| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) C - Gene Dycus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) SF - Mathew Gallman (fresh) PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) C - Victor Nault (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault clanks a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Dycus | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is fouled on the floor by Mathew Gallman - foul #1 on Mathew Gallman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Victor Nault blocks the short jumper by Stephen Thomas | 3-3 |
| 17:04 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:39 | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman clanks a runner near the basket | 3-3 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson is fouled on the floor by David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple (C) Victor Nault | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - David Gunn (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) SF - Mathew Gallman (fresh) PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Whipple (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple is whistled for traveling | 3-3 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is hacked by Chase Nelson - foul #1 on Chase Nelson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Feldt (PF), Kenneth Stark (C) Mathew Gallman, Chase Nelson | |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Musso | 6-3 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hinkle - foul #1 on Robert Hinkle, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Victor Nault (C) Robert Hinkle, Kenneth Stark | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs drills a fadeaway from the right block | 8-8 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Mark Herrod steps in front of the Gerald Greene pass | 8-8 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple's pass is intercepted by Gerald Greene | 8-8 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the dunk | 8-8 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Gunn | 8-8 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Whipple - foul #1 on Henry Whipple, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Mathew Gallman (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Kenneth Stark (C) Clarence Hobbs, Henry Whipple, Steven Feldt, Victor Nault | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Stark - foul #1 on Kenneth Stark, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Herrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mathew Gallman (fresh) PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Stark (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson tips it in | 11-13 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the floater from the left side | 11-13 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gerald Greene | 11-13 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mathew Gallman - foul #2 on Mathew Gallman, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs (SG), Henry Whipple (SF), Victor Nault (C) Mark Herrod, Mathew Gallman, Kenneth Stark | |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | John Jones misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:50 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF) Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis loses the ball out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Feldt (PF) Chase Nelson | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is hacked by Steven Feldt - foul #1 on Steven Feldt, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG) Robert Hinkle | |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Herrod | 14-16 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Steven Feldt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is fouled on the floor by Henry Whipple - foul #2 on Henry Whipple, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Jordan Oakley (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Kenneth Stark (C) Mark Herrod, Henry Whipple, Steven Feldt, Victor Nault | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | David Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jordan Oakley (fresh) PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Stark (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Ray - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer (PF) David Gunn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Clarence Hobbs is called for the reach on Charles Ray - foul #1 on Clarence Hobbs, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Stark snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Ray | 20-17 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Charles Ray picks off the pass by Jordan Oakley | 20-17 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Stark swats the layup by Gene Dycus | 20-17 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ray and he's fouled by Robert Hinkle - foul #2 on Robert Hinkle, team foul #10 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Casey Landis (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Ray, Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Michael Coyne (SG), Steven Feldt (SF), Vincent Standley (PF), Victor Nault (C) Robert Hinkle, Clarence Hobbs, Jordan Oakley, Chase Nelson, Kenneth Stark | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Victor Nault gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Vincent Standley makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Herrod | 22-19 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | David Gunn scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Musso | 24-19 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Stephen Thomas takes the ball from Mark Herrod | 24-19 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas | 26-19 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Vincent Standley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right side | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Herrod (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Coyne (fresh) SF - Steven Feldt (fresh) PF - Vincent Standley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Nault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Coyne is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Michael Coyne, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Rudy Spencer (PF) Stephen Thomas, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Clarence Hobbs (SG), Mathew Gallman (SF), Chase Nelson (PF) Mark Herrod, Michael Coyne, Steven Feldt, Vincent Standley | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | John Jones is called for the reach on Clarence Hobbs - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple (C) Victor Nault | |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus is fouled on the floor by Robert Hinkle - foul #3 on Robert Hinkle, team foul #12 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG) Robert Hinkle | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:50 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Dycus | 31-22 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer is called for traveling | 31-22 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple comes up short on the shot from close range | 31-24 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-24 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Victor Nault (C) Henry Whipple | |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-26 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the halfcourt shot | 34-26 |