| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) SG - Darren McGann (fresh) SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #1 on Charles Taranto, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander tips it back up and in | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman knocks in the jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto tips it home | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | David Nunn knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan buries a floater from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | David Nunn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Bissett | 6-11 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) Dewey Mills, David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Shaun Fournier | 6-11 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson travels with the ball | 6-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Norbert Shackelford swats the short shot by Colin Musgrave | 6-11 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Shaun Fournier | 6-11 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Norbert Shackelford and he's fouled by Harvey Sellers - foul #1 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Jack Bissett (SF) Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford | |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Nunn - foul #1 on David Nunn, team foul #1 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman (PF) Shaun Fournier | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Harvey Sellers - foul #2 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) James Bergsma | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-17 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 7-17 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-19 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #6 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Charles Taranto (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the easy layup | 7-19 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson hits the follow up shot | 7-21 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Taranto | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Wasson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Colin Musgrave is called for the reach on Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF), Jason Sisler (C) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier gets the offensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Boyle | 10-24 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Felton Robillard and he's fouled by Jason Sisler - foul #1 on Jason Sisler, team foul #2 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Bergsma hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Bergsma makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Bergsma pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Sisler | 13-28 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's pass is intercepted by James Bergsma | 13-28 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-31 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-31 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-31 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-31 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 13-31 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-31 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-31 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-31 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Sisler | 13-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Fournier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-31 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 13-31 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Shaun Fournier - foul #1 on Shaun Fournier, team foul #3 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Charles Taranto (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF), Joseph Wasson (C) James Bergsma, Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Shaun Fournier, Jason Sisler | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 3rd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #9 | 16-31 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Ortegon | 19-32 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Anthony Dillman is blocked by Warren Witherspoon | 19-32 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Dillman steps in front of the Darren McGann pass | 19-32 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the shot from the left side set up by David Nunn and the foul's on Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #10 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), George Carlino (PF) Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a shot from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the follow up shot | 21-35 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | David Nunn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-35 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon snags the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | George Carlino comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 21-35 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-35 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jesse Ortegon | 21-35 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Dillman is called for the reach on George Carlino - foul #1 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #4 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Charles Taranto, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 23-35 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Harvey Sellers (PF) Jesse Ortegon, Felton Robillard, George Carlino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-35 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Nunn - foul #2 on David Nunn, team foul #5 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) James Bergsma, David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Shaun Fournier | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Taranto | 26-35 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 26-38 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Sellers | 28-38 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is fouled on the floor by Darren McGann - foul #1 on Darren McGann, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Shaun Fournier (C) Robert Boyle, Joseph Wasson | |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Darren McGann | 30-39 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | David Nunn buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 30-41 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is hacked by Shaun Fournier - foul #2 on Shaun Fournier, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Darren McGann, Charles Taranto, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Bergsma grabs the board | 30-41 |