| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Kahn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Porter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Reny (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny's pass is intercepted by Donny Green | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-34 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Donny Green snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Paul Read | 41-34 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Donny Green, Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG), James Harbaugh (SG), Richard Wilson (SF), Donald Curry (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) David Jackson, Dennis Kahn, Sean Porter, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ryan Henson | 41-37 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones jams it | 43-37 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Heal | 45-37 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on Donald Curry - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Michael Platt (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Ryan Henson, Donald Curry, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter (SF) James Harbaugh | |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Rolon | 48-39 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Platt (fresh) PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Porter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Reny (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Nathaniel Mitchell steps in front of the Paul Read pass in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Reny | 48-42 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Paul Read, Sam Kelley, Michael Platt, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SG), James Harbaugh (SF), Donald Curry (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) David Jackson, Richard Wilson, Sean Porter, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher blows the wide open layup | 48-42 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Dennis Kahn steals it from Donny Green | 48-42 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Ward - foul #3 on Kevin Ward, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Donny Green, Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Warren (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Donald Curry, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Platt is called for the reach on James Harbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Sean Porter (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Ryan Henson, James Harbaugh, Anthony Warren | |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jerry Reny | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is fouled on the floor by Sean Porter - foul #3 on Sean Porter, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Michael Platt, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (SG), Donald Curry (C) Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny | |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Harbaugh | 48-48 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Donny Green comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Porter - foul #4 on Sean Porter, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Kevin Ward (C) Paul Read, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG), Richard Wilson (SF), Ray Rosenberg (C) David Jackson, Sean Porter, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Henson | 50-50 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is fouled in the backcourt by James Harbaugh - foul #1 on James Harbaugh, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Donny Green, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy (SF) James Harbaugh | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ryan Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alan Muncy (fresh) PF - Donald Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher tips it home | 52-50 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Joaquin Jensen picks off the pass by Alan Muncy | 52-50 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher tips it in | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Alan Muncy - foul #1 on Alan Muncy, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SG), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SG), James Harbaugh (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Ryan Henson, Richard Wilson, Alan Muncy, Donald Curry, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dennis Kahn | 54-53 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Kahn - foul #2 on Dennis Kahn, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Donny Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson | 56-53 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG) Paul Read, Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Mitchell | 56-56 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Donny Green | 58-56 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clifford Henderson | 61-56 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn is hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #4 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG), Sean Porter (SF), Donald Curry (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) David Jackson, James Harbaugh, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Henderson (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ryan Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Kahn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Kelley | 63-58 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson (SG) Dennis Kahn | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Curry | 63-58 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Porter - foul #5 on Sean Porter, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Alan Muncy (SF), Anthony Warren (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Ryan Henson, Sean Porter, Donald Curry, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Jackson | 65-60 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-60 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Warren connects on the 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Dennis Jones (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Paul Read, Michael Platt, Boyce Usher, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn (SG), James Harbaugh (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Richard Wilson, Alan Muncy, Anthony Warren | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley tips it home | 70-63 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell misses long on a runner in the paint | 70-63 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sam Kelley | 70-63 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is called for 10 seconds | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG), Richard Wilson (SF) David Jackson, Dennis Kahn | |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny makes the driving attempt from the right block | 70-65 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Henson - foul #1 on Ryan Henson, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 71-65 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is open and scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Donny Green | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Henderson (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ryan Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Harbaugh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wilson is blocked by Raymond Rolon | 73-65 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Donny Green banks in the layup set up by Clifford Henderson | 75-65 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh buries a jump hook near the basket | 75-67 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson hits a floater in the paint set up by Joaquin Jensen and the foul's on Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #9 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SG), Alan Muncy (SF), Donald Curry (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ryan Henson, James Harbaugh, Richard Wilson, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-67 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses the 3 from straight away | 78-67 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-67 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the board | 78-67 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Read | 81-67 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-67 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 81-67 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Read is called for the reach on Dennis Kahn - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #8 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Stephen Heal, Boyce Usher, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Richard Wilson (SF) David Jackson, Alan Muncy | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Rosenberg - foul #1 on Ray Rosenberg, team foul #10 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Henson (PG) Dennis Kahn | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 83-69 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson tips it home | 83-71 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 83-71 |