| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 2 stl. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Victor Smith inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa State | Matthew Bigley swats the short shot by Alphonse Rossi | 25-41 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Waters | 25-41 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 18:57 | Iowa State | William Morrison clanks a shot from the left side | 26-41 |
| 18:56 | Iowa State | Jack Reese gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | William Morrison is hacked by Daniel Waters - foul #3 on Daniel Waters, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is hacked by Robert Bury - foul #2 on Robert Bury, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Victor Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (PF), Paul Martone (C) Jack Reese, Alphonse Rossi | |
| 17:14 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is hacked by Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) William Morrison | |
| 16:59 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Paul Martone grabs the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | Victor Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-43 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Benning | 26-43 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone snags the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone lays it up and in | 28-43 |
| 15:57 | Iowa State | David Bogart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Martone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | David Bogart snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Paul Martone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Jack Reese (PF), Randall Padula (C) David Bogart, Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, Paul Martone | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Robert Robinson is denied by Jack Reese | 28-43 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers tips it in | 30-43 |
| 14:45 | Iowa State | Jack Reese travels with the ball | 30-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh (SF) John Calhoun | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled on the floor by Eric Wyss - foul #1 on Eric Wyss, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Eric Wyss - foul #2 on Eric Wyss, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG) Eric Wyss | |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:05 | Iowa State | Randall Padula pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:38 | Iowa State | William Morrison misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SF) Shawn Baugh | |
| 13:13 | Iowa State | Jack Reese drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 31-45 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Randall Padula - foul #4 on Randall Padula, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (C) Randall Padula | |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley scores on a runner in the paint set up by Daniel Waters | 33-45 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | Victor Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morrison | 33-47 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Shawn Saxton and he's hacked by Jack Reese - foul #1 on Jack Reese, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), John Calhoun (C) William Morrison, Jack Reese | |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is denied on a layup by Victor Smith | 36-47 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | David Bogart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi is hacked by Shawn Saxton - foul #3 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG), Paul Martone (C) Luther Holmes, Victor Smith | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Wyss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Martone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa State | David Bogart is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Bogart, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG) David Bogart | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on William Morrison - foul #2 on William Morrison, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jack Reese (PF) Paul Martone | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:45 | Iowa State | John Calhoun misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | William Morrison snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:26 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Morrison | 37-49 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 39-49 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 39-49 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson's pass is intercepted by William Morrison | 39-49 |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Robinson, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Paul Martone (C) Eric Wyss, John Calhoun, Jack Reese | |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #1 on Luther Holmes, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Jack Reese (PF) William Morrison, Alphonse Rossi | |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:04 | Iowa State | Jack Reese grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Waters - foul #4 on Daniel Waters, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Shawn Saxton | 40-52 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Saxton | 42-52 |
| 08:11 | Iowa State | Jack Reese blows the dunk but the foul's on Troy Chambers - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (C) Paul Martone | |
| 08:11 | Iowa State | Jack Reese makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:11 | Iowa State | Jack Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-54 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Troy Chambers and he's fouled by Luther Holmes - foul #2 on Luther Holmes, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Randall Padula (C) David Bogart, Jack Reese | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | John Calhoun drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Morrison | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #3 on Luther Holmes, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Randall Padula | 45-56 |
| 06:35 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Saxton | 47-56 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | William Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Luther Holmes and he's fouled by Troy Chambers - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG), Shawn Baugh (SF), Jack Reese (PF) Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, John Calhoun | |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 50-59 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh is fouled on the floor by Robert Benning - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) William Morrison | |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Padula - foul #5 on Randall Padula, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Paul Martone (C) Eric Wyss, Jack Reese, Randall Padula | |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:39 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Bogart | 52-62 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SF), John Calhoun (C) Shawn Baugh, Paul Martone | |
| 03:57 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Calhoun and he's fouled by Daniel Waters - foul #5 on Daniel Waters, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Jack Reese (PF) David Bogart, John Calhoun | |
| 03:57 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 52-64 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson blows the dunk | 52-64 |
| 03:43 | Iowa State | William Morrison grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 52-67 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 03:07 | Iowa State | Victor Smith snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 52-70 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | William Morrison grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is hacked by Shawn Saxton - foul #4 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #11 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Eric Tait (SF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Robert Robinson, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), John Calhoun (PF), Paul Martone (C) William Morrison, Luther Holmes, Jack Reese, Alphonse Rossi | |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh (SF) Victor Smith | |
| 01:45 | Iowa State | Eric Tait steps in front of the Paul Martone pass | 52-72 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait grabs the offensive board | 52-72 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-72 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Paul Martone grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | David Bogart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF) Shawn Baugh | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | John Calhoun denies the turnaround by Matthew Bigley | 52-72 |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Bogart | 52-74 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Robert Robinson is blocked by Alphonse Rossi | 52-74 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | David Bogart runs out the clock | 52-74 |