| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Prosienski (fresh) C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Haynes steals it from Kenny Coates | 39-35 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Lado Arambula steps in front of the Jonathan Griggs pass in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lado Arambula | 42-35 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick is hacked by Kenny Coates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Coates, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal double dribbles | 42-35 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Joel Talbot - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Griggs - foul #2 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes makes the wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Neal | 44-37 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lado Arambula | 46-37 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick tips it home | 46-39 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Michael Dunn (SG), Paul Thayer (SF), Leon Nichols (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot, Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Archie Blais (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson tips it home | 48-39 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame is hacked by Wayne Robertson - foul #1 on Wayne Robertson, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG) Richard Neal | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Archie Blais connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Stewart | 48-42 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Leon Nichols swats the short shot by Archie Blais | 48-42 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Archie Blais pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards buries a jump hook near the basket | 48-44 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart is hacked by Michael Dunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Dunn, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Joel Talbot (SF), Olin Prosienski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Maynard Wagner, Michael Dunn, Paul Thayer, Leon Nichols, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (PF) Terrence Edwards, Kenneth Stewart, Archie Blais, Alex Munn | |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Lado Arambula takes the ball from Victor Blasingame | 50-44 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot misses the lay-in | 50-44 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Talbot (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Prosienski (fresh) C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Richard Neal buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Griggs | 50-46 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Victor Blasingame is denied by Olin Prosienski | 52-46 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Marrs | 52-46 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (SG), Timothy Moore (PF), Leon Nichols (C) Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Archie Blais (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick, Victor Blasingame | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Talbot | 54-46 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Archie Blais drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Neal | 54-48 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore is fouled on the floor by Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Paul Thayer (SF) Lado Arambula, Joel Talbot | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Munn (PF) Ricky Marrs | |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore misses the easy layup | 54-48 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Alex Munn pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Carmelo Salazar (C) Maynard Wagner, Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG) Richard Neal, Archie Blais | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Munn | 54-48 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-48 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carmelo Salazar | 54-48 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 56-48 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer knocks in the floater from close range | 58-48 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart is hacked by Kenny Coates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Maynard Wagner (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Leon Nichols (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Michael Dunn, Kenny Coates, Paul Thayer, Timothy Moore, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Jonathan Griggs, Terrence Edwards, Alex Munn, Paul Haynes | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is fouled on the floor by Victor Blasingame - foul #1 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot (SF) Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randy Fralick | 58-48 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clyde Lane | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maynard Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Talbot (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Prosienski (fresh) C - Leon Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clyde Lane (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Leon Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot loses the dribble to Ricky Marrs | 58-51 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Lado Arambula is called for the reach on Ricky Marrs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lado Arambula, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Timothy Moore (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, Olin Prosienski, Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Archie Blais (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Clyde Lane, Randy Fralick, Victor Blasingame | |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Archie Blais connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Griggs | 58-53 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griggs | 58-53 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Lado Arambula takes the ball from Jonathan Griggs | 58-53 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Marrs - foul #2 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Joel Talbot, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Terrence Edwards (SF), Alex Munn (C) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Paul Haynes | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Stewart | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul Thayer | 61-56 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Lado Arambula - foul #2 on Lado Arambula, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Michael Dunn (SG), Olin Prosienski (PF), Leon Nichols (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Timothy Moore, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Victor Blasingame (C) Jonathan Griggs, Archie Blais | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Leon Nichols knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Dunn and he's hacked by Victor Blasingame - foul #2 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Leon Nichols misses the free throw | 63-58 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Alex Munn snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the jumper from close range | 63-58 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Leon Nichols gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Dunn | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Leon Nichols is called for the reach on Terrence Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Nichols, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Joel Talbot (SF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, Paul Thayer, Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SG), Randy Fralick (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Alex Munn | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses the jumper from the right side | 66-60 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joel Talbot (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olin Prosienski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clyde Lane (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses short on a floater from close range | 66-60 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Robertson | 66-60 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Neal | 66-62 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-62 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terrence Edwards | 66-62 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Fralick | 66-64 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Victor Blasingame blocks the short jumper by Olin Prosienski | 66-64 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Wayne Robertson is denied by Randy Fralick | 66-64 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot gets the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Leon Nichols (SF), Timothy Moore (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Michael Dunn, Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot, Olin Prosienski, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Clyde Lane, Terrence Edwards, Randy Fralick, Victor Blasingame | |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is whistled for traveling | 68-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG) Richard Neal | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar is whistled for a carry | 68-64 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Leon Nichols | 70-64 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is hacked by Timothy Moore - foul #4 on Timothy Moore, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer loses the dribble to Paul Haynes | 70-66 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Alex Munn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot (SF) Paul Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (PF) Alex Munn | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates lays it up and in set up by Lado Arambula | 72-66 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lado Arambula | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joel Talbot (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Carmelo Salazar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Blais (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is hacked by Richard Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Neal, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (SG), Leon Nichols (C) Kenny Coates, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Randy Fralick (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs, Paul Haynes | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Nichols - foul #3 on Leon Nichols, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leon Nichols | 74-67 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Olin Prosienski (PF) Maynard Wagner, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Alex Munn (C) Terrence Edwards, Archie Blais, Victor Blasingame | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-67 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Olin Prosienski is called for the reach on Alex Munn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG) Michael Dunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Alex Munn makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Alex Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is fouled on the floor by Olin Prosienski - foul #2 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Joel Talbot | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Alex Munn | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot (SF), Timothy Moore (PF) Olin Prosienski, Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-71 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar tips it home | 78-71 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Timothy Moore picks off the pass by Ricky Marrs in the backcourt | 78-71 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Haynes steals it from Joel Talbot | 78-71 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs can't connect on a shot from the left side | 78-71 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar tips it back up and in | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Neal | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ricky Marrs - foul #3 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #9 | 80-73 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Carmelo Salazar picks off the pass by Ricky Marrs in the backcourt | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar is hacked by Paul Haynes - foul #1 on Paul Haynes, team foul #10 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (SG), Paul Thayer (SF) Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Haynes, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is fouled on the floor by Richard Neal - foul #4 on Richard Neal, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Dunn - foul #3 on Michael Dunn, team foul #12 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Olin Prosienski (PF), Leon Nichols (C) Lado Arambula, Timothy Moore, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (PG), Archie Blais (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Leon Nichols gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses the runner from close range | 84-74 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Alex Munn snags the defensive board | 84-74 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Archie Blais hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Terrence Edwards and the foul's on Paul Thayer - foul #3 on Paul Thayer, team foul #13 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Joel Talbot (SF), Timothy Moore (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Maynard Wagner, Michael Dunn, Paul Thayer, Olin Prosienski, Leon Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Alex Munn, Victor Blasingame | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Archie Blais misses the free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore pulls down the rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula runs out the clock | 84-76 |