| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Looney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Severson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Buddy Trumbo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louie Roper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonardo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Toland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward inbounds the ball | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward loses the dribble to Buddy Trumbo in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Buddy Trumbo | 37-50 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Toland | 37-50 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe (PF) Wesley Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George (PG), John Ehrhardt (SG), Malcolm Morin (SF), James Kiefer (PF), Willie McKelphin (C) Buddy Trumbo, Louie Roper, Leonardo Romano, Joseph Hurd, Charles Toland | |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donald George is called for the reach on David Looney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald George, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Looney | 39-50 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Severson | 39-50 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | David Looney is fouled on the floor by Donald George - foul #3 on Donald George, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider (SG) Donald George | |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward is hacked by James Kiefer - foul #1 on James Kiefer, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds (PF) Donald Lepe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper (SG), Leonardo Romano (SF), Joseph Hurd (PF), Charles Toland (C) John Ehrhardt, Malcolm Morin, James Kiefer, Willie McKelphin | |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson is denied on a layup by Leonardo Romano | 39-50 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Looney | 39-50 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | David Looney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Woodward | 41-50 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland's pass is intercepted by David Looney in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | David Looney is whistled for a carry | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Donald Lepe (PF) David Looney, Wesley Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo (PG) John Snider | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Duke takes the ball from Charles Toland | 41-50 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Woodward steps in front of the Louie Roper pass in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jared Fish - foul #2 on Jared Fish, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (PG) Jared Fish | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt (SG), Malcolm Morin (SF), James Kiefer (PF), Willie McKelphin (C) Louie Roper, Leonardo Romano, Joseph Hurd, Charles Toland | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt loses the dribble to Mark Woodward in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | David Looney hits the finger roll set up by Mark Woodward | 46-52 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer misses long on an open shot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Buddy Trumbo | 46-55 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Buddy Trumbo takes the ball from Eugene Duke in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo misses the easy layup | 46-55 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Severson - foul #1 on Michael Severson, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SF), Wesley Reynolds (PF), John Woodworth (C) David Looney, Mark Woodward, Donald Lepe, Michael Severson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider (PG), Louie Roper (SG), Donald George (SF), Nicholas Francisco (C) Buddy Trumbo, John Ehrhardt, Malcolm Morin, Willie McKelphin | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jared Fish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Duke (tired) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Woodworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Snider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Roper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Kiefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Francisco (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wesley Reynolds steals it from Louie Roper | 46-57 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Snider - foul #1 on John Snider, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland (C) James Kiefer | |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Louie Roper | 49-60 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish is hacked by John Snider in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Snider, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano (SF), Joseph Hurd (PF) John Snider, Nicholas Francisco | |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Charles Toland steals it from Eugene Duke | 49-60 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Fish - foul #3 on Jared Fish, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (PG) Jared Fish | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Hurd misses long on a shot near the basket | 49-60 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick's pass is intercepted by Louie Roper in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper lays it up and in | 49-62 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Louie Roper - foul #3 on Louie Roper, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Woodworth - foul #4 on John Woodworth, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Donald Lepe (PF), Michael Severson (C) Eugene Duke, Wesley Reynolds, John Woodworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider (PG), Nicholas Francisco (PF) Donald George, Joseph Hurd | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by John Snider - foul #3 on John Snider, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke (SG) David Looney | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo (PG), Joseph Hurd (PF) Louie Roper, Charles Toland | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick makes the 3rd free throw | 54-63 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Hurd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jared Fish - foul #4 on Jared Fish, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (PG), Wesley Reynolds (PF) Jared Fish, Donald Lepe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper (SG) John Snider | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Duke | 57-65 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Duke - foul #3 on Eugene Duke, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland (C) Joseph Hurd | |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds is denied on a layup by Charles Toland | 57-67 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Hedrick is called for the reach on Leonardo Romano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Hedrick, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SF), Donald Lepe (PF) Timothy Hedrick, Wesley Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt (PG), John Snider (SG), Willie McKelphin (PF) Buddy Trumbo, Louie Roper, Nicholas Francisco | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Eugene Duke is denied by Willie McKelphin | 57-69 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin grabs the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Looney (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Duke (very tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Woodward (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Lepe (tired) 2 pts. C - Michael Severson (very tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Snider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonardo Romano (tired) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Willie McKelphin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Toland (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Snider | 57-72 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Toland - foul #3 on Charles Toland, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds (PF) Donald Lepe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George (PG), Louie Roper (SG), Malcolm Morin (SF), James Kiefer (PF), Nicholas Francisco (C) John Ehrhardt, John Snider, Leonardo Romano, Willie McKelphin, Charles Toland | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper is open and buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Francisco | 59-74 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson hits the finger roll | 61-74 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Nicholas Francisco | 61-76 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Woodward | 63-76 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Woodward steps in front of the Louie Roper pass | 63-76 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Louie Roper steps in front of the Wesley Reynolds pass in the backcourt | 63-76 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George misses short on an open shot in the paint | 63-76 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Francisco tips it but misses | 63-76 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George gets the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Francisco misses the lay-in | 63-76 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin snags the offensive board | 63-76 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-76 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | David Looney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-76 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds gets the rebound | 63-76 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | David Looney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-76 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Francisco grabs the defensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Looney is called for the reach on Donald George in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Looney, team foul #8 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe (PF) Wesley Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo (PG), John Snider (SG), Joseph Hurd (PF), Charles Toland (C) Louie Roper, Malcolm Morin, James Kiefer, Nicholas Francisco | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | John Snider steps in front of the Mark Woodward pass in the backcourt | 63-78 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George blows the dunk | 63-78 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland tips it back up and in | 63-80 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-80 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Hurd | 63-80 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-80 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson snags the defensive board | 63-80 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Woodward, team foul #9 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SF), John Woodworth (C) David Looney, Mark Woodward, Michael Severson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano (SF) Donald George | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-80 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hurd | 63-80 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano lays it in | 63-82 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jared Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Duke (very tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Hedrick (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Lepe (tired) 2 pts. C - John Woodworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Buddy Trumbo (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Snider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonardo Romano (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Hurd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Toland (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-82 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland grabs the defensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano is hacked by Donald Lepe - foul #2 on Donald Lepe, team foul #10 | 63-82 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt (SG) John Snider | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Charles Toland swats the short shot by Donald Lepe | 63-83 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Hurd | 63-83 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo's pass is intercepted by Eugene Duke in the backcourt | 63-83 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Duke | 65-83 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Hurd | 65-85 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 65-85 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt snags the defensive board | 65-85 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds (PF) Donald Lepe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider (SG), Donald George (SF), Willie McKelphin (C) Buddy Trumbo, Leonardo Romano, Charles Toland | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Ehrhardt | 65-88 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | John Ehrhardt steals it from Jared Fish in the backcourt | 65-88 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-88 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick grabs the board | 65-88 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper (SG), Leonardo Romano (SF) John Ehrhardt, Donald George | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie McKelphin - foul #2 on Willie McKelphin, team foul #9 | 65-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (SG), Mark Woodward (SF) Eugene Duke, Timothy Hedrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the 1st free throw | 65-88 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-88 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin is called for traveling | 66-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke (SG) Jared Fish | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Toland (C) Willie McKelphin | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds lays it in | 68-88 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Woodward is called for the reach on John Snider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Woodward, team foul #11 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe (PF), Michael Severson (C) Wesley Reynolds, John Woodworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George (SF), Nicholas Francisco (PF) Leonardo Romano, Joseph Hurd | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 1st free throw | 68-89 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 68-90 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-90 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Nicholas Francisco | 68-90 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Woodward - foul #4 on Mark Woodward, team foul #12 | 68-90 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF) Mark Woodward | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Buddy Trumbo (PG) John Snider | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper makes the 1st free throw | 68-91 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-92 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-92 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick grabs the offensive rebound | 68-92 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-92 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Nicholas Francisco | 68-92 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louie Roper is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Buddy Trumbo | 68-94 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick travels with the ball | 68-94 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Wesley Reynolds (PF), John Woodworth (C) David Looney, Donald Lepe, Michael Severson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt (PG), James Kiefer (PF), Willie McKelphin (C) Buddy Trumbo, Louie Roper, Charles Toland | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George is hacked by Eugene Duke in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Duke, team foul #13 | 68-94 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George makes the 1st free throw | 68-95 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George makes the 2nd free throw | 68-96 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Ehrhardt - foul #2 on John Ehrhardt, team foul #10 | 68-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SF) Timothy Hedrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin (SF) Willie McKelphin | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses the 1st free throw | 68-96 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 68-96 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Kiefer pulls down the rebound | 68-96 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider (SG) Donald George | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on John Ehrhardt - foul #3 on John Ehrhardt, team foul #11 | 70-96 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin (C) James Kiefer | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the free throw | 71-96 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jared Fish (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Duke (very tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mark Woodward (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Reynolds (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Woodworth (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Snider (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Morin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Francisco (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie McKelphin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin hits a fadeaway in the lane | 71-98 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds makes the jumper from the left block | 73-98 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Duke - foul #5 on Eugene Duke, team foul #14 | 73-98 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (SG), Michael Severson (C) Eugene Duke, John Woodworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George (SF) Malcolm Morin | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 1st free throw | 73-99 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 73-100 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish is fouled in the backcourt by John Snider - foul #4 on John Snider, team foul #12 | 73-100 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the 1st free throw | 74-100 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 74-100 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-100 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Francisco | 74-103 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Willie McKelphin steals the ball from Jared Fish | 74-103 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Looney is called for the reach on John Snider - foul #4 on David Looney, team foul #15 | 74-103 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF) Jared Fish | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 1st free throw | 74-104 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 74-105 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson banks in the wide open layup | 76-105 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt's pass is intercepted by Mark Woodward in the backcourt | 76-105 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick's fadeaway is rejected by Willie McKelphin | 76-105 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Woodward | 76-105 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-105 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Francisco loses the ball out of bounds | 78-105 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Malcolm Morin (SF) John Snider | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 78-105 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt pulls down the rebound | 78-105 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ehrhardt clanks a shot from the free throw line | 78-105 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds snags the defensive board | 78-105 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward is denied on a layup by Willie McKelphin | 78-105 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Reynolds | 78-105 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 78-105 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie McKelphin grabs the board | 78-105 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald George runs out the clock | 78-105 |