| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) SG - John Austin (fresh) SF - Jack Watson (fresh) PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) C - Joseph Knight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Lucas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight lays it in on a nice dish by John Austin | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Longacre | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Oregon State | John Austin clanks a jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Cottrell | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 5-6 |
| 17:51 | Oregon State | John Austin is fouled on the floor by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 17:32 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Oregon State | John Austin snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Oregon State | Sean Starkey steps in front of the Steven Cottrell pass | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 16:51 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jack Watson and he's fouled by Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:21 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Cottrell | 7-11 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Oregon State | John Austin comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Oregon State | John Austin grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Louis Poulin (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (PF) Steven Cottrell, John Austin, Jack Watson, Bryan Turner | |
| 15:07 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:07 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 12-13 |
| 14:47 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey (C) Joseph Knight | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:25 | Oregon State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 14:13 | Oregon State | James Lewis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:11 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:57 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin misses the dunk but he's fouled by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), John Austin (SG) James Lewis, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:57 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Cottrell takes the ball from Anthony Lynch | 12-15 |
| 13:26 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 13:26 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Louis Poulin - foul #1 on Louis Poulin, team foul #1 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:47 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez is denied on a layup by Sean Starkey | 14-18 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-18 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it but misses | 14-18 |
| 12:29 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:09 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cottrell | 14-20 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a shot from the left side | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Croskey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), James Lucas (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SG), Jack Watson (SF), Joseph Knight (C) John Austin, Louis Poulin, Gerald Croskey | |
| 11:41 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:41 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | James Lucas grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 11:15 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Joseph Knight | 16-21 |
| 10:58 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Cobb | 16-21 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #2 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG), Bryan Turner (PF) Steven Cottrell, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 10:20 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Bryan Turner | 16-21 |
| 09:55 | Oregon State | John Austin misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Herman Garnett (C) Erik Hammonds, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey (C) Joseph Knight | |
| 09:55 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:55 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas can't connect on a shot from the right side | 16-23 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 09:11 | Oregon State | John Austin hits a runner from close range on a great pass from James Lewis and the foul's on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Louis Poulin (SF) James Lewis, Jack Watson | |
| 09:11 | Oregon State | John Austin misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Herman Garnett is denied by Gerald Croskey | 18-25 |
| 08:45 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Bryan Turner | 18-25 |
| 08:31 | Oregon State | John Austin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is called for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SG), Joseph Knight (C) John Austin, Gerald Croskey | |
| 08:00 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner is fouled on the floor by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| 08:00 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:00 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Herman Garnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 07:37 | Oregon State | James Lewis grabs the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 07:17 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin is hacked by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), James Lucas (C) Doug Moore, Herman Garnett | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez (PF) Bryan Turner | |
| 07:17 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:17 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 20-28 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 06:59 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 06:33 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG), Jack Watson (SF), Gerald Croskey (C) Steven Cottrell, Louis Poulin, Joseph Knight | |
| 06:33 | Oregon State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:33 | Oregon State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas knocks in the runner from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 06:07 | Oregon State | John Austin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 22-30 |
| 06:06 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey tips it home | 22-32 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis's pass is intercepted by John Austin | 22-32 |
| 05:48 | Oregon State | James Lewis dunks the ball set up by John Austin | 22-34 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson buries a floater in the paint set up by Shane Callas | 24-34 |
| 05:20 | Oregon State | James Lewis is fouled on the floor by Shane Callas - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), Herman Garnett (C) Amado Esposito, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Knight (C) Guillermo Hernandez | |
| 05:20 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:20 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-34 |
| 05:00 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 04:38 | Oregon State | James Lewis's pass is intercepted by Doug Moore | 24-34 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 04:15 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:57 | Oregon State | James Lewis's floater is tipped away by Herman Garnett | 24-34 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Anthony Lynch, Herman Garnett | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Louis Poulin (SF), Bryan Turner (PF), Guillermo Hernandez (C) James Lewis, Jack Watson, Gerald Croskey, Joseph Knight | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Oregon State | John Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (SG) John Austin | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 03:11 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 24-34 |
| 03:06 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell is fouled on the floor by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #13 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), James Lucas (C) Andrew Cobb, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 03:06 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:06 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Steven Cottrell steals the ball from Shane Callas | 24-36 |
| 02:26 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #3 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #14 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 02:26 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 24-39 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't tip it in | 24-39 |
| 02:12 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 01:51 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Cottrell | 24-42 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryan Turner - foul #1 on Bryan Turner, team foul #3 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF), Gerald Croskey (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Louis Poulin, Bryan Turner, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:15 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb | 27-42 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey is fouled on the floor by Doug Moore - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #15 | 27-42 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 27-42 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch's floater is tipped away by Gerald Croskey | 27-42 |