| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Taranto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 16-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #1 | 16-28 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Felton Robillard out of a doubleteam | 18-30 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 20-30 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Tellez | 20-32 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Felton Robillard and he's hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto makes the free throw | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-35 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 22-35 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Vyacheslav Szychowski steals it from Felton Robillard out of a doubleteam | 22-35 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the easy layup | 22-35 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Scott Lakey | 22-35 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Felton Robillard out of a doubleteam | 22-37 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Richard Bourn (PF), Joseph Erlandson (C) Charles Taranto, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Felton Robillard, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Gary Tellez | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Richard Bourn takes the ball from Pete Armstrong | 27-40 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Pete Armstrong denies the turnaround by Joseph Erlandson | 27-40 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Erlandson - foul #1 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Charles Morin, Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF), Charles Taranto (C) James Button, Joseph Erlandson, Richard Bourn, Scott Lakey | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Claudio Rizzo picks off the pass by Charles Taranto | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 31-40 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | John Mowery hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Tellez | 31-42 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-42 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Taranto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) John Mowery | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar double dribbles | 31-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon loses the ball out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn (PF) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #3 on Felton Robillard, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn loses the ball out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong lays it up and in set up by Tony Branham | 35-44 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Felton Robillard | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Bourn - foul #1 on Richard Bourn, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), John Mowery (PF) Charles Taranto, Gary Tellez, Scott Lakey | |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Claudio Rizzo steps in front of the Richard Bourn pass | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Felton Robillard | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Felton Robillard | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on John Mowery - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Joseph Erlandson, Richard Bourn | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-50 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Jesse Ortegon is called for the reach on Leland Pettigrew - foul #4 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Morin | 39-50 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-50 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey is hacked by Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Charles Taranto (PF) James Button, John Mowery | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-52 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Felton Robillard | 41-54 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Felton Robillard picks off the pass by Charles Morin in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Price | 41-54 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-54 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Felton Robillard steals it from Matthew Coyne | 41-56 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard banks in the layup | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the jump hook near the basket | 41-58 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 41-58 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Anthony Price is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Richard Bourn (PF), Joseph Erlandson (C) Felton Robillard, Jesse Ortegon, Scott Lakey | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez drills a floater from close range set up by Charles Taranto | 44-62 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Richard Bourn - foul #2 on Richard Bourn, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) Gary Tellez | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | James Button loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Jesse Ortegon - foul #5 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-62 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | The short jumper by Matthew Coyne is denied by Scott Lakey | 47-62 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | James Button pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 47-62 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a shot in the paint set up by Matthew Coyne | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Button runs out the clock | 49-62 |