| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dewey Mills - foul #1 on Dewey Mills, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson is whistled for a carry | 26-30 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dewey Mills | 28-30 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Nunn and he's fouled by Charles Taranto - foul #1 on Charles Taranto, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | David Nunn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Nunn, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-30 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it in | 31-32 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Nunn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Nunn - foul #4 on David Nunn, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) James Bergsma, David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, George Carlino | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Boyle | 37-33 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is fouled on the floor by Jesse Ortegon - foul #1 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #2 on Charles Taranto, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norbert Shackelford | 39-34 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-34 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Wasson and he's fouled by Charles Taranto - foul #3 on Charles Taranto, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), David Nunn (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF), Jason Sisler (C) Dewey Mills, Robert Boyle, Shaun Fournier, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the floater in the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Shaun Fournier (C) James Bergsma, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Darren McGann | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-37 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Colin Musgrave - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson (C) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Charles Taranto (SF) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez | |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | David Nunn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the finger roll set up by Michael Alexander | 45-39 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Shaun Fournier and he's hacked by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Mills - foul #3 on Dewey Mills, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 47-41 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the floater in the paint | 47-41 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (C) Robert Boyle, Jack Bissett, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, Darrell Gerken | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Bergsma makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez tips it home | 48-43 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | David Nunn tips it home | 50-43 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jason Sisler (C) James Bergsma, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), George Carlino (PF) Darren McGann, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dewey Mills | 53-43 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | George Carlino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Norbert Shackelford, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Charles Taranto steals it from Dewey Mills | 53-43 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto lays it up and in | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | George Carlino steps in front of the Dewey Mills pass | 53-45 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the jump hook from the left block | 53-47 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | David Nunn scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dewey Mills | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | George Carlino knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Sullivan | 55-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Nunn (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Taranto (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #4 on Charles Taranto, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF), Shaun Fournier (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Jason Sisler, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Warren Witherspoon | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | David Nunn gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Joseph Wasson (C) James Bergsma, Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Charles Taranto (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Taranto - foul #5 on Charles Taranto, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Charles Taranto | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 58-49 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman scores on a runner in the paint | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann loses the ball out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Darren McGann is called for the reach on David Nunn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darren McGann, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-51 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Jack Bissett steps in front of the Gary Tellez pass | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | James Sullivan is called for the reach on Dewey Mills - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF), Jason Sisler (C) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Colin Musgrave and the foul's on Jason Sisler - foul #1 on Jason Sisler, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Bergsma runs out the clock | 64-54 |