| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lane Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Clark (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Newhall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darren Conlon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Bowen - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | William Bowen pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark connects on the runner near the basket | 42-41 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Mike Fields snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Aviles | 44-41 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Aviles - foul #2 on James Aviles, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), Darren Dahlstrom (SG), Hiram Fedler (SF), Marvin Hamilton (PF), Joshua Miller (C) Michael Holbrook, James Aviles, Paul Patterson, Mike Fields, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight (SG), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF), Donald Harper (C) Lane Phillips, William Bowen, Darren Conlon | |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (PG) Michael Clark | |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Darren Dahlstrom steals it from Richard Goodnight | 44-42 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Hiram Fedler | 46-42 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight is hacked by Joshua Miller - foul #1 on Joshua Miller, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Paul Patterson (SF) Daniel Byrd, Hiram Fedler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Bowen (PF) Roger Newhall | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | William Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight is fouled on the floor by Darren Dahlstrom - foul #1 on Darren Dahlstrom, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Darren Dahlstrom, Marvin Hamilton, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (PG), Darren Conlon (C) Richard Goodnight, Donald Harper | |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | William Bowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), Marvin Hamilton (SF) Michael Holbrook, Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (SF) Chwalibog Osmanski | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | James Aviles is hacked by William Bowen - foul #2 on William Bowen, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler (SF), Joshua Miller (C) Mike Fields, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski (PG), Boryslaw Zielinski (SG), Richard Goodnight (SF), Kelly Greene (PF) Michael Clark, Lane Phillips, Roger Newhall, William Bowen | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jaromierz Skalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Goodnight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelly Greene (fresh) 3 pf. C - Darren Conlon (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (SG) James Aviles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Harper (C) Darren Conlon | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jaromierz Skalski | 46-45 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Hiram Fedler | 48-45 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jaromierz Skalski | 48-47 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom is fouled on the floor by Kelly Greene - foul #4 on Kelly Greene, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Daniel Byrd, Darren Dahlstrom, Hiram Fedler, Marvin Hamilton, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SF), William Bowen (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Richard Goodnight, Kelly Greene, Donald Harper | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | James Aviles can't throw it down | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | William Bowen is fouled on the floor by Paul Patterson - foul #1 on Paul Patterson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (SF), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF) Boryslaw Zielinski, William Bowen | |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall knocks in the runner from the left block | 48-49 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (SG) James Aviles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (SG) Michael Clark | |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kasey See (PF) Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Kasey See misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Kasey See misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), James Aviles (SG), Hiram Fedler (SF), Marvin Hamilton (PF), Joshua Miller (C) Michael Holbrook, Darren Dahlstrom, Paul Patterson, Kasey See, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (PG), Richard Goodnight (SF), William Bowen (PF) Jaromierz Skalski, Roger Newhall, Chwalibog Osmanski | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | William Bowen gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Goodnight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Darren Conlon (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | William Bowen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-50 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Goodnight | 50-52 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | William Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to William Bowen | 50-52 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | William Bowen misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Richard Goodnight is called for the reach on James Aviles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Goodnight, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Darren Dahlstrom (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Daniel Byrd, James Aviles, Hiram Fedler, Marvin Hamilton, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski (PG), Lane Phillips (SG), Roger Newhall (SF), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF), Donald Harper (C) Michael Clark, Boryslaw Zielinski, Richard Goodnight, William Bowen, Darren Conlon | |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jaromierz Skalski is denied by Peter Robinson | 50-52 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Chwalibog Osmanski - foul #2 on Chwalibog Osmanski, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Darren Dahlstrom steals the ball from Chwalibog Osmanski | 52-52 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Mike Fields blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Mike Fields snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Chwalibog Osmanski is called for the reach on Darren Dahlstrom - foul #3 on Chwalibog Osmanski, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Hiram Fedler (SF), Marvin Hamilton (PF), Kasey See (C) Darren Dahlstrom, Paul Patterson, Mike Fields, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (SG), William Bowen (PF), Kelly Greene (C) Lane Phillips, Chwalibog Osmanski, Donald Harper | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | James Aviles buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Hiram Fedler and the foul's on Jaromierz Skalski - foul #4 on Jaromierz Skalski, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG) Michael Holbrook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kasey See (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jaromierz Skalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Newhall (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Kelly Greene (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hiram Fedler - foul #1 on Hiram Fedler, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SF) Roger Newhall | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton can't tip it in | 55-53 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kelly Greene | 55-53 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Hiram Fedler - foul #2 on Hiram Fedler, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Darren Dahlstrom (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), Joshua Miller (C) Daniel Byrd, James Aviles, Hiram Fedler, Marvin Hamilton, Kasey See | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight (SF), Chwalibog Osmanski (C) Jaromierz Skalski, William Bowen | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 55-55 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kelly Greene | 55-55 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Fields | 55-55 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Mike Fields gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Goodnight - foul #3 on Richard Goodnight, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Peter Robinson (C) Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski (PG), Lane Phillips (SG), Roger Newhall (SF), Donald Harper (C) Michael Clark, Boryslaw Zielinski, Richard Goodnight, Kelly Greene | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Patterson | 57-55 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Holbrook | 60-55 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 60-55 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Donald Harper - foul #2 on Donald Harper, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), James Aviles (SG), Marvin Hamilton (PF) Michael Holbrook, Darren Dahlstrom, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight (SG), William Bowen (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Lane Phillips, Chwalibog Osmanski, Donald Harper | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #2 on Peter Robinson, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler (SF), Joshua Miller (C) Paul Patterson, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SG) Roger Newhall | |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Joshua Miller snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | James Aviles connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Hiram Fedler | 65-56 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-56 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon can't tip it in | 65-56 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | James Aviles gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Hiram Fedler | 67-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Fedler (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jaromierz Skalski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Goodnight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Bowen (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Darren Conlon (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Clark | 67-59 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Goodnight - foul #4 on Richard Goodnight, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (PG), Boryslaw Zielinski (SG), Kelly Greene (PF) Jaromierz Skalski, Richard Goodnight, William Bowen | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Hiram Fedler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lane Phillips | 69-61 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Daniel Byrd, Hiram Fedler, Marvin Hamilton, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight (SF), Donald Harper (C) Boryslaw Zielinski, Darren Conlon | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson slams it home on a great pass from Michael Holbrook | 71-61 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (SG) Richard Goodnight | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Harper scores on a turnaround in the paint | 71-63 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski (PF) Donald Harper | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Mike Fields steals the ball from Michael Clark | 71-63 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Holbrook, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #3 on Peter Robinson, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski (PG), William Bowen (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Lane Phillips, Michael Clark, Kelly Greene | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | James Aviles knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Holbrook | 73-65 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski is called for 10 seconds | 73-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (SF) Chwalibog Osmanski | |
| 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) | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Mike Fields blows the layup | 73-65 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | William Bowen grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Bowen | 73-68 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses long on an open runner in the paint | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jaromierz Skalski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Bowen | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is hacked by Jaromierz Skalski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jaromierz Skalski, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (PG) Jaromierz Skalski | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | William Bowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Lane Phillips is called for the reach on James Aviles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lane Phillips, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses long on a fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lane Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Newhall (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Darren Conlon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson wins the tip | 74-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Boryslaw Zielinski - foul #4 on Boryslaw Zielinski, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SG), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF), Kelly Greene (C) Boryslaw Zielinski, William Bowen, Darren Conlon | |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Aviles misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | James Aviles hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Peter Robinson | 77-77 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-77 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Patterson, team foul #11 | 77-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (SG), Marvin Hamilton (PF), Joshua Miller (C) James Aviles, Mike Fields, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (SG), Donald Harper (C) Lane Phillips, Roger Newhall | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski clanks a runner from the right block | 77-77 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Miller | 80-77 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Darren Dahlstrom, Marvin Hamilton, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (PG), William Bowen (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Michael Clark, Kelly Greene, Donald Harper | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | James Aviles blocks the short jumper by Boryslaw Zielinski | 80-77 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | James Aviles grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is called for 10 seconds | 80-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SF) Chwalibog Osmanski | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #4 on Peter Robinson, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (SF) Michael Clark | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Fields | 82-79 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | William Bowen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 82-79 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Mike Fields comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Bowen - foul #3 on William Bowen, team foul #14 | 82-79 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Mike Fields makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Mike Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon makes the jumper from the left block | 84-81 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Mike Fields loses the ball out of bounds | 84-81 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Aviles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Roger Newhall (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Darren Conlon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Peter Robinson steals it from Lane Phillips | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is fouled in the backcourt by Lane Phillips - foul #4 on Lane Phillips, team foul #15 | 84-81 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-81 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 85-81 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is hacked by Boryslaw Zielinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boryslaw Zielinski, team foul #16 | 85-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SG) Boryslaw Zielinski | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | William Bowen snags the defensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-81 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Lane Phillips is called for the reach on Peter Robinson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lane Phillips, team foul #17 | 86-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (SF) Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Goodnight (SG) Lane Phillips | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Patterson (SF) Darren Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Mike Fields is called for the reach on William Bowen - foul #1 on Mike Fields, team foul #13 | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | William Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | William Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Michael Clark is called for the reach on James Aviles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #18 | 88-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darren Dahlstrom (SF), Marvin Hamilton (C) Paul Patterson, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 90-82 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | James Aviles pulls down the rebound | 90-82 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kasey See (C) Darren Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Aviles runs out the clock | 90-82 |