| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Post (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Walter Magner inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Walter Magner | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a fadeaway from the right side | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Larry Logan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Magner | 35-33 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan buries a driving attempt near the basket | 35-35 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | John Minard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Larry Logan pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | John Minard is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 37-35 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Post - foul #4 on Richard Post, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | John Minard knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (C) Dennis Jones | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | John Minard can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | John Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Platt | 41-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SG - Evan Morris (fresh) SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Minard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) John Minard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor banks in the layup and he's hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Rolon denies the turnaround by Benjamin Goss | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-41 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Walter Magner gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Walter Magner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Zollicoffer | 47-41 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Zollicoffer - foul #2 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (PF), Thomas McCier (C) Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Raymond Rolon | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Larry Logan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan dunks the ball | 47-45 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is hacked by Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Stephen Heal, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Richard Post (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 47-45 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Evan Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) 14 pts. C - Richard Post (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the runner from the left block | 47-45 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | John Minard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Marvin Wyse steals it from Richard Post | 47-45 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 47-47 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 47-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | John Minard is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on John Minard, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | David Zollicoffer steps in front of the Marvin Wyse pass | 47-47 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer lays it in | 49-47 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Post - foul #5 on Richard Post, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) David Zollicoffer, John Minard, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Raymond Rolon | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor's layup is rejected by Manuel Coughlan | 49-49 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 51-51 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), John Minard (PF) Larry Logan, Evan Morris, Walter Magner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 53-51 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | David Zollicoffer steps in front of the Jeffery Lowrance pass | 53-51 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi lays it in on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer | 55-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Minard (fresh) 14 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Harbor - foul #2 on Robert Harbor, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Walter Magner (SF), Thomas McCier (C) Robert Manzi, Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the finger roll and the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #4 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Minard - foul #3 on John Minard, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 57-54 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Goss - foul #2 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Manuel Coughlan | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | John Minard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-56 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | John Minard tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 59-56 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the shot near the basket set up by Marvin Wyse | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | John Minard misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-58 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Evan Morris gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #5 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Robert Harbor (PF) Larry Logan, Evan Morris, John Minard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Goss swats the short shot by Manuel Coughlan | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Evan Morris (SF), Thomas McCier (C) Robert Manzi, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Coughlan swats the dunk try by Robert Harbor | 61-60 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier tips it in | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Evan Morris, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Minard - foul #4 on John Minard, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the jump hook in the lane | 63-61 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Holt | 63-63 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Walter Magner loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 63-63 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Magner steals it from Kenneth Holt | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Manuel Coughlan steps in front of the Larry Logan pass | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan buries a fadeaway in the paint | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | John Minard clanks a floater from the right block | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Logan - foul #2 on Larry Logan, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | John Minard loses the dribble to Dennis Jones | 63-67 |