| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Shing Ching inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak's floater is tipped away by Ernest Gibbs | 31-16 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Shing Ching tips it home | 31-18 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Shing Ching, Augustus Zollner | |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-18 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is hacked by Roland Johnson - foul #4 on Roland Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak | |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a shot from the left wing | 33-18 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses long on an open floater in the paint | 33-18 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-18 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 33-18 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 36-18 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs is called for the reach on Shing Ching - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #2 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), James Mack (PF) David Ralston, Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #3 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Steven Dick (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, James Mack | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Allen Sines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, James Mack, Augustus Zollner | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the defensive rebound | 36-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Shing Ching is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Shing Ching, team foul #2 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | David Ralston takes the ball from Donald Quinn | 36-19 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | David Ralston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-19 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 36-19 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-19 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | David Ralston evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Mack | 36-22 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kelly Taylor | 39-22 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs steals the ball from Augustus Zollner | 39-22 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 41-22 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-22 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 41-22 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #3 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, James Mack, Augustus Zollner | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 43-22 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Herman Pleasant | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SG) Daniel Tomczak | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Samuel Marson steps in front of the Herman Pleasant pass | 43-22 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson blows the layup | 43-22 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-22 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is hacked by Jimmy Finke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #6 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Samuel Marson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG) Wilfredo Gallo, Herman Pleasant | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #7 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the free throw | 43-24 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | David Ralston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-24 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 43-24 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Shing Ching - foul #3 on Shing Ching, team foul #4 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs steals the ball from Steven Dick | 45-24 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-24 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 45-24 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo lays it in and he's fouled by Jimmy Finke - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #8 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Herman Pleasant | |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Daniel Tomczak takes the ball from Ernest Gibbs | 45-27 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Steven Dick lays it up and in set up by Daniel Tomczak | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak loses the ball out of bounds | 45-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG), James Mack (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-29 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | David Ralston's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Samuel Marson | 45-29 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is fouled on the floor by Roland Johnson - foul #5 on Roland Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Roland Johnson | |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #9 | 45-29 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Jesse Ricca steals the ball from Augustus Zollner | 45-29 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-29 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Donald Quinn steals it from Shing Ching | 47-29 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Wilfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Shing Ching | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 49-29 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) PF - James Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines blows the layup | 52-32 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 54-32 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner loses the ball out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Daniel Tomczak | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the offensive board | 54-32 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 54-32 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it home | 56-32 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | James Mack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-32 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant hits the follow up shot | 56-34 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a jump hook from close range | 56-34 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn loses the dribble to Wilfredo Gallo | 56-34 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo lays it up and in | 56-36 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 56-36 |