| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Aguon inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | James Aguon is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-22 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it in | 34-22 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Aguon - foul #3 on James Aguon, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is whistled for traveling | 34-24 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-24 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Steven Silver steps in front of the Tomas Wilde pass | 37-26 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Tomas Wilde | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Edward Fox buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Boyer | 39-26 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 39-28 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Austin Coward tips it in | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-28 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the tip | 41-28 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 43-28 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Boris Zellous and he's fouled by Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 46-31 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio blows the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Carl Spangler | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver travels with the ball | 47-31 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Richard Smith steps in front of the Terrance Riccio pass | 47-31 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (C) Steven Silver | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Fox | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #8 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Sherwood Rogan | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it home | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's pass is intercepted by Edward Fox | 54-37 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-37 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's pass is intercepted by Nelson Boyer | 54-37 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer throws it down | 56-37 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Timothy Thompson, Robert Jordan, David Goforth | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 56-39 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Aguon | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-39 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 57-39 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith lays it in despite the doubleteam | 57-41 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Bailey | 59-41 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Silver | 59-43 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Carl Spangler | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Fisher swats the shot by Wayne Wright | 59-43 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 59-43 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 59-43 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #10 | 59-43 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Steven Silver takes the ball from Nelson Boyer | 59-43 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Wayne Wright is denied by Terrance Riccio | 59-43 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Riccio | 59-43 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Silver (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the follow up shot | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 65-45 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the tip | 65-45 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the jump hook in the paint | 67-45 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nelson Boyer, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF), David Goforth (C) Timothy Thompson, Steven Silver | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it back up and in | 69-47 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Wayne Wright | |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Terrance Riccio steals it from Carl Spangler | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it in on a nice dish by James Aguon | 73-47 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler loses the ball out of bounds | 73-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 73-47 |