| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Raymond Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Voelker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Howell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | John Allen inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Seton Hall | John Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | John Howell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Voelker - foul #1 on Edward Voelker, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:13 | Seton Hall | John Howell blocks the short jumper by Edward Voelker | 31-26 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Davis | 31-26 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Julian Wilson steps in front of the Lawrence Hudson pass | 31-26 |
| 18:21 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Hudson denies the turnaround by Julian Wilson | 31-26 |
| 18:20 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | John Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 31-26 |
| 17:56 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Allen | 31-26 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee blows the layup but he's hacked by John Howell - foul #3 on John Howell, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Leon Denny (SG) Edward Voelker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Don Casey (C) John Howell | |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:24 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:07 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Don Casey snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Hudson | 32-28 |
| 16:30 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker (SG), Dino Walinski (PF) Raymond Hall, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dominick Turner (SF) Donald Davis | |
| 16:30 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:30 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-28 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Don Casey snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Don Casey connects on the shot near the basket set up by Lawrence Hudson | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Leon Denny (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Voelker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dino Walinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julian Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominick Turner (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hudson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 33-30 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall (PG), Andrew Ruddy (SG), Brandon Anderson (C) Leon Denny, Edward Voelker, Dino Walinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Davis (SF), John Howell (C) William Mitchell, Don Casey | |
| 14:45 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson misses long on a shot near the basket | 33-30 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | John Howell snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hall - foul #2 on Raymond Hall, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dominick Turner and he's hacked by Andrew Ruddy - foul #4 on Andrew Ruddy, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker (SG) Andrew Ruddy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:36 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Howell - foul #4 on John Howell, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG), Don Casey (C) Donald Davis, John Howell | |
| 13:36 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:36 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Hudson is blocked by Brandon Anderson | 35-33 |
| 13:26 | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:05 | Seton Hall | Dominick Turner takes the ball from Raymond Hall | 35-33 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 35-33 |
| 12:52 | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 12:28 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Parker (PG), Leon Denny (SG), Scott Schultz (SF), Dino Walinski (PF) Raymond Hall, Edward Voelker, John Allen, Julian Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl McNichols (PG), Donald Davis (SF) Charlie Smith, Dominick Turner | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Donald Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 12:06 | Seton Hall | Scott Schultz grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 11:47 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell grabs the board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) SG - Leon Denny (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Schultz (fresh) PF - Dino Walinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl McNichols (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lawrence Hudson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Don Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Don Casey is denied on a layup by Dino Walinski | 35-33 |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Scott Schultz gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 11:13 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:11 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 35-33 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall (PG), Edward Voelker (SG), John Allen (SF) Michael Parker, Leon Denny, Scott Schultz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (PG), Dominick Turner (SG) Carl McNichols, William Mitchell | |
| 10:41 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson (PF) Dino Walinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Davis jams it set up by Dominick Turner and he's hacked by Brandon Anderson - foul #4 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Lee (C) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Davis makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Charlie Smith - foul #2 on Charlie Smith, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG) Donald Davis | |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Don Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Don Casey tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 09:24 | Seton Hall | John Allen hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Dominick Turner - foul #1 on Dominick Turner, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Leon Denny (SG) Edward Voelker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl McNichols (PG) Charlie Smith | |
| 09:24 | Seton Hall | John Allen makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | The jumper by William Mitchell is denied by Julian Wilson | 39-38 |
| 09:10 | Seton Hall | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:50 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leon Denny - foul #1 on Leon Denny, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Parker (PG), Scott Schultz (SF), Dino Walinski (PF) Raymond Hall, John Allen, Julian Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Davis (SF) Dominick Turner | |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Dino Walinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-40 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Scott Schultz - foul #1 on Scott Schultz, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Andrew Ruddy (SG), Brandon Anderson (C) Scott Schultz, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (PG), John Howell (C) Carl McNichols, Don Casey | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:49 | Seton Hall | Dino Walinski grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 07:20 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | John Howell pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) SG - Andrew Ruddy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Leon Denny (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dino Walinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lawrence Hudson (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - John Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | John Howell is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall (PG), John Allen (SF), Julian Wilson (PF) Michael Parker, Leon Denny, Dino Walinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dominick Turner (SG) William Mitchell | |
| 06:54 | Seton Hall | Andrew Ruddy is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Andrew Ruddy, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker (SG) Andrew Ruddy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 06:20 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 06:18 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dominick Turner | 41-45 |
| 05:45 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Hudson is called for the reach on Julian Wilson - foul #1 on Lawrence Hudson, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG) Donald Davis | |
| 05:20 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker misses the jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 05:19 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell lays it up and in | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 03:54 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson can't throw it down | 45-47 |
| 03:52 | Seton Hall | John Allen snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Hudson | 45-47 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell is hacked by Edward Voelker - foul #2 on Edward Voelker, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Parker (PG), Leon Denny (SG), Scott Schultz (SF), Dino Walinski (PF) Raymond Hall, Edward Voelker, John Allen, Julian Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl McNichols (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Don Casey (PF) Charlie Smith, Dominick Turner, Lawrence Hudson | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) SG - Leon Denny (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dino Walinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl McNichols (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Don Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Seton Hall | Leon Denny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 02:29 | Seton Hall | Dino Walinski gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:29 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Hall (PG), John Allen (SF) Michael Parker, Scott Schultz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dominick Turner (PG) Carl McNichols | |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Howell - foul #5 on John Howell, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker (SG) Leon Denny | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl McNichols (PG), Lawrence Hudson (PF) William Mitchell, John Howell | |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson (PF) Dino Walinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (PG), William Mitchell (SG) Carl McNichols, Dominick Turner | |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson buries a runner from the left block set up by William Mitchell | 47-51 |
| 01:24 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson is hacked by Lawrence Hudson - foul #2 on Lawrence Hudson, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 01:24 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Don Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Seton Hall | John Allen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Hall | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Hall - foul #3 on Raymond Hall, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:16 | Seton Hall | Julian Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Seton Hall | Edward Voelker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Don Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Don Casey is hacked by Edward Voelker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Voelker, team foul #11 | 50-52 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Don Casey makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Don Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall 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) | |
| 00:01 | Seton Hall | John Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 50-54 |