| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodney Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clare (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Victor Curtiss (fresh) C - Vincent Bonds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Martin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Vila (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Heist (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Esquivel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Vila inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Clare | 37-38 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | William Clare can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds tips it home | 39-38 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Vila travels in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley (PG), Enrique Valenzuela (PF), Benjamin Lauderdale (C) Martin Smith, James Heist, Mario Esquivel | |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss is fouled on the floor by Enrique Valenzuela - foul #2 on Enrique Valenzuela, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dion Jarrell (C) Benjamin Lauderdale | |
| 18:41 | UNLV | William Clare misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Dion Jarrell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Richard Brace misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Enrique Valenzuela snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Brace is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Glenn Hanley is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman - foul #3 on Glenn Hanley, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan (SG), Richard Gilbert (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Rodney Kidd, Victor Curtiss, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG), Benjamin Lauderdale (SF), James Heist (PF), Mario Esquivel (C) Glenn Hanley, Edward Vila, Enrique Valenzuela, Dion Jarrell | |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-41 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Lauderdale snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Lauderdale | 39-43 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert clanks a runner in the paint | 39-43 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bernard Gaitan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clare (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Richard Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Almaguer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Martin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brace (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Benjamin Lauderdale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Heist (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Esquivel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 39-43 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Carl Kirkman | 39-43 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mario Esquivel | 39-43 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Benjamin Lauderdale | 39-45 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman's floater is tipped away by Mario Esquivel | 39-45 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Benjamin Lauderdale is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman - foul #2 on Benjamin Lauderdale, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), George Buchberger (SG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF), Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) Carl Kirkman, Bernard Gaitan, William Clare, Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley (PG), Edward Vila (SF), Antonio Martin (PF), Enrique Valenzuela (C) Martin Smith, Benjamin Lauderdale, James Heist, Mario Esquivel | |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-45 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Glenn Hanley | 39-45 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Brace drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | George Buchberger connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Curtiss | 41-48 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Zimmerman is called for the reach on Glenn Hanley - foul #2 on Thomas Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG), William Clare (SF) George Buchberger, Thomas Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG), James Heist (PF), Mario Esquivel (C) Glenn Hanley, Antonio Martin, Enrique Valenzuela | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Brace misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Vila grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel misses long on a runner from the left block | 41-48 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clare (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Victor Curtiss (fairly fresh) C - Vincent Bonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Martin Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brace (tired) 9 pts. SF - Edward Vila (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Heist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Esquivel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Hong Xyong | 44-48 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Rodney Kidd takes the ball from Martin Smith in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd lays it in | 46-48 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | James Heist buries a runner from close range | 46-50 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Martin Smith steals the ball from Rodney Kidd | 46-50 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith lays it in | 46-52 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Kidd | 48-52 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel blows the layup but the foul's on William Clare - foul #2 on William Clare, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Kirkman (PG), Bernard Gaitan (SG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF), Richard Gilbert (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Hong Xyong, Rodney Kidd, William Clare, Victor Curtiss, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate (PG), Benjamin Lauderdale (SF), Enrique Valenzuela (PF) Martin Smith, Edward Vila, James Heist | |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Enrique Valenzuela is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman - foul #3 on Enrique Valenzuela, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Vila (SF) Mario Esquivel | |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman is fouled on the floor by Richard Brace - foul #3 on Richard Brace, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Benjamin Lauderdale takes the ball from Carl Kirkman | 48-54 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Lauderdale misses the jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-54 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Enrique Valenzuela buries a jumper from the baseline | 50-56 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bernard Gaitan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Almaguer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Caleb Fugate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brace (very tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Vila (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Enrique Valenzuela (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Lauderdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Brace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), William Clare (SF), Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) Bernard Gaitan, Thomas Zimmerman, Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley (SG), Terry Dominick (SF), James Heist (PF), Mario Esquivel (C) Richard Brace, Edward Vila, Enrique Valenzuela, Benjamin Lauderdale | |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Clare and he's fouled by James Heist - foul #2 on James Heist, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG) Caleb Fugate | |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mario Esquivel | 55-56 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith's pass is intercepted by George Buchberger | 55-56 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | William Clare misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Victor Curtiss is called for the reach on Mario Esquivel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Curtiss, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG) George Buchberger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate (PG), Edward Vila (SF), Enrique Valenzuela (PF), Benjamin Lauderdale (C) Martin Smith, Terry Dominick, James Heist, Mario Esquivel | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Kirkman - foul #2 on Carl Kirkman, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Almaguer (C) Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brace (SG), James Heist (PF), Dion Jarrell (C) Glenn Hanley, Enrique Valenzuela, Benjamin Lauderdale | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer loses the ball out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gilbert (PF) Victor Curtiss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG), Glenn Hanley (SG), Enrique Valenzuela (C) Caleb Fugate, Richard Brace, Dion Jarrell | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan (SG) Rodney Kidd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Caleb Fugate (PG), Richard Brace (SG), Benjamin Lauderdale (SF), Mario Esquivel (C) Martin Smith, Glenn Hanley, Edward Vila, Enrique Valenzuela | |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman's pass is intercepted by Caleb Fugate in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | James Heist grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Caleb Fugate | 55-60 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | James Heist takes the ball from Richard Gilbert | 55-60 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | William Clare comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Richard Brace is called for the reach on Bernard Gaitan - foul #4 on Richard Brace, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF), Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) Carl Kirkman, William Clare, Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG), Glenn Hanley (SG), Edward Vila (SF), Enrique Valenzuela (PF), Dion Jarrell (C) Caleb Fugate, Richard Brace, Benjamin Lauderdale, James Heist, Mario Esquivel | |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Dion Jarrell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Hong Xyong | 59-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bernard Gaitan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Curtiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Vincent Bonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Martin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Hanley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Vila (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Enrique Valenzuela (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dion Jarrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Hanley | 59-65 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Hong Xyong is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Hanley - foul #4 on Glenn Hanley, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel (C) Dion Jarrell | |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Enrique Valenzuela snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith is hacked by Hong Xyong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hong Xyong, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Hong Xyong is called for the reach on Martin Smith - foul #3 on Hong Xyong, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brace (SG), James Heist (PF) Glenn Hanley, Enrique Valenzuela | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Heist | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-68 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | James Heist misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 59-68 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss loses the dribble to Mario Esquivel | 59-68 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Mario Esquivel can't connect on a shot from the right side | 59-68 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Kirkman (PG), William Clare (SF) Hong Xyong, Thomas Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Vila - foul #2 on Edward Vila, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | James Heist snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | James Heist misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | James Heist tips it but misses | 60-68 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | William Clare scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Kirkman | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Carl Kirkman is called for the reach on James Heist in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Kirkman, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley (SG), Terry Dominick (SF), Enrique Valenzuela (C) Richard Brace, Edward Vila, Mario Esquivel | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | James Heist makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | James Heist makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Enrique Valenzuela picks off the pass by Rodney Kidd | 63-70 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Kirkman - foul #4 on Carl Kirkman, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brace (SG), Edward Vila (SF) Martin Smith, Terry Dominick | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss grabs the defensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Kirkman | 66-70 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Kirkman is called for the reach on Glenn Hanley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Kirkman, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG) Carl Kirkman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Smith (PG), Terry Dominick (SF), Mario Esquivel (C) Richard Brace, Edward Vila, Enrique Valenzuela | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Glenn Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Terry Dominick takes the ball from William Clare | 66-72 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Martin Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Dominick | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | William Clare misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-74 |