| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Brunner (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Richard Fuller (fresh) PF - Mitchell Davenport (fresh) C - James Hancock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | James Hancock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Florida A&M | John Brunner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Davenport | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Fuller - foul #1 on Richard Fuller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Florida A&M | Michael Curtis is called for the reach on Mitchell Davenport - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Florida A&M | John Brunner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to James Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | James Brown is called for the reach on Van Isler - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Van Isler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | Florida A&M | John Brunner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:00 | Florida A&M | James Hancock pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Florida A&M | John Brunner is fouled in the backcourt by Van Isler - foul #1 on Van Isler, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Florida A&M | John Brunner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Van Isler | 4-3 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Craft (SG), Wayne Walker (C) James Brown, James Hancock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:28 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Perkins (SF) Richard Fuller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker dunks the ball | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Craft (fresh) SF - John Perkins (fresh) PF - Mitchell Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits a wide open turnaround in the lane set up by James Sullivan | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Brunner | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Van Isler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:59 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:52 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:51 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to John Perkins | 8-5 |
| 14:33 | Florida A&M | John Perkins drills a turnaround in the lane set up by John Brunner and he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Brown (SG), James Hancock (C) Charles Craft, Wayne Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Darren McGann (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 14:33 | Florida A&M | John Perkins makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (SF) John Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:10 | Florida A&M | John Brunner is fouled on the floor by Warren Witherspoon - foul #1 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG) Michael Curtis | |
| 14:05 | Florida A&M | Darrell Gerken takes the ball from James Brown | 11-5 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:32 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Michael Curtis (SG) Jason Fleming, Darren McGann | |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Van Isler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Curtis | 11-10 |
| 13:10 | Florida A&M | Colin Musgrave steps in front of the Mitchell Davenport pass | 11-10 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Craft (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Florida A&M | Darrell Gerken steps in front of the John Brunner pass | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Van Isler buries a shot from the left side set up by Colin Musgrave | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses short on a jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Mitchell Davenport | 11-14 |
| 11:47 | Florida A&M | John Brunner drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Craft | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Brunner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Davenport (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hancock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Gerken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Warren Witherspoon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis clanks a shot in the paint | 14-14 |
| 11:36 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:20 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 11:19 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Perkins (SF), Wayne Walker (PF), Steve Adams (C) Richard Fuller, Mitchell Davenport, James Hancock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Michael Curtis, Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 10:34 | Florida A&M | John Brunner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on George Carlino - foul #2 on George Carlino, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Walter Lowe (SF) Charles Craft | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (PF) George Carlino | |
| 10:34 | Florida A&M | John Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:34 | Florida A&M | John Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is hacked by Walter Lowe - foul #1 on Walter Lowe, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams scores on a jumper in the paint | 18-16 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is hacked by Walter Lowe - foul #2 on Walter Lowe, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Craft (SG), Mitchell Davenport (PF) Walter Lowe, Steve Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Michael Curtis (SG) Darren McGann, Jason Fleming | |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (SF), James Hancock (C) John Perkins, Wayne Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| 08:55 | Florida A&M | James Hancock misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Van Isler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Curtis | 18-19 |
| 08:19 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Steve Adams (C) James Hancock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| 08:19 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Van Isler's pass is intercepted by Steve Adams | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darren McGann | 18-19 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Van Isler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:28 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Charles Craft | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Brunner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Craft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Davenport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Florida A&M | John Brunner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 07:20 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:15 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brunner | 21-19 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 06:46 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Florida A&M | John Brunner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Perkins (SF), Wayne Walker (PF), James Hancock (C) Richard Fuller, Mitchell Davenport, Steve Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), James Sullivan (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 06:11 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-19 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis's pass is intercepted by John Brunner | 21-19 |
| 05:35 | Florida A&M | Harvey Sellers takes the ball from John Perkins | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Hancock - foul #1 on James Hancock, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (SF), Mitchell Davenport (PF) Charles Craft, Wayne Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF) James Sullivan | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:59 | Florida A&M | James Hancock can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 04:58 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:49 | Florida A&M | John Perkins is denied on a layup by Harvey Sellers | 21-19 |
| 04:48 | Florida A&M | John Brunner pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:28 | Florida A&M | John Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Craft (SG), Wayne Walker (C) John Perkins, James Hancock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, Michael Curtis, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 03:51 | Florida A&M | John Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Walter Lowe (PG), James Brown (SG) John Brunner, Charles Craft | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF) Darren McGann, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Van Isler snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-21 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the tip | 21-21 |
| 03:11 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to James Brown | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Walter Lowe (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Davenport (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jason Fleming (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 21-21 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Wayne Walker steals the ball from Van Isler | 21-21 |
| 02:27 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 23-21 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Lowe steps in front of the James Sullivan pass | 23-21 |
| 02:08 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Perkins (PG), Steve Adams (PF), James Hancock (C) Richard Fuller, Mitchell Davenport, Wayne Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Jason Fleming, James Sullivan, Darrell Gerken | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Colin Musgrave and he's hacked by Steve Adams - foul #1 on Steve Adams, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:36 | Florida A&M | Van Isler is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Van Isler, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) Van Isler, George Carlino | |
| 01:36 | Florida A&M | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:36 | Florida A&M | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Lowe is called for the reach on Michael Curtis - foul #3 on Walter Lowe, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Craft (PG) Walter Lowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:59 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is fouled on the floor by James Hancock - foul #2 on James Hancock, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Brunner (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:37 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:33 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft can't finish the layup | 25-26 |
| 00:31 | Florida A&M | John Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:15 | Florida A&M | Charles Craft can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 00:04 | Florida A&M | James Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | James Hancock comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-26 |