| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Carl Plum is denied by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 23-32 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-32 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Roland Johnson swats the layup by Ernest Gibbs | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs connects on the jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Steven Dick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 25-34 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | David Colby travels with the ball | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | David Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) David Colby | |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | David Taylor scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Tomczak | 27-34 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF) Abraham Heineman, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's pass is intercepted by Jesse Ricca | 27-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Herman Pleasant (SF) David Ralston, Shing Ching | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), James Bowers (SF) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Herman Pleasant | 30-34 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | David Colby scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Bowers | 30-37 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | David Taylor is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 32-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Colby | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mike Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, David Colby, Jesse Ricca | |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is denied on a layup by Ralph Anderson | 35-41 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-41 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman is hacked by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) James Bowers | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | David Hollie gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Abraham Heineman steals the ball from Ralph Anderson | 37-42 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Hollie - foul #3 on David Hollie, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the jumper in the lane | 38-42 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Daniel Tomczak | 38-42 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernest Gibbs - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Edgar Davis | 40-44 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Steven Dick snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 40-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman's pass is intercepted by David Hollie | 40-44 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-44 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Mike Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Steven Dick gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Steven Dick can't connect on a runner near the basket | 42-44 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs swats the dunk try by David Taylor | 42-44 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 42-44 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is whistled for a carry | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is fouled on the floor by Abraham Heineman - foul #2 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Roland Johnson (C) Shing Ching, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), James Bowers (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #3 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bowers (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | David Ralston hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant connects on the shot from close range set up by Mike Williams | 47-46 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 47-48 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Carl Plum and the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Mike Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Anderson | 47-50 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | David Taylor is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #5 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Johnson (C) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the defensive board | 47-53 |