| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) PF - Walter Magner (fresh) C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Walter Magner gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Goss blocks the short jumper by Marvin Wyse | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Holt | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Benjamin Goss | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Magner steals it from Antonio Walker | 2-5 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | The jumper by Joshua Williams is denied by Antonio Walker | 2-5 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 3rd free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Reginald Steinke (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Larry Logan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 2-8 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Harbor - foul #1 on Robert Harbor, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), John Minard (PF) David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Larry Logan drills a driving attempt in the paint | 4-10 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | John Wright is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Marvin Wyse, Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Garry Bruce (SF), Walter Magner (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, Reginald Steinke, John Minard, Robert Harbor | |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #1 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Joshua Williams takes the ball from John Wright in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Walter Magner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the jumper from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance is hacked by Garry Bruce - foul #1 on Garry Bruce, team foul #2 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF) John Wright, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF) Robert Manzi, Garry Bruce | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-17 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Goss | 4-17 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-17 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke hits the follow up shot | 4-19 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan blows the layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #3 | 4-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF) Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 4-19 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-19 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor snags the defensive board | 4-19 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Marvin Wyse is called for the reach on Larry Logan - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #3 | 4-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Claunch (C) Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Logan | 4-21 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | David Zollicoffer is called for the reach on John Wright - foul #1 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #4 | 4-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Walter Magner (PF) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, John Minard | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson's floater is tipped away by Robert Harbor | 4-21 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen tips it home | 6-21 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ernest Edmonson - foul #2 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #4 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Harbor | |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses the 1st free throw | 6-21 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-22 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan lays it up and in on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-22 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Manzi - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #5 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG) Marvin Wyse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF) Garry Bruce | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Walter Magner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-22 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke snags the offensive board | 9-22 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Olsen - foul #1 on Robert Olsen, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Robert Olsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG) Joshua Williams | |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker loses the dribble to Robert Manzi | 9-22 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Walter Magner dunks the ball set up by Robert Manzi | 9-24 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | John Wright knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 11-24 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-24 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 11-24 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Larry Logan is called for the reach on John Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Logan, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF), David Claunch (C) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF) Larry Logan, Robert Manzi, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Zollicoffer - foul #2 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #7 | 11-24 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Marvin Wyse steals it from John Minard | 12-24 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | John Wright's layup is rejected by John Minard | 12-24 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Garry Bruce | 12-24 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marvin Wyse - foul #2 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (PF), Robert Harbor (C) John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't connect on a shot near the basket | 12-26 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Claunch (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Harbor (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses the runner in the paint | 12-26 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce grabs the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Walter Magner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 12-29 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Magner steps in front of the Robert Olsen pass | 12-29 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | John Wright is called for the reach on Garry Bruce - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #7 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, David Claunch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Joshua Williams, David Zollicoffer, Robert Harbor | |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 12-31 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Marvin Wyse | 14-31 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Robert Olsen takes the ball from Larry Logan | 14-31 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-31 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Larry Logan pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Walter Magner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-31 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Olsen | 14-31 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Walter Magner - foul #1 on Walter Magner, team foul #8 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (C) Robert Olsen, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Reginald Steinke (SF), John Minard (PF) Larry Logan, Garry Bruce, Walter Magner | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-31 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the turnaround in the paint | 16-31 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't tip it in | 16-31 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |