| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Simone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Frank Behr inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Joy - foul #1 on Gary Joy, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Frank Behr | 28-27 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Justin Henson - foul #1 on Justin Henson, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniels - foul #3 on Robert Daniels, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Lloyd Stogner and he's fouled by Roy Stewart - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson jams it | 32-30 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Olson steps in front of the Justin Henson pass | 32-30 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses long on a runner from the left block | 32-30 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett hits a fadeaway from the left side | 32-32 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is hacked by Justin Henson - foul #2 on Justin Henson, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) William Simone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Justin Henson - foul #3 on Justin Henson, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Daves (C) Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Frank Behr drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Daves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | John Daves's pass is intercepted by Antonio Arnett | 34-34 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Crossman | 34-34 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Olson | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | John Daves gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Hampton | 40-34 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Andrew Hampton, John Daves | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG) Frank Behr | |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | William Simone double dribbles | 40-34 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Stewart | 40-34 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is fouled on the floor by Justin Henson - foul #4 on Justin Henson, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | William Simone tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner's floater is knocked away by William Simone | 42-34 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Keith Gardiner (fresh) SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | William Simone denies the turnaround by Carl McNurlen | 42-34 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | William Simone tips it in | 44-34 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Keith Gardiner | 44-36 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | William Simone steals the ball from Carl McNurlen | 44-36 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), John Daves (C) Daniel Crossman, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniels - foul #4 on Robert Daniels, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner hits a shot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Olson | 47-38 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Daves - foul #1 on John Daves, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Roy Stewart (C) Gary Joy, John Daves | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled on the floor by Frank Behr - foul #1 on Frank Behr, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Biondi | 47-39 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Hampton | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Glenn Biondi | 51-39 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Justin Henson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi is hacked by Justin Henson - foul #5 on Justin Henson, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Gary Joy (SG), William Simone (PF) Christopher Olson, Michael Scott, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG) Justin Henson | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Glenn Biondi steps in front of the Keith Gardiner pass | 53-41 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart loses the dribble to Antonio Arnett | 53-41 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | William Simone denies the turnaround by Frank Behr | 53-41 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Daniels | 53-41 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Gardiner - foul #1 on Keith Gardiner, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF) Glenn Biondi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Frank Behr can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Crossman | 58-41 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett slams it home set up by Frank Behr | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Keith Gardiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy loses the dribble to Lloyd Stogner | 58-43 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner can't finish the layup | 58-43 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Behr - foul #2 on Frank Behr, team foul #9 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), John Daves (C) Robert Daniels, Gary Joy, Daniel Crossman, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Frank Behr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) William Simone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the jumper from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 62-43 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Olson | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Stogner - foul #2 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Frank Behr misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 63-43 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Daves comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-43 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | John Daves tips it back up and in | 65-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner makes the jumper from the right wing | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | John Daves hits a shot from the right side | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 67-45 |