| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) SG - Chase Blake (fresh) SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) C - Jamar Sica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Merlin Kennett (fresh) SG - Edison Allen (fresh) SF - Barry Ginsburg (fresh) PF - Micheal Wallace (fresh) C - Steve Ley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edison Allen | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski lays it up and in set up by Stuart Moritz | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen is hacked by Sylvester Watley - foul #1 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett is hacked by Stuart Moritz - foul #1 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley clanks a runner from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Chase Blake | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Barry Ginsburg picks off the pass by Chase Blake in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edison Allen | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Chase Blake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Jamar Sica denies the turnaround by Merlin Kennett | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Blaski | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski's floater is tipped away by Micheal Wallace | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jamar Sica hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) SG - Chase Blake (fresh) SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamar Sica (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Merlin Kennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edison Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Ginsburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Steve Ley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Micheal Wallace, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), James Odom (SF), Cecil Edwards (PF) Chase Blake, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (PG), Zorya Zupancic (SG), Edgar Daniels (SF), Michael Haldeman (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Merlin Kennett, Edison Allen, Barry Ginsburg, Micheal Wallace, Steve Ley | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Houtz is called for the reach on Jamar Sica in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Houtz, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jamar Sica tips it in | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamar Sica | 6-5 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Cecil Edwards | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | James Houtz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves tips it in | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan scores on a floater from close range | 10-7 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF) Sylvester Watley, James Odom, Jamar Sica | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett (PG), Edison Allen (SG), John Richards (PF) Zorya Zupancic, Edgar Daniels, Terry Reeves | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Blaski | 10-7 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | James Houtz is called for the reach on Stuart Moritz - foul #2 on James Houtz, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), Michael Sison (C) Andrew Meehan, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG), Edgar Daniels (SF), Micheal Wallace (PF), Steve Ley (C) Merlin Kennett, James Houtz, John Richards, Michael Haldeman | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Michael Sison hits the finger roll set up by Sylvester Watley | 12-7 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Sison - foul #1 on Michael Sison, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SF) Edison Allen | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 12-8 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sison | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Zorya Zupancic (fresh) SG - Edgar Daniels (fresh) SF - Barry Ginsburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Wallace (fresh) C - Steve Ley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Micheal Wallace takes the ball from Kevin Blaski | 12-8 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Chase Blake steals it from Micheal Wallace | 12-8 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chase Blake | 12-8 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Chase Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), James Odom (SF), Cecil Edwards (PF), Jamar Sica (C) Sylvester Watley, Chase Blake, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett (PG), Edison Allen (SG), John Richards (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Zorya Zupancic, Edgar Daniels, Micheal Wallace, Steve Ley | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Jamar Sica connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Andrew Meehan and he's hacked by Terry Reeves - foul #1 on Terry Reeves, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF) John Richards | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Jamar Sica makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Jamar Sica gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Barry Ginsburg is called for the reach on Cecil Edwards - foul #1 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen is hacked by Jamar Sica - foul #1 on Jamar Sica, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Michael Sison (PF) James Odom, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace (PF) Terry Reeves | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman banks in the layup and the foul's on Jamar Sica - foul #2 on Jamar Sica, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) Jamar Sica | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Daniels (SF) Barry Ginsburg | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley is fouled in the backcourt by Edison Allen - foul #1 on Edison Allen, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steve Ley (C) Michael Haldeman | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Merlin Kennett - foul #1 on Merlin Kennett, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF) Andrew Meehan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (SG) Edison Allen | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic clanks a jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Chase Blake is fouled on the floor by Zorya Zupancic - foul #1 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #8 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF) Sylvester Watley, Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SF), John Richards (PF) Edgar Daniels, Micheal Wallace | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | John Richards grabs the board | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Merlin Kennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zorya Zupancic (fresh) SF - Barry Ginsburg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Richards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Ley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley clanks a turnaround near the basket | 18-11 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Chase Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Zorya Zupancic picks off the pass by Stuart Moritz in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (PG), James Odom (C) Chase Blake, Kevin Blaski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edison Allen (SG), Michael Haldeman (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Zorya Zupancic, John Richards, Steve Ley | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Barry Ginsburg is called for the reach on Stuart Moritz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #9 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (PF) James Odom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Daniels (SF) Barry Ginsburg | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edgar Daniels - foul #1 on Edgar Daniels, team foul #10 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), James Odom (C) Phillip Williams, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Merlin Kennett | 21-14 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Meehan | 24-14 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett scores on a 3 from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Haldeman - foul #1 on Michael Haldeman, team foul #11 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Andrew Meehan, Cecil Edwards, James Odom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG), Micheal Wallace (PF), Steve Ley (C) Merlin Kennett, Michael Haldeman, Terry Reeves | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Chase Blake snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Zorya Zupancic is called for the reach on Chase Blake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #12 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF) Stuart Moritz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett (PG) Zorya Zupancic | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Kevin Blaski blocks the short jumper by Micheal Wallace | 28-17 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Michael Sison snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chase Blake | 31-17 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley throws it down on a nice dish by Edgar Daniels | 31-19 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (PG), Andrew Meehan (SF), James Odom (C) Sylvester Watley, Dikembe Diop, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley makes the runner in the lane | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Merlin Kennett (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edison Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Daniels (tiring) PF - Micheal Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Steve Ley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Steve Ley snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Chase Blake takes the ball from Merlin Kennett in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan jams it on a great pass from Chase Blake | 33-21 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Edgar Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Meehan | 33-21 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace can't tip it in | 33-21 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Phillip Williams is hacked by Merlin Kennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merlin Kennett, team foul #13 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), Cecil Edwards (PF), Jamar Sica (C) Chase Blake, Kevin Blaski, James Odom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (PG), Zorya Zupancic (SG), Barry Ginsburg (SF), John Richards (PF), Michael Haldeman (C) Merlin Kennett, Edison Allen, Edgar Daniels, Micheal Wallace, Steve Ley | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Phillip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | John Richards grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic is whistled for a carry | 35-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF) Phillip Williams, Andrew Meehan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves (C) John Richards | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop can't finish the layup | 35-21 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | James Houtz snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg is called for 3 seconds | 35-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Sison (PF) Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PF) Michael Haldeman | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Michael Sison hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | James Houtz hits the finger roll set up by Zorya Zupancic | 35-23 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 35-23 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Michael Sison tips it but misses | 35-23 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz tips it in | 37-23 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Richards is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #14 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (PG), Chase Blake (SG), James Odom (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Sylvester Watley, Dikembe Diop, Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison, Jamar Sica | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edison Allen (SG), Micheal Wallace (PF), Steve Ley (C) Zorya Zupancic, John Richards, Terry Reeves | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-23 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Odom gets the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is fouled on the floor by James Houtz - foul #3 on James Houtz, team foul #15 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett (PG), Michael Haldeman (C) James Houtz, Steve Ley | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Edison Allen misses the halfcourt shot | 39-23 |