| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Haight (fresh) PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson connects on the jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | James Hampton buries a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 4-8 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | James Hampton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 7-8 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Ward | 9-8 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson's pass is intercepted by Trevor Stone | 9-8 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Allen Symonds (SF), Michael Horne (PF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), David Nguyen (C) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight, Alvin Peterson | |
| 17:04 | Iowa | A charge is called on Michael Heavner - foul #1 on Michael Heavner, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Haight (SF) Scott McKneely | |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | David Chandler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Chandler, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Robert Haight | |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Andrew Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Haight (SF) Scott McKneely | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Bruce Baker drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Heavner | 9-11 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Michael Heavner pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Robert Haight makes the jumper in the paint set up by Bruce Baker | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) SF - Allen Symonds (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Horne (fairly fresh) C - David Chandler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) C - David Nguyen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Haight - foul #1 on Robert Haight, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF) Ruben Cooper, Edward Chapman, Allen Symonds, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Scott McKneely (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Robert Haight, David Nguyen | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | David Chandler is fouled on the floor by Alvin Peterson - foul #1 on Alvin Peterson, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward (C) David Chandler | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Jenkins | 10-13 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield (SF) Phillip Cabana | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins | |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Andrew Parker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Scott McKneely tips it in | 10-15 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Hatfield | 10-15 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Scott McKneely snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Scott McKneely is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ducan - foul #2 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), Allen Symonds (PF) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ducan | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Robert Haight (SF), David Nguyen (C) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Scott McKneely, Alvin Peterson | |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Andrew Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Robert Haight is fouled on the floor by Phillip Cabana - foul #1 on Phillip Cabana, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alvin Peterson (C) David Nguyen | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (C) Edward Chapman, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF), David Nguyen (C) Andrew Parker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | David Chandler picks off the pass by Richard Jenkins | 10-15 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | James Hampton steps in front of the Phillip Cabana pass | 10-15 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Scott McKneely denies the turnaround by Ruben Cooper | 10-15 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | James Hampton is called for 10 seconds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Michael Horne (PF) Ruben Cooper, Phillip Cabana, Allen Symonds | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) Scott McKneely, David Nguyen | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Parker - foul #1 on Andrew Parker, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Scott McKneely (PF) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Scott McKneely pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Horne (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Andrew Parker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 11-15 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Heavner - foul #2 on Michael Heavner, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Allen Symonds (PF) Fred Hatfield, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Robert Haight (SF) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 3rd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hampton - foul #1 on James Hampton, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SF), David Chandler (C) Edward Chapman, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (PF) Scott McKneely | |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins buries a 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Robert Haight is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 18-18 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Trevor Stone | 18-18 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Chandler scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Cabana | 20-18 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | James Hampton is hacked by Trevor Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Michael Horne (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Phillip Cabana, Allen Symonds, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (SG), Scott McKneely (PF), David Nguyen (C) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 09:32 | Iowa | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Scott McKneely denies the turnaround by Ruben Cooper | 20-20 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield tips it home | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Bruce Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Silvey - foul #1 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) James Hampton, Robert Haight, David Nguyen | |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Andrew Parker grabs the board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Silvey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Horne (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Ward (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alvin Peterson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Scott McKneely is hacked by Michael Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Horne, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), Allen Symonds (PF), David Chandler (C) Ruben Cooper, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Michael Horne, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Robert Haight (SF), David Nguyen (C) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | David Chandler can't throw it down | 24-22 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott McKneely | 24-22 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Robert Haight hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Baker | 24-24 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Nguyen | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | James Hampton can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 24-24 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | David Chandler lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 26-24 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | David Nguyen buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Baker | 26-26 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds tips it in | 28-26 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Phillip Cabana denies the turnaround by Robert Haight | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | James Hampton tips it in | 28-28 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds scores on a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Bruce Baker - foul #1 on Bruce Baker, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Edward Chapman, Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) Bruce Baker, Scott McKneely, David Nguyen | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | James Hampton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Robert Haight grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-28 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Haight swats the shot by Ruben Cooper | 31-28 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds dunks the ball | 33-28 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Leonard Silvey steps in front of the Robert Haight pass in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | James Hampton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Jenkins | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Silvey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Symonds (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Ward (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haight (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 3 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward clanks a jumper in the lane | 33-30 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Robert Haight grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | James Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Cooper - foul #1 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan (PF), Michael Horne (C) Allen Symonds, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Robert Haight | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | James Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Edward Chapman (SG) Ruben Cooper, Leonard Silvey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (PG) James Hampton | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Trevor Stone - foul #2 on Trevor Stone, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Haight (SF) Andrew Parker | |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan blows the layup but he's fouled by Scott McKneely - foul #1 on Scott McKneely, team foul #9 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (SF) Robert Haight | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Michael Heavner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 37-36 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Andrew Parker picks off the pass by Fred Hatfield | 37-36 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Edward Chapman, Fred Hatfield, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Robert Haight (SF) Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker | |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Scott McKneely tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-38 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | James Hampton clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 39-38 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | David Chandler grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Chandler - foul #2 on David Chandler, team foul #12 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Michael Horne (C) Ruben Cooper, Leonard Silvey, Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (SF) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 43-39 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott McKneely misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 43-39 |