| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Galusha (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Erwin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | John Erwin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Richards | 21-22 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha double dribbles | 21-22 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | David Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | John Erwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Galusha, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | John Erwin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 24-22 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Richards is called for the reach on David Baker - foul #1 on Michael Richards, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG), Ronnie Lambert (C) Charles Nixon, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Gary Galusha swats the short shot by Jeffery Davidson | 24-24 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Galusha (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Erwin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. C - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | John Erwin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (SF), Gary Travis (PF) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | John Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | John Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dean Nims - foul #1 on Dean Nims, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG) Vito Bruno | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | John Erwin can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Baker | 26-26 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Fernando Lopez (C) Marco Costa, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway drills a shot from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Michael Richards can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 26-28 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Michael Richards grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG) Charles Nixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Casey Dunaway is called for the reach on Fernando Lopez - foul #2 on Casey Dunaway, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (C) Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | David Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Pace | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. C - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Dean Nims hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | John Erwin swats the short shot by Bill Pace | 29-30 |
| 11:08 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Michael Richards is hacked by Ronnie Lambert - foul #1 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (PG), Charles Nixon (SG), Gary Galusha (PF), Fernando Lopez (C) David Baker, Bill Pace, Gary Travis, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jamie Kirk (C) Casey Dunaway | |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Vito Bruno takes the ball from Michael Richards | 29-30 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 29-30 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon tips it in | 31-30 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | John Erwin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-30 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Jamie Kirk tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Richards takes the ball from Vito Bruno in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Michael Richards connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by John Erwin | 31-34 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Erwin - foul #3 on John Erwin, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (PG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Vito Bruno, Marco Costa, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Reed (SF), Frank Weber (PF), Casey Dunaway (C) Jeffery Davidson, John Erwin, Jamie Kirk | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Michael Richards clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Travis (PF) Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Michael Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | David Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Ronnie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Ronnie Reed tips it home | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Weber (fresh) C - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Baker out of a doubleteam | 35-37 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Charles Nixon steals the ball from Michael Richards | 35-37 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | David Baker blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 35-37 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Casey Dunaway | 35-37 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dean Nims | 35-39 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | David Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Dean Nims gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway is called for a backcourt violation | 35-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Fernando Lopez (C) David Baker, Charles Nixon, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (PG), Carl Boston (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), John Erwin (PF) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, Ronnie Reed, Frank Weber | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa hits a shot from the left side set up by Bill Pace | 37-39 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | John Erwin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis can't finish the layup | 37-39 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | John Erwin drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Lee Valley | 37-42 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (PG), Gary Galusha (PF) Bill Pace, Gary Travis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Dean Nims (SG), Jamie Kirk (C) Lee Valley, Carl Boston, Casey Dunaway | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vito Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Galusha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jamie Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Gary Galusha blocks the short jumper by Michael Richards | 37-42 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Vito Bruno | 37-42 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Jamie Kirk snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Michael Richards is fouled in the backcourt by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG), Ronnie Lambert (C) Vito Bruno, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | John Erwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Gary Travis (PF) Marco Costa, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (C) Jamie Kirk | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis is fouled on the floor by John Erwin - foul #4 on John Erwin, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez (C) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | John Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | John Erwin scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Charles Nixon and he's fouled by John Erwin - foul #5 on John Erwin, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (PF) John Erwin | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Frank Weber is hacked by David Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Baker, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Dean Nims is fouled on the floor by Charles Nixon - foul #2 on Charles Nixon, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Nixon | 43-44 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Dean Nims is hacked by Charles Nixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Nixon, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Nixon | 45-44 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway makes the turnaround from the baseline | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Baker clanks a fullcourt shot | 45-46 |