| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Fegan (fresh) SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) PF - Ronald Plaza (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Emmett Barney | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:57 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Ronald Plaza blocks the short jumper by Marvin Wyse | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled on the floor by Robert Townson - foul #1 on Robert Townson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 18:08 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:48 | Chicago State | Joe Fegan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harold Tobler and he's hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 17:48 | Chicago State | Joe Fegan makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is hacked by Joe Fegan - foul #3 on Joe Fegan, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Albert Covington (C) Joe Fegan, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Plaza | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | Chicago State | Robert Townson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits a shot from close range set up by Kenneth Holt and the foul's on Robert Townson - foul #2 on Robert Townson, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Watson (SF), Billy Anderson (PF) Emmett Barney, Ronald Plaza | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker | |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cornett | 36-32 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Olsen - foul #1 on Robert Olsen, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG) Robert Townson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Claunch (C) Manuel Coughlan | |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Watson - foul #1 on Rodney Watson, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Harold Tobler (C) Albert Covington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:54 | Chicago State | David Claunch is called for the reach on Harold Tobler - foul #2 on David Claunch, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joe Fegan (SG) Jeffrey Cornett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Robert Olsen | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Fegan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-34 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Ayers | 38-34 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson is hacked by Harold Tobler - foul #1 on Harold Tobler, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Emmett Barney (SF), Ronald Plaza (PF) Robert Hammond, Rodney Watson, Billy Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers, David Claunch | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Walker | 38-36 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Joe Fegan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Covington (C) Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Jeffery Lowrance, Ernest Edmonson | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Ronald Plaza steps in front of the Manuel Coughlan pass | 38-36 |
| 13:49 | Chicago State | Robert Townson is hacked by Marvin Wyse - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| 13:38 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza lays it in and he's hacked by Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 13:38 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:20 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 12:56 | Chicago State | Robert Townson lays it in uncontested set up by Joe Fegan out of the doubleteam | 43-36 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Kenneth Holt is denied by Albert Covington | 43-36 |
| 12:30 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 12:15 | Chicago State | Joe Fegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Rodney Watson (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Townson, Emmett Barney, Ronald Plaza, Albert Covington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Olsen | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Fegan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Chicago State | The short jumper by Harold Tobler is denied by Manuel Coughlan | 43-38 |
| 11:35 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 11:34 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | John Wright scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Ayers | 45-40 |
| 10:58 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler loses the dribble to Ernest Edmonson | 45-40 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 45-40 |
| 10:38 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 10:19 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson slams it home | 47-40 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Watson - foul #2 on Rodney Watson, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Emmett Barney (SF), Ronald Plaza (PF) Robert Hammond, Joe Fegan, Rodney Watson, Billy Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:37 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Townson | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:59 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Cornett | 52-45 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Cornett - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cornett, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joe Fegan (SG), Albert Covington (C) Jeffrey Cornett, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), David Claunch (C) Robert Olsen, Ernest Edmonson | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 08:03 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | David Claunch snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Fegan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Plaza (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Albert Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:20 | Chicago State | Albert Covington snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:10 | Chicago State | Albert Covington is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled on the floor by Joe Fegan - foul #4 on Joe Fegan, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:38 | Chicago State | Marvin Wyse steals it from Ronald Plaza out of a doubleteam | 54-51 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | David Claunch travels with the ball | 54-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Rodney Watson (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Townson, Emmett Barney, Ronald Plaza, Albert Covington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, David Claunch | |
| 05:52 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Ernest Edmonson | |
| 05:15 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | Joe Fegan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Watson | 60-51 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is alone and drills a floater from the right block set up by John Wright | 60-53 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Watson | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Emmett Barney (SF), Ronald Plaza (PF), Albert Covington (C) Robert Hammond, Joe Fegan, Rodney Watson, Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (C) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Plaza (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Albert Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Townson and he's fouled by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Claunch (C) Antonio Walker | |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | David Claunch gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | David Claunch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | Chicago State | Albert Covington grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Chicago State | Kenneth Holt blocks the short jumper by Ronald Plaza | 64-53 |
| 02:11 | Chicago State | Ronald Plaza tips it in | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson blows the layup but he's hacked by Albert Covington - foul #1 on Albert Covington, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Rodney Watson (SF), Billy Anderson (PF) Robert Townson, Emmett Barney, Ronald Plaza | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:43 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 01:22 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 01:21 | Chicago State | Albert Covington gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Ernest Edmonson | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cornett - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cornett, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | Marvin Wyse is called for the reach on Robert Hammond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 67-56 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker tips it but misses | 67-56 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 67-56 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 67-56 |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | Antonio Walker blocks the jumper by Robert Hammond | 67-56 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Olsen | 67-56 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 00:02 | Chicago State | Albert Covington gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Albert Covington runs out the clock | 67-56 |