| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Drake (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Harry Church inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | The jump hook by Gary Alexander is blocked by Mark Caudill | 38-26 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Van Isler | 40-26 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Gary Alexander buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Andy Atwood and he's fouled by Leonard Drake - foul #1 on Leonard Drake, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Gary Alexander misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip is hacked by Stephen Lauber - foul #3 on Stephen Lauber, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lionel Edwards (PF) Stephen Lauber | |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Dean | 42-28 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards is hacked by Mark Caudill - foul #1 on Mark Caudill, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:12 | Montana State | Andy Atwood misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Walker - foul #1 on Demetrius Walker, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Wesley Schulman (C) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler, Leonard Drake | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG), Richard Rouse (SF), Jesse Peterson (C) Demetrius Walker, Harry Church, Gary Alexander | |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jesse Peterson | 45-31 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Andy Atwood makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Rouse | 45-33 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Tommy Miser takes the ball from Mark Caudill | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Caudill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Schulman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rouse (fresh) PF - Lionel Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Andy Atwood misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lionel Edwards, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Randy Diehl (PF), Bill Becerra (C) Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Mark Caudill, Wesley Schulman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Demetrius Walker (SG), Harry Church (SF), Stephen Lauber (PF), Gary Alexander (C) Andy Atwood, Tommy Miser, Richard Rouse, Lionel Edwards, Jesse Peterson | |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Demetrius Walker is called for the reach on Randy Dean - foul #2 on Demetrius Walker, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Randy Diehl, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (PF) Randy Diehl | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:08 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport is fouled on the floor by Bill Becerra - foul #4 on Bill Becerra, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake (C) Bill Becerra | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:46 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-33 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber gets the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Gary Alexander misses the tip | 48-33 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Mark Caudill is blocked by Gary Alexander | 48-33 |
| 13:09 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport is called for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andy Atwood (PG), Lionel Edwards (C) Irvin Davenport, Gary Alexander | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill knocks in the shot from the baseline | 50-33 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Andy Atwood misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Van Isler | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Caudill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Drake (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harry Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lionel Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Andy Atwood hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Demetrius Walker | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Demetrius Walker picks off the pass by Randy Dean | 53-36 |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Andy Atwood lays it up and in on a great pass from Demetrius Walker | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Artrip | 56-38 |
| 10:41 | Montana State | Harry Church is fouled on the floor by Leonard Drake - foul #2 on Leonard Drake, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Wesley Schulman (C) Randy Dean, Christopher Artrip, Van Isler, Leonard Drake | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG), Jesse Peterson (PF), Gary Alexander (C) Demetrius Walker, Harry Church, Stephen Lauber | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Gary Alexander snags the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Gary Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Miser | 56-40 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the runner in the lane | 58-40 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Tommy Miser connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andy Atwood | 58-43 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Mark Caudill is denied by Jesse Peterson | 58-43 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson grabs the board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Gary Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton loses the dribble to Tommy Miser | 58-43 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Miser | 58-45 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Tommy Miser is called for the reach on Mark Caudill - foul #2 on Tommy Miser, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Mark Caudill | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Harry Church (SF), Stephen Lauber (PF) Andy Atwood, Lionel Edwards, Jesse Peterson | |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 08:25 | Montana State | Gary Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 58-45 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber tips it but misses | 58-45 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Gary Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport is hacked by Randy Dean - foul #2 on Randy Dean, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl (PF), Bill Becerra (C) Jeffrey Stanton, Wesley Schulman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andy Atwood (PG), Demetrius Walker (SG), Jesse Peterson (C) Irvin Davenport, Tommy Miser, Gary Alexander | |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Harry Church misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bill Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 58-45 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Diehl | 58-45 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Artrip | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Andy Atwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-45 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Peterson - foul #1 on Jesse Peterson, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Van Isler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lionel Edwards (SF), Gary Alexander (C) Harry Church, Jesse Peterson | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Gary Alexander tips it home | 61-47 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG) Christopher Artrip | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG) Demetrius Walker | |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Tommy Miser misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-47 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Randy Dean and he's fouled by Gary Alexander - foul #1 on Gary Alexander, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (SF) Jeffrey Stanton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Harry Church (SF) Andy Atwood, Stephen Lauber | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Gary Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-47 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Gary Alexander grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Van Isler steals it from Tommy Miser | 64-47 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra is whistled for traveling | 64-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG) Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Demetrius Walker (SG), Jesse Peterson (PF), Richard Rouse (C) Tommy Miser, Lionel Edwards, Gary Alexander | |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport loses the dribble to Randy Dean | 64-47 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Jesse Peterson denies the turnaround by Bill Becerra | 64-47 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean tips it home | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Irvin Davenport (fresh) SG - Demetrius Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Rouse (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the offensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-47 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl hits the follow up shot | 68-47 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker hits a shot from the left side | 68-49 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip is hacked by Demetrius Walker - foul #3 on Demetrius Walker, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Dean, Van Isler, Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG), Lionel Edwards (PF) Demetrius Walker, Harry Church | |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards's floater is tipped away by Leonard Drake | 70-49 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Tommy Miser steps in front of the Jeffrey Stanton pass | 70-49 |
| 01:30 | Montana State | Tommy Miser buries a 3 from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Tommy Miser - foul #3 on Tommy Miser, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG) Christopher Artrip | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Tommy Miser comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-52 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill blows the dunk but he's hacked by Lionel Edwards - foul #3 on Lionel Edwards, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Rouse | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming runs out the clock | 72-54 |