| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Laird (fresh) SF - Nicholas Staub (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Wayne Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Wallace Moore inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Bennett | 31-44 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Daniel Evans is called for the reach on Randy Fralick - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lloyd Bennett | 34-46 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird hits a floater from the right side | 36-46 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Daniels | 36-49 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | John Lawson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wallace Moore - foul #2 on Wallace Moore, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (SG), Luther Wimbush (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) Steven Laird, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (PG), Alex Munn (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Jedrek Zeidler (C) Lloyd Bennett, Wallace Moore, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | John Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | John Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 37-51 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | John Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG) John Lawson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Luther Wimbush is called for the reach on Alex Munn - foul #3 on Luther Wimbush, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Field (SF) Luther Wimbush | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Radomil Grohowski takes the ball from Jedrek Zeidler | 37-51 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Radomil Grohowski | 39-51 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Maynard Wagner takes the ball from Christopher Daniels in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner lays it in | 41-51 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Alex Munn | 41-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Laird (SG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Alderson (C) Maynard Wagner, William Nichols, Dale Chiasson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett (PG), Wallace Moore (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Christopher Daniels, Alex Munn, Victor Blasingame, Jedrek Zeidler | |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 41-51 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Mark Alderson snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Wallace Moore grabs the board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Fred Field (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Staub (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Mark Alderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Blais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Wallace Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Field - foul #3 on Fred Field, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Luther Wimbush (SG) Fred Field, Steven Laird | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Renz (PG) Archie Blais | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Daniel Evans knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Staub | 43-53 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (SG), Dale Chiasson (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Mark Alderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | John Lawson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Wallace Moore gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Donald Renz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson tips it in | 45-53 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-56 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | John Lawson steals the ball from Wallace Moore | 45-56 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | William Nichols lays it up and in set up by John Lawson | 47-56 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes loses the ball out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Steven Laird (SG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) John Lawson, William Nichols, Luther Wimbush, Dale Chiasson, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (SG), Archie Blais (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Jedrek Zeidler (C) Lloyd Bennett, Wallace Moore, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nicholas Staub | 50-56 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Donald Renz hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Alex Munn and he's hacked by Maynard Wagner - foul #2 on Maynard Wagner, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Donald Renz makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Daniels steals the ball from Steven Laird | 50-59 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Donald Renz lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Daniels | 50-61 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Radomil Grohowski | 53-61 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Donald Renz's fadeaway is rejected by Radomil Grohowski | 53-61 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Munn | 53-61 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Alex Munn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Radomil Grohowski | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Maynard Wagner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Laird (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Staub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Radomil Grohowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Renz (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Daniels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Archie Blais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Munn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jedrek Zeidler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Radomil Grohowski | 55-61 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Jedrek Zeidler can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Alex Munn pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Jedrek Zeidler clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Staub - foul #2 on Nicholas Staub, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), William Nichols (SG), Luther Wimbush (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, Steven Laird, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Radomil Grohowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett (PG), Wallace Moore (SF), Randy Fralick (PF) Donald Renz, Archie Blais, Alex Munn | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Jedrek Zeidler misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Jedrek Zeidler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 55-61 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Jedrek Zeidler snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Jedrek Zeidler | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | John Lawson knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Nichols | 57-61 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | William Nichols takes the ball from Paul Haynes | 57-61 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | William Nichols banks in the layup | 59-61 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Luther Wimbush is called for the reach on Wallace Moore - foul #4 on Luther Wimbush, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Field (SF), Mark Alderson (C) Luther Wimbush, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | William Nichols steps in front of the Lloyd Bennett pass | 59-61 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Fred Field misses the shot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Fred Field picks off the pass by Wallace Moore in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Mark Alderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Laird (SG), Wayne Robertson (C) William Nichols, Dale Chiasson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Renz (PG), Victor Blasingame (PF) Christopher Daniels, Randy Fralick | |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Renz takes the ball from Wayne Robertson | 59-64 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Renz | 59-66 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Laird | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Laird (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Field (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Alderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Renz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wallace Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Robertson - foul #1 on Wayne Robertson, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush (SG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) Steven Laird, Fred Field, Mark Alderson, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (SG), Randy Fralick (PF), Alex Munn (C) Lloyd Bennett, Wallace Moore, Paul Haynes | |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush loses the ball out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (PG), Dale Chiasson (C) John Lawson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (SG) Victor Blasingame | |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Archie Blais knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Daniels | 62-69 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub is whistled for traveling | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Radomil Grohowski (C) Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Donald Renz | |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Radomil Grohowski | 62-69 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Radomil Grohowski | 65-69 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Alex Munn is open but misses the lay-in | 65-69 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick hits the follow up shot | 65-71 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | William Nichols is hacked by Alex Munn - foul #1 on Alex Munn, team foul #2 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Steven Laird (SG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, William Nichols, Luther Wimbush, Dale Chiasson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett (PG), Wallace Moore (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Jedrek Zeidler (C) Archie Blais, Alex Munn, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-71 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 65-71 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Nicholas Staub steals the ball from Christopher Daniels in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Staub | 67-71 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Daniels, team foul #3 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (SG) Steven Laird | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Renz (PG) Christopher Daniels | |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | William Nichols hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Staub | 69-71 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Wallace Moore scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-73 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | William Nichols connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Robertson | 71-73 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Staub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Robertson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Renz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wallace Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jedrek Zeidler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Lloyd Bennett's pass is intercepted by Wayne Robertson | 71-73 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson is fouled on the floor by Jedrek Zeidler - foul #2 on Jedrek Zeidler, team foul #4 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Luther Wimbush (SG), Fred Field (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) John Lawson, William Nichols, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Wayne Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Archie Blais (SG), Alex Munn (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Lloyd Bennett, Wallace Moore, Victor Blasingame, Jedrek Zeidler | |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Alex Munn swats the layup by Maynard Wagner | 71-73 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski gets the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Archie Blais - foul #2 on Archie Blais, team foul #5 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (SG) Donald Renz | |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Haynes | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Laird (SG) Fred Field | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-73 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Alex Munn gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Archie Blais travels in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, Luther Wimbush, Dale Chiasson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Renz (PG), Wallace Moore (SF) Archie Blais, Alex Munn | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-73 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Lawson | 72-73 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | John Lawson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Staub - foul #3 on Nicholas Staub, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | John Lawson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Randy Fralick steps in front of the Steven Laird pass | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Daniels | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-77 |