| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) SG - John Crosby (fresh) SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) PF - Seth Knudsen (fresh) C - Larry Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) SF - John Pollock (fresh) PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle lays it in on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin is fouled on the floor by John Aponte - foul #1 on John Aponte, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Mullin | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | John Crosby clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | John Pollock drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rodger Newell | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | John Aponte pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Rose - foul #1 on Larry Rose, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Ira Irick (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a jumpshot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | John Aponte steals the ball from Paul Buske in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Aponte | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is hacked by Richard Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Perry, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Ronald Rice (PF), Mark Bascom (C) John Pollock, Donald Clayton, Michael Carlyle | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Buske (fresh) SG - Richard Perry (fresh) SF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) PF - Matthew Billings (fresh) C - Ira Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) PF - Ronald Rice (fresh) C - Mark Bascom (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hunt | 4-9 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert Hunt, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG) Paul Buske | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Rodger Newell | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Billings | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Aponte | 6-11 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Perry | 9-11 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Ira Irick is called for the reach on John Pollock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ira Irick, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), John Crosby (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Larry Rose (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, Ira Irick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Donald Clayton (SF), Michael Carlyle (C) Gilbert Hunt, John Pollock, Mark Bascom | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 9-11 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Seth Knudsen | 12-11 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton blows the layup but he's hacked by Dima Smialowski - foul #1 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), Jared Sloan (PF), Ira Irick (C) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG) Rodger Newell | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Carlyle | 12-13 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is fouled on the floor by Ira Irick - foul #2 on Ira Irick, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Larry Rose (C) Robert Edwards, Richard Perry, Jared Sloan, Ira Irick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (C) Michael Carlyle | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Knudsen | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | John Crosby buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Rose | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Knudsen (fairly fresh) C - Larry Rose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) SF - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Bascom (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is intercepted by Justin Mullin in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen misses short on a floater from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Mullin - foul #1 on Justin Mullin, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Jared Sloan (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), John Pollock (SF) Gilbert Hunt, Donald Clayton | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Robert Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Edwards, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Larry Rose (C) Robert Edwards, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dima Smialowski | 20-13 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom is fouled on the floor by Dima Smialowski - foul #2 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Dima Smialowski, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG) John Aponte | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Seth Knudsen | 22-13 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen gets the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Mark Bascom, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF), Ronald Rice (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Mark Bascom | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton scores on a runner near the basket | 24-15 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-15 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hunt | 24-15 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | John Crosby steals the ball from Ronald Rice | 24-15 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | John Crosby lays it in | 26-15 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is called for 10 seconds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Matthew Billings (SF), Larry Rose (C) John Crosby, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), John Pollock (SG) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Clayton takes the ball from Richard Perry | 26-15 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | John Aponte's floater is tipped away by Larry Rose | 26-15 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it home | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Sloan (tiring) 2 pts. C - Larry Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings travels with the ball | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF) Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Clifford Smith (PF), Mark Bascom (C) Donald Clayton, Ronald Rice, Michael Carlyle | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is intercepted by Justin Mullin in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | John Crosby banks in the layup set up by Justin Mullin | 28-17 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith clanks a runner in the paint | 28-17 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | John Crosby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-17 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-17 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Matthew Billings (PF), Jared Sloan (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Donald Clayton (SF), Ronald Rice (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Mark Bascom | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Billings - foul #1 on Matthew Billings, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen (PF) Robert Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rice - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Rose (C) Seth Knudsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Clayton steals it from Matthew Billings | 28-22 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald Clayton is denied by Jared Sloan | 28-22 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Buske gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Carlyle - foul #1 on Michael Carlyle, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Robert Edwards (SF) Paul Buske, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), John Pollock (SF), Mark Bascom (C) John Aponte, Donald Clayton, Michael Carlyle | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell travels with the ball | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Robert Edwards, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | John Crosby hits the finger roll | 32-22 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | John Crosby is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunt in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Crosby, team foul #10 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF) John Crosby, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick grabs the board | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Knudsen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ira Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) SF - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rodger Newell | 32-22 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Seth Knudsen is called for the reach on John Pollock - foul #1 on Seth Knudsen, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (PF) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Seth Knudsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Donald Clayton (SF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Crosby | 35-23 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is intercepted by Dima Smialowski in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards dunks the ball set up by Dima Smialowski | 37-23 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Donald Clayton | 37-25 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards is hacked by John Aponte - foul #2 on John Aponte, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Larry Rose (C) Robert Edwards, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, Ira Irick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Ronald Rice (PF), Mark Bascom (C) John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Michael Carlyle | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-25 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a jump hook near the basket | 37-29 |