| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lee Nye inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Clifford Henderson is called for the reach on Lee Nye - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) John Wiley, Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Shawn Runyon (SF) Paul Read, Clifford Henderson | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Stephen Spradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Shawn Runyon, Kevin Ward | |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Nye - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Michael Vaden, Lee Nye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Donny Green, Boyce Usher | |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 19:02 | UConn | William Schuster tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's pass is intercepted by Stephen Spradley | 40-34 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Troy Lai lays it in set up by Stephen Spradley | 42-34 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Troy Lai steps in front of the Joaquin Jensen pass | 42-34 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Robert Wooton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Lai | 44-34 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 17:40 | UConn | William Schuster gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Troy Lai can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Roy Worth - foul #1 on Roy Worth, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Douglas Lurie (PF), Nathan Reid (C) Stephen Spradley, Robert Wooton, Jeremy Hunsberger, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Donny Green (SG), Shawn Runyon (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 17:31 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Lee Nye (SF) John Wiley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG) Sam Kelley | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donny Green | 44-34 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donny Green | 44-37 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Shawn Runyon steals it from Stephen Spradley | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Runyon (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-37 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roderick McKeown | 44-37 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lurie - foul #1 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Robert Wooton (SG), Stanley Oliver (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), William Schuster (C) Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, Lee Nye, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Shawn Runyon, Boyce Usher, Roderick McKeown | |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond can't connect on a shot from the right block | 44-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 14:18 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond clanks a shot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Stanley Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:54 | UConn | John Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:45 | UConn | Troy Lai is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG) Sam Kelley | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 44-41 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hammond - foul #4 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), William Schuster (PF) John Wiley, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Donny Green (SG), Kevin Ward (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond | |
| 12:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger clanks a jumper from the left block | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donny Green | 46-44 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Clifford Henderson steals the ball from Jeremy Hunsberger | 49-46 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley banks in the layup set up by Clifford Henderson | 49-48 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Donny Green steals it from Robert Wooton | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson lays it in set up by Donny Green | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Robert Wooton is fouled on the floor by Clifford Henderson - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Douglas Lurie (PF), Nathan Reid (C) Stephen Spradley, Robert Wooton, William Schuster, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Roy Worth | |
| 10:41 | UConn | John Wiley clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 10:41 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:41 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits a shot in the lane set up by Joaquin Jensen | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Michael Vaden clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward is fouled on the floor by Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Robert Wooton (SG), Troy Lai (PF) John Wiley, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SF), Roderick McKeown (C) Donny Green, Boyce Usher | |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Troy Lai denies the turnaround by Roderick McKeown | 51-52 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Stanley Oliver's pass is intercepted by Kevin Ward | 51-52 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown is hacked by Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Stephen Spradley, Robert Wooton, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, Shawn Runyon, Kevin Ward, Roderick McKeown | |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson loses the dribble to Michael Vaden | 51-52 |
| 08:03 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Stanley Oliver gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | John Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Donny Green snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 07:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 54-52 |
| 06:48 | UConn | John Wiley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Oliver | 56-52 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Troy Lai connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Wiley | 58-52 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Wiley | 58-52 |
| 05:34 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Robert Wooton (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Nathan Reid (C) John Wiley, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Paul Read (SG), Shawn Runyon (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Stanley Oliver takes the ball from Paul Read | 58-52 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Stanley Oliver blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger buries a shot from the right block set up by Stephen Spradley | 60-52 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Shawn Runyon, Roderick McKeown | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Oliver (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Paul Read steals the ball from Stanley Oliver | 60-54 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donny Green | 60-57 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Stephen Spradley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Roy Worth (C) Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| 02:57 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 02:11 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Lee Nye grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Hammond - foul #5 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Shawn Runyon (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 02:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by Robert Wooton - foul #2 on Robert Wooton, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Nathan Reid (C) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Roderick McKeown | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-58 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Roy Worth | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Nathan Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Jensen - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (PG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) John Wiley, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Nathan Reid makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Nathan Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 65-63 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on Robert Wooton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Stephen Spradley, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Wooton is hacked by Paul Read in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Read, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-68 |