| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Steven Silver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Carter | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's layup is rejected by Wayne Wright | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Harold Carter snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Mervin Logan | |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a shot in the lane set up by Sherwood Rogan | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan is hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Shane Brockway, Raymond Grove, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 11-6 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Giguere | 11-8 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Harvey Newell - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Wayne Wright (PF) Edward Simmons, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Thomas Giguere, Harvey Newell | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits a runner from the right block | 12-10 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Antonio Mitchell (C) Jess Daniels, Harold Carter | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Sherwood Rogan steps in front of the Kenneth Newlin pass | 17-10 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Thompson | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Wayne Wright, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Harold Carter (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sherwood Rogan | 22-10 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Harold Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harold Carter, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Larson (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Harold Carter, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-10 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 22-10 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-10 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp's pass is intercepted by Edward Simmons | 22-10 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 24-10 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway drills a runner in the lane | 24-12 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 26-12 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), William Phan (C) Carl Spangler, Edward Simmons, Sherwood Rogan, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, John Larson, Lester Sharp | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 26-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Robert Manus is whistled for a carry | 26-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Robert Manus | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Grove swats the short shot by Wayne Wright | 26-14 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Antonio Mitchell is blocked by Wayne Wright | 26-14 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 28-14 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is fouled on the floor by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #6 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG) Kenneth Newlin | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson steps in front of the Thomas Giguere pass | 28-14 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-14 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 28-14 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Giguere - foul #1 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), John Larson (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Giguere | 29-14 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-14 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 29-14 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-14 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't tip it in | 29-14 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 31-14 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 31-14 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 31-14 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 33-14 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | John Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Thomas Giguere, John Larson | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | John Starr lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 35-14 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Grove | 35-16 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-16 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 35-16 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-16 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 35-16 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #8 | 35-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF), Steven Silver (C) Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-16 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 36-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's pass is intercepted by Carl Spangler | 36-16 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the dunk | 36-16 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 36-16 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is fouled on the floor by Edward Simmons - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #7 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF) Edward Simmons, Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-18 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 38-18 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Harold Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-18 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the offensive rebound | 38-18 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Harold Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-18 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 38-18 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Steven Silver | 40-18 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Harold Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #8 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG) Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan | |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Thompson | 43-20 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Harold Carter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-23 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-23 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-23 |