| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 19-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | John Lafon is called for the reach on Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on John Lafon, team foul #1 | 19-38 |
| 19:35 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the floater from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willy Schell | 19-38 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willy Schell | 19-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:59 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 19-41 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-41 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lafon and he's hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #3 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-44 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-44 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Lafon | 19-47 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hauer | 21-47 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | John Lafon hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Willy Schell | 21-49 |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-49 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 21-49 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-49 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Colby | 21-49 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | John Lafon makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 21-51 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | David Colby steps in front of the Glenn Tejada pass in the backcourt | 21-51 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-51 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive board | 21-51 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | David Colby buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hauer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-54 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-54 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Simpson | 21-54 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Walter Holland blocks the short jumper by John Hauer | 21-54 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 21-54 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | John Hauer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-54 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | John Lafon pulls down the rebound | 21-54 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | John Lafon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-54 |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Simpson | 21-54 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | John Hauer connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Doyle | 23-54 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willy Schell | 23-57 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ernest Doyle | 25-57 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Simpson blocks the short jumper by Ralph Anderson | 25-57 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | John Hauer pulls down the rebound | 25-57 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson misses the shot from the left wing | 25-57 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Colby | 25-57 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 25-59 |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glenn Tejada | 28-59 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (PG), Michael Becker (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF), Charles Williams (C) Glenn Tejada, Samuel Collins, John Hauer, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG), Donald Quinn (SF), David Hollie (PF) David Colby, Willy Schell, John Lafon, Walter Holland | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Lee (fresh) SG - Michael Becker (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Serrato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) SG - James Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-59 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | David Hollie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato grabs the board | 30-59 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | David Getchell can't finish the layup | 32-59 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 32-59 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-60 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brandon Serrato | 35-60 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is called for traveling | 35-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Samuel Collins (SG) Samuel Lee, Michael Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 35-60 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato tips it but misses | 35-60 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | David Hollie snags the defensive board | 35-60 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | David Getchell is fouled on the floor by Samuel Collins - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #3 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Antoine Lancaster, Brandon Serrato, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-60 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee grabs the board | 35-60 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-60 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 35-60 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn loses the ball out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Williams (C) Samuel Lee, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF) David Getchell, James Bowers, Donald Quinn | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Tejada | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lafon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Holland (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #4 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (PG), John Hauer (PF), Brandon Serrato (C) Glenn Tejada, Charles Simpson, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (C) Walter Holland | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | David Colby buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 37-65 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Hauer | 40-65 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Colby | 40-67 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster double dribbles | 40-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG), Charles Williams (C) Samuel Collins, Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Donald Quinn (SF), James Bowers (PF) David Colby, John Lafon, David Hollie | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hubert Cordeiro (PG) Brandon Serrato | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Getchell | 40-69 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Becker and he's hacked by Willy Schell - foul #2 on Willy Schell, team foul #2 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) Willy Schell | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Samuel Lee is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Ralph Anderson is denied by John Hauer | 43-69 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | Hubert Cordeiro gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Becker, team foul #7 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato (PF) Samuel Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (C) Ralph Anderson | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Brandon Serrato swats the short shot by David Hollie | 43-69 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato grabs the board | 43-69 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hubert Cordeiro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Becker (fresh) SF - John Hauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Serrato (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | David Hollie dunks the ball set up by Walter Holland and he's hacked by Michael Becker - foul #2 on Michael Becker, team foul #8 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF) Donald Quinn, Walter Holland | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the free throw | 43-72 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) David Getchell | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Hubert Cordeiro - foul #1 on Hubert Cordeiro, team foul #9 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Williams (C) Michael Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 1st free throw | 43-72 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland gets the offensive rebound | 43-72 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Willy Schell | 43-74 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | John Hauer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-74 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | David Colby gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-74 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by John Hauer is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 43-74 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 43-74 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by David Colby | 43-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato double dribbles | 43-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Hubert Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Lafon | 43-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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 (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Charles Williams, team foul #10 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hubert Cordeiro (PG) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Colby runs out the clock | 43-78 |