| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a shot in the lane | 26-33 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Carl Stewart | 28-33 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Read loses the dribble to Scott Sikes | 28-33 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Carl Dunmire and he's hacked by Clifford Henderson - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Michael Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Michael Smith lays it in on a great pass from Carl Stewart and he's fouled by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Dennis Jones takes the ball from Carl Stewart | 36-33 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Read | 36-36 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes's layup is rejected by Kevin Ward | 36-36 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Read throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart, Michael Smith, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward, Dennis Jones | |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Sam Kelley is called for the reach on Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Sam Kelley, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Boyce Usher | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is fouled on the floor by Clifford Henderson - foul #3 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Michael Smith is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Sikes | 42-36 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Scott Sikes is called for the reach on Clifford Henderson - foul #1 on Scott Sikes, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Michael Smith clanks a shot in the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Michael Smith blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is called for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Raymond Harris (PF) Christopher Lipe, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Kevin Ward | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harris denies the turnaround by Donny Green | 44-36 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a shot near the basket set up by Sam Kelley and he's fouled by Scott Sikes - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Allen Baugher | 46-39 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Donny Green connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephen Heal and he's fouled by Christopher Lipe - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Michael Smith drills a floater in the paint | 48-42 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Allen Baugher, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF) Donny Green, Stephen Heal | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Rolon | 48-45 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Ward - foul #3 on Kevin Ward, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 50-45 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it in | 50-47 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harris (PF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Joaquin Jensen, Boyce Usher | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Read double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Dennis Jones | 50-47 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Read clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Kevin Ward is called for the reach on Carl Stewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ward, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Read | 50-51 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the contested jumper from the right side set up by Allen Baugher | 52-51 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-51 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Allen Baugher, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is denied on a dunk by Dennis Jones | 52-51 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joaquin Jensen | 52-54 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Jones | 52-54 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harris (PF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Paul Read | |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by Clifford Henderson during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Scott Sikes is called for the reach on Clifford Henderson - foul #3 on Scott Sikes, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-54 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG) Sam Kelley, Donny Green | |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Stewart is called for the reach on Clifford Henderson - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 54-55 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range | 56-55 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Read clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is hacked by Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 56-55 |