| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), Ronald Davis (PF) Anthony Stanley, Timothy Miller, James Elkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | David Hunter banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Johnson and he's hacked by Donald Galligan - foul #3 on Donald Galligan, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Timothy Miller (SF), Robert Callahan (C) Fred Haag, Donald Galligan, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | William Lanier connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Hunter | 34-40 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Robert Callahan - foul #1 on Robert Callahan, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Anthony Stanley, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF) Andre Burbach | |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Raymond Johnson | |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Lanier - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, James Elkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) William Lanier | |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is hacked by Fred Haag in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Haag, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) David Hunter | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Andre Burbach swats the shot by Robert Jackson | 34-40 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andre Burbach | 34-40 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clinton Englund - foul #2 on Clinton Englund, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (C) Andre Burbach | |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | James Elkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy McNaughton - foul #2 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Timothy Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | David Hunter gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton tips it back up and in | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by David Hunter - foul #2 on David Hunter, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Andre Burbach | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Hunter | 36-44 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Lanier | 36-44 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | David Hunter drills a floater from the left side set up by Billy McNaughton | 36-46 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Clinton Englund, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Andre Burbach (PF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, David Hunter, Raymond Johnson | |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach comes up short on the shot near the basket | 36-46 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF) Billy McNaughton | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag is whistled for a carry | 36-46 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steven Dollinger | 36-48 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the floater from the left side | 38-48 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | James Johnson is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Timothy Miller (SF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Donald Galligan, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Billy McNaughton (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Steven Dollinger, David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang tips it in | 40-48 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG) Fred Haag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | William Lanier connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang drills a jumper from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Melvin Phillips | 42-50 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 42-50 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 42-50 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | William Lanier buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 42-53 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stanley | 45-53 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Miller - foul #1 on Timothy Miller, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Robert Jackson, Timothy Miller, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), David Hunter (SF), James Johnson (C) William Lanier, Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Fred Haag (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Galligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | David Hunter's pass is intercepted by Henry Williams | 45-55 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | James Elkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | James Elkins hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Donald Galligan steps in front of the Melvin Phillips pass in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Galligan | 49-55 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | David Hunter is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | James Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag is hacked by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG) Clinton Englund | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Andre Burbach (PF) Steven Dollinger, Billy McNaughton | |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | James Johnson travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, James Johnson | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Elkins steals the ball from Raymond Johnson | 51-55 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-55 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | David Hunter lays it in | 51-57 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | David Hunter takes the ball from Anthony Stanley | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Haag (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Donald Galligan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Elkins (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy McNaughton (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Burbach (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | David Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Galligan - foul #4 on Donald Galligan, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Timothy Miller (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Anthony Stanley, Donald Galligan, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), James Johnson (PF) Billy McNaughton, Andre Burbach | |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Elkins | 51-58 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | David Hunter scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Steven Dollinger | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Hunter - foul #3 on David Hunter, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, Fred Haag, James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF) William Lanier, Raymond Johnson | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang loses the dribble to James Johnson | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Clinton Englund - foul #4 on Clinton Englund, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Timothy Miller, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Steven Dollinger | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3rd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams clanks a jumper from close range | 51-62 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Elkins | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | James Elkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | David Hunter snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Billy McNaughton, James Johnson | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | David Hunter is open but can't throw it down | 51-64 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | David Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Robert Callahan steals the ball from Melvin Phillips | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is fouled on the floor by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Lanier runs out the clock | 52-64 |