| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) C - Alan Beasley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) C - Gene Dycus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Ray and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus clanks a jumper in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Gerald Greene picks off the pass by Douglas Audette | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner is hacked by Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole's layup is rejected by John Jones | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | John Jones gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | John Dyer is called for the reach on Thomas Musso in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | John Jones is hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG), Richard Capo (SF) Douglas Audette, James Gerhardt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the wide open floater from close range | 2-7 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) SG - William Samson (fresh) SF - Richard Capo (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) PF - David Gunn (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Richard Capo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-7 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gerald Greene | 2-7 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | John Jones tips it in | 2-9 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-9 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Richard Capo tips it in | 4-9 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gerald Greene | 4-11 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Capo, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, William Samson, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Gene Dycus - foul #1 on Gene Dycus, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (PF) Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus is hacked by Alan Beasley - foul #1 on Alan Beasley, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Richard Capo gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Douglas Audette | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the wide open floater from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Jordan - foul #1 on Paul Jordan, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Casey Landis (SG), David Gunn (PF) Charles Ray, Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer | |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thomas as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Stephen Thomas | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt banks in the layup | 9-11 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is hacked by William Samson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Samson, team foul #8 | 9-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Richard Capo (SF) Douglas Audette, James Gerhardt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | David Gunn gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Ray and he's hacked by John Dyer - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #9 | 9-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG) John Dyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | David Gunn pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Samson (fresh) SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Capo - foul #2 on Richard Capo, team foul #10 | 9-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Rudy Spencer (PF) Thomas Musso, David Gunn | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is called for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG) William Samson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (C) Casey Landis, John Jones | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray's pass is intercepted by James Gerhardt in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Stephen Thomas is called for the reach on Ralph Lyman - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Alan Beasley, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), David Gunn (PF) Charles Ray, Rudy Spencer | |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 12-17 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Gunn | 12-17 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | David Gunn comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses the turnaround from the left block | 12-17 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | David Gunn tips it in | 12-19 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses short on an open shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG), Alan Beasley (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses long on an open floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alan Beasley | 14-19 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (tiring) 5 pts. SG - William Samson (fresh) SF - James Gerhardt (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Alan Beasley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Alan Beasley is denied by Rudy Spencer | 14-19 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Jordan picks off the pass by Charles Ray in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley knocks in the runner in the lane | 16-19 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 16-19 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Rudy Spencer | 16-19 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | James Gerhardt steps in front of the Thomas Musso pass in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Samson | 18-19 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is called for 10 seconds | 18-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), Joseph Garner (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) William Samson, James Gerhardt, Alan Beasley, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Charles Ray steps in front of the Paul Jordan pass in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Greene and he's hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt's pass is intercepted by Gerald Greene | 18-22 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Gunn | 18-25 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 18-25 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene is hacked by Douglas Audette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Audette, team foul #12 | 18-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), James Gerhardt (SF) Paul Jordan, Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Casey Landis, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-27 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 18-30 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 18-30 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Samson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gerhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) C - Ralph Lyman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Greene (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is hacked by Ralph Lyman - foul #1 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #13 | 18-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Williams (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Douglas Audette, James Gerhardt, Joseph Garner, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the lay-in | 18-32 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | John Dyer snags the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Samson | 20-32 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) William Samson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-32 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | John Dyer grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Dyer | 24-32 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | John Dyer picks off the pass by Thomas Musso | 24-32 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 24-32 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene is fouled in the backcourt by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #14 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) William Williams, Alan Beasley, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Thomas Musso, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Stephen Thomas steps in front of the Ralph Lyman pass | 24-32 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Lyman steals it from Stephen Thomas | 24-32 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette is hacked by Gerald Greene - foul #1 on Gerald Greene, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | John Jones gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Capo - foul #3 on Richard Capo, team foul #15 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SF) Richard Capo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses long on a floater from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | William Samson gets the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | William Samson steps in front of the Gerald Greene pass in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt buries a floater from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-34 |