| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sias (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Looney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Duke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Severson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Wesley Reynolds swats the shot by Thomas Lammers | 25-25 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Desilets steals the ball from Michael Severson | 25-25 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Desilets | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses the jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick gets the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Roman Torres blocks the short jumper by Timothy Hedrick | 27-25 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | David Sias grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Floyd Estep | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | David Looney buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Sias - foul #2 on David Sias, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SF), Donald Lepe (PF), John Woodworth (C) Timothy Hedrick, Wesley Reynolds, Michael Severson | |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | David Looney misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Roman Torres gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward blows the layup but the foul's on David Sias - foul #3 on David Sias, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (PG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock's pass is intercepted by Mark Woodward in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward hits the finger roll | 32-30 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Desilets | 35-30 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Desilets | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers blows the dunk | 35-30 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | David Looney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Lammers - foul #2 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG) Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF), Wesley Reynolds (PF), Michael Severson (C) Mark Woodward, Donald Lepe, John Woodworth | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | David Looney makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | David Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp misses the driving attempt from close range | 35-32 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Wallace - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) James Wallace, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | David Sias gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers banks in the wide open layup set up by Floyd Estep | 37-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chi Chiou (fresh) SF - Dennis Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sias (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Looney (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Duke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Michael Severson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds is hacked by David Sias - foul #4 on David Sias, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Desilets (SF), Ruben Robbins (C) Dennis Bowers, David Sias | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Mark Woodward (SF) David Looney, Timothy Hedrick | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Robbins | 37-32 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Desilets | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Roman Torres can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Chi Chiou pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Roman Torres connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-32 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Chi Chiou is called for the reach on Eugene Duke - foul #2 on Chi Chiou, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Thomas Lammers (SG), Dennis Bowers (SF), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Chi Chiou, Donald Desilets, Roman Torres, Ruben Robbins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SF), Donald Lepe (PF), John Woodworth (C) Jared Fish, Eugene Duke, Wesley Reynolds, Michael Severson | |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Guy Sharp | 39-32 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers double dribbles | 39-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Desilets (SF) Dennis Bowers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke (SG) Mark Woodward | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | David Looney misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp misses the jumper near the basket | 39-32 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Dennis Bowers (SG), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) James Wallace, Thomas Lammers, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Wesley Reynolds (PF), Michael Severson (C) David Looney, Donald Lepe, John Woodworth | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Roman Torres banks in the layup on a nice dish by Floyd Estep | 41-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Desilets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sias (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jared Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Duke (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Michael Severson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish misses the runner near the basket | 41-32 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers (SG) Donald Desilets | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SF) Timothy Hedrick | |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 41-32 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke lays it in | 41-34 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Roman Torres's pass is intercepted by Wesley Reynolds | 41-34 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | David Sias swats the layup by Mark Woodward | 41-34 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roman Torres | 41-34 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep travels in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Donald Desilets (SF), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Thomas Lammers, Dennis Bowers, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (PG), Donald Lepe (PF), John Woodworth (C) Jared Fish, Wesley Reynolds, Michael Severson | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | David Looney pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | David Looney grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | David Looney connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Woodward | 41-37 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Chi Chiou loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers (SG) James Wallace | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF) Mark Woodward | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Eugene Duke and he's fouled by Harold Bullock - foul #2 on Harold Bullock, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Ruben Robbins (C) Chi Chiou, Harold Bullock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds (PF), Michael Severson (C) Donald Lepe, John Woodworth | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Michael Severson is called for the reach on Floyd Estep in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Severson, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Sias (C) Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Estep | 44-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sias (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Looney (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Duke (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wesley Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Michael Severson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Ruben Robbins denies the turnaround by David Looney | 44-40 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | David Looney steps in front of the Floyd Estep pass | 44-40 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson's floater is tipped away by Ruben Robbins | 44-40 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Wesley Reynolds connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Hedrick | 44-42 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets loses the dribble to Timothy Hedrick in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson slams it home | 44-44 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Sias | 47-44 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Harold Bullock (SF), Roman Torres (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets, Ruben Robbins, David Sias | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (PG), Mark Woodward (SF), Donald Lepe (PF), John Woodworth (C) David Looney, Timothy Hedrick, Wesley Reynolds, Michael Severson | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish lays it in and he's hacked by Chi Chiou - foul #3 on Chi Chiou, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Eugene Duke is called for the reach on Chi Chiou - foul #2 on Eugene Duke, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (SG) Eugene Duke | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Looney | 50-49 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers travels in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers (SG), Donald Desilets (SF) Chi Chiou, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Desilets - foul #1 on Donald Desilets, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Bullock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jared Fish (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Looney (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Lepe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Woodworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Jared Fish is called for the reach on Dennis Bowers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Fish, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke (SG) David Looney | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers is hacked by Mark Woodward - foul #2 on Mark Woodward, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), David Sias (C) Dennis Bowers, Harold Bullock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Roman Torres can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-51 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Looney (SG) Eugene Duke | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Lammers - foul #3 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF) Jared Fish | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Timothy Hedrick steals it from Thomas Lammers in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | David Looney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | David Sias grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Looney | 50-52 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke (SG), Wesley Reynolds (PF), Michael Severson (C) Mark Woodward, Donald Lepe, John Woodworth | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 50-52 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | David Looney scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Eugene Duke | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Eugene Duke picks off the pass by David Sias | 50-54 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke banks in the layup | 50-56 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Eugene Duke | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke is hacked by Thomas Lammers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SF) Timothy Hedrick | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Desilets | 53-57 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward is hacked by Floyd Estep in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Estep, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Roman Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Desilets | 56-57 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Estep - foul #4 on Floyd Estep, team foul #13 | 56-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick (SF) Mark Woodward | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Roman Torres pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Roman Torres clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Sias | 56-58 |