| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Glenn Williams steps in front of the Ronald Wood pass | 36-31 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | David Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Glenn Williams - foul #3 on Glenn Williams, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Glenn Williams | |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon loses the dribble to Ronald Wood | 38-33 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Nelson | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Edward Wages (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Patrick Hake (C) Heath Somers, Israel Zambrana | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Joseph Nelson | |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) SF - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz hits a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford makes the shot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | David Anderson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Glenn Williams | 42-38 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Woolford | 44-38 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is fouled on the floor by Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) David Anderson, Patrick Hake | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Edward Wages blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Harold Smith can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 44-38 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Heath Somers | 44-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Edward Wages scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Glenn Williams - foul #4 on Glenn Williams, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), David Anderson (SG), Joseph Nelson (PF) Glenn Williams, Bryan Schultz, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 47-41 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Harold Smith can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (C) Israel Zambrana | |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | David Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Simon | 47-44 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Mark Masters travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Patrick Hake | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Simon | 47-47 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-47 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson throws it down set up by Heath Somers | 47-49 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled on the floor by Charles Simon - foul #2 on Charles Simon, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Jamison Mullins, Edward Wages, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-49 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana's pass is intercepted by Anthony Ross | 47-49 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | James Fisher banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Ross | 49-49 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 49-49 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG) James Fisher, Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF) Charles Simon, David Anderson, Patrick Hake, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wood and he's hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson jams it set up by Glenn Williams | 53-51 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Heath Somers - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Jamison Mullins, James Brown, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Israel Zambrana | |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Anderson | 55-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Nelson steps in front of the Harold Smith pass | 55-53 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | David Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 55-55 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Harold Smith travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | James Brown steps in front of the Glenn Williams pass | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | James Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Edward Wages (SF) Anthony Ross, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Molina | 60-58 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF) Jamison Mullins, Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Glenn Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glenn Williams, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Glenn Williams | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Charles Simon is called for the reach on Harold Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Harold Smith steals the ball from Joseph Nelson | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Simon - foul #4 on Charles Simon, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Edward Wages (SF) Anthony Ross, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Simon | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF) Jamison Mullins, Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Charles Simon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Simon, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG) Charles Simon | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |