| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fresh) PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Ryan Lei inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Ryan Lei is fouled on the floor by Darrell Hand - foul #2 on Darrell Hand, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Ryan Lei misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel's floater is tipped away by Michael Scott | 26-31 |
| 18:40 | Washington State | Ryan Lei gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:14 | Washington State | James Lewis tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 26-31 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 26-31 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 17:34 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 28-31 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:22 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:02 | Washington State | Dale Harbert is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Wang - foul #1 on Dale Harbert, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 16:42 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 28-32 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 15:59 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan drills a jumper in the lane | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Ernest Duncan denies the turnaround by Gregory Coronel | 30-34 |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | James Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 33-34 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Spence | 33-36 |
| 14:34 | Washington State | Dale Harbert steps in front of the Ernest Duncan pass | 33-36 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 33-36 |
| 13:50 | Washington State | James Lewis is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 13:28 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 13:09 | Washington State | Richard Canada picks off the pass by Ernest Duncan | 33-36 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada drills a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Hamilton | 33-38 |
| 12:36 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang is fouled on the floor by Richard Canada - foul #1 on Richard Canada, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Mark Pressman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:23 | Washington State | Ryan Lei can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Pressman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Lei (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mark Pressman | 35-40 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 11:13 | Washington State | Ryan Lei grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | Kyle Nichols is called for the reach on Ryan Lei - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Luther Pelkowski (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Ryan Lei, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Kyle Nichols, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Rick Macon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a floater in the paint | 35-40 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand's layup is rejected by Michael Scott | 35-40 |
| 09:52 | Washington State | Mark Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:27 | Washington State | James Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rick Macon | 38-40 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 38-40 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | James Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Michael Scott gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:23 | Washington State | Dale Harbert takes the ball from Mark Pressman | 38-40 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 38-42 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | James Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Macon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mark Pressman - foul #1 on Mark Pressman, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Ryan Lei (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) James Lewis, Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:14 | Washington State | Ryan Lei is fouled on the floor by Claude Spence - foul #1 on Claude Spence, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| 06:55 | Washington State | Ryan Lei knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Wang | 40-43 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lei is called for the reach on Dale Harbert - foul #2 on Ryan Lei, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo | |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (SG) Mark Pressman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:57 | Washington State | Nicholas Rogers blocks the jumper by Jiao-Long Wang | 40-43 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 05:29 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Ryan Lei's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Scott (C) Luther Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Nicholas Rogers, John Johnson | |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Jiao-Long Wang steals the ball from Cory Hondo | 40-43 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | James Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Wang | 42-43 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel throws it down set up by Cory Hondo and he's fouled by Ernest Duncan - foul #3 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF) Claude Spence | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:02 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Pressman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jiao-Long Wang - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Mark Pressman misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Mark Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Mark Pressman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cory Hondo | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Washington State | Michael Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski (C) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF) Joseph Twyman | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't finish the layup | 43-52 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Ryan Lei grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (SG), Michael Scott (C) Mark Pressman, Luther Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-52 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dale Harbert | 43-52 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jiao-Long Wang - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:04 | Washington State | James Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Scott | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 01:35 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Washington State | James Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Wang | 48-54 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Ryan Lei grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Michael Scott is hacked by Darrell Hand - foul #3 on Darrell Hand, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is fouled in the backcourt by Jiao-Long Wang - foul #4 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ernest Duncan | 48-55 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Cory Hondo steals it from Jiao-Long Wang | 48-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is fouled in the backcourt by James Lewis - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 48-56 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | James Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is hacked by James Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Lewis, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:18 | Washington State | James Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert runs out the clock | 48-58 |