| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense 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 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson and he's fouled by Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it home | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Arthur Pitzer steals the ball from Robert Jordan | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Pitzer | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Harvey Newell swats the short shot by John Starr | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan tips it in | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is fouled on the floor by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Arthur Pitzer, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Robert Jordan takes the ball from Walter Stark | 7-2 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Robert Jordan steals it from Habimana Arai | 7-2 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Shane Brockway is called for the reach on Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Steven Silver takes the ball from Antonio Mitchell | 9-2 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Starr | 11-2 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown's floater is tipped away by John Starr | 11-2 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive board | 11-2 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-2 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the tip | 11-2 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is called for traveling | 11-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Patrick Rowley (SF), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Raymond Grove, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown | |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-5 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick is fouled on the floor by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SF) Edward Simmons, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Antonio Mitchell, Harvey Newell | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway grabs the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Shane Brockway, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Raymond Grove | |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Phan | 12-5 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-5 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Stark | 12-5 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver blows the layup | 12-5 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it home | 14-5 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur Pitzer | 14-7 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-7 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Stark | 14-7 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, Steven Silver, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Harvey Newell | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Rowley steps in front of the Bryce Brown pass | 14-9 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan drills a jump hook from the baseline | 16-9 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 16-9 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer banks in the layup set up by Patrick Rowley | 18-9 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown banks in the layup set up by Arthur Pitzer | 18-11 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | John Starr's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Grove | 18-11 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 18-11 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), William Phan (PF) Edward Simmons, Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Walter Stark (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Arthur Pitzer, Raymond Grove | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | John Starr clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harvey Newell - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG) Timothy Thompson, John Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown | |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe is hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #3 on Shane Brockway, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Bryce Brown (PF) Shane Brockway, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is whistled for traveling | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Raymond Grove | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gus Duca (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF) Adolph Bostick, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 3rd free throw | 22-13 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan clanks a jumper from the right side | 22-13 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Walter Stark | 22-15 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | William Phan throws it down on a great pass from Louis Choe | 24-15 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Antonio Mitchell, Harvey Newell | |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway gets the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-18 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Raymond Grove | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Stark | 24-18 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the floater from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the offensive board | 24-18 |