| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kober (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Van Douglass is called for the reach on William Simone - foul #4 on Van Douglass, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (SF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart slams it home | 27-29 |
| 19:13 | Cal | George Kober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Scott Batie denies the turnaround by William Simone | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Roy Stewart is called for the reach on George Kober - foul #3 on Roy Stewart, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Daves (C) Roy Stewart | |
| 18:30 | Cal | George Kober misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman blows the layup but the foul's on William Bowman - foul #2 on William Bowman, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF) Robert Daniels | |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Scott Batie can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 17:18 | Cal | George Kober misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:16 | Cal | William Bowman tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | William Simone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:35 | Cal | George Kober connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | William Simone buries a shot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Michael Bruce's floater is tipped away by William Simone | 30-34 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | John Daves loses the dribble to George Kober | 30-34 |
| 15:40 | Cal | William Bowman hits the finger roll set up by George Kober | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kober (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Daves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Leslie White - foul #2 on Leslie White, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Roy Stewart (C) Daniel Crossman, William Simone | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Glenn Biondi, John Daves | |
| 15:01 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Daniels | 35-38 |
| 14:18 | Cal | George Kober blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Daniels - foul #4 on Robert Daniels, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 14:18 | Cal | George Kober makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:18 | Cal | George Kober misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton clanks a floater in the lane | 36-38 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF) Clarence Patti | |
| 13:26 | Cal | Gary Gable clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 13:24 | Cal | Scott Batie tips it in | 38-38 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Roy Stewart is denied by Leslie White | 38-38 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Leslie White gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-38 |
| 12:51 | Cal | Scott Batie tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton drills a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Daniels | 40-40 |
| 12:16 | Cal | George Kober misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart blows the layup but he's fouled by George Kober - foul #2 on George Kober, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF) Gary Gable, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Robert Daniels, Glenn Biondi, Andrew Hampton | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | John Daves pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Leslie White denies the turnaround by John Daves | 40-41 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kober (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie White (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Daniel Crossman steals the ball from George Kober | 40-43 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Van Douglass - foul #5 on Van Douglass, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Leslie White pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:09 | Cal | Michael Bruce's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Stewart | 40-43 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | William Simone clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 40-43 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:40 | Cal | George Kober buries a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 43-43 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Scott Batie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) George Kober | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Andrew Hampton (C) William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton is called for 3 seconds | 43-43 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Gary Gable can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Leslie White - foul #3 on Leslie White, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Robert Daniels, Daniel Crossman, John Daves | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:51 | Cal | William Simone swats the short shot by William Bowman | 43-44 |
| 08:50 | Cal | William Bowman tips it in | 45-44 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart loses the dribble to Gary Gable | 45-44 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Michael Bruce is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (PG) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG) Roy Stewart | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF), John Daves (PF) Glenn Biondi, William Simone | |
| 07:32 | Cal | Andrew Hampton swats the short shot by Leslie White | 45-44 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Gable (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Bruce (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Batie (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Leslie White (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Scott (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Batie - foul #2 on Scott Batie, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Simone (PF) Andrew Hampton | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:06 | Cal | Leslie White lays it up and in set up by George Kober | 47-46 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone is fouled on the floor by Gary Gable - foul #1 on Gary Gable, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (SF) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:28 | Cal | William Bowman scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-48 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | John Daves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Scott | 49-50 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Gary Gable is denied on a layup by William Simone | 49-50 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | John Daves pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits a runner from the right block | 49-52 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Gary Gable comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (SF) Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Daniel Crossman, William Simone, John Daves | |
| 05:17 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton clanks a runner in the lane | 51-52 |
| 05:01 | Cal | George Kober snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Gary Gable misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 04:53 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Gable | 51-52 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Bruce | 53-52 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:16 | Cal | Leslie White banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Bowman and the foul's on Andrew Hampton - foul #1 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Leslie White misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is hacked by Leslie White - foul #4 on Leslie White, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:22 | Cal | Scott Batie connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Kober | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Kober (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Batie (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Leslie White (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Scott (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Scott Batie blocks the short jumper by Roy Stewart | 57-54 |
| 03:05 | Cal | William Bowman snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:05 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Leslie White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF) Glenn Biondi, Andrew Hampton | |
| 02:51 | Cal | Gary Gable is hacked by Michael Scott - foul #4 on Michael Scott, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 02:39 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from George Kober and he's fouled by William Simone - foul #3 on William Simone, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 02:39 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 02:16 | Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Batie | 60-54 |
| 02:00 | Cal | Michael Bruce is denied on a layup by William Simone | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:19 | Cal | Michael Bruce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Scott Batie misses the tip | 60-54 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Crossman | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bruce | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone lays it up and in | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Cal | William Bowman is hacked by Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Scott, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Leslie White (C) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brian Moultry (SG) Michael Scott | |
| 00:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Cal | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:40 | Cal | William Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Stewart | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Batie | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Scott Batie is hacked by Robert Daniels in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Daniels, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tyler Berner (PG) Robert Daniels | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | George Kober steps in front of the Brian Moultry pass | 67-59 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Scott Batie slams it home set up by George Kober | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | William Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (SF) George Kober | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), John Daves (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Daniel Crossman, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Michael Bruce runs out the clock | 69-59 |