| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Blassingame (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat is fouled on the floor by Robert Benning - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:11 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat loses the dribble to Matthew Bigley | 25-33 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Benning | 25-33 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley can't connect on a shot from the left block | 25-33 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley lays it in | 25-35 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | Frankie Blassingame clanks a floater from the left side | 25-35 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the dunk attempt | 25-35 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Howard Black (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF) Frankie Blassingame, Lynn Sweat | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Glover (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Robert Benning, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (PG), Randall Birch (PF), Nelson Swartzmiller (C) Philip Hoge, Phillip Jordan, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury is fouled on the floor by Nelson Swartzmiller - foul #3 on Nelson Swartzmiller, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Henderson (C) Nelson Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Roth - foul #1 on Charles Roth, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nelson Swartzmiller (C) Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) George Glover, Eric Tait | |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Charles Roth (fresh) SG - Howard Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mixson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Birch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Swartzmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Nelson Swartzmiller's pass is intercepted by Shawn Saxton | 25-37 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 25-39 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Robinson steals the ball from Howard Black | 25-39 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 25-41 |
| 14:51 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-41 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Frankie Blassingame (SG), Lynn Sweat (SF), Phillip Jordan (PF), Robert Holland (C) Charles Roth, Howard Black, Patrick Mixson, Randall Birch, Nelson Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland drills a shot from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Robinson and he's hacked by Frankie Blassingame - foul #2 on Frankie Blassingame, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | Frankie Blassingame clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-44 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Phillip Jordan - foul #2 on Phillip Jordan, team foul #4 | 27-44 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Bigley - foul #1 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-45 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Chambers | 29-45 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Chambers | 29-47 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Frankie Blassingame misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Matthew Bigley is blocked by Robert Holland | 29-47 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers tips it but misses | 29-47 |
| 12:01 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Holland | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Blassingame (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Frankie Blassingame buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Hoge | 31-47 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait loses the dribble to Lynn Sweat | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 31-47 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | Frankie Blassingame misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the floater from the right wing | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 10:00 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Blassingame | 31-49 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge knocks in the floater from the left side | 33-49 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Phillip Jordan | 33-49 |
| 09:16 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-49 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton lays it in | 33-51 |
| 08:41 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-51 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 33-51 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the jumper in the paint set up by Shawn Saxton | 33-53 |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | Shawn Saxton is called for the reach on Frankie Blassingame - foul #4 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (PG), Howard Black (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Randall Birch (PF), Nelson Swartzmiller (C) Philip Hoge, Frankie Blassingame, Lynn Sweat, Phillip Jordan, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Stone blocks the jumper by Charles Roth | 33-53 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-53 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Nelson Swartzmiller pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Charles Roth (fresh) SG - Howard Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mixson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Birch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Swartzmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch misses the lay-in | 33-53 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Nelson Swartzmiller swats the short shot by Robert Robinson | 33-53 |
| 07:28 | Valparaiso | Patrick Mixson grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Robert Benning is called for the reach on Howard Black - foul #2 on Robert Benning, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #3 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Wilson | 35-55 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Robert Robinson steals the ball from Charles Roth | 35-55 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Howard Black makes the shot in the lane set up by Patrick Mixson | 37-55 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Patrick Mixson is called for the reach on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Patrick Mixson, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Richard Henderson (SF), Phillip Jordan (PF), Robert Holland (C) Charles Roth, Patrick Mixson, Randall Birch, Nelson Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), George Glover (SG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Troy Chambers | 37-57 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Holland | 40-57 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Holland steals the ball from Troy Chambers | 40-57 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Jordan | 40-57 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Richard Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | George Glover snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Henderson (fresh) PF - Phillip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Glover (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Howard Black picks off the pass by Matthew Bigley | 40-57 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge hits the finger roll set up by Howard Black | 42-57 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 42-59 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Ambrose (PG), Charles Roth (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Randall Birch (PF), Nelson Swartzmiller (C) Philip Hoge, Howard Black, Richard Henderson, Phillip Jordan, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, George Glover, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Nelson Swartzmiller is called for the reach on Robert Benning - foul #4 on Nelson Swartzmiller, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 02:07 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Nelson Swartzmiller is called for the reach on Frank Wilson - foul #5 on Nelson Swartzmiller, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Howard Black (SG), Richard Henderson (C) Stephen Ambrose, Nelson Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses short on a jumper in the paint | 45-61 |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | Howard Black snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Bury - foul #2 on Robert Bury, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait travels with the ball | 47-61 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch banks in the layup | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson runs out the clock | 49-61 |