| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Henry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Ernst (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Elkins | 32-38 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | James Elkins tips it in | 34-38 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Williams - foul #3 on Henry Williams, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett (PG) Ted Cole | |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Callahan | 34-39 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Jackson, Dean Smith, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Andy Askew (SF), Eddie Wilson (C) Anthony Kennett, Paul Blea, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ernst | 38-42 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Ernst | 38-42 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerald Ernst | 38-45 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Shawn Tatro and he's fouled by Gerald Ernst - foul #2 on Gerald Ernst, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Andy Askew, Gerald Ernst | |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG) Jerry Kessler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew (SF), Gerald Ernst (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Paul Blea, Walter Guyette, Eddie Wilson | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ted Cole | 41-47 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-47 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-47 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst tips it in | 41-49 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Walsh - foul #2 on Ryan Walsh, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Robert Jackson, James Elkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Sean Davis (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Ryan Walsh, Andy Askew, Gerald Ernst, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Kessler steals it from Eddie Wilson in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (tiring) PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Callahan (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler's floater is tipped away by Eddie Wilson | 43-49 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dean Smith, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Henry Williams (C) Dean Smith, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Ryan Walsh (SG), Gerald Ernst (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Eddie Wilson | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Kraatz | 43-52 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is fouled on the floor by Ted Cole - foul #2 on Ted Cole, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Ryan Walsh, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | James Elkins knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Stanley | 45-52 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Dean Smith (SG) Robert Jackson, Shawn Tatro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Ryan Walsh (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Anthony Kennett, Jason Anderson, Gerald Ernst, Eddie Wilson | |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Kessler | 48-52 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is hacked by Dean Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew (SF), Gerald Ernst (PF) Paul Blea, Walter Guyette | |
| 14:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Ernst | 48-54 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Jerry Kessler, Dean Smith, James Elkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Ryan Walsh, Andy Askew, Gerald Ernst, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Shawn Tatro | 50-54 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson buries a turnaround in the paint | 50-56 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Shawn Tatro | 52-56 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Anthony Stanley is denied by Eddie Wilson | 52-58 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-58 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson blows the layup | 52-58 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Anderson | 52-58 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-58 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Wilson | 52-58 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson's pass is intercepted by Henry Williams | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (very tired) 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Kennett (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Guyette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang double dribbles | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Dean Smith (SG), James Elkins (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Jackson, Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Ryan Walsh (SG), Andy Askew (SF), Gerald Ernst (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Anthony Kennett, Jason Anderson, Paul Blea, Walter Guyette, Eddie Wilson | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Dean Smith picks off the pass by Kyle Kraatz | 52-58 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Andy Askew is called for the reach on Dean Smith - foul #1 on Andy Askew, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Andy Askew steps in front of the Anthony Stanley pass | 52-58 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole jams it set up by Andy Askew | 52-60 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Williams | 54-60 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Williams is called for the reach on Ryan Walsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Williams, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis (C) Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst makes the wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ted Cole | 54-62 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew travels with the ball | 54-62 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler travels in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kyle Kraatz, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan (C) Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea (SF) Andy Askew | |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Walsh - foul #3 on Ryan Walsh, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Stanley is called for the reach on Paul Blea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kyle Kraatz | 56-65 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | James Elkins takes the ball from Gerald Ernst | 56-65 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst can't tip it in | 58-65 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Stanley (very tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Walsh (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Blea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Ernst (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 61-65 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ryan Walsh | 61-68 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Ernst | 61-68 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | James Elkins pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ted Cole - foul #3 on Ted Cole, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis (SG), Andy Askew (SF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ryan Walsh, Paul Blea, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Ted Cole and the foul's on Jerry Kessler - foul #2 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG) Jerry Kessler, Dean Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz (C) Eddie Wilson | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Cheng-Gong Wang | 68-71 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis is fouled on the floor by Henry Williams - foul #5 on Henry Williams, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Ronald Davis (C) Shawn Tatro, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Walter Guyette (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Gerald Ernst, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 70-71 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Reuben Hallenbeck and he's fouled by Dean Smith - foul #4 on Dean Smith, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Gerald Ernst (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Walter Guyette, Eddie Wilson | |
| 04:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis misses the free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Stanley is called for the reach on Andy Askew in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh (SG), Eddie Wilson (C) Sean Davis, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Gerald Ernst - foul #3 on Gerald Ernst, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Walter Guyette (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Ted Cole, Gerald Ernst, Eddie Wilson | |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the free throw | 72-75 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 72-75 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Tatro | 75-75 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-75 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Wang | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 26 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Walsh (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andy Askew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 16 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro is hacked by Andy Askew - foul #2 on Andy Askew, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Paul Blea (SF), Gerald Ernst (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Andy Askew, Walter Guyette, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst misses the shot from the right side | 75-75 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 75-75 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro is called for 5 seconds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Dean Smith (SG), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Jackson, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew (SF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Paul Blea, Eddie Wilson | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-75 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst snags the offensive board | 75-75 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst misses the easy layup | 75-75 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 3 from the left corner | 78-75 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Shawn Tatro, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea (SF) Andy Askew | |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Kessler - foul #3 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Blea | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler is fouled on the floor by Ted Cole - foul #4 on Ted Cole, team foul #10 | 78-79 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh is whistled for a carry | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 29 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Stanley (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tiring) 17 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Walsh (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Ernst (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 79-79 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith tips it back up and in | 81-79 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Blea | 81-82 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Sean Davis (SG), Andy Askew (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Ryan Walsh, Paul Blea, Gerald Ernst, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andy Askew | 81-85 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck grabs the board | 81-85 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 81-85 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the rebound | 81-85 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 83-85 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck double dribbles in the backcourt | 83-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG) Dean Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh (SG), Kyle Kraatz (C) Sean Davis, Eddie Wilson | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Jackson and he's fouled by Ryan Walsh - foul #4 on Ryan Walsh, team foul #11 | 85-85 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses the free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Andy Askew grabs the board | 85-85 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Callahan - foul #2 on Robert Callahan, team foul #11 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst (PF) Walter Guyette | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Tatro and the foul's on Kyle Kraatz - foul #3 on Kyle Kraatz, team foul #12 | 87-87 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Sean Davis (SG) Reuben Hallenbeck, Ryan Walsh | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the free throw | 88-87 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Kraatz | 88-89 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Gerald Ernst is called for the reach on Robert Callahan - foul #4 on Gerald Ernst, team foul #13 | 88-89 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Dean Smith (SG), James Elkins (PF) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett (PG), Ryan Walsh (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Eddie Wilson (C) Ted Cole, Sean Davis, Andy Askew, Gerald Ernst, Kyle Kraatz | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 89-89 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 90-89 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett gets the offensive rebound | 90-89 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 90-89 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the board | 90-89 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Paul Blea - foul #2 on Paul Blea, team foul #14 | 90-89 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Shawn Tatro, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Gerald Ernst (PF), Kyle Kraatz (C) Anthony Kennett, Walter Guyette, Eddie Wilson | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 92-89 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kyle Kraatz tips it home | 92-91 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 92-91 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea grabs the defensive rebound | 92-91 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 31 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Stanley (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tiring) 20 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Walsh (tired) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Ernst (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Kraatz (tiring) 18 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Dean Smith steps in front of the Ryan Walsh pass in the backcourt | 92-91 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith slams it home | 94-91 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea is hacked by Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #12 | 94-91 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea makes the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea makes the 2nd free throw | 94-93 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 94-93 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Stanley steals the ball from Ted Cole in the backcourt | 94-93 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is fouled on the floor by Ted Cole - foul #5 on Ted Cole, team foul #15 | 94-93 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Kennett (PG) Ted Cole | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 95-93 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 95-93 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 95-93 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley is fouled on the floor by Paul Blea - foul #3 on Paul Blea, team foul #16 | 95-93 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 96-93 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 97-93 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 97-96 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Kennett - foul #2 on Anthony Kennett, team foul #17 | 97-96 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 98-96 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 99-96 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 99-96 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Elkins | 99-96 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is hacked by Anthony Kennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Kennett, team foul #18 | 99-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF) Dean Smith, Anthony Stanley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 100-96 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 100-96 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst pulls down the rebound | 100-96 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Gerald Ernst comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 100-96 |