| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) SG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Luther Simone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Rodolfo Perez | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Zoran Schabowski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Joe Griffith denies the turnaround by Linwood Coffman | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Perez | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose dunks the ball set up by Luther Simone | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Rodolfo Perez is called for the reach on Gregg Roberts - foul #1 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zoran Schabowski | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Rose - foul #1 on Edward Rose, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), William Migues (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Craig Braxton, Joe Griffith, Zoran Schabowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:53 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roberto Costa (fresh) SF - William Migues (fresh) PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Simone (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Gill (SF) Marlon Leppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Luther Simone | |
| 15:06 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 8-2 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 14:46 | Iowa State | William Migues grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Michael Gill is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Joe Griffith (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Roberto Costa, Michael Gill, William Migues, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose | |
| 14:11 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert is fouled on the floor by Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG) Rodolfo Perez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Luther Simone - foul #1 on Luther Simone, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is whistled for traveling | 10-2 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Luther Simone takes the ball from Marlon Leppert | 10-2 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Marlon Leppert steals it from Perry Stovall | 10-2 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Gregg Roberts - foul #1 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #5 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (SG) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn | |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-2 |
| 11:55 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses badly on a floater near the basket | 12-2 |
| 11:54 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert tips it but misses | 12-2 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fairly fresh) SG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Simone (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-2 |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Marlon Leppert | 12-2 |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez is hacked by Gregg Roberts - foul #2 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #6 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), William Migues (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Craig Braxton, Joe Griffith, Marlon Leppert, Zoran Schabowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG), Ronald Hahn (C) Gregg Roberts, Luther Simone | |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-2 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the board | 12-2 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose travels with the ball | 12-2 |
| 10:47 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez loses the dribble to Linwood Coffman in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the jumper near the basket | 12-2 |
| 10:30 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 10:17 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hahn - foul #1 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #7 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF) Michael Gill, William Migues | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:17 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-2 |
| 10:17 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-2 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Jensen | 14-4 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-4 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 09:22 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| 09:04 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Zoran Schabowski (C) Roberto Costa, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Perry Stovall (SF), Harold Weedman (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose, Ronald Hahn | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman tips it in | 14-6 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Braxton and he's fouled by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #8 | 16-6 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the free throw | 16-6 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-6 |
| 08:03 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the easy layup | 16-6 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SG - Carl Jensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) PF - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Simone (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Jensen | 16-8 |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert lays it in | 18-8 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 18-8 |
| 07:01 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton gets the rebound | 18-8 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Jensen - foul #1 on Carl Jensen, team foul #9 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), William Migues (PF) Rodolfo Perez, Marlon Leppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Paul Stewart, Perry Stovall, Harold Weedman | |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Joe Griffith is called for the reach on Luther Simone - foul #1 on Joe Griffith, team foul #3 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Brown (PF) Joe Griffith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Coffman | 20-11 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-11 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Zoran Schabowski swats the layup by Linwood Coffman | 23-11 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the offensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 23-11 |
| 05:28 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is fouled on the floor by William Migues - foul #1 on William Migues, team foul #4 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Marlon Leppert (PF) Craig Braxton, Zoran Schabowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Luther Simone | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Marlon Leppert | 23-11 |
| 04:31 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert lays it in set up by Roberto Costa | 25-11 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the tip | 25-11 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn tips it back up and in | 25-13 |
| 03:47 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-13 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Migues (fresh) PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Rose | 25-15 |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Douglas Wegner is called for the reach on Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Joe Griffith (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Roberto Costa, William Migues, Marlon Leppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Perry Stovall (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Linwood Coffman, Carl Jensen, Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose | |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zoran Schabowski | 27-15 |
| 02:31 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton loses the dribble to Paul Stewart in the backcourt | 27-15 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Craig Braxton - foul #1 on Craig Braxton, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-16 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the offensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-16 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Stewart | 27-18 |
| 00:40 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses the jumper from the right block | 27-18 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn scores on a jumper from the right side | 27-20 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski is whistled for traveling | 27-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jared Hurdle (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), William Migues (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Craig Braxton, Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, Marlon Leppert, Zoran Schabowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn, Luther Simone | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-20 |