| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McGahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Sauve | 37-29 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy buries a 3 from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-32 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin double dribbles | 37-32 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William Simone connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Joy | 37-34 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roy Stewart | 37-34 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Manuel Erwin is called for the reach on Gary Joy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Erwin, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) William Simone | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stewart is called for the reach on Terry Sauve - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Jacoby (SF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), Michael Lane (C) Daniel Crossman, Roy Stewart | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison lays it up and in set up by Terry Sauve and he's hacked by Gary Joy - foul #1 on Gary Joy, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Luke - foul #3 on Nathan Luke, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Terry Sauve | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | John Morlan picks off the pass by Glenn Biondi | 40-36 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan hits the finger roll | 42-36 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Robison - foul #1 on David Robison, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF) David Jacoby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), William Simone (PF) Gary Joy, Andrew Hampton | |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Robison | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane is fouled on the floor by John Morlan - foul #1 on John Morlan, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) Michael Lane | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David McGahan | 45-38 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF) Michael Scott, Glenn Biondi | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart's pass is intercepted by William Jackson | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Erwin and he's fouled by Robert Daniels - foul #1 on Robert Daniels, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF) Manuel Erwin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) William Simone | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David McGahan | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jacoby (fresh) PF - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McGahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-38 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton tips it home | 48-40 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby blows the dunk | 48-40 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, David Jacoby, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Robert Daniels, Gary Joy, Daniel Crossman, Andrew Hampton, Roy Stewart | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the tip | 48-40 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Nathan Luke is called for the reach on Christopher Olson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Luke, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG) Nathan Luke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Earl Cooper denies the turnaround by William Simone | 48-40 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | John Daves tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson loses the dribble to William Simone | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to William Simone | 48-42 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David Robison | 48-42 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson connects on the jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Erwin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Earl Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Robison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Biondi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Daves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses the turnaround from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Manuel Erwin | 57-44 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | William Simone travels in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, John Morlan, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Michael Scott, Glenn Biondi, William Simone, John Daves | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Crossman and the foul's on Nathan Luke - foul #5 on Nathan Luke, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SG) Nathan Luke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve's pass is intercepted by Daniel Crossman | 59-47 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Joy is called for the reach on Jan Rodgers - foul #2 on Gary Joy, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Robison (C) David Jacoby, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF), Michael Lane (PF) Daniel Crossman, Andrew Hampton | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Stewart - foul #3 on Roy Stewart, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF) Jan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | David Robison steals the ball from Christopher Olson in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Jackson | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses short on a floater from the baseline | 62-47 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clarence Patti | 62-47 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Hinton | 62-47 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Earl Cooper (PF) Terry Sauve, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF) Gary Joy, Clarence Patti | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Olson - foul #4 on Christopher Olson, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF), Daniel Flood (C) Manuel Erwin, David Robison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Daniel Crossman (SF), John Daves (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Christopher Olson, Glenn Biondi, Michael Lane, Roy Stewart | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | John Daves gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Morlan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Jacoby (fresh) PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Flood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Daves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | John Morlan steps in front of the Andrew Hampton pass in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Jackson | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman makes the runner near the basket | 65-51 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses short on a shot from the left block | 65-51 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Earl Cooper | 65-51 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Earl Cooper | 68-51 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | John Daves is fouled on the floor by Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Earl Cooper, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, John Morlan, David Jacoby, Earl Cooper, Daniel Flood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Gary Joy (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), William Simone (PF) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Daniel Crossman, Andrew Hampton | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is hacked by Christopher Olson - foul #5 on Christopher Olson, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Lane (C) Christopher Olson, John Daves | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | William Simone double dribbles | 70-53 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) Michael Lane | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Joy | 71-55 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Stewart | 71-58 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan is hacked by Gary Joy - foul #3 on Gary Joy, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Jacoby (SF) Jan Rodgers, Manuel Erwin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (PF) William Simone | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane hits the follow up shot | 72-60 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hinton | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Sauve (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jacoby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David McGahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Biondi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels is fouled on the floor by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) Terry Sauve, David Jacoby, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Gary Joy, Glenn Biondi, Roy Stewart | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David Robison | 74-60 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane hits the finger roll | 74-62 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (PG), John Hinton (PF) William Jackson, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Michael Scott, Andrew Hampton, Michael Lane | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan tips it in | 76-62 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses the fadeaway in the paint | 76-62 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman tips it back up and in | 76-64 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Simone | 76-64 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-67 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David McGahan (C) John Morlan, David Robison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) John Daves | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-67 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Crossman swats the shot by Terry Sauve | 76-67 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton tips it in | 78-67 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by William Simone | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan is hacked by Robert Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Daniels, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | William Simone snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), John Daves (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Gary Joy, Daniel Crossman, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-69 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Terry Sauve is called for the reach on Andrew Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Sauve, team foul #9 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Jacoby (SF) Terry Sauve, Jan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson runs out the clock | 81-71 |