| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Coughlan | 19-25 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wilson Lappin | 22-25 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeffery Lowrance | 22-27 |
| 18:25 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Holt is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Howin Chu, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller (SF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Wright | 22-29 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Heal | 22-29 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | John Wright is hacked by Charles Adams - foul #3 on Charles Adams, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Gorsuch is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Antonio Walker (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG) Howin Chu | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker | |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on an open floater from the left block | 25-32 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Holt picks off the pass by Wilson Lappin | 25-34 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), Allen Weeks (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Charles Adams, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howin Chu | 27-34 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Gaskin - foul #1 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Platt | 29-37 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance hits a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Howin Chu - foul #1 on Howin Chu, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Howin Chu, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon, Antonio Walker | |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Norman Scott, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch (SF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #3 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG) Christopher Oxford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robin Bass | 32-42 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it in | 32-44 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Ayers - foul #2 on Stephen Ayers, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Howin Chu, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Stephen Ayers, Dennis Jones | |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 33-44 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan clanks a runner from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 09:51 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Marvin Wyse picks off the pass by Christopher Oxford | 33-44 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Allen Weeks (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Christopher Oxford, Wilson Lappin, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:53 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF) Norman Scott, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Bass | 36-44 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker blows the layup | 36-44 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Howin Chu, Charles Adams, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon, Antonio Walker | |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Oxford - foul #1 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass clanks a floater in the lane | 38-46 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the finger roll | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Christopher Oxford, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Ayers and he's hacked by Norman Scott - foul #3 on Norman Scott, team foul #8 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Stephen Ayers | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch tips it home | 40-51 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Holt | 40-53 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Howin Chu out of the doubleteam | 43-53 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance is fouled on the floor by Norman Scott - foul #4 on Norman Scott, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Howin Chu, Johnnie Gorsuch, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Michael Platt picks off the pass by Norman Scott | 43-53 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (C) Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Christopher Oxford steals it from Antonio Walker | 43-53 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford hits the finger roll | 45-53 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Raymond Rolon is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Heal (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Raymond Rolon | |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Robin Bass - foul #3 on Robin Bass, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (C) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Raymond Rolon is blocked by Gregory Gaskin | 46-53 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Robin Bass steps in front of the Marvin Wyse pass in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF) Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Raymond Rolon, Antonio Walker | |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 51-53 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones wins the tip | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Holt | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Jones | 53-55 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks is called for 3 seconds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF) Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Robin Bass steals the ball from Manuel Coughlan | 53-55 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robin Bass | 56-55 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Heal | 56-57 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robin Bass | 58-57 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Christopher Oxford, Johnnie Gorsuch, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-57 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt tips it home | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Scott | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 60-61 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Manuel Coughlan swats the layup by Robin Bass | 60-61 |