| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) SF - David Porter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Seth Knudsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Trevor Davis's pass is intercepted by Robert Edwards in the backcourt | 22-32 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Trevor Davis snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Frye makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Weber | 24-32 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Clayton Jeon blocks the short jumper by Larry Rose | 24-32 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 24-32 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | David Porter's pass is intercepted by Justin Mullin | 24-32 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen makes the shot from the free throw line set up by John Crosby | 24-34 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | John Crosby steps in front of the Trevor Davis pass in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen slams it home on a nice dish by John Crosby | 24-36 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | David Porter jams it and the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #3 on Robert Edwards, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF) John Crosby, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen | |
| 18:10 | Illinois | David Porter misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Scott Weber double dribbles | 26-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Trevor Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Billings | 26-41 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the turnaround in the paint | 28-41 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-41 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings tips it home | 28-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Larry Rose denies the turnaround by David Porter | 28-43 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 28-43 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF), William Frye (C) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (PG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Ira Irick (C) Justin Mullin, Dima Smialowski, Larry Rose | |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry tips it in | 28-45 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Keith Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-45 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Seth Knudsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Irick (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-45 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Porter | 28-45 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | John Crosby gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Crosby | 28-47 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | David Porter misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Knudsen | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | William Frye takes the ball from Richard Perry | 28-47 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Perry - foul #1 on Richard Perry, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Jared Sloan (PF), Larry Rose (C) John Crosby, Matthew Billings, Seth Knudsen, Ira Irick | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Rose - foul #3 on Larry Rose, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose tips it home | 30-49 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Weber | 32-49 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Porter - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #1 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (PF) Richard Perry, Jared Sloan | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the free throw | 32-52 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Keith Bell | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Edwards | 34-55 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Larry Rose denies the turnaround by David Porter | 34-55 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark tips it in | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Rose (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards misses the turnaround in the paint | 36-55 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Keith Bell is hacked by Robert Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Edwards, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, David Porter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Ira Irick (C) Robert Edwards, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-55 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (SF) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (SF), Larry Rose (C) Dima Smialowski, Ira Irick | |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Mullin - foul #2 on Justin Mullin, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda slams it home | 38-56 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Clayton Jeon steals the ball from Seth Knudsen | 38-56 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't connect on a floater from the left block | 38-56 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits a jump hook in the lane | 38-58 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Rose - foul #4 on Larry Rose, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), David Porter (SF), Jeremy Clark (PF) Scott Weber, William Frye, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Jared Sloan (PF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan loses the dribble to Keith Bell | 40-58 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-58 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | John Crosby comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Trevor Davis - foul #1 on Trevor Davis, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF), William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF) Dima Smialowski, Jared Sloan | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Seth Knudsen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ira Irick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Keith Bell is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | John Crosby is hacked by Trevor Davis - foul #2 on Trevor Davis, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-63 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-63 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | John Crosby comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-63 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | David Porter is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 40-63 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | David Porter tips it back up and in | 42-63 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Justin Mullin | 42-65 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled on the floor by Justin Mullin - foul #3 on Justin Mullin, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski tips it in | 44-67 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Paul Buske takes the ball from Keith Bell in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick is called for traveling | 44-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Porter's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Billings | 44-67 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the offensive board | 44-67 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ira Irick - foul #2 on Ira Irick, team foul #8 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF) David Porter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Davis steals the ball from Matthew Billings | 45-67 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Scott Weber slams it home set up by Trevor Davis | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Weber (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Buske (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dima Smialowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Ira Irick (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), William Frye (C) Trevor Davis, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the free throw | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by Paul Buske - foul #1 on Paul Buske, team foul #9 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan (PF) Matthew Billings | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick gets the rebound | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski is fouled on the floor by Keith Bell - foul #3 on Keith Bell, team foul #7 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Buske - foul #2 on Paul Buske, team foul #10 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (PF) Jared Sloan | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings is fouled on the floor by Clayton Jeon - foul #2 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #8 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Trevor Davis | 49-74 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Porter gets the rebound | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is hacked by Dima Smialowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #11 | 49-74 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Ira Irick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 51-74 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The jumper by David Porter is denied by Dima Smialowski | 51-74 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski grabs the board | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Buske runs out the clock | 51-74 |