| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) PF - Allen Sines (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Everett Fields | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Cousins - foul #1 on Fred Cousins, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky is whistled for traveling | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's dunk attempt is rejected by Sean Grosky | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory's pass is intercepted by Like Tang | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Cousins | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Like Tang is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Like Tang, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Everett Fields, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Kelly Taylor steals the ball from Adrian Morphis | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | David Petty knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wilfredo Gallo | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) PF - Augustus Zollner (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke blows the layup | 9-9 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Carl Plum, Joseph Neth, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Like Tang (SF), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Adrian Morphis, Augustus Zollner, Roland Johnson | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Fields | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Nicholas Gregory is called for the reach on Like Tang - foul #1 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Cousins - foul #2 on Fred Cousins, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky blows the layup | 13-12 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Quinn | 13-12 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Hans Gliwski is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields hits the finger roll set up by Kelly Taylor and he's fouled by Adrian Morphis - foul #1 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Gregory | 18-12 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Allen Sines steals the ball from Like Tang | 18-12 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 20-12 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Like Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 22-12 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 22-12 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor is called for traveling | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Neth - foul #1 on Joseph Neth, team foul #3 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Sean Grosky | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the jump hook near the basket | 24-13 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the jumper from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis hits the follow up shot | 24-15 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 24-15 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Like Tang connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Hans Gliwski and he's hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF) Hans Gliwski | |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-17 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Everett Fields is called for the reach on Rico Hernandez - foul #1 on Everett Fields, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG) Adrian Morphis | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs steps in front of the Like Tang pass | 24-17 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Sines | 26-17 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 26-17 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 26-17 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Joseph Neth (PF) Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, David Petty, Roland Johnson | |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the finger roll | 26-19 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-22 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 29-22 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Cousins | 29-25 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Neth | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins loses the dribble to Ernest Gibbs | 31-25 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-25 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean Grosky | 31-25 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo buries a 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Sean Grosky is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Sean Grosky, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Fred Cousins, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is hacked by David Petty - foul #1 on David Petty, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Adrian Morphis is blocked by Allen Sines | 33-28 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory loses the dribble to Roland Johnson | 33-28 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it but misses | 33-28 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez tips it in | 33-30 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Sines | 35-30 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rico Hernandez | 35-32 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Sines | 38-32 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Like Tang scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's layup is rejected by Adrian Morphis | 38-34 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Like Tang snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Like Tang (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Morphis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roland Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) David Petty, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it home | 40-34 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Plum | 40-34 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Neth | 43-34 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 43-34 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sean Grosky - foul #2 on Sean Grosky, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Everett Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hans Gliwski | 44-34 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is whistled for a carry | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Jimmy Finke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Hans Gliwski - foul #2 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #9 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits a jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth is fouled on the floor by Sean Grosky - foul #3 on Sean Grosky, team foul #10 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF) Sean Grosky | |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Like Tang's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Neth | 47-36 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Rico Hernandez steals the ball from Edgar Davis | 47-38 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 47-38 |