| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) SG - David Paylor (fresh) SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) SG - Warren Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Yates (fresh) PF - John Stennis (fresh) C - John Pecor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Pecor - foul #1 on John Pecor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | John Stennis grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | William Johansson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Adams | 1-3 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Paylor and he's fouled by John Pecor - foul #2 on John Pecor, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez (C) John Pecor | |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond scores on a jumper from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Warren Adams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Ramirez | 6-5 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | John Stennis blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | John Stennis snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Jarod Shafer, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | David Paylor steals the ball from John Stennis | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | David Paylor travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG) Paul Read | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | David Paylor is called for the reach on Warren Adams - foul #1 on David Paylor, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julius Franklin (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Ivan Pyanowski (PF) William Johansson, Michael Yates, John Stennis | |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski makes the wide open shot from the baseline set up by Warren Adams out of the doubleteam | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SG - David Paylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Franklin (fresh) SF - Michael Houston (fresh) PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon is fouled on the floor by Michael Houston - foul #1 on Michael Houston, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) David Paylor, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Bobby Boulanger (C) Warren Adams, Juan Ramirez | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Pyanowski - foul #1 on Ivan Pyanowski, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG) John Kimball | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Michael Yates (SF), John Stennis (C) Luther Holder, Michael Houston, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Kevin Ward picks off the pass by John Stennis | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jarod Shafer | 10-7 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | William Johansson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG), John Kimball (SF) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Julius Franklin, Michael Yates, Ivan Pyanowski, John Stennis | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Read | 12-7 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is whistled for a carry | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG) William Johansson | |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | David Paylor scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-7 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Boyce Usher blocks the short jumper by Michael Houston | 14-7 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Houston | 14-7 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Warren Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Luther Holder | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-10 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston can't throw it down but the foul's on Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Paul Read, John Kimball, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), John Stennis (PF) Luther Holder, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth buries a shot from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico | Michael Houston knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Johansson | 18-14 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Johansson - foul #1 on William Johansson, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG), Daniel Hammond (C) David Paylor, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF) Michael Houston | |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 20-14 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | John Stennis grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is whistled for traveling | 20-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), David Paylor (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Julius Franklin (SG), Ivan Pyanowski (PF) William Johansson, Warren Adams, Juan Ramirez | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Read steps out of bounds on the baseline | 20-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger (C) John Stennis | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-14 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Kimball | 23-14 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-14 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Kevin Ward (SF) David Paylor, John Kimball | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Warren Adams (SG), John Stennis (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Luther Holder, Julius Franklin, Ivan Pyanowski, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | John Stennis clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Hammond - foul #2 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Worth (C) Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Houston (SF) Michael Yates | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | John Stennis makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | John Stennis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher clanks a runner from close range | 23-16 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-16 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Warren Adams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher scores on a jump hook in the lane | 25-16 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez travels with the ball | 25-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), John Kimball (PF) Shawn Runyon, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Julius Franklin (SG), Michael Yates (SF), Ivan Pyanowski (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) William Johansson, Warren Adams, Michael Houston, John Stennis, Juan Ramirez | |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth gets the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | John Kimball can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 25-16 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Michael Yates is fouled on the floor by John Kimball as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on John Kimball, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Luther Holder misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-16 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roy Worth | 25-16 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | John Kimball makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Read | 27-16 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger is fouled on the floor by Roy Worth - foul #1 on Roy Worth, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Paul Read, John Kimball, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Warren Adams (SG), John Stennis (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Luther Holder, Julius Franklin, Ivan Pyanowski, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Jarod Shafer doubles Michael Yates and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Jarod Shafer, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher is fouled on the floor by Juan Ramirez - foul #1 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward is fouled on the floor by John Stennis - foul #1 on John Stennis, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF), Daniel Hammond (C) Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Pecor (C) Juan Ramirez | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | John Stennis snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | John Pecor is hacked by Shawn Runyon - foul #1 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #8 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski (PF) Michael Yates | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | John Pecor makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | John Pecor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | John Kimball is hacked by John Stennis - foul #2 on John Stennis, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | John Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | John Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Warren Adams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-18 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | John Kimball gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | David Paylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ivan Pyanowski - foul #2 on Ivan Pyanowski, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) Shawn Runyon, John Kimball, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF) John Stennis | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 31-18 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | John Pecor tips it back up and in | 31-20 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG) David Paylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Julius Franklin (SG) William Johansson, Warren Adams | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-20 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Kimball misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Pyanowski - foul #3 on Ivan Pyanowski, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Kevin Ward (PF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Stennis (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Ivan Pyanowski, John Pecor | |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | John Stennis grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin is hacked by John Kimball - foul #2 on John Kimball, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG) Jarod Shafer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Houston (SF) Michael Yates | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Luther Holder - foul #1 on Luther Holder, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Warren Adams (SG) Luther Holder, Julius Franklin | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Warren Adams makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Johansson | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Kimball can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-25 |