| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) SG - Scott Highland (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) PF - Chris Long (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) SG - Eric Lantz (fresh) SF - Vern Johnson (fresh) PF - Billy Arnold (fresh) C - Daniel Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Daniel Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | TCU | Wayne Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | TCU | Billy Arnold tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Vern Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chris Long | 5-5 |
| 18:20 | TCU | Daniel Woods misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Scheffler and he's hacked by Daniel Woods - foul #1 on Daniel Woods, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:59 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Chris Long makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Scott Highland and he's hacked by Vern Johnson - foul #1 on Vern Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Chris Long makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Billy Arnold hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Lantz | 11-7 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Highland | 14-7 |
| 16:34 | TCU | Eric Lantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG), Paul Antonio (C) Scott Highland, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Larry Banister (SG), John Houck (SF), Leonard Kilpatrick (PF), Blaine Francis (C) Wayne Boykin, Eric Lantz, Vern Johnson, Billy Arnold, Daniel Woods | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 16:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Blaine Francis | 14-7 |
| 15:59 | TCU | Randall Stotsky is hacked by Douglas Scheffler - foul #1 on Douglas Scheffler, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF) Douglas Scheffler, Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Neil Harris (fresh) SG - Matthew Garvey (fresh) SF - Lawrence Treadwell (fresh) PF - Chris Long (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Antonio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) SG - Larry Banister (fresh) SF - John Houck (fresh) PF - Leonard Kilpatrick (fresh) C - Blaine Francis (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | TCU | Leonard Kilpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 15:44 | TCU | Blaine Francis tips it home | 14-9 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell blows the dunk but he's fouled by Blaine Francis - foul #1 on Blaine Francis, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Lantz (SG) Larry Banister | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 15:39 | TCU | The rebound goes to Blaine Francis | 15-9 |
| 15:20 | TCU | Eric Lantz is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Lantz, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Highland (SG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Matthew Garvey, Chris Long | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Daniel Woods (C) Randall Stotsky, Blaine Francis | |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Boykin - foul #1 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF) John Houck, Leonard Kilpatrick | |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:29 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Neil Harris - foul #1 on Neil Harris, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG), Robert Olsen (SF), Chris Long (PF) Neil Harris, Lawrence Treadwell, Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:29 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:29 | TCU | Wayne Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses the floater from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 14:10 | TCU | Wayne Boykin snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Billy Arnold can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chris Long - foul #1 on Chris Long, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG) Scott Highland | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Larry Banister (SG) Wayne Boykin, Eric Lantz | |
| 13:48 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan loses the dribble to Larry Banister | 17-12 |
| 13:08 | TCU | Daniel Woods misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Chris Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Scheffler | 19-12 |
| 12:18 | TCU | Vern Johnson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Chris Long grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Chris Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Scheffler | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Garvey (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) SG - Larry Banister (fresh) SF - Vern Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Woods (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | TCU | Robert Olsen takes the ball from Larry Banister | 21-12 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Highland (SG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF), Paul Antonio (C) Matthew Garvey, Robert Olsen, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Eric Lantz (SG), John Houck (SF), Leonard Kilpatrick (PF), Blaine Francis (C) Randall Stotsky, Larry Banister, Vern Johnson, Billy Arnold, Daniel Woods | |
| 11:32 | TCU | Eric Lantz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Houck | 21-15 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 11:16 | TCU | Blaine Francis snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 11:04 | TCU | Blaine Francis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 11:03 | TCU | Leonard Kilpatrick grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:41 | TCU | Eric Lantz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell is hacked by John Houck - foul #1 on John Houck, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG), Robert Olsen (SF) Douglas Scheffler, Lawrence Treadwell | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Chris Long knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Highland | 23-15 |
| 09:39 | TCU | Eric Lantz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Chris Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 23-15 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland tips it home | 25-15 |
| 08:55 | TCU | Blaine Francis hits a shot from the left block | 25-17 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Chris Long | 27-17 |
| 08:22 | TCU | John Houck misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris is fouled on the floor by John Houck - foul #2 on John Houck, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Scott Highland, Robert Olsen, Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Daniel Woods (C) Wayne Boykin, Eric Lantz, John Houck, Leonard Kilpatrick, Blaine Francis | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Chris Long gets the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Neil Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Garvey (fresh) SF - Lawrence Treadwell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chris Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) SG - Larry Banister (fresh) SF - Vern Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Woods (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vern Johnson - foul #2 on Vern Johnson, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG) Neil Harris | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF) Vern Johnson | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:40 | TCU | Daniel Woods gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:19 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses the floater in the lane | 27-17 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-17 |
| 06:52 | TCU | Daniel Woods grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Matthew Garvey takes the ball from Daniel Woods | 27-17 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Chris Long misses long on a floater from the left block | 27-17 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Scheffler | 27-17 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Chris Long misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-17 |
| 05:53 | TCU | Daniel Woods pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:46 | TCU | Larry Banister can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell misses the easy layup | 27-17 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler tips it home | 29-17 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero makes the 3 from straight away set up by Randall Stotsky | 29-20 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler is hacked by Randall Stotsky - foul #1 on Randall Stotsky, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Highland (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Paul Antonio (PF) Matthew Garvey, Lawrence Treadwell, Chris Long | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Eric Lantz (SG), Leonard Kilpatrick (PF), Blaine Francis (C) Randall Stotsky, Jeffrey Pero, Billy Arnold, Daniel Woods | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:27 | TCU | Wayne Boykin scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Lantz | 31-22 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Eric Lantz takes the ball from Douglas Scheffler | 31-22 |
| 03:44 | TCU | Eric Lantz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 03:42 | TCU | Eric Lantz snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Highland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Antonio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Banister (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Kilpatrick (fresh) C - Blaine Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | TCU | Eric Lantz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 31-24 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses badly on a floater from the left block | 31-24 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is fouled on the floor by Larry Banister - foul #1 on Larry Banister, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG) Douglas Scheffler | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Daniel Woods (C) Larry Banister, Leonard Kilpatrick, Blaine Francis | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:09 | TCU | Daniel Woods pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Vern Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 02:39 | TCU | Wayne Boykin gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:18 | TCU | Billy Arnold connects on the jump hook from the left block | 32-26 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vern Johnson - foul #3 on Vern Johnson, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG), Chris Long (PF) Scott Highland, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), John Houck (SF) Wayne Boykin, Vern Johnson | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Billy Arnold travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF) Neil Harris, Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Leonard Kilpatrick (PF) Billy Arnold | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Long | 36-26 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Eric Lantz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Leonard Kilpatrick tips it home | 36-28 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | John Houck is called for the reach on Lawrence Treadwell - foul #3 on John Houck, team foul #12 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Highland (SG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Matthew Garvey, Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Billy Arnold (PF) Randall Stotsky, John Houck, Daniel Woods | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:01 | TCU | The short jumper by Billy Arnold is denied by Lawrence Treadwell | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell snags the defensive board | 38-28 |