| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Floyd Moore, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Floyd Moore - foul #2 on Floyd Moore, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Greene steps in front of the Eric Kepley pass | 35-36 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dingbang Kung - foul #1 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Warren Cross (SG), Jason Grant (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Warren Cross | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Ray | 37-42 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark scores on a runner from the baseline set up by James Belin and the foul's on David Gunn - foul #2 on David Gunn, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Casey Landis (SF) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas | |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #3 on Daniel Clark, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) James Belin, Jason Grant, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Cross (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nelson Johnston | 43-42 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Johnston | 45-42 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 45-45 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | David Gunn blocks the short jumper by Eric Kepley | 45-45 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 13:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Dycus steps in front of the Nelson Johnston pass | 45-48 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Greene | 45-51 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nelson Johnston | 47-51 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Warren Cross steals it from David Gunn | 47-51 |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-51 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Johnston | 49-51 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Cross (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Kepley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-54 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Jason Grant (SG), Dingbang Kung (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Stephen Boyle, Warren Cross, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is fouled on the floor by Rudy Spencer - foul #2 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray's fadeaway is rejected by Noah Richie | 51-54 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Rudy Spencer swats the dunk try by Noah Richie | 51-54 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | John Jones snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 51-54 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-54 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dingbang Kung | 55-54 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) James Belin, Jason Grant, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston scores on a 3 from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Musso - foul #2 on Thomas Musso, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Thomas Musso | |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Thomas | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Kepley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-58 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-58 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 62-58 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses the tip | 62-58 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a jump hook from close range | 62-58 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by Gerald Greene - foul #3 on Gerald Greene, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Jason Grant (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Dingbang Kung, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | David Gunn picks off the pass by James Belin | 64-61 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray's pass is intercepted by Noah Richie | 64-61 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Musso - foul #3 on Thomas Musso, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Warren Cross (SF), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) James Belin, Jason Grant, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, John Jones | |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 3rd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | David Gunn gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-63 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis's floater is knocked away by Eric Kepley | 65-63 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle | 67-63 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SF) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF) Charles Ray, Gerald Greene, David Gunn | |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Stephen Thomas | 67-63 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is called for a backcourt violation | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG) Warren Cross | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Gerald Greene (SG) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley hits the follow up shot | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Ray steps in front of the Nelson Johnston pass | 69-63 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray lays it in | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-65 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by Charles Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer's pass is intercepted by Nelson Johnston | 69-65 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Ray - foul #3 on Charles Ray, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Gerald Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Greene, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Charles Ray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Ray, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG) Nelson Johnston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Greene | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the board | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin runs out the clock | 75-68 |