| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright knocks in the shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Richard Cancel buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Lassiter | 27-33 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Harvey Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Harvey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Harvey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Quinton Majors steals it from Paul Lassiter out of a doubleteam | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Richard Cancel - foul #3 on Richard Cancel, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Jason Wright is called for the reach on Thomas Sam - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerald Dunn (C) Like Yin | |
| 17:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by David Wild - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Russell Fishburn (SG) Jimmy Nelson, Harvey Jones | |
| 17:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 3rd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Lewis | 32-37 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Paul Lassiter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Weisgerber | 32-40 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Dunn | 34-43 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Wright | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Paul Lassiter connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harold Weisgerber and he's hacked by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Nelson (SG), Richard Cancel (SF), Harvey Jones (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Russell Fishburn, Thomas Sam, Gerald Dunn | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Like Yin steals the ball from Robert Shannon | 36-46 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Like Yin's pass is intercepted by Martin Nussbaum | 36-46 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | David Wild is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on David Wild, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) David Wild | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG) Paul Lassiter | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Richard Cancel is hacked by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Nelson | 36-49 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski is called for 3 seconds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (C) Thad Bernoski, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:08 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is hacked by Richard Cancel - foul #4 on Richard Cancel, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SG), Thomas Sam (SF), Gerald Dunn (C) Jimmy Nelson, Richard Cancel, Like Yin | |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun can't tip it in | 36-49 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock tips it in | 38-49 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-49 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Harvey Jones swats the short shot by George Lewis | 38-49 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Gerald Dunn swats the layup by Jason Wright | 38-49 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Harvey Jones snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-52 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun tips it home | 40-52 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Jason Wright takes the ball from Harvey Jones | 40-52 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Gerald Dunn's pass is intercepted by Quinton Majors | 42-52 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Sam steps in front of the George Lewis pass | 42-52 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Gerald Dunn pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is hacked by Russell Fishburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Fishburn, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Russell Fishburn, Gerald Dunn | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Thomas Sam hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Freddy Hensen - foul #3 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Thomas Sam makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Thomas Sam misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 08:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 42-53 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Thomas Sam is hacked by Thad Bernoski - foul #1 on Thad Bernoski, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Thomas Sam makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Thomas Sam makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum scores on a floater in the lane | 44-55 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SF) Thomas Sam | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Harvey Jones - foul #1 on Harvey Jones, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG) Freddy Hensen | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF) Russell Fishburn | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Harvey Jones | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thad Bernoski (fresh) SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harvey Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UConn | Paul Lassiter connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Like Yin | 44-57 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Harvey Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Russell Fishburn (SG), Thomas Sam (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Jimmy Nelson, Harvey Jones, Like Yin | |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Gerald Dunn is called for the reach on Jason Wright - foul #1 on Gerald Dunn, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Russell Fishburn takes the ball from Jason Wright | 46-57 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Richard Cancel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Dunn | 46-60 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Sam - foul #2 on Thomas Sam, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sam | 48-63 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Sam - foul #3 on Thomas Sam, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Like Yin (PF) Harold Weisgerber, Russell Fishburn, Thomas Sam | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Gerald Dunn pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | UConn | Richard Cancel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jimmy Nelson | 49-66 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors loses the dribble to Like Yin | 49-66 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum connects on the floater from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Richard Cancel double dribbles | 51-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) David Wild, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SF), Thomas Sam (PF) Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Sam is called for the reach on Quinton Majors - foul #4 on Thomas Sam, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Thomas Sam snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Paul Lassiter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Sam | 51-69 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | George Lewis snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Bullock | 53-69 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-69 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the floater from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Thomas Sam grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Nelson | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Nelson - foul #1 on Jimmy Nelson, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Martin Nussbaum (C) Quinton Majors, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF), Harvey Jones (PF) Russell Fishburn, Thomas Sam | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Like Yin grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Richard Cancel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is fouled on the floor by Harvey Jones - foul #2 on Harvey Jones, team foul #10 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG) George Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Cancel and he's fouled by David Wild - foul #5 on David Wild, team foul #10 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) David Wild | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson misses the free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses short on a floater from the left block | 56-73 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Lassiter runs out the clock | 58-73 |