| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) SG - James Lacefield (fresh) SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - Tim Banister (fresh) SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Michael Thompson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield blows the layup but he's fouled by Tim Banister - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Willy Schell steals it from Lloyd Connolly | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland's pass is intercepted by Robert Dike | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Robert Dike hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 7-0 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willy Schell | 9-0 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the offensive board | 9-0 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Stanley McUmber steals the ball from Michael Thompson | 9-0 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-0 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Tim Banister (fresh) SF - Lloyd Connolly (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the shot from the left side | 12-2 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-2 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland tips it home | 14-2 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Tim Banister can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-2 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly tips it but misses | 14-2 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 14-2 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Michael Thompson steals the ball from Willy Schell in the backcourt | 14-2 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Michael Thompson banks in the layup | 14-4 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini is fouled on the floor by Robert Dike - foul #1 on Robert Dike, team foul #2 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Willy Schell, James Lacefield, Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | John Lafon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-4 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Lafon tips it back up and in | 16-4 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Morse - foul #1 on Nathan Morse, team foul #1 | 16-4 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | John Lafon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Darrell Presson gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | David Kugler can't finish the layup | 16-6 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | John Lafon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-6 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Mark Embry snags the defensive board | 16-6 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham is fouled on the floor by John Lafon - foul #1 on John Lafon, team foul #2 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF) Nathan Morse, Richard Looper, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG) Mark Embry | |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle double dribbles | 16-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (C) Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Tim Banister comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-6 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 19-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) C - Darrell Presson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #3 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski (C) Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Robert Dike blows the layup | 19-6 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Lacefield | 21-6 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is fouled on the floor by James Lacefield - foul #1 on James Lacefield, team foul #4 | 21-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SG), Charles Tomasini (PF) James Lacefield, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Igor Drewski - foul #1 on Igor Drewski, team foul #5 | 21-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Willy Schell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG) Tim Banister | |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 21-7 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | John Lafon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathan Morse | 24-8 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-8 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Michael Thompson tips it but misses | 24-8 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | John Lafon gets the rebound | 24-8 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 24-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), Richard Looper (SG), William Schupp (C) Nathan Morse, Stanley McUmber, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, Mitchell Scott | |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Looper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-8 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darrell Presson | 24-8 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Tim Banister buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Dike steals it from Charles Tomasini | 24-11 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Darrell Presson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tim Banister | 24-13 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Looper is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Battle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Walter Holland (C) Richard Looper, John Lafon, Charles Tomasini, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), David Kugler (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Embry (fresh) SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stanley McUmber | 26-13 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott's pass is intercepted by Willy Schell | 26-13 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses the easy layup | 26-13 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 26-13 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham tips it back up and in | 26-15 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber is whistled for traveling | 26-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Igor Drewski (C) Willy Schell, Paul Zenzen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF) Mark Embry, Tim Banister, Marvin Bonham | |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is hacked by Nathan Morse - foul #2 on Nathan Morse, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (PG), Charles Tomasini (PF) Nathan Morse, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) David Kugler, Mitchell Scott | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Lacefield - foul #2 on James Lacefield, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SG) James Lacefield | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Stanley McUmber is called for the reach on Jeffrey Battle - foul #2 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski (C) Stanley McUmber | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Darrell Presson snags the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle is called for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Darrell Presson | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | John Lafon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-16 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is hacked by Richard Looper - foul #1 on Richard Looper, team foul #9 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Zenzen (PF) Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF) Robert Dike | |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | David Kugler blocks the short jumper by Igor Drewski | 29-17 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski grabs the offensive board | 29-17 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | John Lafon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Zenzen tips it home | 31-17 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is fouled on the floor by Paul Zenzen - foul #1 on Paul Zenzen, team foul #10 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Walter Holland (PF) Richard Looper, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-19 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | David Kugler snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini (PF) Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) David Kugler, Mitchell Scott | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell comes up short on the shot in the lane | 31-19 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Tim Banister grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on James Lacefield - foul #3 on James Lacefield, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SG) James Lacefield | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Battle is called for the reach on Stanley McUmber - foul #2 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #5 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Schupp (C) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham | |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Michael Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Willy Schell - foul #1 on Willy Schell, team foul #12 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Igor Drewski (C) Willy Schell, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mitchell Scott (C) Darrell Presson | |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-23 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Tomasini | 31-23 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | John Lafon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Nathan Morse - foul #3 on Nathan Morse, team foul #13 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), Walter Holland (PF) Nathan Morse, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-26 |