| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fresh) C - David Natividad (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | David Natividad is called for the reach on Van Isler in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Natividad, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Joel Duke - foul #1 on Joel Duke, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke can't finish the layup | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | George Carlino scores on a shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 18:01 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 18:00 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-0 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Carlino | 7-0 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | David Natividad snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:52 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), Darrell Gerken (C) Van Isler, Michael Curtis, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Heath Hackett (C) Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux, David Natividad | |
| 16:52 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:52 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Sullivan | 9-2 |
| 16:15 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett tips it in | 9-4 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG) Jason Fleming | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Joel Duke | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kelly Tippett (fresh) SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) PF - Heath Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), David Natividad (C) Robert Maguire, Arthur Dickey, Ron Mullins | |
| 15:21 | UC Riverside | David Natividad misses the easy layup | 9-4 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon's pass is intercepted by David Natividad | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | Darrell Gerken steals it from Roger Sistrunk | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon's pass is intercepted by David Natividad | 9-4 |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | David Natividad banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kelly Tippett | 9-6 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Van Isler drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Curtis | 11-6 |
| 14:17 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Michael Curtis, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Kelly Tippett, Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett, David Natividad | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 13-6 |
| 13:32 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-6 |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Darren McGann (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, Jason Fleming, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Emanuel Schwager (C) Arthur Dickey, Ron Mullins | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Jon Ikeda takes the ball from Darren McGann in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 12:50 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), David Natividad (C) Jon Ikeda, Robert Maguire, Joel Duke | |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Van Isler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darren McGann | 16-8 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | David Natividad pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:07 | UC Riverside | Michael Curtis is called for the reach on Roger Sistrunk - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (PF) Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG) Roger Sistrunk | |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Harvey Sellers - foul #1 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, Eric Boudreaux, David Natividad | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) SG - Kelly Tippett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Dickey | 16-10 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is hacked by Jon Ikeda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Arthur Dickey steals it from Michael Curtis | 16-10 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Curtis - foul #2 on Michael Curtis, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF) Darren McGann, Michael Curtis, Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Robert Maguire (SF), Ron Mullins (C) Kelly Tippett, Arthur Dickey, Joel Duke | |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming is hacked by Heath Hackett - foul #1 on Heath Hackett, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF), David Natividad (C) Jon Ikeda, Heath Hackett | |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | David Natividad snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Colin Musgrave - foul #1 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Darrell Gerken (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (C) John Linkous, David Natividad | |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins's pass is intercepted by Van Isler | 16-14 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Sistrunk - foul #1 on Roger Sistrunk, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), Darren McGann (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Kelly Tippett (SG), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, Roger Sistrunk, Ron Mullins | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the shot from the left block | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Joel Duke | 16-14 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Heath Hackett (C) Eric Boudreaux, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Van Isler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-17 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Warren Witherspoon | 21-17 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Gerken (fairly fresh) C - Warren Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Tippett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Hackett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Jason Fleming, Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (PG), Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), David Natividad (C) Jon Ikeda, Kelly Tippett, Arthur Dickey, Joel Duke | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 21-18 |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Heath Hackett | 21-18 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Maguire is called for the reach on Van Isler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Maguire, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins (PF) Heath Hackett | |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is hacked by Ron Mullins - foul #1 on Ron Mullins, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Colin Musgrave - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG) Robert Maguire | |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (PF) George Carlino | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), John Linkous (SF), Emanuel Schwager (C) Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux, David Natividad | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 25-19 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander tips it back up and in | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager dunks the ball on a great pass from John Linkous | 27-21 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers misses short on an open runner from close range | 27-21 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:39 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett is fouled on the floor by Jason Fleming - foul #1 on Jason Fleming, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, John Linkous, Ron Mullins | |
| 04:39 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Emanuel Schwager denies the turnaround by James Sullivan | 27-21 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Arthur Dickey | 27-21 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses the floater from the right block | 27-21 |
| 04:12 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann loses the dribble to Emanuel Schwager | 27-23 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey lays it up and in set up by Jon Ikeda | 27-25 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken is hacked by Joel Duke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Duke, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), George Carlino (PF) Jason Fleming, James Sullivan, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), David Natividad (C) Kelly Tippett, Arthur Dickey, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | David Natividad gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Natividad (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave's pass is intercepted by Joel Duke | 27-27 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jon Ikeda | 27-29 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Colin Musgrave and he's fouled by David Natividad - foul #2 on David Natividad, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, George Carlino | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Heath Hackett (PF) Jon Ikeda, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to David Natividad | 29-29 |
| 02:15 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Harvey Sellers (PF) James Sullivan, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:15 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:03 | UC Riverside | Van Isler takes the ball from Robert Maguire in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis clanks a floater from the right side | 29-29 |
| 01:42 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:22 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Roger Sistrunk steals it from Van Isler | 29-32 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | David Natividad is fouled on the floor by Warren Witherspoon - foul #1 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Michael Curtis, Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Kelly Tippett (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, Roger Sistrunk, Arthur Dickey, Heath Hackett | |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | David Natividad misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | David Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's pass is intercepted by Jon Ikeda in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux lays it up and in set up by Jon Ikeda | 29-34 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is intercepted by Jon Ikeda in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | David Natividad hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 29-36 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | David Natividad grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | David Natividad hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-36 |