| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Stinson (fresh) PF - John Guida (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Bostic (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson inbounds the ball | 13-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Nicholls State | Robert Hunt steals the ball from Barry Bostic | 13-33 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the easy layup | 13-33 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Barry Bostic snags the defensive board | 13-33 |
| 18:58 | Nicholls State | Barry Bostic loses the ball out of bounds | 13-33 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is fouled on the floor by James Palmer - foul #3 on James Palmer, team foul #1 | 13-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey (SG) James Palmer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt is fouled on the floor by Barry Bostic - foul #1 on Barry Bostic, team foul #2 | 13-33 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | John Guida blocks the short jumper by Donnie Ross | 13-33 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson pulls down the rebound | 13-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey connects on the runner in the lane | 15-33 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney lays it in on a great pass from Donnie Ross | 15-35 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Nordman | 17-35 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Matheney | 17-37 |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #1 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lunde (PG), Robert Davis (PF), Warren Conboy (C) David Nordman, John Guida, Barry Bostic | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Shannon (SG), Jeff Croce (PF), Wade Springer (C) Donnie Ross, Joe Jones, Robert Wright, Brian Matheney | |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson misses the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joe Peachey - foul #1 on Joe Peachey, team foul #3 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Palmer (SG), Jeremy Paz (C) James Lunde, Howard Stinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joe Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Warren Conboy (fresh) C - Jeremy Paz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SG - Robert Shannon (fresh) SF - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Croce (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Hunt takes the ball from James Palmer | 18-39 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Warren Conboy - foul #1 on Warren Conboy, team foul #4 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lunde (PG) Joe Peachey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | Jeff Croce takes the ball from Jeremy Paz | 18-41 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG), Barry Bostic (C) James Lunde, Jeremy Paz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Robert Wright (SF), Brian Matheney (C) Quinton Majors, Robert Shannon, Robert Hunt, Wade Springer | |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Palmer clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Jones - foul #1 on Joe Jones, team foul #2 | 18-41 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney tips it back up and in | 20-43 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | David Nordman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Croce - foul #1 on Jeff Croce, team foul #3 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Howard Stinson (SF), John Guida (PF) Robert Davis, Warren Conboy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | David Nordman makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | David Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is called for traveling | 22-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SF), Wade Springer (C) Jeff Croce, Brian Matheney | |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | James Palmer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright is hacked by Howard Stinson - foul #3 on Howard Stinson, team foul #5 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey (SG) James Palmer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-43 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Barry Bostic snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright slams it home on a great pass from Donnie Ross | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Peachey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Guida (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Bostic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Shannon (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Nicholls State | Wade Springer swats the dunk try by Howard Stinson | 28-45 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 28-45 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Ross | 28-45 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | John Guida misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Shannon - foul #1 on Robert Shannon, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Palmer (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Warren Conboy (C) David Nordman, Howard Stinson, Barry Bostic | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Hunt (SF), Jeff Croce (PF), Brian Matheney (C) Donnie Ross, Joe Jones, Robert Wright, Wade Springer | |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | John Guida makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | John Guida makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Jeff Croce | 30-50 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeff Croce - foul #2 on Jeff Croce, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz (C) John Guida | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG) Robert Shannon | |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce misses the jumper in the lane | 31-50 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney misses the tip | 31-50 |
| 09:17 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Brian Matheney - foul #1 on Brian Matheney, team foul #6 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lunde (PG) Joe Peachey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-50 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | James Lunde snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz misses the lay-in | 31-50 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Quinton Majors and the foul's on James Palmer - foul #4 on James Palmer, team foul #6 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG), Howard Stinson (SF), Barry Bostic (C) James Lunde, Robert Davis, Jeremy Paz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Robert Wright (PF) Quinton Majors, Jeff Croce | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Howard Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Warren Conboy (fresh) C - Barry Bostic (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler (PG), Joe Peachey (SG), James Lunde (SF), Jeremy Paz (PF) David Nordman, James Palmer, Howard Stinson, Barry Bostic | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SG), Wade Springer (C) Joe Jones, Brian Matheney | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright comes up short on the floater from the right block | 31-53 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon tips it but misses | 31-53 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz gets the rebound | 31-53 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | James Lunde loses the ball out of bounds | 31-53 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses the easy layup | 31-53 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joe Peachey | 31-53 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hunt | 31-53 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-53 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright grabs the offensive board | 31-53 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Hunt | 31-56 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Peachey | 34-56 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wright and the foul's on Antonio Butler - foul #1 on Antonio Butler, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Davis (SF) James Lunde | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney (C) Wade Springer | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Shannon is called for the reach on Jeremy Paz - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #7 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Jeff Croce (PF) Donnie Ross, Robert Hunt | |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz misses the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Butler - foul #2 on Antonio Butler, team foul #8 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG) Robert Shannon | |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey slams it home | 36-61 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-61 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Davis grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-61 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce gets the rebound | 36-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeremy Paz - foul #2 on Jeremy Paz, team foul #9 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lunde (PG) Antonio Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Robert Shannon (SF) Quinton Majors, Robert Wright | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney misses the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Lunde (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Peachey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeremy Paz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Conboy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Croce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Lunde | 38-62 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by James Lunde - foul #1 on James Lunde, team foul #10 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt (SF) Joe Jones | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce makes the free throw | 38-65 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy lays it in | 40-65 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donnie Ross | 40-67 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Brian Matheney is called for the reach on Joe Peachey - foul #2 on Brian Matheney, team foul #8 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler (PG) Jeremy Paz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wright (PF), Wade Springer (C) Jeff Croce, Brian Matheney | |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz (C) Antonio Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Brian Matheney (C) Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey double dribbles | 42-69 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Peachey - foul #2 on Joe Peachey, team foul #12 | 42-69 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Joe Peachey misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney makes the floater from the left block set up by Joe Jones | 42-72 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Hunt steps in front of the Joe Peachey pass | 42-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross runs out the clock | 42-72 |