| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Richard Coles inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson drills a floater in the paint | 33-35 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Ferguson | 33-38 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Colin Yates steals the ball from Travis Smith | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Eastman | 33-38 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Coles - foul #3 on Richard Coles, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SF) Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF) Gregory Mayor, Colin Yates | |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Pointer | 33-42 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Charles Halls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Richard Corona (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Gene Parkerson, William Ferguson, Ralph Eastman | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gene Nowak - foul #2 on Gene Nowak, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor (SG) Eugene Harris | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown loses the dribble to Stephen Pointer | 33-44 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman's pass is intercepted by Gregory Brown in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Larry Millard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Brown | 35-44 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Steven Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor misses the dunk | 35-44 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) C - Eric Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Mayor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Makary Zook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Pointer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-44 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Steven Reed can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Makary Zook - foul #2 on Makary Zook, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Keith Smith (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Gregory Mayor, Makary Zook, Richard Corona, Stephen Pointer | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Richard Coles pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Steven Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Steven Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates misses the easy layup | 37-44 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Halls | 37-44 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Ellison and he's hacked by Gene Parkerson - foul #1 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Colin Yates | 39-47 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Richard Coles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Smith | 39-49 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Ferguson - foul #2 on William Ferguson, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (PF), Gregory Brown (C) Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF) Gene Parkerson, Colin Yates | |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman can't tip it in | 41-49 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Coles | 41-49 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown hits the finger roll set up by Travis Smith and the foul's on Keith Smith - foul #4 on Keith Smith, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), Richard Corona (C) Keith Smith, Makary Zook, Ralph Eastman | |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Steven Reed blocks the short jumper by William Ferguson | 44-49 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Eric Gil gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Eric Gil hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Stephen Pointer - foul #2 on Stephen Pointer, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF) Charles Halls, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Makary Zook (SF), Eugene Harris (C) Leroy Brackman, William Ferguson, Richard Corona | |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Gene Parkerson picks off the pass by Steven Reed | 47-52 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Gil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Mayor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Makary Zook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Pointer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Harris and the foul's on Larry Millard - foul #1 on Larry Millard, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook, Stephen Pointer, Eugene Harris | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Travis Smith knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-55 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Ferguson and he's fouled by Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Halls steals the ball from Ralph Eastman | 52-58 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-58 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson tips it in | 52-60 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Richard Coles is hacked by William Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ferguson, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Leroy Brackman, Gregory Mayor, William Ferguson, Colin Yates, Ralph Eastman | |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Parkerson | 52-63 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown is hacked by Stephen Pointer - foul #3 on Stephen Pointer, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Gil (C) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Larry Millard is fouled in the backcourt by Makary Zook - foul #3 on Makary Zook, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF) Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ferguson (SF), Ralph Eastman (C) Richard Corona, Eugene Harris | |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Larry Millard makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Larry Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gene Parkerson | 56-66 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits a fadeaway near the basket | 58-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Millard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Makary Zook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Pointer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-66 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Richard Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Larry Millard hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Brown | 61-66 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Gene Nowak (C) Larry Millard, Richard Coles, Eric Gil, Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Keith Smith (SG), Colin Yates (PF), Richard Corona (C) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook, Stephen Pointer, Ralph Eastman | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Smith and he's hacked by Richard Corona - foul #1 on Richard Corona, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses the free throw | 63-66 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Ferguson | 63-66 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona travels with the ball | 63-66 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 63-66 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Leroy Brackman picks off the pass by Travis Smith in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the lay-in | 63-66 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Colin Yates | 63-66 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman comes up short on the shot from the left side | 63-66 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls, Daniel Ellison, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Makary Zook (SG), Stephen Pointer (SF), Eugene Harris (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, William Ferguson, Colin Yates, Richard Corona | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Makary Zook steals the ball from Gregory Brown in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith is whistled for traveling | 63-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Travis Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG) Keith Smith | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Millard | 66-66 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Coles steals the ball from Eugene Harris | 66-66 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Gene Parkerson picks off the pass by Larry Millard in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson hits the finger roll | 66-68 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Richard Coles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Steven Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Larry Millard picks off the pass by Stephen Pointer | 66-68 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Millard | 68-68 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Daniel Ellison takes the ball from Stephen Pointer | 68-68 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown is hacked by Ralph Eastman - foul #1 on Ralph Eastman, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Eric Gil (PF) Larry Millard, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook, Stephen Pointer, Eugene Harris | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Keith Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Colin Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-68 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Gene Nowak (PF) Gregory Brown, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Stephen Pointer (PF) Keith Smith, Colin Yates | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Richard Coles knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Halls | 72-68 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Coles - foul #4 on Richard Coles, team foul #5 | 72-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF) Richard Coles, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (C) Ralph Eastman | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Coles (SF) Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Stephen Pointer, Richard Corona | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Richard Coles is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Halls and he's hacked by Gene Parkerson - foul #2 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Robinson swats the layup by William Ferguson | 75-70 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Richard Coles gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is called for 10 seconds | 75-70 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Colin Yates | 75-73 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Gene Parkerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-73 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Gene Parkerson - foul #4 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Charles Halls gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Gregory Mayor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Mayor, team foul #14 | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman is hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #6 | 81-73 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Mayor | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Gregory Mayor is called for the reach on Daniel Ellison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Mayor, team foul #15 | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson is hacked by Gene Parkerson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #16 | 82-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (PG) Gene Parkerson | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Ellison steals it from Ralph Eastman | 84-79 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Smith - foul #5 on Keith Smith, team foul #17 | 84-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG) Keith Smith | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 86-79 |