| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Robert Lowery inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Denver Volz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), John Langer (SF), Rick Clark (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Mark Grantham gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SF), Neville Thome (C) John Langer, Rick Clark | |
| 18:52 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Clayton Ellis - foul #3 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), David Bolin (PF) Denver Volz, Neville Thome | |
| 18:13 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Brumbelow | 30-36 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Robert Lowery is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Lowery, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it in | 32-36 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF) Mark Grantham, Denver Volz, Jimmie Hazelwood, Donald Cowger | |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Neville Thome is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb - foul #2 on Neville Thome, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Willie Longacre, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles, Neville Thome | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Marshall Bellamy picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Germain (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow jams it and he's hacked by Marshall Bellamy - foul #2 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Neville Thome (C) Mark Grantham, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:50 | UConn | John Langer snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Donald Cowger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SF) John Langer | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow tips it in | 36-36 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses short on a shot from the right block | 36-36 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Lowery takes the ball from Willie Longacre | 36-36 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 36-36 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Germain, Clayton Ellis, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), David Bolin (PF) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, Donald Cowger | |
| 12:24 | UConn | Mark Grantham clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 12:22 | UConn | John Langer tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood (SF) John Langer | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Mark Grantham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Shane Callas | 36-38 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 11:46 | UConn | David Bolin grabs the board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmie Hazelwood (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Denver Volz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Neville Thome | 36-41 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:56 | UConn | David Bolin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Neville Thome | 36-44 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Denver Volz - foul #1 on Denver Volz, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (C) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Denver Volz, Jimmie Hazelwood, Neville Thome | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:19 | UConn | David Bolin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Robinson | 38-46 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is fouled on the floor by Robert Lowery - foul #3 on Robert Lowery, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Neville Thome (C) Bobby Miles, David Bolin | |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Germain | 40-46 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Neville Thome can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG) Denver Volz | |
| 09:28 | UConn | Neville Thome makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 40-47 |
| 09:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Marshall Bellamy | 40-47 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Jason Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (C) Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), David Bolin (PF) Bobby Miles, Neville Thome | |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 42-47 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Robert Lowery makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Marshall Bellamy | 42-49 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Jason Robinson is called for the reach on Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Jason Robinson, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is open but misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb tips it in | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Langer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Cowger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson's pass is intercepted by Bobby Miles | 44-49 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Neville Thome pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:32 | UConn | John Langer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Langer - foul #1 on John Langer, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles, John Langer, Donald Cowger, Neville Thome | |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Robert Lowery pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Robert Lowery hits a jump hook from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is hacked by Denver Volz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Denver Volz, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) Marshall Bellamy | |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:35 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Sean Starkey denies the turnaround by Neville Thome | 45-51 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 04:40 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:34 | UConn | A charge is called on Neville Thome - foul #3 on Neville Thome, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (PG), Andrew Cobb (SG) Willie Longacre, Robert Germain | |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Neville Thome | |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Bellamy - foul #3 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Lowery | 45-51 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Robert Lowery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is called for 10 seconds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Bobby Miles, David Bolin | |
| 03:38 | UConn | Sean Starkey takes the ball from Marshall Bellamy | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Travis Brumbelow (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Starkey (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lowery (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Neville Thome (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow banks in the layup on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 47-51 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Neville Thome knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Grantham | 47-53 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb's floater is tipped away by Robert Lowery | 47-53 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Mark Grantham pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-53 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Mark Grantham pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Neville Thome comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Lowery - foul #4 on Robert Lowery, team foul #11 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Robert Germain (SG) Shane Callas, Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), David Bolin (PF) Mark Grantham, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:18 | UConn | David Bolin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Travis Brumbelow - foul #3 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| 01:18 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:18 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain comes up short on the floater in the paint | 49-54 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Longacre | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Denver Volz misses the easy layup | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | UConn | David Bolin hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-56 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Neville Thome is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Willie Longacre, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF) Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jason Robinson is fouled on the floor by Willie Longacre - foul #4 on Willie Longacre, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 00:02 | UConn | John Langer is hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:02 | UConn | John Langer makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:02 | UConn | John Langer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 51-58 |