| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SF - Jason Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dewey Schreier (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) C - Shane Thornton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Metheny - foul #1 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Metheny - foul #2 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez (PF) Douglas Metheny | |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | David Wild drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Shannon | 9-2 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-2 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Wright | 9-2 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright banks in the layup set up by Quinton Majors | 11-2 |
| 15:54 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dewey Schreier (fairly fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Refugio Valdez (fresh) C - Shane Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Wild | 14-2 |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 14-2 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Quinton Majors | 14-2 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Nussbaum | 16-2 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 16-2 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 16-2 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-2 |
| 14:47 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-2 |
| 14:26 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-2 |
| 14:25 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier snags the offensive board | 16-2 |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 16-2 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham tips it in | 16-4 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Quinton Majors | 18-4 |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | Martin Nussbaum is called for the reach on Otha Mazur - foul #1 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #1 | 18-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Alex Maynard (SF), Joel Payton (PF) Dewey Schreier, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Refugio Valdez | |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross is called for 3 seconds | 18-4 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 18-4 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock tips it back up and in | 20-4 |
| 12:51 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Pace, team foul #4 | 20-4 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is fouled on the floor by Joel Payton - foul #1 on Joel Payton, team foul #5 | 20-4 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Maynard - foul #1 on Alex Maynard, team foul #6 | 20-4 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 21-4 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-4 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF) Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Joel Payton - foul #2 on Joel Payton, team foul #7 | 22-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez (PF) Joel Payton | |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 23-4 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 24-4 |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Haun - foul #1 on Robert Haun, team foul #2 | 24-4 |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 24-4 |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Derrick Pace (fresh) SG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SF - Alex Maynard (fresh) PF - Refugio Valdez (fresh) C - Shane Thornton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-5 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez grabs the board | 24-5 |
| 10:57 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross is hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #1 on Quinton Majors, team foul #3 | 24-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum (C) Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF) Joseph Ross, Alex Maynard | |
| 10:44 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-5 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | David Wild gets the rebound | 24-5 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright travels with the ball | 24-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG) Derrick Pace | |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Quinton Majors picks off the pass by Dewey Schreier in the backcourt | 24-5 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors throws it down | 26-5 |
| 10:03 | Nebraska | Martin Nussbaum denies the turnaround by Shane Thornton | 26-5 |
| 10:02 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 26-5 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by David Wild - foul #1 on David Wild, team foul #4 | 26-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Villarreal (PG) Refugio Valdez | |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier makes the 1st free throw | 26-6 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier misses the 2nd free throw | 26-6 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier makes the 3rd free throw | 26-7 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the easy layup | 26-7 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier snags the defensive board | 26-7 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Frederick Villarreal knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-9 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the jumper in the lane | 26-9 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to George Lewis | 26-9 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Dewey Schreier is called for the reach on Robert Haun - foul #1 on Dewey Schreier, team foul #8 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Alex Maynard (SF), Refugio Valdez (PF) Frederick Villarreal, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Dewey Schreier | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 1st free throw | 26-9 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Wright | 26-9 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun loses the dribble to Alex Maynard | 26-9 |
| 08:16 | Nebraska | David Wild steals it from Derrick Pace | 26-9 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors lays it up and in on a great pass from David Wild | 28-9 |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-9 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum snags the defensive board | 28-9 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Quinton Majors and he's fouled by Alex Maynard - foul #2 on Alex Maynard, team foul #9 | 30-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Sawyer (SF) Alex Maynard | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the free throw | 31-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Derrick Pace (fresh) SG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SF - Jason Sawyer (fresh) PF - Refugio Valdez (fairly fresh) C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Refugio Valdez is blocked by Robert Haun | 31-9 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon pulls down the rebound | 31-9 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Wild is fouled on the floor by Derrick Pace - foul #2 on Derrick Pace, team foul #10 | 31-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG), Roger Cunningham (SF) Derrick Pace, Jason Sawyer | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Wild makes the 1st free throw | 32-9 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 33-9 |
| 06:56 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-9 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-9 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Wild | 35-9 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier is called for traveling | 35-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG) Joseph Ross | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Roger Cunningham is called for the reach on Nicholas Bullock - foul #2 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #11 | 35-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Sawyer (SF) Roger Cunningham | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 35-9 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 35-9 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jason Sawyer | 35-9 |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | Robert Shannon steals the ball from Otha Mazur | 35-9 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-9 |
| 05:27 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez snags the defensive board | 35-9 |
| 05:10 | Nebraska | Freddy Hensen takes the ball from Refugio Valdez | 35-9 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen banks in the layup | 37-9 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Robert Shannon blocks the jumper by Jason Sawyer | 37-9 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 37-9 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon lays it up and in set up by Freddy Hensen | 39-9 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-9 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez tips it back up and in | 39-11 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Villarreal (PG), Joseph Ross (SF) Dewey Schreier, Jason Sawyer | |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-14 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Refugio Valdez denies the turnaround by Robert Haun | 39-14 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum tips it in | 41-14 |
| 03:28 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-14 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun pulls down the rebound | 41-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Frederick Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Otha Mazur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Ross (fresh) PF - Refugio Valdez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Thornton (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Wild | 43-14 |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-14 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun pulls down the rebound | 43-14 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-14 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | David Wild pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-14 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the finger roll set up by Quinton Majors and he's fouled by Refugio Valdez - foul #1 on Refugio Valdez, team foul #12 | 45-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Frederick Villarreal, Otha Mazur, Refugio Valdez | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the free throw | 45-14 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham snags the defensive board | 45-14 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Robert Haun - foul #2 on Robert Haun, team foul #5 | 45-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny makes the free throw | 45-17 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Derrick Pace picks off the pass by Robert Shannon | 45-17 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska | Robert Shannon steps in front of the Joseph Ross pass | 45-17 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the easy layup | 45-17 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 45-17 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | David Wild is hacked by Joseph Ross - foul #1 on Joseph Ross, team foul #13 | 45-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (C) Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG), Jason Sawyer (SG) Derrick Pace, Joseph Ross | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | David Wild makes the 1st free throw | 46-17 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | David Wild misses the 2nd free throw | 46-17 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny gets the rebound | 46-17 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Jason Sawyer can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-17 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 46-17 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | David Wild is called for traveling | 46-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) David Wild | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Robert Shannon denies the turnaround by Roger Cunningham | 46-17 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton tips it home | 46-19 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen misses short on a fullcourt shot | 46-19 |