| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Donald Buntin (fresh) SG - Donald Stockton (fresh) SF - Kpodo Abke (fresh) PF - Buddy Sampson (fresh) C - Stephan Free (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Sampson | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Buntin | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Buddy Sampson out of a doubleteam | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Buntin | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:11 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke is hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 16:01 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Buntin | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Donald Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kpodo Abke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephan Free (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:38 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:31 | Alcorn State | Stephan Free is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephan Free, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is fouled on the floor by Buddy Sampson - foul #1 on Buddy Sampson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (C) Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales (SG), Rolando Carrillo (C) Donald Stockton, Stephan Free | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Sam Kelley | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the floater from the left side set up by Boyce Usher | 10-12 |
| 14:04 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Stephen Heal, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Eric Williams (SG), John Purdie (SF) Donald Buntin, Kpodo Abke | |
| 14:04 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:04 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the floater from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:30 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by John Purdie - foul #1 on John Purdie, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (PG), Donald Stockton (SG), Kpodo Abke (SF), Stephan Free (C) Gustavo Gonzales, Eric Williams, John Purdie, Buddy Sampson | |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 14-16 |
| 12:35 | Alcorn State | Stephan Free is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephan Free, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega (C) Stephan Free | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is whistled for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson (PF) Fernando Ortega | |
| 11:56 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 14-16 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Donald Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kpodo Abke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rolando Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Buddy Sampson picks off the pass by Raymond Rolon | 14-16 |
| 11:13 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Buddy Sampson | 14-19 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega (C) Rolando Carrillo | |
| 10:32 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 10:30 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson tips it back up and in | 14-21 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Buddy Sampson steps in front of the Boyce Usher pass | 14-21 |
| 10:03 | Alcorn State | Boyce Usher is called for the reach on Buddy Sampson - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Eric Williams (PG), Gustavo Gonzales (SF) Donald Buntin, Kpodo Abke | |
| 09:53 | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales slams it home on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 14-23 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's floater is tipped away by Fernando Ortega | 14-23 |
| 09:27 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 09:23 | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Clifford Henderson - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Purdie (SF), Rolando Carrillo (C) Donald Stockton, Fernando Ortega | |
| 09:00 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (PG), Kpodo Abke (SF) Eric Williams, John Purdie | |
| 09:00 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:00 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Rolando Carrillo is called for the reach on Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Rolando Carrillo, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gustavo Gonzales - foul #1 on Gustavo Gonzales, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:03 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo is called for traveling | 16-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton (SG) Gustavo Gonzales | |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Rolando Carrillo - foul #2 on Rolando Carrillo, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega (C) Rolando Carrillo | |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Donald Buntin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kpodo Abke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fernando Ortega (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Buddy Sampson and the foul's on Paul Read - foul #2 on Paul Read, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Paul Read | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 07:33 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 21-28 |
| 07:13 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| 07:13 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:13 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 21-29 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 21-29 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 06:29 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 06:13 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 21-29 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal tips it home | 23-29 |
| 05:34 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Eric Williams (SG), Gustavo Gonzales (SF), Rolando Carrillo (PF), Stephan Free (C) Donald Stockton, Kpodo Abke, Buddy Sampson, Fernando Ortega | |
| 05:34 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:34 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Eric Williams steps in front of the Stephen Heal pass | 23-31 |
| 04:54 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo is fouled on the floor by Stephen Heal - foul #2 on Stephen Heal, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Purdie (SF) Donald Buntin | |
| 04:54 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:54 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:54 | Alcorn State | Stephan Free pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:42 | Alcorn State | Eric Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is fouled on the floor by Stephan Free - foul #3 on Stephan Free, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke (SF), Buddy Sampson (PF) John Purdie, Stephan Free | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:08 | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-32 |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Gustavo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kpodo Abke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Rolando Carrillo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Alcorn State | Eric Williams misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (PG), Donald Stockton (SG) Gustavo Gonzales, Eric Williams | |
| 03:05 | Alcorn State | Joaquin Jensen picks off the pass by Donald Buntin in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 28-32 |
| 02:37 | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 30-32 |
| 01:52 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales (SF), Fernando Ortega (C) Kpodo Abke, Rolando Carrillo | |
| 01:35 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Gustavo Gonzales | 30-34 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Buddy Sampson - foul #2 on Buddy Sampson, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:15 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:07 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| 01:07 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:07 | Alcorn State | Fernando Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:07 | Alcorn State | Gustavo Gonzales grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:00 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #12 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kpodo Abke (SF) Gustavo Gonzales | |
| 01:00 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:00 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Read steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo (PF) Buddy Sampson | |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 31-36 |
| 00:17 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton tips it in | 31-38 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Paul Read | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-38 |