| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dave Cason (fresh) SG - Daniel Teeple (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Schultz (fresh) PF - Eric Ernst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jeffery Schultz inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self travels in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Ernst | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self loses the dribble to Eric Ernst | 26-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leonard Love - foul #2 on Leonard Love, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Stewart | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Eric Robinson is called for traveling | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson (PG), Charles Hamilton (SF) Dave Cason, Jeffery Schultz | |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Self | 30-30 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Eric Robinson lays it up and in | 30-32 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is whistled for a carry | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Johnny Robinson (PF) Lawrence Miller, Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson (SG), Glen Hart (SF), Richard Leblanc (C) Daniel Teeple, Eric Ernst, Eric Robinson | |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Albert Ryerson is called for the reach on Mark O'Harroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Ryerson, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Cason (PG), Jeffery Schultz (SF) Albert Ryerson, Glen Hart | |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Dewayne Robertson takes the ball from Mark O'Harroll | 30-34 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson misses the dunk attempt | 30-34 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton tips it home | 30-36 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses badly on a shot from close range | 30-36 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Edward Burks picks off the pass by Dave Cason | 30-36 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Leblanc steps in front of the Edward Burks pass | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dave Cason (fairly fresh) SG - Dewayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Schultz (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Johnny Robinson swats the layup by Charles Hamilton | 30-36 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnny Robinson | 30-36 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke's pass is intercepted by Dave Cason in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Dave Cason lays it up and in | 30-38 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Richard Leblanc - foul #1 on Richard Leblanc, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke, Edward Burks, Mark O'Harroll, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson (PG), Daniel Teeple (SG), Glen Hart (SF), Eric Ernst (PF), Eric Robinson (C) Dave Cason, Dewayne Robertson, Jeffery Schultz, Charles Hamilton, Richard Leblanc | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 32-38 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Albert Ryerson is called for the reach on Lawrence Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Ryerson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (C) Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glen Hart - foul #3 on Glen Hart, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Eric Robinson snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson buries a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Teeple | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Leonard Love (C) Lawrence Miller, Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Cason (PG), Jeffery Schultz (SF), Richard Leblanc (PF), James England (C) Albert Ryerson, Glen Hart, Eric Ernst, Eric Robinson | |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dave Cason and he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #3 on Leonard Love, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | James England snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG) Edward Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson (SG), Charles Hamilton (SF) Daniel Teeple, Jeffery Schultz | |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll is hacked by Charles Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dave Cason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James England (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Dave Cason pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (PF) Mark O'Harroll, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Ernst (PF), Eric Robinson (C) Richard Leblanc, James England | |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is whistled for a carry | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple (SG), Glen Hart (SF) Dewayne Robertson, Charles Hamilton | |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Glen Hart is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Glen Hart, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke, Thomas Self, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson (PG), Jeffery Schultz (SF) Dave Cason, Glen Hart | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Eric Ernst - foul #1 on Eric Ernst, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Teeple and he's hacked by Mark O'Harroll - foul #2 on Mark O'Harroll, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Leonard Love (C) Edward Burks, Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James England (SF), Richard Leblanc (C) Jeffery Schultz, Eric Robinson | |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Johnny Robinson (PF) Lawrence Miller, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Cason (PG), Dewayne Robertson (SG), Charles Hamilton (SF) Albert Ryerson, Daniel Teeple, Eric Ernst | |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | James England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (SF) Mark O'Harroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Schultz (SF) James England | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Dave Cason's pass is intercepted by Thomas Self | 35-47 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson blows the layup | 35-47 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton misses the dunk but he's fouled by Johnny Robinson - foul #1 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Burks (SG), Robert Stewart (PF) Thomas Self, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson (PG), Daniel Teeple (SG), Glen Hart (SF), Eric Robinson (C) Dave Cason, Dewayne Robertson, Jeffery Schultz, Richard Leblanc | |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke loses the dribble to Albert Ryerson in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson misses the easy layup | 35-48 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert Ryerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Teeple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glen Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis blows the layup but he's hacked by Glen Hart - foul #5 on Glen Hart, team foul #8 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Denny Clarke, Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James England (SF), Eric Ernst (PF) Glen Hart, Charles Hamilton | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | James England comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Burks - foul #1 on Edward Burks, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | James England makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | James England makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the floater from the right block | 38-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Mark O'Harroll steps in front of the Albert Ryerson pass | 38-50 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll jams it | 40-50 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Lawrence Miller takes the ball from Eric Ernst | 40-50 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller misses the lay-in | 40-50 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Miller - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Duncan Lewis (SF), Johnny Robinson (PF) Lawrence Miller, Edward Burks, Mark O'Harroll, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson (PG), Jeffery Schultz (SF) Albert Ryerson, James England | |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Teeple makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis scores on a runner in the paint | 42-52 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 42-52 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Eric Ernst swats the layup by Duncan Lewis | 42-52 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Eric Ernst gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duncan Lewis | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Ernst | 42-52 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Denny Clarke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duncan Lewis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Leonard Love (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dewayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Teeple (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffery Schultz (tiring) PF - Eric Ernst (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Robinson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-52 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love blows the layup | 42-52 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG), Edward Burks (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Denny Clarke, Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Cason (PG), Albert Ryerson (SG), Charles Hamilton (SF), Richard Leblanc (PF), James England (C) Dewayne Robertson, Daniel Teeple, Jeffery Schultz, Eric Ernst, Eric Robinson | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson is fouled on the floor by Edward Burks - foul #2 on Edward Burks, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dewayne Robertson (SG) Dave Cason | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Albert Ryerson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Ryerson - foul #3 on Albert Ryerson, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Richard Leblanc can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Charles Hamilton tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Mark O'Harroll and the foul's on Dewayne Robertson - foul #1 on Dewayne Robertson, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Leonard Love (C) Edward Burks, Mark O'Harroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Cason (PG), Daniel Teeple (SG), Jeffery Schultz (SF), Eric Ernst (PF), Eric Robinson (C) Albert Ryerson, Dewayne Robertson, Charles Hamilton, Richard Leblanc, James England | |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Jeffery Schultz - foul #3 on Jeffery Schultz, team foul #11 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (SF) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Dave Cason drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Miller and he's hacked by Daniel Teeple - foul #1 on Daniel Teeple, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Self | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Eric Robinson is hacked by Lawrence Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Eric Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Jeffery Schultz - foul #4 on Jeffery Schultz, team foul #13 | 53-58 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Duncan Lewis steals the ball from Jeffery Schultz | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis jams it | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Dave Cason is hacked by Lawrence Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Dave Cason makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Dave Cason makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Eric Robinson | 57-60 |