| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Archie Kane (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) C - Richard Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober's floater is knocked away by Walter Bettis | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Walter Bettis swats the short shot by Richard Harden | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the dunk | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback banks in the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Dunneback | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Archie Kane (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fairly fresh) C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) SG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 blk. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Joshua Schober is called for the reach on Heath Somers - foul #1 on Joshua Schober, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed banks in the layup and he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector (PF) Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski and the foul's on Tom Sneed - foul #1 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 7-13 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed is whistled for a carry | 7-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden (C) Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Simon | 7-16 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ivan Brent | 10-16 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Sneed | 10-16 |
| 12:45 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Goodman | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is hacked by Tom Sneed - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Gary Land - foul #1 on Gary Land, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Land (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Land - foul #2 on Gary Land, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector (PF) Gary Land | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden loses the ball out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 13-20 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is hacked by Bojan Wolinski during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Tom Sneed (C) Jerry Cahoon, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Wilfredo Molina swats the layup by Paul Spector | 13-20 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Spector picks off the pass by Wilfredo Molina | 13-20 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the fadeaway from the right block | 15-20 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Israel Zambrana (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SF) Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback loses the dribble to Richard Harden | 16-20 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Heath Somers swats the short shot by Paul Spector | 16-20 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the tip | 16-20 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Simon | 16-20 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 16-20 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Glenn Williams - foul #1 on Glenn Williams, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Heath Somers | |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback blows the layup but the foul's on Tom Sneed - foul #3 on Tom Sneed, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden (C) Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober scores on a floater from close range | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana loses the dribble to Richard Harden | 21-22 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober double dribbles | 21-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Richard Harden - foul #1 on Richard Harden, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Joshua Schober, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 3rd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dunneback steals it from Ivan Brent | 21-25 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a runner from the left block | 21-27 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Archie Kane, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF) Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the driving attempt from the right block | 21-27 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-27 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-27 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 23-27 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by Joshua Schober - foul #2 on Joshua Schober, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Jerry Cahoon, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 23-28 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the tip | 23-28 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Charles Simon steals the ball from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 23-28 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon lays it in | 23-30 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Heath Somers | 23-30 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Simon | 23-32 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Goodman | 26-32 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by Patrick Fitzpatrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Robert Zentz, Heath Somers | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Land | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina clanks a turnaround in the paint | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |