| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Espana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-20 |
| 19:41 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme tips it home | 33-22 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:48 | Grambling State | Donald Quinn picks off the pass by Thomas Adams | 35-22 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Adams, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:23 | Grambling State | Don Espana pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Don Espana misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Don Espana makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Don Espana makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines double dribbles | 35-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 17:12 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Shuler (C) Don Espana | |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Hulme steps in front of the Jimmy Finke pass | 35-27 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis scores on a jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca's layup is rejected by John Shuler | 35-29 |
| 15:48 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Shuler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Grambling State | Kelly Taylor steps in front of the Sterling Horvath pass | 35-29 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is fouled on the floor by Sterling Horvath - foul #1 on Sterling Horvath, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Oscar Whitfield (SG), Daniel Creech (SF), Don Espana (C) Daniel Davis, Sterling Horvath, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor is fouled on the floor by Don Espana - foul #2 on Don Espana, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 14:21 | Grambling State | Daniel Creech clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 14:20 | Grambling State | Don Espana snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 14:01 | Grambling State | Daniel Creech misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-29 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Espana - foul #3 on Don Espana, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Sterling Horvath (SG), Thomas Adams (SF), Thomas Urbina (PF) Ronald Demps, Oscar Whitfield, Daniel Creech, John Shuler | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:16 | Grambling State | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Thomas Urbina - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Donald Hulme (PF) Thomas Urbina | |
| 13:00 | Grambling State | Don Espana misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-29 |
| 12:32 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 12:28 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath's pass is intercepted by Carl Plum | 39-29 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca tips it in | 41-29 |
| 11:40 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-29 |
| 11:38 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Espana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-29 |
| 11:19 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 11:01 | Grambling State | Don Espana lays it up and in set up by Daniel Davis | 41-31 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Oscar Whitfield (SF), John Shuler (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Daniel Davis, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme, Don Espana | |
| 10:23 | Grambling State | John Shuler is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #1 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | John Shuler throws it down on a great pass from Ronald Demps | 41-33 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's layup is rejected by John Shuler | 41-33 |
| 09:35 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 09:18 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 44-33 |
| 08:25 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath is hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Thomas Adams (SF), Donald Hulme (PF) Sterling Horvath, Oscar Whitfield, Thomas Urbina | |
| 08:11 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Gibbs | 44-33 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Hulme steps in front of the Carl Plum pass | 44-33 |
| 07:45 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme misses long on a jumper from the right block | 44-33 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis steals it from Carl Plum | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Demps (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shuler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Grambling State | Ernest Gibbs blocks the jumper by Thomas Adams | 44-33 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it but misses | 44-33 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Demps - foul #1 on Ronald Demps, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Don Espana (C) Ronald Demps, John Shuler | |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 06:27 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 06:25 | Grambling State | Don Espana gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 05:57 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams loses the dribble to Jimmy Finke | 45-33 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the finger roll | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 47-33 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 05:12 | Grambling State | Don Espana grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 04:52 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-33 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-33 |
| 03:58 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 03:51 | Grambling State | Don Espana misses the easy layup | 47-33 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 03:21 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme grabs the board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Espana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams loses the dribble to Jimmy Finke | 47-33 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke banks in the layup | 49-33 |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 02:36 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis is hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (SG), Oscar Whitfield (SF), John Shuler (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Sterling Horvath, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme, Don Espana | |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 02:00 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 01:54 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 01:52 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 01:50 | Grambling State | John Shuler tips it in | 49-37 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Urbina takes the ball from Ralph Anderson | 49-37 |
| 01:08 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 49-40 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Thomas Adams (SF), Donald Hulme (PF), Don Espana (C) Ronald Demps, Oscar Whitfield, John Shuler, Thomas Urbina | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Don Espana - foul #4 on Don Espana, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:42 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Don Espana | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis hits a shot in the paint | 50-42 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Daniel Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:35 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 00:29 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Allen Sines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Davis, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | Don Espana's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Finke | 51-42 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it in | 53-42 |
| 00:06 | Grambling State | Don Espana hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 53-44 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 53-44 |