| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) SF - Donald Glover (fresh) PF - Jerry King (fresh) C - Harvey Manson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - John Morrison (fresh) SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fresh) C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry King | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Melchor - foul #1 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | John Morrison snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | John Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | James Puls clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Branson - foul #1 on Lawrence Branson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Donald Glover is called for the reach on Robert Hale - foul #1 on Donald Glover, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | John Morrison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | James Puls connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry King gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the dunk attempt | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson hits the follow up shot | 10-2 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Robert Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-2 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry King lays it in set up by Douglas Melchor and the foul's on Norman Provost - foul #1 on Norman Provost, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF) Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Louis Gordon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 13-4 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Louis Gordon misses the tip | 13-4 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry King | 13-4 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor travels with the ball | 13-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) Robert Hale, Norman Provost | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) SG - John Mauriello (fresh) SF - James Myers (fresh) PF - Edward Davies (fresh) C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Gallop - foul #1 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG) James Puls | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG) James Myers | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 13-5 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | John Mauriello steals the ball from Raymond Williams | 13-5 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | John Morrison is whistled for a carry | 13-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) John Mauriello | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Davies - foul #1 on Edward Davies, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Gallop - foul #2 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF), Norman Provost (PF) Louis Gordon, Edward Davies | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Robert Hale buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | James Puls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Norman Provost snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Norman Provost can't tip it in | 13-8 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | James Puls buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #1 on Daniel Lee, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF) Patrick Winbush, Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Robert Hale gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Gordon | 15-10 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | James Puls is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF) Jerry King | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Louis Gordon is hacked by Joseph Parker - foul #1 on Joseph Parker, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Louis Gordon travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG) James Puls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Morrison (SG) Louis Gordon, Norman Provost | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Hale swats the layup by Harvey Manson | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Edward Davies pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - John Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mauriello (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | John Morrison is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF), Jerry King (PF) Raymond Williams, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (SF) Robert Hale | |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Louis Gordon gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Patrick Winbush picks off the pass by Edward Davies | 15-10 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall slams it home on a nice dish by Douglas Melchor | 17-10 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Robert Kuykendall picks off the pass by Louis Gordon | 17-10 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Morrison - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Donald Glover (SF) Douglas Melchor, Patrick Winbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Norman Provost (PF), Lawrence Branson (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Edward Davies, John Mauriello | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry King snags the offensive board | 18-10 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry King | 20-10 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Norman Provost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 20-10 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 20-10 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the floater from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | James Puls tips it in | 22-10 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Kuykendall - foul #1 on Robert Kuykendall, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson (C) Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Mauriello (SG) James Myers | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | James Puls is hacked by Louis Gordon - foul #1 on Louis Gordon, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG) Robert Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Morrison (SG) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Winbush | 25-12 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson lays it in | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - John Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Glover | 25-14 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Robert Hale snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Harvey Manson picks off the pass by Lawrence Branson | 25-14 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Jerry King is whistled for a carry | 25-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF) Patrick Winbush, Donald Glover, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SF), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Morrison clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | James Puls grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-14 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 25-14 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | John Morrison scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Davies | 25-17 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor is hacked by John Morrison - foul #2 on John Morrison, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG) James Puls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) John Morrison, John Mauriello, Norman Provost | |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Robert Hale pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Louis Gordon misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 25-17 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Daniel Lee gets the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Daniel Lee drills a 3 from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Daniel Lee buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Gordon | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker banks in the layup set up by Patrick Winbush | 27-22 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the lay-in | 27-22 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee is hacked by Douglas Melchor - foul #2 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Robert Kuykendall (SG), Donald Glover (SF), Jerry King (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Norman Provost (PF), John Mauriello (C) Louis Gordon, Edward Davies, Lawrence Branson | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Glover | 31-24 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | John Mauriello's pass is intercepted by James Puls | 31-24 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Daniel Lee gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | John Morrison drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Lee | 31-26 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall tips it in | 33-26 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Norman Provost is hacked by Jerry King - foul #1 on Jerry King, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Robert Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), Lawrence Branson (C) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | James Puls is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gordon - foul #2 on Louis Gordon, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-28 |