| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Estes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgilio Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Emery Hedin inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | Emery Hedin hits the finger roll | 30-35 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Canada | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Jay Estes blows the layup | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Craig Helzer | 32-35 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Canada | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Jay Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), William Bowman (C) Jay Estes, Emery Hedin, Joseph Ellis | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Baldwin is called for the reach on Kyle Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (PF) Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) William Oberlander | |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is fouled on the floor by Kevin Baldwin - foul #3 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG) Cory Hondo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Paul Montejano (PF) Kevin Baldwin, Virgilio Costa | |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer's layup is rejected by William Bowman | 35-35 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Bowman - foul #2 on William Bowman, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel (SF) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Paul Montejano connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harold Cooke | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darrell Hand | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Paul Montejano comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Darrell Hand - foul #1 on Darrell Hand, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Joseph Twyman (PF), Craig Helzer (C) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, William Bowman | |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman loses the dribble to William Oberlander | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Emery Hedin gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Paul Montejano can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jay Estes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgilio Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Twyman | 40-37 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (SG), Darrell Hand (C) Richard Canada, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Joseph Ellis (C) William Oberlander, Jay Estes, Paul Montejano | |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Michael Hamilton is called for the reach on Kevin Baldwin - foul #3 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Gregory Coronel (SF) Cory Hondo, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Hamilton - foul #4 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Kyle Nichols (SG) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Harold Cooke scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Emery Hedin | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's 3 pointer is rejected by Emery Hedin | 40-42 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Harold Cooke pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Nichols - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Anthony Pursel (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Kyle Nichols, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Jay Estes (SG), William Bowman (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Joseph Ellis | |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Virgilio Costa - foul #3 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF) Emery Hedin | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Jay Estes loses the dribble to Richard Canada | 43-42 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel lays it up and in set up by Richard Canada | 45-42 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Canada - foul #3 on Richard Canada, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | William Oberlander steals the ball from Richard Canada in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes buries a floater from close range on a great pass from William Bowman and he's hacked by Cory Hondo - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Canada | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Pursel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jay Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgilio Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Pursel and he's hacked by Jay Estes - foul #2 on Jay Estes, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Paul Montejano (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) William Oberlander, Jay Estes, Bradley Sweeney, Virgilio Costa, William Bowman | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Paul Montejano is hacked by Anthony Pursel - foul #2 on Anthony Pursel, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kevin Baldwin - foul #4 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Darrell Hand (PF) Kyle Nichols, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Jay Estes (SG), Virgilio Costa (PF) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Emery Hedin comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Ellis steals it from Cory Hondo | 55-48 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Jay Estes can't connect on a shot from close range | 55-48 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | William Oberlander buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Emery Hedin | 58-50 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada is called for 10 seconds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Gregory Coronel, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF), William Bowman (C) Emery Hedin, Joseph Ellis | |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 58-50 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Anthony Pursel | 61-50 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa drills a jumper in the paint | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Pursel (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jay Estes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgilio Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-52 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-52 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-52 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Jay Estes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Oberlander | 61-54 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel loses the dribble to Bradley Sweeney | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Jay Estes hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Oberlander | 61-56 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Twyman | 64-56 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Jay Estes drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Sweeney and the foul's on Richard Canada - foul #4 on Richard Canada, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Cory Hondo, Richard Canada, Anthony Pursel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Paul Montejano (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) William Oberlander, Bradley Sweeney, Virgilio Costa, William Bowman | |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Kevin Baldwin is called for the reach on Kyle Nichols - foul #5 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Emery Hedin (SF) Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Emery Hedin is called for the reach on Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Emery Hedin, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel (SF) Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | The jumper by Emery Hedin is denied by Craig Helzer | 67-62 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Randy Casey lays it up and in | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Kyle Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Pursel (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Cooke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Hedin (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cooke - foul #1 on Harold Cooke, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Virgilio Costa (PF) Paul Montejano | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 69-66 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Emery Hedin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Anthony Pursel is called for the reach on Harold Cooke - foul #3 on Anthony Pursel, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (PF) Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Harold Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Harold Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 71-68 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Kyle Nichols is called for the reach on Harold Cooke - foul #2 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Harold Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Harold Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Ellis steals it from Joseph Twyman | 71-70 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 71-70 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols connects on the floater from the left side | 73-70 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Emery Hedin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Craig Helzer | 73-70 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | William Oberlander can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Hamilton - foul #5 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Anthony Pursel (SF) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SG) Harold Cooke | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | William Oberlander makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | William Oberlander makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Pursel | 73-72 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Emery Hedin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo snags the defensive board | 73-72 |