| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Parenteau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Rotella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Banks (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Drinnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gillespie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Renato Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Shepley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Michael Gillespie inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-28 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Iowa State | Renato Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | William Morell clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is whistled for a carry | 42-28 |
| 18:26 | Iowa State | William Morell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-28 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon misses the tip | 42-28 |
| 18:22 | Iowa State | Michael Gillespie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Parenteau | 42-28 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 17:33 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is fouled on the floor by Gerald Shepley - foul #3 on Gerald Shepley, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green (PG), Harvey Mathews (SF), Christopher Malm (PF), Larry Galarza (C) Robert Frederick, Eric Rotella, Richard Banks, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Rabin (PG), Paul Klein (C) William Morell, Gerald Shepley | |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Malm loses the ball out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG) Benjamin Parenteau | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | Michael Gillespie misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 16:30 | Iowa State | Paul Klein snags the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 16:13 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin is hacked by Gilbert Green - foul #1 on Gilbert Green, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (PG), Benjamin Parenteau (SG), Richard Banks (PF) Gilbert Green, Lamont Braatz, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-30 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Christopher Malm grabs the board | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Parenteau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Banks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Malm (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Richard Rabin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Drinnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gillespie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Renato Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Klein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Klein is called for the reach on Benjamin Parenteau - foul #1 on Paul Klein, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SF) Harvey Mathews | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morell (PG), Gerald Shepley (C) Richard Rabin, Paul Klein | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Malm's pass is intercepted by Gerald Shepley | 44-30 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-32 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Gerald Shepley is called for the reach on Robert Frederick - foul #4 on Gerald Shepley, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green (PG), Gene Foster (C) Robert Frederick, Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chester Hagerman (PF), Paul Klein (C) Renato Bianchi, Gerald Shepley | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gilbert Green | 46-32 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Paul Klein lays it in | 46-34 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Chester Hagerman steals the ball from Eric Rotella | 46-34 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (PG), Lamont Braatz (SG), Harvey Mathews (SF), Richard Banks (PF) Gilbert Green, Benjamin Parenteau, Eric Rotella, Christopher Malm | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Rabin (PG), Reginald Grimes (SG), Renato Bianchi (PF) William Morell, Richard Drinnon, Michael Gillespie | |
| 13:16 | Iowa State | Reginald Grimes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Chester Hagerman steals the ball from Richard Banks | 46-39 |
| 12:46 | Iowa State | Reginald Grimes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 11:58 | Iowa State | Paul Klein knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Grimes and he's hacked by Gene Foster - foul #1 on Gene Foster, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau (SG), Eric Rotella (SF), Christopher Malm (PF), Larry Galarza (C) Lamont Braatz, Harvey Mathews, Richard Banks, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morell (SG) Chester Hagerman | |
| 11:58 | Iowa State | Paul Klein misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Christopher Malm gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Klein - foul #2 on Paul Klein, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green (PG) Robert Frederick | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Gillespie (SF) Richard Rabin | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gilbert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Parenteau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Rotella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Malm (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Galarza (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Reginald Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gillespie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Renato Bianchi (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa State | Renato Bianchi can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Larry Galarza | 50-41 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Malm connects on the jumper from the right block | 52-41 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | William Morell hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Gillespie | 52-44 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Klein - foul #3 on Paul Klein, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (PF) Christopher Malm | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon (SG) Reginald Grimes | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Renato Bianchi's pass is intercepted by Larry Galarza | 54-44 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (PG), Harvey Mathews (SF), Christopher Malm (C) Gilbert Green, Eric Rotella, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Rabin (PG), Reginald Grimes (SF) William Morell, Michael Gillespie | |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Benjamin Parenteau is called for the reach on Richard Drinnon - foul #2 on Benjamin Parenteau, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chester Hagerman (PF) Renato Bianchi | |
| 09:32 | Iowa State | Harvey Mathews steps in front of the Paul Klein pass | 54-44 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 08:55 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Frederick | 60-47 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harvey Mathews | 60-47 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Chester Hagerman pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Chester Hagerman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-47 |
| 07:51 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin tips it home | 60-49 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-49 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks tips it in | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Parenteau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Malm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Richard Rabin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Drinnon (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Grimes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chester Hagerman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Klein (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-49 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses the jump hook from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 06:48 | Iowa State | Paul Klein snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 06:43 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Banks | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Drinnon | 65-52 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Harvey Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green (PG), Lamont Braatz (SG), Eric Rotella (SF), Larry Galarza (PF), Gene Foster (C) Robert Frederick, Benjamin Parenteau, Harvey Mathews, Richard Banks, Christopher Malm | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morell (SG), Michael Gillespie (SF), Renato Bianchi (PF), Gerald Shepley (C) Richard Drinnon, Reginald Grimes, Chester Hagerman, Paul Klein | |
| 05:38 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | William Morell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | William Morell is called for the reach on Gilbert Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Morell, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Rotella | 68-52 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 68-52 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon (SG) Richard Rabin | |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Drinnon, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (PF) Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza hits the follow up shot | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley knocks in the shot from close range | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gilbert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamont Braatz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Rotella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Galarza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Richard Drinnon (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Gillespie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Renato Bianchi (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Shepley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Gerald Shepley | 70-54 |
| 02:55 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley misses the driving attempt from close range | 70-54 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Lamont Braatz | 72-54 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | William Morell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Gilbert Green buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Banks | 75-54 |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Gerald Shepley banks in the layup set up by William Morell | 75-56 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is hacked by Renato Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Renato Bianchi, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (PG), Benjamin Parenteau (SG), Christopher Malm (PF), Gene Foster (C) Gilbert Green, Lamont Braatz, Richard Banks, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Rabin (PG), Reginald Grimes (SG) William Morell, Richard Drinnon | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Richard Rabin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (PF) Christopher Malm | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morell (PG), Richard Drinnon (SG) Richard Rabin, Reginald Grimes | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Drinnon takes the ball from Gene Foster | 77-56 |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Renato Bianchi lays it up and in set up by Richard Drinnon | 77-58 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Frederick | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Michael Gillespie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Shepley - foul #5 on Gerald Shepley, team foul #9 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Paul Klein (C) Gerald Shepley | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Parenteau makes the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Richard Drinnon's layup is rejected by Eric Rotella | 82-58 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks pulls down the rebound | 82-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick runs out the clock | 82-58 |