| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Robert Fisher (fresh) C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Wayne Wright swats the short shot by Robert Fisher | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Frank Matthews is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Donnie Nelson steals the ball from Nelson Boyer | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Foster | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Sherwood Rogan takes the ball from Nathaniel Phillips | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 6-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it in | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Wayne Foster clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan loses the dribble to Andrew Bailey | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is denied on a layup by Wayne Wright | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 7-4 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is hacked by Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Smith | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Austin Coward | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is hacked by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF), John Starr (PF) Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Sam Long (SF) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer | |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Matthews | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (C) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it up and in set up by Sam Long | 11-8 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Sam Long connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Fisher | 11-13 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SG), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Carl Spangler, John Starr, David Goforth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Sam Long, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Terrance Riccio | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the shot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 14-15 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Sherwood Rogan steals it from Tomas Wilde | 14-15 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Robert Fisher (PF) Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright buries a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Jordan | 18-17 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Wayne Foster steals the ball from Carl Spangler | 18-19 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips lays it up and in set up by Wayne Foster | 18-21 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Wayne Foster is called for the reach on Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Foster, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Fisher steals the ball from Sherwood Rogan | 18-21 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Fox steps in front of the Carl Spangler pass | 18-21 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward slams it home set up by Edward Fox | 18-23 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses long on a shot from close range | 18-23 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 18-26 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (PF), David Goforth (C) Robert Jordan, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Starr | 19-26 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Wright | 21-26 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | David Goforth steals it from Andrew Bailey out of a doubleteam | 21-27 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) David Goforth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Edward Fox, Sam Long | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 22-29 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews double dribbles | 22-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 22-32 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #1 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) John Starr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Robert Fisher (PF) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 24-35 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-35 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nelson Boyer and the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Steven Silver (SF) Carl Spangler, Sherwood Rogan, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Andrew Bailey (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Terrance Riccio | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Andrew Bailey picks off the pass by Donnie Nelson | 26-38 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the floater from the right side | 26-40 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Austin Coward steals the ball from Donnie Nelson | 26-40 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #11 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF), David Goforth (C) Steven Silver, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher, Andrew Bailey | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Sam Long can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-42 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #9 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 28-42 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | David Goforth snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Starr is fouled on the floor by Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) David Goforth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Wayne Foster, Sam Long | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Fox | 29-45 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 31-45 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-48 |