| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Billy Middleton blocks the jumper by Joseph Erlandson | 29-31 |
| 19:50 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Erlandson - foul #2 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Ortegon | 32-33 |
| 18:56 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 18:55 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Defranco | 32-33 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton banks in the layup | 32-35 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the jumper from close range | 34-35 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the floater from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Shane Jones picks off the pass by John Mowery | 34-37 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Shane Jones lays it in | 34-39 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:10 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco double dribbles | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Charles Taranto (C) Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (SG), Uros Buljan (PF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Shane Jones, Charles Defranco, Joel Hamilton | |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Uros Buljan is called for the reach on Warren Witherspoon - foul #1 on Uros Buljan, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Taranto | 36-39 |
| 16:19 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 16:18 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Ortegon - foul #2 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG), Charles Defranco (PF) James Frenette, Uros Buljan | |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is hacked by Shane Jones - foul #3 on Shane Jones, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Scott Lakey (C) Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Tellez and the foul's on Noah Stevens - foul #3 on Noah Stevens, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton (C) Olin Pruskowski | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:07 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton hits a floater from the left side set up by Noah Stevens | 39-43 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Billy Middleton is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #2 on Billy Middleton, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), John Mowery (PF) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco hits a jumper in the paint | 39-45 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 39-45 |
| 14:08 | Iowa State | Shane Jones snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco is fouled on the floor by John Mowery - foul #3 on John Mowery, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (SG), Uros Buljan (PF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Shane Jones, Charles Defranco, Joel Hamilton | |
| 13:37 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton is hacked by Joseph Erlandson - foul #3 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| 13:25 | Iowa State | James Frenette drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Noah Stevens | 39-48 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Uros Buljan steals the ball from Warren Witherspoon | 39-48 |
| 12:56 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:31 | Iowa State | James Frenette makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Noah Stevens - foul #4 on Noah Stevens, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG), Charles Defranco (SF), Joel Hamilton (C) Noah Stevens, Billy Middleton, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 stl. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Defranco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Uros Buljan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Defranco | 45-51 |
| 10:54 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco hits the finger roll set up by Shane Jones | 45-53 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Sullivan | 47-53 |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | James Frenette misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Scott Lakey | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Felton Robillard | 49-53 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Gary Tellez, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), John Mowery (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Charles Taranto, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Noah Stevens (PG), Samuel Owens (SG), Billy Middleton (SF), Olin Pruskowski (C) James Frenette, Shane Jones, Uros Buljan, Joel Hamilton | |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | John Mowery gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Ortegon | 51-54 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton's layup is rejected by Warren Witherspoon | 51-54 |
| 08:52 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Noah Stevens | 51-57 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Noah Stevens - foul #5 on Noah Stevens, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Everett Thies (PF) Noah Stevens, Charles Defranco | |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:15 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Frenette | 51-60 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 07:45 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Middleton - foul #3 on Billy Middleton, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Colin Musgrave, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG), Uros Buljan (PF) Samuel Owens, Everett Thies | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:00 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Charles Taranto (PF) Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton (C) Olin Pruskowski | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's pass is intercepted by James Frenette | 53-60 |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Taranto - foul #2 on Charles Taranto, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jesse Ortegon | 55-62 |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Uros Buljan | 55-64 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon is called for a charge - foul #1 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF) Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Owens (SG), Charles Defranco (SF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Shane Jones, Billy Middleton, Joel Hamilton | |
| 04:52 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Frenette | 55-66 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is called for traveling | 55-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (C) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG), Billy Middleton (SF) James Frenette, Uros Buljan | |
| 04:28 | Iowa State | John Mowery steals the ball from Billy Middleton | 55-66 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Taranto | 57-66 |
| 03:47 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 03:46 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Taranto - foul #3 on Charles Taranto, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Joel Hamilton (C) Shane Jones, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-68 |
| 03:11 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Defranco | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | James Frenette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Billy Middleton | 57-68 |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) Felton Robillard | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG) Samuel Owens | |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Frenette | 57-70 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco clanks a jumper in the lane | 57-70 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa State | James Frenette drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joel Hamilton | 57-72 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 57-72 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | James Frenette runs out the clock | 57-72 |