| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Allen Sines (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Steven Dick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ralph Anderson | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Roland Johnson is denied by Ralph Anderson | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Shing Ching | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines blows the layup | 1-6 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jimmy Finke | 1-8 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-8 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Quinn | 1-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Mack (fresh) C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-8 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | James Mack gets the rebound | 1-8 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo travels with the ball | 1-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak, James Mack, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | David Ralston is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #1 on David Ralston, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jimmy Finke | 1-10 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the easy layup | 1-10 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | David Ralston pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-10 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | David Ralston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-10 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines gets the rebound | 1-10 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by Shing Ching - foul #2 on Shing Ching, team foul #3 | 1-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), James Mack (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the free throw | 1-13 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson lays it up and in set up by Daniel Tomczak | 3-13 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke loses the dribble to Herman Pleasant | 3-13 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Ralston | 5-13 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | David Ralston steals the ball from Donald Quinn | 5-13 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Ralston | 7-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Mack (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 7-15 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | David Ralston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Daniel Tomczak, James Mack, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-15 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | David Ralston grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Jesse Ricca picks off the pass by Wilfredo Gallo | 7-15 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Augustus Zollner is called for the reach on Kelly Taylor - foul #1 on Augustus Zollner, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (PF) Donald Quinn | |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 7-17 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | David Ralston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 7-17 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it back up and in | 7-19 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), James Mack (PF) David Ralston, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak grabs the board | 7-19 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Ralph Anderson swats the dunk try by James Mack | 7-19 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 7-19 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Steven Dick (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Wilfredo Gallo, James Mack, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 7-20 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak grabs the defensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | David Ralston buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Augustus Zollner | 10-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines loses the ball out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Mack (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Steven Dick, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Ralston is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #1 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, James Mack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Shing Ching comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Allen Sines | 10-20 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Jesse Ricca is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 10-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Jesse Ricca | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Daniel Tomczak | 10-22 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | David Ralston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Johnson (C) Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-22 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | David Ralston can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-22 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 10-24 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Edgar Davis is called for the reach on Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #3 | 10-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Herman Pleasant, James Mack, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-24 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Shing Ching steps in front of the Samuel Marson pass | 10-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Marson (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-24 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Shing Ching tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Augustus Zollner is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Augustus Zollner, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | David Ralston drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-26 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), James Mack (PF) Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak loses the dribble to Donald Quinn | 15-28 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 15-30 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | James Mack clanks a floater from the right side | 15-30 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson tips it in | 17-30 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roland Johnson - foul #2 on Roland Johnson, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SG), Steven Dick (PF) Daniel Tomczak, James Mack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-31 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke and the foul's on Roland Johnson - foul #3 on Roland Johnson, team foul #10 | 17-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Edgar Davis | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the free throw | 17-33 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-33 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 17-33 |