| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Bowlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-20 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Brouwer | 27-23 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Stewart and he's fouled by Erik Johnson - foul #3 on Erik Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (PF) Erik Johnson | |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Bowlin | 29-23 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 29-23 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-23 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Hedstrom | 29-25 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart lays it up and in set up by Luther Simone and he's hacked by Billy Brouwer - foul #1 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses the free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | William Bowlin gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Bass - foul #3 on Glenn Bass, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Brouwer | 33-28 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn lays it up and in | 35-28 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-28 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Christopher Chien is called for the reach on Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Christopher Chien, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Erik Johnson (PF) Randall Chau, Christopher Chien | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Wegner | 37-28 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-30 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the tip | 37-30 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Billy Brouwer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-32 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Bowlin | 37-32 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Paul Stewart is called for the reach on Glenn Bass in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Stewart, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer tips it in | 37-34 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Erik Johnson swats the short shot by Luther Simone | 37-34 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF), Christopher Chien (C) Billy Brouwer, William Bowlin | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson clanks a floater in the lane | 39-36 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 39-36 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-36 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 39-36 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Manuel Hedstrom - foul #3 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF), Ronald Hahn (C) Douglas Wegner, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer travels with the ball | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Luther Simone (PF) Antonio Griffith, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Bowlin (C) Christopher Chien | |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Stewart | 42-36 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Randall Chau tips it in | 42-38 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Randall Chau steps in front of the Paul Stewart pass | 42-38 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass loses the dribble to Luther Simone | 42-38 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Bowlin - foul #2 on William Bowlin, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Antonio Hamilton (SF) Billy Brouwer, Randall Chau | |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Hahn | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luther Simone (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Hahn (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - William Bowlin (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | William Bowlin buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Hedstrom | 45-43 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Johnson swats the dunk try by Paul Stewart | 45-43 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Erik Johnson | 45-43 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson lays it up and in | 45-45 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Aubrey Hampton | 47-45 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Hahn swats the layup by Erik Johnson | 47-45 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton is fouled on the floor by Glenn Bass - foul #4 on Glenn Bass, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (PG), Randall Chau (SF), Christopher Chien (PF) Glenn Bass, Erik Johnson, William Bowlin | |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is denied on a layup by Douglas Wegner | 49-45 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Chau | 49-45 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton's pass is intercepted by Antonio Hamilton | 49-48 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 49-48 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose tips it home | 51-48 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Chien - foul #2 on Christopher Chien, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Luther Simone (PF) Aubrey Hampton, Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Erik Johnson (PF) Antonio Hamilton | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is hacked by Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Bowlin (C) Christopher Chien | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle tips it home | 54-48 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson lays it up and in and the foul's on Carlos Dupree - foul #2 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle, Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Randall Chau | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Bass - foul #5 on Glenn Bass, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 55-51 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Douglas Wegner | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Luther Simone | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Billy Brouwer is called for the reach on Ronald Hahn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-51 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Griffith | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith runs out the clock | 61-51 |