| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burch (fresh) PF - Roger Sauers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Ordonez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | James Burch inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez can't connect on a shot near the basket | 23-25 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | William Harris drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carl Ambler and he's hacked by Roger Sauers - foul #2 on Roger Sauers, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | William Harris makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #3 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Papas (PF) Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | William Harris is hacked by James Burch - foul #3 on James Burch, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Alexander Breton (SF) James Burch | |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Carl Williams takes the ball from Nicholas Rogers | 26-27 |
| 18:29 | Princeton | Alexander Breton lays it up and in set up by Carl Williams | 26-29 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Harris and the foul's on Roger Sauers - foul #3 on Roger Sauers, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Trombley (PF) Roger Sauers | |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Princeton | Craig Trombley snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:11 | Princeton | Carl Williams is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Williams, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is whistled for traveling | 28-29 |
| 17:39 | Princeton | Alexander Breton comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-29 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence's layup is rejected by Craig Trombley | 28-29 |
| 17:21 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Carl Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 28-29 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Ambler | 30-29 |
| 16:16 | Princeton | Carl Ambler steps in front of the Jason Ordonez pass | 30-29 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Nguyen - foul #1 on Eric Nguyen, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG), James Shrum (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) William Harris, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Burch (SF), Roger Sauers (PF) Alexander Breton, Craig Trombley | |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:58 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Papas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burch (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Sauers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Princeton | The short jumper by Roger Sauers is denied by Fred Papas | 30-29 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Ambler | 30-29 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Jason Ordonez - foul #1 on Jason Ordonez, team foul #6 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:05 | Princeton | Carl Williams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | John Johnson's layup is rejected by Jason Ordonez | 33-29 |
| 14:41 | Princeton | James Burch gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:12 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 13:21 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 13:10 | Princeton | Roger Sauers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:46 | Princeton | Jimmy Wooldridge denies the turnaround by Roger Sauers | 35-32 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wooldridge | 35-32 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson is hacked by Eric Nguyen - foul #2 on Eric Nguyen, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Fred Papas (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, James Shrum, Jimmy Wooldridge, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Alexander Breton (SF) James Burch | |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:01 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 12:00 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Jackson - foul #1 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG) Leroy Jackson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen makes the 3rd free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Nguyen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Breton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Sauers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Williams is called for the reach on Carl Ambler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Williams, team foul #8 | 37-35 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:39 | Princeton | Roger Sauers grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 11:18 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carl Williams | 38-38 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the dunk | 38-38 |
| 11:05 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:39 | Princeton | Alexander Breton misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 09:52 | Princeton | Carl Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jason Ordonez - foul #2 on Jason Ordonez, team foul #9 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) William Harris, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), James Burch (SF), Craig Trombley (C) Carl Williams, Alexander Breton, Jason Ordonez | |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger Sauers - foul #4 on Roger Sauers, team foul #10 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Shrum (SF) Claude Spence | |
| Subs | Princeton | Alexander Breton (PF) Roger Sauers | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | Jimmy Wooldridge steals it from Craig Trombley | 42-38 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), Fred Papas (C) Carl Ambler, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 08:12 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Jackson | 44-41 |
| 07:46 | Princeton | Jimmy Wooldridge takes the ball from Eric Nguyen after a doubleteam | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fred Papas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Nguyen (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Breton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Trombley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Wooldridge and the foul's on Craig Trombley - foul #1 on Craig Trombley, team foul #11 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Princeton | Carl Williams (PG), Roger Sauers (PF), Jason Ordonez (C) Donald Smith, Alexander Breton, Craig Trombley | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Roger Sauers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 06:56 | Princeton | Carl Williams double dribbles | 46-41 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | William Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Ambler | 49-41 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Carl Williams is hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #1 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Trombley (SF) James Burch | |
| 05:54 | Princeton | Carl Williams buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Nguyen | 49-43 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | William Harris tips it in | 51-43 |
| 05:17 | Princeton | Roger Sauers knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Williams | 51-45 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 04:42 | Princeton | Roger Sauers snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 04:14 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #4 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Burch (SF) Jason Ordonez | |
| 04:14 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:14 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a floater from the left side | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Eric Nguyen and he's hacked by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #5 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:37 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Nguyen (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Burch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Sauers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig Trombley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Craig Trombley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Roger Sauers clanks a floater in the paint | 53-49 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jason Ordonez (C) Craig Trombley | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | William Harris scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Ambler | 56-49 |
| 02:23 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Harris | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 01:48 | Princeton | James Burch comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 01:47 | Princeton | Carl Williams snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:31 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Sauers - foul #5 on Roger Sauers, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Alexander Breton (PF) Roger Sauers | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 60-49 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Eric Nguyen | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Alexander Breton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Jason Elizalde (SG), Craig Trombley (C) Carl Williams, Eric Nguyen, Jason Ordonez | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert runs out the clock | 60-49 |