| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's pass is intercepted by Harvey Newell | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it in | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson steals it from Shane Brockway | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer slams it home on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Jimmy Kifer steals it from Bryce Brown | 0-6 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan tips it in | 0-8 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-8 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick misses long on a runner from the right block | 0-8 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Kifer | 0-10 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fairly fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver scores on a runner from close range | 3-12 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown snags the offensive board | 3-12 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-15 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-15 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Thompson and he's hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #1 | 6-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Arthur Pitzer, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-17 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Raymond Grove is called for the reach on Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #2 | 6-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Patrick Rowley (SF) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Rowley | 6-19 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is hacked by Edward Simmons - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #1 | 6-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is hacked by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 6-19 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is hacked by William Phan - foul #2 on William Phan, team foul #3 | 6-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) William Phan | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #4 | 6-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), John Starr (C) Edward Simmons, Steven Silver | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 8-20 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 8-20 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Mitchell | 8-20 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Walter Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) John Starr | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Habimana Arai, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Gus Duca (SF), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #5 | 8-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG) Edward Simmons | |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a floater from the left side | 8-20 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the floater from the right block set up by Arthur Pitzer | 10-20 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it home | 10-22 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer loses the dribble to Timothy Thompson in the backcourt | 10-22 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-25 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell scores on a runner from close range set up by Raymond Grove and he's fouled by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Steven Silver | |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Habimana Arai | 12-25 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG), Raymond Grove (C) Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Walter Stark snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (tiring) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-25 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it but misses | 12-25 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 12-27 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #7 | 12-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-27 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the jumper from the right side | 14-27 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive board | 14-27 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the floater in the lane | 16-27 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-27 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Walter Stark (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Bryce Brown, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG) Robert Jordan | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Shane Brockway steals the ball from Timothy Thompson | 16-27 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the easy layup | 16-27 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Raymond Grove swats the short shot by John Starr | 16-27 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca tips it home | 16-29 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-29 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 16-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) C - John Starr (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gus Duca | 16-32 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | The jumper by Antonio Mitchell is denied by John Starr | 16-32 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 16-32 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-35 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Brockway | 19-35 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-35 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Shane Brockway | 21-35 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the runner from the baseline | 21-35 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 21-35 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits a 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Louis Choe | 24-37 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-37 |