| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by David Stillwell is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 29-30 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | David Hollie steps in front of the Stan Conley pass | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | David Hollie lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is fouled on the floor by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the finger roll set up by Donald Quinn | 36-30 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is fouled on the floor by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) David Hollie, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't finish the layup | 36-30 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Bowers | 36-30 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 36-30 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reginald Vavra | 36-32 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF), David Stillwell (C) Jerry Morgan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Jason Love banks in the layup | 38-34 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Love - foul #3 on Jason Love, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | David Hollie pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 43-34 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Jason Love knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Tseng and he's hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, John Milan | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #4 on Donald Rew, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by James Bowers - foul #2 on James Bowers, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 3rd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Reginald Vavra is called for the reach on Edgar Davis - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF) Jason Love, Albert Tseng | |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Stan Conley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #5 on Donald Rew, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Colby, James Bowers, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - David Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | John Milan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-45 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 51-47 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by David Colby | 53-47 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stan Conley | 53-49 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby is called for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, David Colby, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, John Milan, David Stillwell | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Hollie | 55-49 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Stan Conley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Morgan | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #2 on Albert Tseng, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Stan Conley | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | David Hollie swats the short shot by Jerry Morgan | 56-52 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Plum | 56-52 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), John Milan (PF), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is fouled on the floor by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is called for 5 seconds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Albert Tseng is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 56-54 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Colby connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-54 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | David Colby pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Love is called for the reach on David Colby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Love, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Colby is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Love - foul #5 on Jason Love, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG) Jason Love | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the halfcourt shot | 60-54 |