| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Uselton (fresh) PF - Max Benefield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Brown (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Stephen Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Camire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - August Noll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Shoults (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | William Shoults misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Josh Brown - foul #2 on Josh Brown, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG) Jack Camire | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the floater from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to August Noll | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | William Shoults's pass is intercepted by Jerome Uselton | 38-40 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Bennett - foul #2 on Stephen Bennett, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Robert Doty (SG), Anthony Klein (C) Austin Welliver, Shawn St. Clair, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) William Newman, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Anthony Klein pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh hits a shot near the basket set up by Robert Doty | 42-40 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on William Alvardo - foul #1 on William Alvardo, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (PF), James Green (C) Max Benefield, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Jack Camire, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-40 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | William Shoults pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett is hacked by Philip Stambaugh - foul #2 on Philip Stambaugh, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Paul Yoder (SG), Josh Brown (C) Philip Stambaugh, Robert Doty, Jerome Uselton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) William Newman, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Bennett | 42-43 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Paul Yoder scores on a floater from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire is fouled on the floor by Paul Yoder - foul #2 on Paul Yoder, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Anthony Klein (C) Austin Welliver, Paul Yoder, James Green, Michael Williams, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Jack Camire, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | William Newman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by August Noll | 44-45 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerome Uselton, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG) Stephen Bennett | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Stambaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Uselton (tired) PF - Max Benefield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Warren Groh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - August Noll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Shoults (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | August Noll loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG) William Newman | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh tips it in | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | August Noll blows the layup but he's fouled by Max Benefield - foul #3 on Max Benefield, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Josh Brown (C) Philip Stambaugh, Shawn St. Clair, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG), Stephen Bennett (SF) Jack Camire, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | August Noll misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | August Noll makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton loses the dribble to Warren Groh in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh banks in the layup | 46-48 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | August Noll gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | William Shoults's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Paul Yoder (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Randall Brodeur, Jerome Uselton, Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) William Newman, Stephen Bennett, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Robert Doty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Austin Welliver loses the dribble to Jeffrey Marshall in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall throws it down | 46-50 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Jack Camire steals it from Michael Williams in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Doty takes the ball from Jack Camire | 46-50 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Robert Doty lays it up and in | 48-50 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall is hacked by Austin Welliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Welliver, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), James Green (SF), Anthony Klein (C) Austin Welliver, Robert Doty, Paul Yoder, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Jack Camire, Jeffrey Marshall, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | William Newman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is hacked by William Newman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Newman, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Brodeur (SG), Max Benefield (PF) Shawn St. Clair, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on August Noll - foul #1 on August Noll, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Randall Brodeur is called for the reach on William Newman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Brodeur, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | William Newman misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Anthony Klein gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall (SF), William Alvardo (PF) John Zmijewski, August Noll | |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | William Newman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Anthony Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Newman - foul #4 on William Newman, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF) Randall Brodeur, James Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), August Noll (PF), Lance Murdock (C) William Newman, Jeffrey Marshall, William Alvardo, William Shoults | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | August Noll dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lance Murdock | 52-55 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Murdock - foul #2 on Lance Murdock, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Philip Stambaugh, Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall (SF), William Shoults (C) John Zmijewski, Lance Murdock | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Anthony Klein is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-55 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | William Shoults misses the easy open layup | 54-55 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Anthony Klein gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Uselton (very tired) PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Klein (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Warren Groh (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Camire (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - August Noll (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Shoults (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Austin Welliver is hacked by Warren Groh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Groh, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Yoder (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Josh Brown (C) Jerome Uselton, Michael Williams, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Warren Groh, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Austin Welliver misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lance Murdock | 54-55 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Austin Welliver is called for the reach on Patrick Ratchford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Austin Welliver, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford blows the wide open layup | 54-57 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Max Benefield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Paul Yoder misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Yoder takes the ball from Lance Murdock | 54-57 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Austin Welliver, Shawn St. Clair, Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Jack Camire, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Robert Doty is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 57-57 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Ratchford | 57-59 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Robert Doty clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | William Shoults pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Marshall | 57-61 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Marshall steals the ball from Robert Doty | 57-61 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall lays it in | 57-63 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), James Green (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Anthony Klein (C) Robert Doty, Randall Brodeur, Paul Yoder, Michael Williams, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Stephen Bennett, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Shawn St. Clair - foul #2 on Shawn St. Clair, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Anthony Klein tips it in | 59-66 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire misses short on a jumper from the left side | 59-66 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Zmijewski | 59-66 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Max Benefield - foul #4 on Max Benefield, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Max Benefield hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Stambaugh | 61-68 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn St. Clair | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Uselton (tired) PF - Max Benefield (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Klein (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Patrick Ratchford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Camire (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zmijewski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Alvardo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Murdock (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Anthony Klein steals it from Patrick Ratchford | 64-68 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 64-68 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Robert Doty (SG), James Green (SF), Josh Brown (C) Philip Stambaugh, Shawn St. Clair, Jerome Uselton, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), William Newman (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Patrick Ratchford, Jack Camire, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Max Benefield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by August Noll - foul #2 on August Noll, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | August Noll snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Max Benefield steals it from August Noll | 65-68 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Austin Welliver's pass is intercepted by Warren Groh in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | William Newman jams it on a great pass from Warren Groh and the foul's on James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (PF) Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | William Newman makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | William Shoults picks off the pass by Austin Welliver | 65-71 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh is whistled for a carry | 65-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Yoder (SG) Robert Doty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Paul Yoder misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Newman - foul #5 on William Newman, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), William Alvardo (PF) William Newman, August Noll | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Paul Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Paul Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG) Austin Welliver | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski (SF), August Noll (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Jeffrey Marshall, William Alvardo, William Shoults | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 66-71 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh tips it home | 68-71 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | John Zmijewski takes the ball from Paul Yoder in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh misses the easy layup | 68-73 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | August Noll tips it back up and in | 68-75 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Jack Camire is called for the reach on Paul Yoder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Camire, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Anthony Klein (C) Philip Stambaugh, James Green, Michael Williams, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall (SF), William Alvardo (PF), William Shoults (C) John Zmijewski, August Noll, Lance Murdock | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Paul Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Paul Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-75 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo tips it in | 70-77 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Paul Yoder is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Camire - foul #3 on Jack Camire, team foul #11 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG) Jerome Uselton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett (SG), August Noll (PF) Jack Camire, William Alvardo | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Paul Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Paul Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 71-77 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Austin Welliver grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Marshall steals it from Paul Yoder | 71-77 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Marshall | 71-79 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn St. Clair (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Paul Yoder (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Max Benefield (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Anthony Klein (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Warren Groh (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 6 stl. PF - August Noll (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - William Shoults (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Anthony Klein misses the easy layup | 71-79 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to August Noll | 71-79 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall lays it in | 71-81 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Josh Brown (C) Austin Welliver, Shawn St. Clair, Paul Yoder, Max Benefield, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Stephen Bennett, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Robert Doty connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Brodeur | 73-81 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-81 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Robert Doty gets the rebound | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Doty is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Brodeur | 76-81 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG) Randall Brodeur | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall (SF), William Shoults (C) John Zmijewski, Lance Murdock | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #13 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Green (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Anthony Klein (C) Jerome Uselton, Michael Williams, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), Lance Murdock (C) Jack Camire, Jeffrey Marshall, William Shoults | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Max Benefield pulls down the rebound | 76-82 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Doty | 78-82 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett makes the floater from the right block | 78-84 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the floater from the left wing | 78-84 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Philip Stambaugh steps in front of the John Zmijewski pass in the backcourt | 78-84 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh hits the finger roll | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh misses the 3 from the right corner | 80-84 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Anthony Klein snags the defensive board | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh loses the dribble to John Zmijewski in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Zmijewski | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-86 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Doty grabs the offensive rebound | 80-86 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-86 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo gets the rebound | 80-86 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Josh Brown (C) Philip Stambaugh, Robert Doty, James Green, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Austin Welliver is called for the reach on Stephen Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Austin Welliver, team foul #14 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Dodd (SF) Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-86 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | August Noll gets the offensive rebound | 80-86 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | August Noll is hacked by Max Benefield - foul #5 on Max Benefield, team foul #15 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (PF) Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | August Noll makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | August Noll makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Stephen Bennett steals it from Shawn St. Clair in the backcourt | 80-88 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh is fouled on the floor by Austin Welliver - foul #5 on Austin Welliver, team foul #16 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG) Austin Welliver | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Camire (SG) John Dodd | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton is fouled on the floor by William Shoults - foul #1 on William Shoults, team foul #12 | 80-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Warren Groh, Jack Camire, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton misses the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett is hacked by Philip Stambaugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Stambaugh, team foul #17 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), Jack Camire (SG), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Patrick Ratchford, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 81-92 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Groh - foul #5 on Warren Groh, team foul #13 | 81-92 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Warren Groh, Jack Camire, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh makes the 1st free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock pulls down the rebound | 82-92 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford runs out the clock | 82-92 |