| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Manzi takes the ball from Joaquin Jensen | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Read steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Manzi and he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Alvin Haas denies the turnaround by Dennis Jones | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Dunmire | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley connects on the floater from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Alvin Haas - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Alvin Haas | |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Rolon is called for the reach on Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris | |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Benjamin Goss | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones blows the layup | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes blows the layup | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher connects on the open runner from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Goss out of a doubleteam | 2-10 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), George Barker (PF) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott Sikes, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Carl Dunmire (SG) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher | |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Harris | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Manzi | 7-13 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, George Barker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Scott Sikes | |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris | |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Platt | 8-13 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Donny Green loses the ball out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (C) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carl Dunmire | 8-15 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | George Barker makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Heal | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Stephen Heal steps in front of the Robert Manzi pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 10-15 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | George Barker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Sam Kelley is called for the reach on Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (PF) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (C) George Barker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG) Timothy Marshall | |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 10-19 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-19 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it in | 10-21 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-21 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a shot from the right block | 10-21 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Heal | 13-21 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss's pass is intercepted by Raymond Rolon | 13-21 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Sam Kelley and he's fouled by Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), George Barker (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Allen Baugher (SF) Robert Manzi, Christopher Lipe | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Goss out of a doubleteam | 15-23 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses short on a jumper from the right side | 15-23 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | George Barker takes the ball from Timothy Marshall | 15-23 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Rolon picks off the pass by Timothy Marshall | 15-23 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Goss picks off the pass by Paul Read | 15-23 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Scott Sikes and the foul's on Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Stephen Heal (SF) Michael Platt, Paul Read | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Scott Sikes | |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal buries a 3 from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 18-28 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is fouled on the floor by Allen Baugher - foul #2 on Allen Baugher, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Michael Platt (SF) George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss | |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Donny Green picks off the pass by Raymond Harris | 20-28 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the jump hook from the right block | 23-28 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Platt (fresh) PF - Stephen Heal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donny Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Joaquin Jensen | 25-28 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Dunmire | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Lipe | 25-31 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the easy layup | 25-31 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Manzi | 25-33 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal travels with the ball | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Donny Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-33 |