| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hood (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon inbounds the ball | 47-16 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Foster | 49-16 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-16 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-16 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper can't tip it in | 49-16 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-16 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-16 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover snags the defensive board | 49-16 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Hood takes the ball from Josh Blackmon | 49-16 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Fitzgerald | 49-16 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the board | 49-16 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Hood is called for the reach on Bradley Foster - foul #2 on Robert Hood, team foul #1 | 49-16 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 49-16 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hood | 49-16 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle is hacked by Tim Hooper - foul #2 on Tim Hooper, team foul #1 | 49-16 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle is whistled for a carry | 49-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Ralph Upshaw | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Belle is called for the reach on Donald Glover - foul #1 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #2 | 49-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Nicholas Belle | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Glover | 52-16 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-16 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon gets the rebound | 52-16 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Josh Blackmon | 55-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Hooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Trent Andresen (fresh) SG - Jordan Negrete (fresh) SF - Robert Hood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) C - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-16 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper pulls down the rebound | 55-16 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon loses the ball out of bounds | 55-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Joseph Neth (PF), Dennis Stovall (C) Josh Blackmon, Leonard Fitzgerald, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SF) Robert Hood | |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-19 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Dennis Stovall comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-19 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster hits the follow up shot | 57-19 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-21 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-21 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox snags the defensive board | 57-21 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-21 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer grabs the offensive board | 57-21 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-21 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Dennis Stovall pulls down the rebound | 57-21 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover double dribbles | 57-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald (SG), Josh Blackmon (SF), Tim Hooper (C) Donald Glover, Douglas Melchor, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Alan Cheatham (C) Jordan Negrete, Lance Shatzer | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen's floater is tipped away by Tim Hooper | 57-21 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Neth | 57-21 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Fitzgerald and he's fouled by Trent Andresen - foul #2 on Trent Andresen, team foul #3 | 59-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Donald Glover (SG) Bradley Foster, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (SG) Adam Cox | |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the free throw | 60-21 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen lays it in | 60-23 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Whalen - foul #1 on John Whalen, team foul #4 | 60-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 61-23 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 62-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Jordan Negrete (fairly fresh) SF - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Cheatham (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the floater in the lane | 62-23 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon grabs the board | 62-23 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Trent Andresen is called for the reach on Josh Blackmon - foul #3 on Trent Andresen, team foul #5 | 62-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Richard Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SG), Lance Shatzer (PF) Jordan Negrete, John Whalen | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-23 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor gets the offensive rebound | 62-23 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald drills a runner from the right block set up by Josh Blackmon | 64-23 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits a jumper from the left wing set up by John Wilson | 64-25 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Melchor | 66-25 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Leonard Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 66-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG), Joseph Neth (PF) Douglas Melchor, Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (C) Adam Cox, Alan Cheatham | |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 66-26 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-26 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the board | 66-26 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #6 | 66-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Dennis Stovall (C) Bradley Foster, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 67-26 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-26 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Griffin is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Griffin, team foul #3 | 68-26 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Griffin - foul #2 on Richard Griffin, team foul #4 | 68-26 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 68-27 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-27 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 68-27 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Griffin | 70-27 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Stovall steals it from John Wilson | 70-27 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Whalen - foul #2 on John Whalen, team foul #7 | 70-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Douglas Melchor (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF), Tim Hooper (C) Richard Griffin, Josh Blackmon, Joseph Neth, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SG) John Wilson | |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the 1st free throw | 70-27 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 70-27 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen grabs the board | 70-27 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer connects on the turnaround from close range | 70-29 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jordan Negrete (fairly fresh) SG - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Trent Andresen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the finger roll | 70-31 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Glover | 73-31 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen's pass is intercepted by Bradley Foster | 73-31 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor blows the layup | 73-31 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the follow up shot | 75-31 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon (SF) Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Cheatham (C) Lance Shatzer | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 75-31 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper tips it back up and in | 77-31 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 77-31 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon gets the rebound | 77-31 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover is fouled on the floor by Trent Andresen - foul #4 on Trent Andresen, team foul #8 | 77-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG) Trent Andresen | |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 1st free throw | 78-31 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 79-31 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is denied on a layup by Leonard Fitzgerald | 79-31 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Glover | 79-31 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jordan Negrete - foul #1 on Jordan Negrete, team foul #9 | 79-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Joseph Neth (PF), Dennis Stovall (C) Donald Glover, Leonard Fitzgerald, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF) John Whalen | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 80-31 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-31 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-31 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon snags the defensive board | 81-31 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-31 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Dennis Stovall grabs the offensive rebound | 81-31 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Griffin | 84-31 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-31 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon grabs the board | 84-31 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-31 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth tips it in | 86-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Stovall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jordan Negrete (tiring) SF - Adam Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Cheatham (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Neth - foul #1 on Joseph Neth, team foul #5 | 86-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Donald Glover (SG), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF), Tim Hooper (C) Richard Griffin, Josh Blackmon, Joseph Neth, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SF), John Whalen (C) Jordan Negrete, Alan Cheatham | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 86-32 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 86-32 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover gets the rebound | 86-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bradley Foster | 88-32 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 88-32 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster grabs the board | 88-32 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses short on a jumper from the left side | 88-32 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald tips it in | 90-32 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-34 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Glover | 92-34 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is whistled for a carry | 92-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon (SF) Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (SG) John Wilson | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Foster | 94-34 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 94-34 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 94-34 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Glover and he's fouled by Trent Andresen - foul #5 on Trent Andresen, team foul #10 | 96-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG) Trent Andresen | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 97-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen drills a runner from the baseline | 97-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Tim Hooper | 99-36 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 99-36 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 99-36 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster runs out the clock | 99-36 |