| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Pica (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Funk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) SF - Willard Olds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stelzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Stelzer - foul #2 on David Stelzer, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Bronson | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce lays it in set up by Baran Lijewski and he's fouled by Brandon Pica - foul #2 on Brandon Pica, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Stelzer - foul #3 on David Stelzer, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke (C) David Stelzer | |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Wiggins - foul #1 on Ray Wiggins, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski (C) Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi (SF), David Smith (C) Willard Olds, Shawn Messner | |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz loses the dribble to Raymond Luce in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Franke | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz is hacked by Michael Niemi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Niemi, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Scott Cronin (SG), John Giblin (SF), Gerald McPheron (C) Dennis Bronson, Brandon Pica, Martin Tokarz, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Juan Cruz (SG) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce | |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | John Giblin tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Pica (SG), Ray Wiggins (PF), Anthony Funk (C) Scott Cronin, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF) Michael Niemi, David Smith | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Brandon Pica is called for the reach on Juan Cruz - foul #3 on Brandon Pica, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG) Brandon Pica | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG) Dale Atkinson | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Ray Wiggins takes the ball from Willard Olds | 36-35 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Donald Mast hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Wiggins | 39-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Mast (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Cronin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Giblin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Funk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Olds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Franke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Willard Olds is blocked by Ray Wiggins | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Donald Mast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), Martin Tokarz (SF) Donald Mast, Scott Cronin, John Giblin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Truman Nickles (PF), David Stelzer (C) Juan Cruz, Shawn Messner, Daniel Franke | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Truman Nickles - foul #3 on Truman Nickles, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski (PF), Gerald McPheron (C) Ray Wiggins, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Michael Niemi (SF) Baran Lijewski, Willard Olds | |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Martin Tokarz | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Atkinson | 41-38 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce scores on a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Dale Atkinson is called for the reach on Dennis Bronson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Atkinson, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Ray Wiggins (PF) Dennis Bronson, Martin Tokarz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), David Smith (PF) Dale Atkinson, Raymond Luce, Michael Niemi | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | David Smith grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | David Smith tips it home | 41-42 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Mast and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG), John Giblin (SF), Anthony Funk (C) Brandon Pica, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF) Armand Costa, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz (SF) John Giblin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Michael Niemi (C) Baran Lijewski, David Smith | |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Mast | 46-42 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dale Atkinson and the foul's on Donald Mast - foul #2 on Donald Mast, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), John Giblin (PF) Donald Mast, Scott Cronin, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), Daniel Franke (C) Dale Atkinson, Willard Olds | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is hacked by Juan Cruz - foul #1 on Juan Cruz, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski (PF) Martin Tokarz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), David Stelzer (C) Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Pica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Giblin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sokolowski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Funk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Franke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stelzer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Bronson | 51-44 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron (C) Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles (PF), David Smith (C) Shawn Messner, David Stelzer | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski's floater is tipped away by David Smith | 51-44 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | David Smith's layup is rejected by Thomas Sokolowski | 51-44 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles's pass is intercepted by Gerald McPheron | 51-44 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald McPheron | 54-44 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Truman Nickles | 54-47 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Bronson - foul #3 on Dennis Bronson, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Scott Cronin (SG), Martin Tokarz (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF), Anthony Funk (C) Dennis Bronson, Brandon Pica, John Giblin, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG), Michael Niemi (SG), Willard Olds (SF), David Stelzer (C) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Truman Nickles, David Smith | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Daniel Franke is called for the reach on Martin Tokarz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Franke, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner (PF) Daniel Franke | |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Juan Cruz | 56-52 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk's fadeaway is rejected by David Stelzer | 56-52 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Mast and the foul's on David Stelzer - foul #4 on David Stelzer, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG) David Stelzer | |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Olds | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Atkinson - foul #3 on Dale Atkinson, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds can't connect on a shot from the left side | 62-55 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Mast (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Cronin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Funk (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Atkinson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Niemi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Mast steps in front of the Shawn Messner pass | 62-55 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-55 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Donald Mast misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ray Wiggins | 65-55 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Funk | 65-55 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Donald Mast misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), Thomas Sokolowski (SF), Gerald McPheron (C) Donald Mast, Scott Cronin, Martin Tokarz, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Daniel Franke (SF), David Smith (PF), David Stelzer (C) Dale Atkinson, Juan Cruz, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner, Michael Niemi | |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses the lay-in | 65-55 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer grabs the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | David Smith makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Thomas Sokolowski - foul #1 on Thomas Sokolowski, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Giblin (SF) Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses the free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski hits a jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is hacked by Baran Lijewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Baran Lijewski, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | John Giblin is called for the reach on Daniel Franke - foul #3 on John Giblin, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica hits a wide open shot from the left side set up by John Giblin | 71-61 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 71-61 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | David Smith blows the layup | 71-61 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | John Giblin grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Franke - foul #2 on Daniel Franke, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF) Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Truman Nickles (PF) Baran Lijewski, Raymond Luce, Daniel Franke, David Smith | |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles is whistled for a carry | 73-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Scott Cronin (SG), Anthony Funk (C) Dennis Bronson, Brandon Pica, John Giblin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Mast (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Cronin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Funk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Atkinson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Armand Costa (fresh) SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Nickles (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stelzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Cronin | 75-61 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski (C) Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG) Dale Atkinson | |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Donald Mast hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 78-61 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles can't tip it in | 78-61 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Stelzer | 78-61 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Juan Cruz | 78-63 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 78-63 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin tips it home | 80-63 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-63 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Cronin | 80-63 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 80-63 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer pulls down the rebound | 80-63 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Martin Tokarz - foul #3 on Martin Tokarz, team foul #8 | 80-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Giblin (SF), Gerald McPheron (C) Martin Tokarz, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi (SG), Daniel Franke (PF), David Smith (C) Armand Costa, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski scores on a shot from the left block | 82-65 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke is whistled for traveling | 82-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG) Willard Olds | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | David Smith double dribbles | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Michael Niemi is called for the reach on Donald Mast - foul #3 on Michael Niemi, team foul #13 | 82-65 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Donald Mast makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Donald Mast makes the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | David Smith is denied on a layup by Thomas Sokolowski | 84-65 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Giblin snags the defensive board | 84-65 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Donald Mast runs out the clock | 84-65 |