| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Harvey Newell - foul #3 on Harvey Newell, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 41-39 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newlin | 41-41 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Smith | 41-43 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's pass is intercepted by Timothy Thompson | 41-43 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is hacked by Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), John Larson (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver | |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Rowley | 41-46 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | John Larson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Larson (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | John Larson steps in front of the Wayne Wright pass | 43-46 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan buries a jumper from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, John Larson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 45-48 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 45-51 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 45-53 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Lester Sharp, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith's layup is rejected by Harvey Newell | 45-53 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere's layup is rejected by Steven Silver | 45-53 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Thomas Giguere, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (C) Steven Silver | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-53 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Harold Carter (PF) Shane Brockway, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Harold Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the dunk attempt | 45-54 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Harold Carter buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Newlin | 47-54 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-57 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jess Daniels | 49-57 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Newlin - foul #2 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright | |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jess Daniels | 52-60 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 52-62 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Starr | 52-62 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-62 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it in | 54-62 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a runner from close range | 54-64 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the floater from the left block | 54-64 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jess Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 25 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Starr | 54-67 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-67 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's floater is tipped away by Harvey Newell | 56-67 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 56-67 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shane Brockway - foul #3 on Shane Brockway, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, John Starr | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 56-69 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 56-69 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Silver | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson knocks in the floater from close range set up by Wayne Wright | 56-73 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Manus | 58-73 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Harold Carter - foul #2 on Harold Carter, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Harvey Newell (C) Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Patrick Rowley (C) Timothy Thompson, Robert Jordan, Steven Silver | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Harold Carter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #4 | 58-74 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is whistled for traveling | 60-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 25 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-74 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright buries a jumper from the right block set up by Carl Spangler and the foul's on Raymond Grove - foul #3 on Raymond Grove, team foul #10 | 60-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp grabs the board | 60-76 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-76 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley pulls down the rebound | 60-76 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-76 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 60-76 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-76 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Spangler | 60-76 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | John Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Wayne Wright | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Sharp | 62-76 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Rowley | 62-79 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-79 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Sharp | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan can't connect on a shot from close range | 65-79 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the follow up shot | 65-81 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Grove | 68-81 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler runs out the clock | 68-81 |