| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Button (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Irving Houseman inbounds the ball | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 19:36 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten hits the follow up shot | 25-43 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is called for traveling | 25-43 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | George King misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Scott Lakey - foul #2 on Scott Lakey, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | George King misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | George King makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | George King makes the 3rd free throw | 27-43 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Johnny Schafer swats the short shot by Scott Lakey | 27-43 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | George King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Ceja | 27-45 |
| 17:39 | Nevada | John Mowery steals it from Joseph Dillard | 27-45 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | James Button hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 17:09 | Nevada | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:53 | Nevada | George King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | William Ceja pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is fouled on the floor by Johnny Schafer - foul #1 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (PG), Kelly Loftin (SG), Wayne Goodridge (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Michael Lawson (C) Joseph Dillard, George King, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, James Button, Scott Lakey | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the easy layup | 27-45 |
| 16:08 | Nevada | Michael Lawson grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 15:46 | Nevada | Kelly Loftin is hacked by Nicholas Tryon - foul #1 on Nicholas Tryon, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelly Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) C - Michael Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Nevada | Michael Lawson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmie Scott - foul #2 on Jimmie Scott, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Dillard (PG), George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jimmie Scott, Kelly Loftin, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn, Michael Lawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), James Button (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin, Richard Bourn | |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 15:06 | Nevada | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 14:59 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-46 |
| 14:57 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 14:40 | Nevada | George King connects on the jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Wilfred Sletten blocks the short jumper by Scott Lakey | 31-46 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wilfred Sletten | 31-46 |
| 14:03 | Nevada | George King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 14:02 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:44 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the easy layup | 31-46 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | John Mowery slams it home set up by Glen Mulligan | 31-48 |
| 13:05 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 13:03 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it home | 33-48 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Wilfred Sletten denies the turnaround by John Mowery | 33-48 |
| 12:39 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | William Ceja is hacked by George King - foul #3 on George King, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (PG), Kelly Loftin (SG), Wayne Goodridge (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Michael Lawson (C) Joseph Dillard, George King, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Glen Mulligan, William Ceja, James Button, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Taylor | 36-50 |
| 11:37 | Nevada | Michael Lawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-50 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelly Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) C - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Goodridge is called for the reach on Kevin Hardin - foul #1 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jarrett Gwyn, Michael Lawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG) Nicholas Tryon | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | James Button can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wayne Goodridge - foul #2 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Dillard (PG) Kelly Loftin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Richard Bourn | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:32 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer connects on the 3 from straight away | 39-52 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | James Button misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey tips it in | 39-54 |
| 09:54 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF) Jimmie Scott, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG) Kevin Hardin | |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | James Button double dribbles | 39-54 |
| 09:05 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone can't finish the layup | 39-54 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | Irving Houseman snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:13 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (PG), Wayne Goodridge (PF) Joseph Dillard, Johnny Schafer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, James Button, Frank Boone, Scott Lakey | |
| 08:13 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:13 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is called for traveling | 41-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn (C) Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:32 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge is whistled for traveling | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Jarrett Gwyn steps in front of the Kevin Hardin pass | 41-54 |
| 06:50 | Nevada | Kevin Hardin picks off the pass by George King | 41-54 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn is whistled for a carry | 41-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Dillard (PG), Johnny Schafer (PF) George King, Irving Houseman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Scott Lakey (C) William Ceja, Richard Bourn | |
| 06:15 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten (C) Jarrett Gwyn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), Frank Boone (PF) Glen Mulligan, John Mowery | |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone double dribbles | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-54 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Boone | 41-54 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin is fouled on the floor by Wayne Goodridge - foul #4 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF) Jimmie Scott, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG) James Button | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:18 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Hardin - foul #2 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SF), John Mowery (PF) Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone | |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-55 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey can't tip it in | 42-55 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey tips it in | 42-57 |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George King | 44-57 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | John Mowery clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-57 |
| 03:58 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Johnny Schafer | 44-57 |
| 03:47 | Nevada | George King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | John Mowery clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by George King - foul #4 on George King, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (PG), Kelly Loftin (SG), Wayne Goodridge (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Michael Lawson (C) Joseph Dillard, George King, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, James Button, Scott Lakey | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bourn | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelly Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) C - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mowery (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | John Mowery knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 44-60 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge knocks in the floater from close range set up by Jimmie Scott | 46-60 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon is hacked by Wayne Goodridge - foul #5 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gary Nugent (SG) Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Boone (PF) John Mowery | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Lawson | 46-61 |
| 02:23 | Nevada | Michael Lawson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Scott | 49-61 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Kelly Loftin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-61 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Hardin | 49-63 |
| 01:33 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Nugent | 52-63 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Boone | 52-63 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 00:37 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Loftin | 52-63 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Michael Lawson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Bourn | 52-63 |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Dillard (PG), George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jimmie Scott, Gary Nugent, Kelly Loftin, Jarrett Gwyn, Michael Lawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), James Button (SF), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone, Richard Bourn | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Button is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Dillard - foul #2 on Joseph Dillard, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (SG), Kelly Loftin (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Michael Lawson (C) George King, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, James Button, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Joseph Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin is hacked by Joseph Dillard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Dillard, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jimmie Scott, Kelly Loftin, Jarrett Gwyn, Michael Lawson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Nicholas Tryon, Frank Boone, Richard Bourn | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wilfred Sletten | 56-66 |
| 00:13 | Nevada | William Ceja is called for the reach on George King - foul #2 on William Ceja, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (PG), Gary Nugent (SG), Kelly Loftin (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Michael Lawson (C) Joseph Dillard, George King, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Frank Boone steals the ball from Jimmie Scott | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan runs out the clock | 56-66 |