| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ is denied on a layup by Arthur Grove | 41-36 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito tips it in | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Ralph Eastman denies the turnaround by Arthur Grove | 41-38 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Adam Dull makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randolph Blackstock | 44-40 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Eastman | 44-42 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is hacked by Ricky Situ in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Situ, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Myron Keach (PF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock, Arthur Grove, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Curtis Walters, James Bohl, Ricky Situ, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Charles Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Cory Washington is fouled on the floor by Matthew Coleman - foul #3 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG) Matthew Coleman | |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette buries a 3 from straight away set up by Colin Yates | 44-45 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Parkerson | 44-45 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Myron Keach - foul #1 on Myron Keach, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock (SF), Arthur Grove (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), James Bohl (SG), Ricky Situ (SF) Gene Parkerson, Lee Marquette, Colin Yates | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Lawrence Newton denies the turnaround by Randolph Blackstock | 44-46 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Situ | 44-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew McGinnis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Closson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Clarence Closson - foul #1 on Clarence Closson, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG) Charles Halls, Matthew McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Ricky Situ, Clarence Closson, Lawrence Newton | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Eastman | 46-49 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | James Bohl knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Walters | 46-52 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Adam Dull | 49-52 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Myron Keach (SF), Cory Washington (C) Randolph Blackstock, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lee Marquette (SG) Curtis Walters, James Bohl | |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Myron Keach - foul #2 on Myron Keach, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ (PF) Florentino Esposito | |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove's layup is rejected by Ralph Eastman | 49-56 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Myron Keach misses the tip | 49-56 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette makes the 3 from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Cory Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Grove | 49-59 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Ralph Eastman swats the dunk try by Cory Washington | 49-59 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Myron Keach hits the follow up shot | 51-59 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Chmura and the foul's on Arthur Grove - foul #2 on Arthur Grove, team foul #3 | 51-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Matthew McGinnis (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Kelly Maranto (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Arthur Grove, Cory Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), James Bohl (SG), Florentino Esposito (PF), Colin Yates (C) Lee Marquette, Paul Chmura, Ricky Situ, Ralph Eastman | |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto blows the layup but he's hacked by Colin Yates - foul #1 on Colin Yates, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Grove (PF) Myron Keach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton (SF) Matthew Coleman | |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | James Bohl clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Randolph Blackstock - foul #3 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Charles Halls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randolph Blackstock - foul #4 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG) Randolph Blackstock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (C) Colin Yates | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Curtis Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Walters, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Myron Keach (PF) Arthur Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Halls (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew McGinnis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Myron Keach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Closson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Curtis Walters is called for the reach on Charles Halls - foul #4 on Curtis Walters, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG) Curtis Walters | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 53-65 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Florentino Esposito | 53-65 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Myron Keach - foul #3 on Myron Keach, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Anderson (PG), Arthur Grove (PF) Charles Halls, Matthew McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Yates (C) Clarence Closson | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-67 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Myron Keach gets the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Myron Keach misses the lay-in | 53-67 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the tip | 53-67 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-67 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Arthur Grove picks off the pass by Colin Yates | 55-67 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adam Dull (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Cory Washington (PF) Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Arthur Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Ricky Situ (PF) Matthew Coleman, James Bohl, Lawrence Newton, Florentino Esposito | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Adam Dull steals the ball from Colin Yates | 55-67 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Adam Dull lays it up and in | 57-67 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Washington blocks the short jumper by Colin Yates | 57-67 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Adam Dull takes the ball from Lee Marquette | 57-67 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Adam Dull lays it up and in | 59-67 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura loses the dribble to Kelly Maranto | 59-67 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Cory Washington | 62-67 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Colin Yates | 62-69 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Cory Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis gets the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Cory Washington tips it in | 64-69 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Situ - foul #3 on Ricky Situ, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Arthur Grove (PF) Anthony Anderson, Adam Dull, Cory Washington, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), James Bohl (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Gene Parkerson, Lee Marquette, Paul Chmura, Ricky Situ, Colin Yates | |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew McGinnis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Closson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 66-69 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | James Bohl steals the ball from Randolph Blackstock | 66-69 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Halls - foul #1 on Charles Halls, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto (C) Matthew McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF) Clarence Closson | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Newton | 68-72 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Curtis Walters is called for the reach on Samuel Vaden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Walters, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG), Myron Keach (PF) Charles Halls, Arthur Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Paul Chmura (SF) Curtis Walters, Lawrence Newton | |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 70-72 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden banks in the layup | 72-72 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Samuel Vaden steps in front of the Florentino Esposito pass | 72-72 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Myron Keach loses the ball out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Anderson (PG), Arthur Grove (PF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Randolph Blackstock, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (SG), Ricky Situ (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Lawrence Newton (C) James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Closson | 72-74 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove's pass is intercepted by Lee Marquette in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Myron Keach pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Lee Marquette steals it from Myron Keach in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette throws it down | 72-76 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Myron Keach | 74-76 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Cory Washington pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Myron Keach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Grove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Coleman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lee Marquette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Closson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Newton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Adam Dull (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Kelly Maranto (C) Anthony Anderson, Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, Lee Marquette, Clarence Closson, Lawrence Newton | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-79 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove hits a jumpshot from the right side | 76-79 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Matthew McGinnis (C) Charles Halls, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), Florentino Esposito (PF), Clarence Closson (C) Gene Parkerson, Ricky Situ, Ralph Eastman | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-79 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the offensive board | 76-79 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson buries a floater from the left block set up by Florentino Esposito | 76-81 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove is hacked by Clarence Closson - foul #2 on Clarence Closson, team foul #9 | 76-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto (C) Matthew McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Clarence Closson | |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 78-81 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Adam Dull is fouled on the floor by Paul Chmura - foul #4 on Paul Chmura, team foul #10 | 78-81 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Adam Dull makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove grabs the offensive board | 79-81 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kelly Maranto | 81-81 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Paul Chmura, team foul #11 | 81-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ (SF) Paul Chmura | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randolph Blackstock | 81-81 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden's pass is intercepted by Ralph Eastman in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | James Bohl's pass is intercepted by Randolph Blackstock | 81-81 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove travels with the ball | 81-81 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Bohl can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 81-81 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman wins the tip | 81-81 |
| 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) | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Lee Marquette is blocked by Kelly Maranto | 81-81 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Grove | 81-81 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-81 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | James Bohl gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lee Marquette | 81-83 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-83 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock clanks a 3 from the right corner | 81-83 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 81-83 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock is fouled on the floor by Ricky Situ - foul #4 on Ricky Situ, team foul #12 | 81-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Matthew McGinnis (SG) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Lee Marquette, Ricky Situ, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Randolph Blackstock is called for the reach on James Bohl - foul #5 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #9 | 83-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG), Myron Keach (PF), Cory Washington (C) Randolph Blackstock, Arthur Grove, Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Cory Washington snags the defensive board | 83-84 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Myron Keach misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-84 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Cory Washington tips it home | 85-84 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG), Arthur Grove (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Charles Halls, Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), Ricky Situ (SF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, Lawrence Newton, Colin Yates | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Adam Dull takes the ball from Ricky Situ | 85-84 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Adam Dull can't finish the layup | 85-84 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | James Bohl grabs the defensive rebound | 85-84 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ is fouled on the floor by Matthew McGinnis - foul #1 on Matthew McGinnis, team foul #10 | 85-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF) Clarence Closson | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Dull | 87-86 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Kelly Maranto - foul #1 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #11 | 87-86 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 1st free throw | 87-87 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ misses the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 3rd free throw | 87-88 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Ralph Eastman takes the ball from Adam Dull | 87-88 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-88 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Matthew McGinnis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ's floater is knocked away by Arthur Grove | 87-88 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto pulls down the rebound | 87-88 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Lee Marquette steps in front of the Samuel Vaden pass in the backcourt | 87-88 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | James Bohl dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lee Marquette | 87-90 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Marquette - foul #1 on Lee Marquette, team foul #13 | 87-90 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 88-90 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 3rd free throw | 90-90 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-90 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 90-90 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto grabs the defensive rebound | 90-90 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the halfcourt shot | 90-90 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Matthew McGinnis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Situ (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman wins the tip | 90-90 |
| 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) | |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | James Bohl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 90-90 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | James Bohl can't tip it in | 90-90 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto grabs the defensive rebound | 90-90 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 90-90 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Adam Dull grabs the offensive board | 90-90 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the 3 from the right corner | 90-90 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the defensive board | 90-90 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito drills a jumper from the baseline | 90-92 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove is hacked by Ricky Situ in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Situ, team foul #14 | 90-92 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton (SF) Ricky Situ | |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 1st free throw | 91-92 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 92-92 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | James Bohl hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Marquette | 92-94 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove is called for traveling | 92-94 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), Myron Keach (SF) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Matthew McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Lee Marquette, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Gregory Brown takes the ball from Lawrence Newton | 92-94 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove blows the layup | 92-94 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Colin Yates | 92-94 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Halls - foul #2 on Charles Halls, team foul #12 | 92-94 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Washington (C) Kelly Maranto | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the 1st free throw | 92-95 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 92-95 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove gets the rebound | 92-95 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown is hacked by James Bohl in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bohl, team foul #15 | 92-95 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 93-95 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 94-95 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 94-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Adam Dull (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Kelly Maranto (C) Charles Halls, Gregory Brown, Myron Keach, Cory Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Newton | 94-97 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove loses the dribble to Ralph Eastman | 94-97 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 94-97 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove gets the rebound | 94-97 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Lee Marquette - foul #2 on Lee Marquette, team foul #16 | 94-97 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (PF) Florentino Esposito | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 95-97 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 96-97 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Adam Dull is called for the reach on James Bohl - foul #1 on Adam Dull, team foul #13 | 96-97 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF) Clarence Closson | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 96-98 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 2nd free throw | 96-99 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Matthew McGinnis makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 99-99 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | James Bohl is hacked by Kelly Maranto - foul #2 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #14 | 99-99 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 99-100 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses the 2nd free throw | 99-100 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Grove | 99-100 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 99-100 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito pulls down the rebound | 99-100 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Dull (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Matthew McGinnis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grove (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kelly Maranto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Bohl (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Newton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kelly Maranto - foul #3 on Kelly Maranto, team foul #15 | 99-100 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 99-100 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 99-101 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Adam Dull clanks a floater from the left side | 99-101 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 99-101 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman runs out the clock | 99-101 |