frye | 54-53 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon lays it up and in on a great pass from George Lewis | 56-53 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Timothy Townley, George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Lewis Swaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Bobbie Strohl (SF) Jason Frye, Jeffrey Bone | |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | David Stahl makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Freddie Kuhn | 56-57 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Seymour (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Stahl and he's fouled by Nicholas Bullock - foul #3 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, Quinton Majors, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Gregory Murray (SF) David Stahl, Goran Nuzenski, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Daniel Orange picks off the pass by Timothy Townley in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn comes up short on the runner from the right block | 58-60 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl tips it home | 58-62 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-62 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Wade Springer swats the layup by Daniel Orange | 61-62 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Townley | 63-62 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Nicholas Bullock (PF), Lewis Swaney (C) Timothy Townley, Joe Jones, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Gregory Murray, Bobbie Strohl, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell is hacked by Nicholas Bullock - foul #4 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Stahl | 63-64 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Bone is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #3 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour (PF) Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 63-64 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Jason Frye drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Stahl | 63-66 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon can't throw it down | 63-66 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is whistled for a carry | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Wade Springer (C) Quinton Majors, George Lewis, Lewis Swaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Gregory Murray (SF) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Jeffrey Bone | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is fouled on the floor by Gregory Murray - foul #4 on Gregory Murray, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (PF) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Ronnie Seymour, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 4 pf. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Freddie Kuhn blocks the short jumper by Joe Jones | 63-66 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the jump hook from the left block | 63-66 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Lorenzo Valenzuela is called for the reach on Freddy Hensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jason Frye (SG) Goran Nuzenski, Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerrod Hadsell - foul #1 on Jerrod Hadsell, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), George Lewis (SG) Freddy Hensen, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour (PF) Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Jason Frye comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-66 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Seymour | 65-66 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour tips it in | 65-68 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses long on a floater from close range | 65-68 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange is denied on a layup by Thad Bernoski | 65-68 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Townley - foul #1 on Timothy Townley, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Lewis Swaney (C) Timothy Townley, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Nicholas Bullock, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lewis Swaney | 65-69 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is fouled on the floor by Goran Nuzenski - foul #4 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Lewis Swaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Daniel Orange | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone's floater is tipped away by Robert Haun | 67-69 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 67-69 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun gets the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerrod Hadsell - foul #2 on Jerrod Hadsell, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Lewis Swaney (C) Joe Jones, Jason Wright, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Swaney - foul #2 on Lewis Swaney, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-70 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon tips it but misses | 68-70 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Lewis Swaney grabs the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon scores on a shot from the left side | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thad Bernoski (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Swaney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Seymour (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dmitry Zhanel (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Frye | 70-72 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Nicholas Bullock (PF) George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jeffrey Bone (SF) David Stahl, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Haun (PF), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, Nicholas Bullock, Lewis Swaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn (C) Ronnie Seymour | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Frye is called for the reach on Joe Jones - foul #1 on Jason Frye, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Robert Haun blocks the short jumper by Freddie Kuhn | 72-72 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones double dribbles | 72-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange drills a floater in the paint set up by Jerrod Hadsell and he's hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #2 on Quinton Majors, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour (PF) Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer can't tip it in | 72-75 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Jason Frye snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Wade Springer - foul #2 on Wade Springer, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Kuhn - foul #2 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Robert Shannon blocks the short jumper by Freddie Kuhn | 74-76 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Jason Frye clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wade Springer - foul #3 on Wade Springer, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors buries a shot from the right side | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the floater from just outside the lane | 76-77 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Jason Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Quinton Majors is called for the reach on Jason Frye - foul #3 on Quinton Majors, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Wright | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the jumper from the free throw line | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jason Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Daniel Orange picks off the pass by Quinton Majors in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Orange | 79-81 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer is fouled on the floor by Jason Frye - foul #2 on Jason Frye, team foul #11 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF) Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jason Frye clanks a 3 from the right wing | 80-81 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Jason Frye knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-84 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors double dribbles in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF) Jason Frye, Gregory Murray | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerrod Hadsell | 80-86 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Jerrod Hadsell steals it from Thad Bernoski | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is denied on a layup by Wade Springer | 80-86 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski tips it home | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-88 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski gets the rebound | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) David Stahl, Goran Nuzenski, Jeffrey Bone, Jerrod Hadsell, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jason Frye | 80-90 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is hacked by Daniel Orange in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Orange, team foul #12 | 80-90 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-90 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour can't tip it in | 81-90 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits the follow up shot | 81-92 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon scores on a runner from the left block set up by Joe Jones | 83-92 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-94 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Bobbie Strohl - foul #1 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #13 | 83-94 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF) Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-94 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-94 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Goran Nuzenski, Jeffrey Bone, Jerrod Hadsell, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jason Frye is fouled on the floor by Joe Jones - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #13 | 85-94 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the 1st free throw | 85-94 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 85-95 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer hits the finger roll | 87-95 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Springer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange is fouled on the floor by Quinton Majors - foul #4 on Quinton Majors, team foul #14 | 87-95 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 1st free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-96 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour gets the rebound | 87-96 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour is hacked by Quinton Majors in the backcourt - foul #5 on Quinton Majors, team foul #15 | 87-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 87-97 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-97 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Stahl and he's fouled by Freddy Hensen - foul #1 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #16 | 87-99 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone makes the free throw | 87-100 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | David Stahl steals it from Robert Shannon | 87-100 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the easy layup | 87-100 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones grabs the board | 87-100 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 87-100 |