| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) C - William Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fresh) SG - Fred Haag (fresh) SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Henry Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller is fouled on the floor by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Stanley | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Williams - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Stanley | 1-5 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reed Phillips | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 4-6 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Church is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Clinton Englund is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #1 on Clinton Englund, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Jeremiah Church, Clinton Englund, Joseph Burdett | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fresh) SG - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) C - William Roberts (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Timothy Miller (SF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Donald Galligan, Robert Callahan | |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Williams - foul #2 on Henry Williams, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jeremiah Church, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the reach on Clinton Englund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Callahan | 8-11 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Robert Callahan blocks the short jumper by Stanley Huff | 8-11 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Burdett | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clinton Englund | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Englund - foul #2 on Clinton Englund, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), James Elkins (PF) Anthony Stanley, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Eric Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Haag | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (C) Donald Galligan, Robert Callahan | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Antonio Stack scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Chiaramonte | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (tired) SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (tired) 2 pts. C - William Roberts (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Burdett (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Joshua Robertson (SG) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips blows the layup | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips knocks in the jumper near the basket | 15-16 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Miller and he's hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Joshua Robertson, Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller, Joseph Burdett | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Stanley Huff loses the dribble to Robert Callahan | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan tips it home | 15-21 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Eric Thomas loses the dribble to Donald Galligan in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | James Elkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Galligan | 15-23 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by Anthony Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett (C) Robert Callahan | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Burdett | 15-23 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | James Elkins pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Richard Chiaramonte, Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller (SG) Fred Haag | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 17-23 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), Robert Callahan (C) Timothy Miller, Joseph Burdett | |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (tired) SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (very tired) 2 pts. C - William Roberts (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Haag (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Galligan (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Timothy Miller (SG), Joseph Burdett (PF) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, James Elkins | |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jeremiah Church | 19-27 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Eric Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-27 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Miller | 19-27 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremiah Church | 19-29 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Timothy Miller, Robert Callahan | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 21-29 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremiah Church and he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG) Jeremiah Church | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Antonio Stack comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-32 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses long on a jumper in the paint | 21-32 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan is called for traveling | 21-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Jeremiah Church - foul #2 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (very tired) SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Stack (very tired) 2 pts. C - William Roberts (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SG) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Antonio Stack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Anthony Stanley, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, James Elkins | |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Miller | 21-36 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's pass is intercepted by Fred Haag in the backcourt | 21-36 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams is fouled on the floor by Antonio Stack - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller, Joseph Burdett | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Stanley Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-38 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the wide open runner in the lane set up by James Elkins | 21-40 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Stanley - foul #2 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #8 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #3 on Antonio Stack, team foul #12 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller (SF) Donald Galligan | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Antonio Stack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF) Fred Haag, Timothy Miller | |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the easy open layup | 21-42 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Stanley Huff grabs the board | 21-42 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Donald Galligan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Galligan, team foul #9 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Anthony Stanley, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, James Elkins | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett double dribbles | 21-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Donald Galligan (SF) Jeremiah Church, Timothy Miller | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte connects on the floater from the right side set up by Eric Thomas | 23-42 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 23-42 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Antonio Stack comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-42 |