| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley inbounds the ball | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Stanley | 36-52 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Robert Jackson (SF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley | |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Elkins | 36-55 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Williams - foul #3 on Henry Williams, team foul #1 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Ronald Davis (C) Dean Smith, Henry Williams | |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-55 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler travels with the ball | 37-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Marcus Gaydos, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF) Jerry Kessler | |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steve Stewart | 37-55 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | James Elkins steps in front of the Brandon Gentry pass | 37-55 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Scottie Southwell is called for the reach on Shawn Tatro - foul #2 on Scottie Southwell, team foul #1 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Brandon Gentry, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Dean Smith, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | James Johnson gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos double dribbles | 37-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF) Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG) Jerry Kessler | |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 37-58 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | James Johnson is hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Dean Smith, Robert Jackson, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal lays it up and in on a great pass from Juan Ramirez and he's hacked by James Elkins - foul #2 on James Elkins, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses long on a floater from the left block | 40-58 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan hits the follow up shot | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal is called for 5 seconds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF) Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) Shawn Tatro, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler is hacked by Juan Ramirez - foul #1 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #2 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Bill Stephens (PF), Terrance Campbell (C) Brandon Gentry, Juan Ramirez, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Robert Jackson, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams is called for traveling | 40-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (C) Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Shawn Tatro | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Henry Williams swats the short shot by Marcus Gaydos | 40-60 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Dean Smith is called for the reach on Marcus Gaydos - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Terrance Campbell (C) James Johnson, Marcus Gaydos, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Dean Smith, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Stephens | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-60 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Shawn Tatro steals the ball from Brandon Gentry in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Jerry Kessler - foul #1 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Scottie Southwell, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Robert Jackson, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Gentry | 48-62 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Anthony Stanley is called for the reach on Brandon Gentry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (C) Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-62 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez tips it in | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-62 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steve Stewart | 50-62 |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Shawn Tatro is denied by Dick Hammond | 50-62 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Dean Smith, Robert Jackson, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Anthony Stanley is called for the reach on Scottie Southwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-62 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is hacked by Terrance Campbell - foul #2 on Terrance Campbell, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG) Shawn Tatro | |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Elkins | 52-64 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell's pass is intercepted by James Elkins | 52-64 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Williams - foul #4 on Henry Williams, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Terrance Campbell, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 53-64 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Brandon Gentry - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Anthony Stanley (SF) Dean Smith, Robert Jackson | |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dick Hammond - foul #2 on Dick Hammond, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 54-66 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos scores on a floater from the right block | 56-66 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dick Hammond - foul #3 on Dick Hammond, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Terrance Campbell (C) Shannon Baber, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Davis - foul #1 on Ronald Davis, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Ronald Davis | |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gentry steals the ball from Henry Williams | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Juan Ramirez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Tatro (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jackson (tiring) 2 ast. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Williams (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-68 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Marcus Gaydos, Brandon Gentry, Juan Ramirez, Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF) Shawn Tatro, Robert Jackson | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) James Elkins | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dick Hammond | 60-70 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), James Elkins (PF) Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Johnson is hacked by Shawn Tatro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-70 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell snags the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 62-70 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond tips it but misses | 62-70 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart tips it home | 64-70 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | James Johnson grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Kessler - foul #2 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Shannon Baber (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF), Thomas Beal (C) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is hacked by Shannon Baber - foul #2 on Shannon Baber, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG) Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Shawn Tatro | |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Jerry Kessler - foul #3 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Anthony Stanley (SF) Jerry Kessler, Robert Jackson | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Terrance Campbell, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Shawn Tatro | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Juan Ramirez is called for the reach on Dean Smith - foul #2 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF) Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Tatro - foul #3 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #14 | 68-73 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gentry - foul #4 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Shawn Tatro, Robert Jackson, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Shannon Baber | 72-75 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is whistled for a carry | 72-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Juan Ramirez (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Williams (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dean Smith - foul #4 on Dean Smith, team foul #15 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF) Shannon Baber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Dean Smith, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Marcus Gaydos, Juan Ramirez, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Robert Jackson (SF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brandon Gentry | 75-78 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-78 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the board | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Stewart | 78-78 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Wang | 78-78 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Dick Hammond steals the ball from Shawn Tatro | 78-78 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by Steve Stewart | 80-78 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF) Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Shawn Tatro, Robert Jackson, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the shot from the right block | 80-80 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos banks in the wide open layup | 82-80 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 82-80 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond gets the rebound | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Gentry and he's fouled by Henry Williams - foul #5 on Henry Williams, team foul #16 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (PF) Marcus Gaydos, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis (C) Henry Williams | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis gets the rebound | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-80 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Smith - foul #5 on Dean Smith, team foul #17 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG) Dean Smith | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the board | 85-80 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 85-80 |