| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Becerra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Anker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Figaro (fresh) PF - Robert Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Soucy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | George Figaro inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy hits a floater from close range set up by Sam Richardson | 33-31 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Robert Fancher drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jamie Anker and he's fouled by Randy Dean - foul #2 on Randy Dean, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor (C) Wayne Soucy | |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Robert Fancher misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | George Figaro loses the dribble to Randy Diehl | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 17:50 | Auburn | Robert Fancher snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Robert Fancher scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Figaro | 35-35 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Robert Fancher drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | George Figaro makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | George Figaro steals the ball from Bill Becerra | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Van Isler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Anker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Figaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Fancher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Yonakor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Fancher | 35-43 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (PF), Wayne Soucy (C) Sam Richardson, Jamie Anker, George Figaro, Robert Fancher, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Curtis - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Lemke - foul #3 on Darryl Lemke, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 36-45 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Randy Diehl is called for the reach on Robert Morrison - foul #2 on Randy Diehl, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jamie Anker (SG), George Figaro (SF), Robert Fancher (PF) Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Leonard Drake is called for the reach on Darryl Lemke - foul #2 on Leonard Drake, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | George Figaro is hacked by Jeffrey Stanton - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stanton, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), Marvin Yonakor (C) Darryl Lemke, Wayne Soucy | |
| 12:30 | Auburn | George Figaro is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on George Figaro, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG) Randy Dean, Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Louis Holley (PF), Wayne Soucy (C) Sam Richardson, Robert Fancher, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Van Isler | 39-45 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | George Figaro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stanton (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Drake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Darryl Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Anker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Figaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Louis Holley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Soucy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Jamie Anker banks in the layup set up by Darryl Lemke | 39-47 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Jamie Anker picks off the pass by Mark Caudill | 39-47 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Jamie Anker dunks the ball | 39-49 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jason Fleming (SF), Bill Becerra (C) Van Isler, Christopher Artrip, Jeffrey Stanton, Leonard Drake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Robert Fancher (PF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Darryl Lemke, Jamie Anker, George Figaro, Louis Holley, Wayne Soucy | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Sam Richardson and he's fouled by Mark Caudill - foul #1 on Mark Caudill, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl (PF) Mark Caudill | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Figaro (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Yonakor - foul #3 on Marvin Yonakor, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jamie Anker (SG), Robert Morrison (SF) Tom Pimentel, George Figaro | |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Jamie Anker knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sam Richardson and he's fouled by Jason Fleming - foul #1 on Jason Fleming, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG) Jason Fleming | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Figaro (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Jamie Anker makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Fancher blocks the jumper by Bill Becerra | 41-55 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Marvin Yonakor | 41-55 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Sam Richardson | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Yonakor blocks the short jumper by Michael Curtis | 41-57 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Robert Fancher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (SF), Mark Caudill (C) Michael Curtis, Bill Becerra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Wayne Soucy (C) Jamie Anker, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip scores on a shot from close range | 43-57 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | George Figaro hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Jamie Anker (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Sam Richardson, Tom Pimentel, George Figaro, Wayne Soucy | |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Jamie Anker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor double dribbles | 43-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Bill Becerra (C) Christopher Artrip, Mark Caudill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), George Figaro (SF), Wayne Soucy (C) Darryl Lemke, Jamie Anker, Robert Morrison, Marvin Yonakor | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 13 pts. SF - George Figaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Fancher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Soucy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-60 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Robert Fancher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel connects on the shot from the right block | 43-62 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl hits a fadeaway from the left block | 45-62 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | George Figaro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Sam Richardson is hacked by Randy Dean - foul #3 on Randy Dean, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (PG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Dean, Van Isler, Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jamie Anker (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (PF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Tom Pimentel, George Figaro, Robert Fancher, Wayne Soucy | |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Sam Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Sam Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Anker - foul #1 on Jamie Anker, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG) Sam Richardson | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Christopher Artrip is called for the reach on Darryl Lemke - foul #1 on Christopher Artrip, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Figaro (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Darryl Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Drake | 47-64 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #3 on Louis Holley, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Jamie Anker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Artrip | 51-67 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Darryl Lemke hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-70 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Marvin Yonakor is called for the reach on Michael Curtis - foul #4 on Marvin Yonakor, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG) Christopher Artrip | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF) Jamie Anker, George Figaro | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Robert Morrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Drake (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Darryl Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Holley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Yonakor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton drills a floater from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Louis Holley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wesley Schulman (C) Leonard Drake | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Morrison swats the short shot by Mark Caudill | 55-70 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses badly on a floater near the basket | 55-70 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill drills a jumper from the left block | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Louis Holley loses the ball out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake (C) Wesley Schulman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Curtis, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Darryl Lemke runs out the clock | 57-70 |