| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zoran Semshov (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | UCLA | James Richards misses the floater from the right side | 27-28 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 27-28 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Brumbelow | 30-28 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:33 | UCLA | Henry Rogers misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is denied on a layup by Zoran Semshov | 30-28 |
| 18:19 | UCLA | James Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:58 | UCLA | Henry Rogers misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:58 | UCLA | Henry Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:58 | UCLA | Henry Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the lay-in | 30-30 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 17:36 | UCLA | Todd Harrison pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:10 | UCLA | Henry Rogers is called for a backcourt violation | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norman Wolff (PF) Zoran Semshov | |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is whistled for a carry | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Robert Germain steals it from Joseph Brooks | 30-30 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the dunk attempt | 30-30 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 15:59 | UCLA | Henry Rogers pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Wolff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Richards | 30-32 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow throws it down set up by Andrew Cobb | 32-32 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | James Richards buries a jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the shot from close range set up by Andrew Cobb | 34-34 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Todd Harrison takes the ball from Robert Germain | 34-37 |
| 13:45 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | Norman Wolff grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:06 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks is hacked by Robert Germain - foul #3 on Robert Germain, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Zoran Semshov (PF) Joseph Brooks, Todd Harrison, Henry Rogers | |
| 12:43 | UCLA | James Richards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Travis Brumbelow is blocked by Norman Wolff | 34-39 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | James Richards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Willie Longacre, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG) Robert Germain | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (SG) Paul Vaughn | |
| 11:49 | UCLA | James Richards misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | James Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zoran Semshov (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Wolff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Cobb | 38-39 |
| 11:02 | UCLA | Norman Wolff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brooks - foul #3 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (PG), Todd Harrison (SF) James Richards, Robert Lane | |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Norman Wolff denies the turnaround by Willie Longacre | 38-41 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 38-41 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Todd Harrison double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Andrew Cobb, Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Richards (PG), Henry Rogers (C) Joseph Brooks, Norman Wolff | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is hacked by James Richards - foul #2 on James Richards, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:36 | UCLA | James Richards knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Todd Harrison | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Harrison (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zoran Semshov (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 07:05 | UCLA | James Richards misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 06:39 | UCLA | Todd Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:21 | UCLA | James Richards connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Rogers and the foul's on Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Willie Longacre, Robert Germain, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Norman Wolff (PF) Paul Vaughn, Todd Harrison, Zoran Semshov | |
| 06:21 | UCLA | James Richards makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Travis Brumbelow | 42-46 |
| 05:43 | UCLA | James Richards is fouled on the floor by Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (PG) James Richards | |
| 05:24 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks double dribbles | 42-46 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey double dribbles | 42-46 |
| 04:52 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 04:27 | UCLA | Robert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:00 | UCLA | Robert Lane can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 03:59 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 03:47 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG), Freddie Robinson (C) Robert Germain, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Todd Harrison (SF), Zoran Semshov (PF) Robert Lane, Henry Rogers | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Zoran Semshov - foul #1 on Zoran Semshov, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Richards (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zoran Semshov (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Wolff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Shane Callas is called for the reach on Paul Vaughn - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Henry Rogers (C) Norman Wolff | |
| 02:31 | UCLA | Todd Harrison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-49 |
| 02:29 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 02:15 | UCLA | Todd Harrison blows the dunk | 44-49 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (SG), Norman Wolff (C) Paul Vaughn, Henry Rogers | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Norman Wolff - foul #2 on Norman Wolff, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Henry Rogers (C) Norman Wolff | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:32 | UCLA | James Richards dunks the ball | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 47-51 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Todd Harrison is called for the reach on Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Todd Harrison, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Rogers - foul #3 on Henry Rogers, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Zoran Semshov | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov is hacked by Robert Germain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Germain, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Lane (SF) Todd Harrison | |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | James Richards steals it from Willie Longacre in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on James Richards - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | James Richards makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | James Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | James Richards runs out the clock | 51-54 |