| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) SG - David Colby (fresh) SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3rd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is hacked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the jumper from the right block | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) David Colby | |
| 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 | |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Quinn | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's floater is knocked away by Ralph Anderson | 6-6 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | David Ralston is called for the reach on Donald Quinn - foul #1 on David Ralston, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak | |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carl Plum | 9-6 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Hollie, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant's floater is tipped away by Ernest Gibbs | 9-6 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 11-6 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, David Taylor | |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-6 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Mike Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), David Hollie (SF) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Hollie | 13-6 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Dick blocks the short jumper by Edgar Davis | 13-6 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | James Bowers snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Dick swats the layup by Carl Plum | 13-6 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it back up and in | 15-6 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | David Hollie takes the ball from Shing Ching | 15-6 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hollie | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 17-6 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Shing Ching knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, David Hollie, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Anderson | 17-9 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is fouled on the floor by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Hollie (SF) James Bowers, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 17-9 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Mike Williams scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Herman Pleasant | 17-11 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Abraham Heineman takes the ball from Carl Plum in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman slams it home | 17-13 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the jump hook from close range | 17-13 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-13 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Donald Quinn steals the ball from Abraham Heineman | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Steven Dick gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-13 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Dick - foul #1 on Steven Dick, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel Tomczak is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson loses the dribble to Abraham Heineman | 19-13 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Ralph Anderson is called for the reach on Shing Ching - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Steven Dick | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Shing Ching gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | James Bowers grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #1 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Ernest Gibbs steals it from David Ralston | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carl Plum and he's hacked by Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 24-14 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is fouled on the floor by Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #10 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Roland Johnson | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on David Ralston - foul #2 on David Ralston, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Plum | 27-17 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | David Hollie tips it back up and in | 29-17 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right block | 29-17 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Mike Williams is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #10 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, David Colby, David Hollie | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ralph Anderson swats the layup by Herman Pleasant | 30-17 |