| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) SG - William Spears (fresh) SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) C - Robert Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) SF - William Newton (fresh) PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers clanks a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Kenneth Posey is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lowrey - foul #1 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar's floater is tipped away by Douglas Lowrey | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Saucedo - foul #1 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Douglas Lowrey steps in front of the Elwood Zar pass | 1-0 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Newton | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Carlton Wilford knocks away the 3 by Kenneth Posey | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Douglas Lowrey swats the short shot by Elwood Zar | 3-2 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Charles Jones drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Elwood Zar | 3-5 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Saucedo | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | William Spears is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Spears, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF) William Spears, Jerry Palczynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (C) Carlton Wilford | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | William Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Akers and he's fouled by Jonathan Saucedo - foul #2 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Lowrey - foul #2 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (PF) Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Eisele | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Andrew Eisele steps in front of the Elwood Zar pass | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele lays it in | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Charles Jones clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), John Johnson (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, Elwood Zar, Hans Karczewski | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers clanks a floater from the right side | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (SF) William Newton | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Vinson | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson is fouled on the floor by William Spears - foul #2 on William Spears, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | John Johnson swats the short shot by Cory Murff | 12-10 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 12-10 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is called for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Robert Potter (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), William Newton (SF), Elwood Zar (PF) Lawrence Vinson, Hans Karczewski, Cory Murff | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Jones | 12-12 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - Robert Potter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar lays it in set up by Richard Laughlin | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer can't throw it down | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | William Newton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-14 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey loses the dribble to Elwood Zar | 19-14 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Jerry Palczynski, Craig Helzer, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Hans Karczewski (C) Richard Laughlin, Elwood Zar, Carlton Wilford | |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 19-15 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the lay-in | 21-15 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson grabs the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Akers steps in front of the Richard Laughlin pass | 21-15 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 23-15 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Darell Carneal is called for the reach on Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Darell Carneal, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (PF) William Newton | |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Elwood Zar - foul #1 on Elwood Zar, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Potter (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Cory Murff comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski tips it back up and in | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cory Murff (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Palczynski | 27-17 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF) Cory Murff | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski is fouled on the floor by Richard Laughlin - foul #2 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Hans Karczewski | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Craig Helzer denies the turnaround by Elwood Zar | 28-17 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 30-17 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-17 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | William Newton can't tip it in | 30-17 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Jerry Palczynski, Craig Helzer, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (PF), Hans Karczewski (C) Elwood Zar, Carlton Wilford | |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | John Johnson swats the short shot by Hans Karczewski | 30-17 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Akers - foul #2 on Anthony Akers, team foul #9 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG) Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (PF) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the easy layup | 30-18 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Posey - foul #2 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG) Elwood Zar | |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele connects on the turnaround from close range | 32-19 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-19 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Vinson (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 1 pts. C - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-19 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Vinson | 32-22 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Vinson - foul #1 on Lawrence Vinson, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Elwood Zar (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Lawrence Vinson, William Newton, Cory Murff | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski is whistled for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF) Hans Karczewski | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Anthony Akers, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (PG) Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) Jonathan Saucedo | |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF) Charles Jones, William Newton | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Lowrey swats the layup by Elwood Zar | 35-25 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey gets the rebound | 35-25 |