| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Lakey - foul #2 on Scott Lakey, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | John Mowery tips it in | 37-44 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Scott Lakey steals it from James Grant | 37-44 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 37-46 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses the shot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson slams it home set up by James Sullivan and the foul's on Diego Reyes - foul #3 on Diego Reyes, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (SF) Diego Reyes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Ralph Davis is called for the reach on James Sullivan - foul #1 on Ralph Davis, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) Ralph Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery | |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez travels with the ball | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (PG), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (C) Scott Lakey | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Warren Witherspoon is called for the reach on Julian Brooks - foul #3 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) James Grant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), John Mowery (PF) James Sullivan, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto connects on the jumper near the basket | 39-52 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Heriberto Mancini, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Charles Taranto | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes can't finish the layup | 39-52 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Sullivan | 39-54 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Erlandson takes the ball from Diego Reyes | 39-54 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jesse Ortegon | 39-56 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | James Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG) James Grant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Grange is called for the reach on James Sullivan - foul #4 on Joseph Grange, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF) Joseph Erlandson, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Tellez | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Lakey - foul #3 on Scott Lakey, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF) Clinton Thayer, Diego Reyes, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Jesse Ortegon, Scott Lakey | |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave loses the dribble to Frederick Smith | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Warren Witherspoon - foul #4 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (C) Warren Witherspoon | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Colin Musgrave | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is whistled for a carry | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF) Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF) Colin Musgrave, John Mowery | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez blows the layup | 42-60 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Taranto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Earnest Fraser (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Clinton Thayer | 42-60 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-60 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Erlandson | 42-60 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Earnest Fraser is called for the reach on James Sullivan - foul #2 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), James Grant (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith, Clinton Thayer, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF) Joseph Erlandson, Charles Taranto | |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Donald Hauck is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Donald Hauck, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Hauck - foul #4 on Donald Hauck, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Julian Brooks - foul #2 on Julian Brooks, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Ralph Davis, Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (C) Scott Lakey | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-63 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gary Tellez | 42-65 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-65 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 42-65 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Frederick Smith takes the ball from Colin Musgrave | 42-65 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith lays it in | 44-65 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Colin Musgrave | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory lays it up and in on a great pass from Frederick Smith | 46-68 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Diego Reyes - foul #4 on Diego Reyes, team foul #9 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Colin Musgrave, John Mowery, Charles Taranto | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks knocks in the floater in the paint | 48-68 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Ortegon steals it from Donald Hauck | 48-68 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Clinton Thayer is called for the reach on Scott Lakey - foul #2 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #10 | 48-68 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Ortegon takes the ball from Donald Hauck | 48-68 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon lays it up and in | 48-70 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Warren Witherspoon is called for the reach on Clinton Thayer - foul #5 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF), Frederick Smith (PF) Julian Brooks, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF) Warren Witherspoon | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-70 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | John Mowery snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the driving attempt in the lane | 48-70 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't tip it in | 48-70 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Hauck denies the turnaround by Joseph Erlandson | 48-70 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Scott Lakey denies the turnaround by Clinton Thayer | 48-70 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Julian Brooks (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Joseph Grange, Diego Reyes, Frederick Smith, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Charles Taranto (PF) James Sullivan, Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Felton Robillard | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) SG - Clinton Thayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Felton Robillard steals the ball from Julian Brooks | 48-72 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-72 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto tips it home | 48-74 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-74 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits the follow up shot | 50-74 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the jump hook from the left block | 50-74 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey tips it in | 50-76 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks is whistled for traveling | 50-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Heriberto Mancini - foul #2 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #11 | 50-76 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-77 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-77 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Felton Robillard, team foul #6 | 50-77 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the defensive board | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Felton Robillard | 51-79 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-79 |