| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jeffrey Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Beasley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Waldman (fresh) C - Jurica Kalinoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington double dribbles | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Brian Beasley picks off the pass by Robert Potter | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Douglas Lowrey is called for the reach on Alan Waldman - foul #2 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:00 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Duncan | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman tips it in | 33-36 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Spears | 36-36 |
| 17:00 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Akers | 38-38 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington tips it home | 38-40 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jeffrey Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Beasley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Worthington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jurica Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | William Spears pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | William Spears grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the jump hook from the left block | 43-40 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) William Spears, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Shaughnessy (PF) Alan Waldman | |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Jeffrey Duncan is denied by Jerry Palczynski | 43-40 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele tips it home | 45-40 |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Jurica Kalinoski pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | Darell Carneal picks off the pass by Edward Shaughnessy | 45-40 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Jurica Kalinoski - foul #3 on Jurica Kalinoski, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant (SF), Alan Waldman (C) Fred Worthington, Jurica Kalinoski | |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Alan Waldman swats the short shot by Darell Carneal | 48-40 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 12 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jeffrey Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Beasley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Grant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Shaughnessy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Spears and he's fouled by Alan Waldman - foul #2 on Alan Waldman, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington (SF), Jurica Kalinoski (C) Brian Beasley, Alan Waldman | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington dunks the ball set up by Jeffrey Duncan | 51-42 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Palczynski | 53-42 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-42 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 53-42 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | Jurica Kalinoski snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Potter - foul #2 on Robert Potter, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Andrew Eisele (SG), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Jerry Palczynski, William Spears, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley (SG) Virgil Grant | |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers buries a shot from the right block | 55-45 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Akers - foul #3 on Anthony Akers, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant (PG), Alan Waldman (C) Jeffrey Duncan, Jurica Kalinoski | |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal can't tip it in | 55-47 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Edward Shaughnessy's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Posey | 55-47 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele slams it home on a great pass from John Johnson | 57-47 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Fred Worthington - foul #1 on Fred Worthington, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan (PG), Jurica Kalinoski (C) Fred Worthington, Alan Waldman | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jeffrey Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Beasley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Grant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jurica Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:24 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | William Spears clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Jurica Kalinoski blocks the short jumper by Robert Potter | 60-47 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Jurica Kalinoski gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Potter | 60-47 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | William Spears double dribbles | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman (PF) Edward Shaughnessy | |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Spears | 60-47 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey tips it but misses | 60-47 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant loses the dribble to Jerry Palczynski | 60-47 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Palczynski | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Wake Forest | Jerry Palczynski is called for the reach on Virgil Grant - foul #2 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG) Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington (SF) Brian Beasley | |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Jurica Kalinoski tips it home | 62-49 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Waldman - foul #3 on Alan Waldman, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF) Jerry Palczynski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Shaughnessy (PF) Jurica Kalinoski | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 04:57 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-51 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Alan Waldman denies the turnaround by Douglas Lowrey | 63-51 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Virgil Grant scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Duncan | 63-53 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) William Spears, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley (SG), Jurica Kalinoski (C) Jeffrey Duncan, Alan Waldman | |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Virgil Grant | 63-55 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is fouled on the floor by Jurica Kalinoski - foul #4 on Jurica Kalinoski, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Edward Shaughnessy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Brian Beasley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Virgil Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Beasley (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Worthington (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Shaughnessy (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jurica Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is hacked by Brian Beasley - foul #1 on Brian Beasley, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan (PG) Fred Worthington | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jurica Kalinoski | 63-55 |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Edward Shaughnessy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-55 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Edward Shaughnessy - foul #4 on Edward Shaughnessy, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Anthony Akers, William Spears, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington (SF) Virgil Grant | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington makes the floater near the basket | 66-57 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Spears | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | Fred Worthington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, William Spears, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Craig Helzer is denied by Edward Shaughnessy | 68-57 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Fred Worthington steals the ball from Craig Helzer | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Duncan is whistled for a carry | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 68-57 |