| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Paul Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the easy layup | 20-26 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Jim Jones pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Jim Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Joshua York misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Jim Jones gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Jim Jones drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Reynolds and he's hacked by Thomas Richie - foul #1 on Thomas Richie, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Jim Jones makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-28 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Paul Clifford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jim Jones - foul #3 on Jim Jones, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Homes (C) Jim Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Steven Homes loses the dribble to Joshua York | 25-30 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Byron Harrison | 25-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Kraft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Homes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Paul Clifford buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Reynolds | 28-32 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund double dribbles | 28-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Max Pearlman (SG), Jim Jones (C) Christopher Kraft, Ted Rochon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (SG), Cyril Little (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, Joshua York | |
| 14:44 | UConn | Max Pearlman can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 28-32 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Jim Jones tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 14:02 | UConn | Paul Clifford is fouled on the floor by Cyril Little - foul #1 on Cyril Little, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Joshua York (PF) Byron Harrison, Thomas Richie | |
| 13:40 | UConn | Steven Homes is fouled on the floor by Cyril Little - foul #2 on Cyril Little, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG) Max Pearlman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF) Cyril Little | |
| 13:16 | UConn | Jim Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Paul Clifford tips it home | 32-34 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Christopher Kraft grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Steven Homes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 12:25 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Reynolds | 32-34 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Jim Jones scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Clifford picks off the pass by Thomas Simmons | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Homes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Jim Jones snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Joshua York tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Steven Homes grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Clifford and he's hacked by Robert Wicklund - foul #1 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Max Pearlman (SG), Ted Rochon (PF) Christopher Kraft, Steven Homes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Cyril Little (SF), Thomas Richie (C) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:13 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 40-34 |
| 09:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Max Pearlman | 40-34 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Beam - foul #1 on Thomas Beam, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Thomas Jones (C) Ronald Reynolds, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Paul Clifford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda is denied on a layup by Ted Rochon | 40-34 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Paul Clifford snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Ted Rochon makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Max Pearlman | 42-34 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Max Pearlman steps in front of the Byron Harrison pass in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Max Pearlman misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 07:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Clifford | 42-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) SG - Max Pearlman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clifford (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ted Rochon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Paul Clifford can't connect on a floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Paul Clifford makes the shot from the right side | 44-37 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Byron Harrison | 44-39 |
| 05:57 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Reynolds (PG), Christopher Kraft (SG), Jim Jones (C) Charles Reid, Max Pearlman, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| 05:37 | UConn | Jim Jones dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Clifford | 46-39 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Joshua York blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Paul Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Kraft | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison is hacked by Ted Rochon - foul #1 on Ted Rochon, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Max Pearlman (SF), Steven Homes (PF) Paul Clifford, Ted Rochon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 03:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jim Jones | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the runner in the lane | 49-39 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua York pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Reynolds (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Max Pearlman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Homes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Max Pearlman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Jim Jones tips it home | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wicklund | 51-41 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Max Pearlman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Christopher Kraft grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Max Pearlman scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Homes | 53-41 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jim Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Jim Jones blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Joshua York misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison tips it home | 53-43 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Wicklund - foul #2 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Reid (PG), Thomas Jones (PF) Christopher Kraft, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 01:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steven Homes | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Ronald Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Thomas Jones snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Max Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison is fouled on the floor by Max Pearlman - foul #2 on Max Pearlman, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UConn | John Muldoon (SG) Ronald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua York throws it down on a great pass from Robert Wicklund | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Charles Reid runs out the clock | 55-45 |