| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 23-31 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 23-34 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the dunk | 23-34 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Dean Canterbury swats the shot by Lawrence Milam | 23-38 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Bojan Wolinski | 24-40 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the shot from the right block | 26-40 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the shot from the left block set up by Maurice Lokken | 26-42 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | James Brown hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Merrifield and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF) Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #3 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a turnaround from close range | 32-44 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 34-44 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana | |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken lays it in | 36-46 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (C) Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a runner near the basket | 38-49 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is called for 3 seconds | 38-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is fouled on the floor by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 38-51 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 38-53 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | James Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-53 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it in | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Daly | 39-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Daly | 42-60 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Tavares and he's fouled by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Merrifield - foul #4 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam buries a fadeaway from the right side | 47-62 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is fouled on the floor by Victor Woolford - foul #3 on Victor Woolford, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lawrence Milam | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken loses the ball out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis blows the layup but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Mario Klima snags the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Israel Zambrana is called for the reach on Mario Klima - foul #3 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Lawrence Milam - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #11 | 49-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), James Brown (SF) Mario Klima, Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Dikembe Abdullah steals the ball from Michael Merrifield | 49-67 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 49-69 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 51-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Molina steals it from Ronald Wood | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Masters - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #12 | 51-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Mark Masters blows the layup | 51-73 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bojan Wolinski | 51-76 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Mario Klima drills a jumper from the free throw line | 53-76 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-76 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the shot from the left wing | 53-76 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 53-76 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | James Brown steals the ball from Maurice Lokken | 53-76 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-76 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 53-76 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #10 | 53-79 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the floater from close range | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-81 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 55-81 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Walter Bettis steals it from Mark Masters | 55-81 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 55-81 |