| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Danek (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan buries a shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Oscar Danek pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek | |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #2 on Adam Williams, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Donald Bethune | |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 27-26 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 27-26 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Antonio Walker swats the short shot by John Kincaid | 27-26 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett is fouled on the floor by Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Donald Bethune (PF) Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Kincaid out of the doubleteam | 27-29 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is hacked by Eric McKeag in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric McKeag, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (C) Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (SF) Eric McKeag | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance's layup is rejected by Donald Bethune | 27-29 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 27-29 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lowrance | 27-29 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| 14:33 | Ball State | John Kincaid shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 27-29 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | John Kincaid is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt - foul #4 on John Kincaid, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright clanks a shot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Stephen Ayers picks off the pass by Donald Bethune | 27-29 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers hits the finger roll | 29-29 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan's floater is knocked away by Victor Bowles | 29-31 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Bethune is called for the reach on Manuel Coughlan - foul #1 on Donald Bethune, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Antonio Walker (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Stephen Fruge is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse and the foul's on Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Eric McKeag scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stephen Fruge out of the doubleteam | 32-33 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Wyse and he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Eric McKeag, Oscar Danek | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Adam Williams's pass is intercepted by Marvin Wyse | 34-33 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses badly on a shot near the basket | 34-33 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Oscar Danek (PF) Adam Williams, Andrew Brewer | |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge knocks in the 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 36-36 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | John Kincaid blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #3 on Oscar Danek, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek | |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | John Kincaid dunks the ball and the foul's on Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (C) Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Donald Bethune | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt and he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #3 on Adam Williams, team foul #9 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Adam Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the floater in the lane set up by Michael Platt | 42-41 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Platt | 44-41 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | John Kincaid evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Donald Bethune | |
| 06:27 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Jones | 46-42 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Brewer | 46-44 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | John Kincaid takes the ball from Dennis Jones | 46-44 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Eric McKeag hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Kincaid | 46-44 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | John Kincaid is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Antonio Walker (C) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Oscar Danek (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| 04:14 | Ball State | John Kincaid is fouled on the floor by Michael Platt - foul #3 on Michael Platt, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Adam Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kincaid out of a doubleteam | 46-46 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a floater from the right wing | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oscar Danek (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Adam Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the driving attempt from the left block | 48-46 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Marvin Wyse takes the ball from Stephen Fruge after a doubleteam | 48-46 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | John Kincaid grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Oscar Danek clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Coughlan - foul #1 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG) Adam Williams | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 50-48 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Puckett | 50-51 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 50-51 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Holt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #3 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Eric McKeag snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Eric McKeag is hacked by Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG) John Kincaid | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Eric McKeag misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Eric McKeag makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |