| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Alonso Day comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is hacked by John Vallone - foul #1 on John Vallone, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Mario Villa pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Alonso Day clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell's pass is intercepted by Alonso Day | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Paul Pace lays it in set up by Alonso Day | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Mario Villa scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 8-2 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Pace picks off the pass by Joshua Parks | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 10-2 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie misses the easy layup | 10-2 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mitchell Currie | 10-2 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie misses the lay-in | 10-2 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Alonso Day gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Mitchell Currie swats the layup by Mario Villa | 10-2 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Mitchell Currie is called for the reach on Alonso Day - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone, Arthur Ward | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Surles - foul #1 on Samuel Surles, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SF) Richard Smith | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Samuel Surles and he's fouled by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 12-5 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is called for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (PG) Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Mitchell Currie | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Samuel Surles is called for the reach on Theodore Gascon - foul #2 on Samuel Surles, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Samuel Surles | |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-5 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell lays it up and in and he's hacked by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) David Faust, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Arthur Ward (C) Richard Smith, Frank Matthews | |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Joshua Parks steals it from Mario Villa | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Chapman and the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is denied on a layup by Richard Smith | 12-11 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Wayne Wright blocks the jumper by Theodore Gascon | 12-11 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Joseph Jones clanks a floater from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Ward | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alonso Day (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Alonso Day drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mario Villa | 14-16 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Mario Villa - foul #1 on Mario Villa, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Theodore Gascon, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Wayne Wright, Arthur Ward | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Alonso Day comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Gruenberg - foul #1 on John Gruenberg, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Alonso Day's floater is knocked away by Joshua Parks | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | John Gruenberg can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews lays it up and in | 14-18 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Alonso Day is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alonso Day, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Duane Russell | 14-20 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | The jump hook by John Gruenberg is blocked by Trevor Stone | 14-20 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Alonso Day is hacked by Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) David Faust, John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Duane Russell, Joshua Parks, Frank Matthews | |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Mario Villa can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the tip | 14-20 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG) Alonso Day | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright | |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz blows the layup | 14-20 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Paul Pace double dribbles | 14-20 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Theodore Gascon - foul #2 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #10 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Ronald Lafayette (C) Theodore Gascon, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #11 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Duane Russell (SG), Wayne Wright (SF) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | John Gruenberg takes the ball from Duane Russell | 14-22 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Mario Villa comes up short on the shot from the left block | 14-22 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Lafayette - foul #2 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #12 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF), Freddy Grenz (C) Mario Villa, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Mitchell Currie | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 16-23 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward banks in the layup set up by Duane Russell | 16-25 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Wayne Wright is called for the reach on Alonso Day - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Duane Russell, Wayne Wright, Arthur Ward | |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone clanks a jumper from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 16-25 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #13 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Alonso Day travels with the ball | 16-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (SF) Richard Smith | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Alonso Day takes the ball from Trevor Stone | 16-26 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Alonso Day lays it up and in | 18-26 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 18-26 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie hits the follow up shot | 18-28 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Branton | 20-28 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Daniel Branton pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alonso Day and the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Alonso Day, Daniel Branton, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone, Wayne Wright, Mitchell Currie, Frank Matthews | |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-28 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Edward Chapman is blocked by Joseph Jones | 23-28 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Mario Villa gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Duane Russell steals the ball from Mario Villa | 23-28 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 23-30 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | John Vallone scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Lafayette | 25-30 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Duane Russell | 25-32 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Mario Villa lays it up and in | 27-32 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Ward | 27-34 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Surles - foul #3 on Samuel Surles, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Samuel Surles, Joshua Parks | |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the dunk attempt | 29-34 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Mario Villa pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Joseph Jones gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | John Vallone misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Edward Chapman and he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #14 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Trevor Stone (SG), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell, Arthur Ward | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 29-39 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | John Vallone is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 29-39 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Vallone grabs the board | 29-39 |