| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) PF - David Young (fresh) C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Young - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Laughlin | 2-7 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott McPhie - foul #1 on Scott McPhie, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is fouled on the floor by David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) David Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Laughlin | 3-9 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Scott McPhie takes the ball from Kenneth Posey | 3-9 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), Cory Murff (SF), Dale White (PF), James McCarrol (C) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | James McCarrol steals the ball from Darell Carneal | 3-9 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | James McCarrol grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Cory Murff connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Laughlin | 3-11 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 5-11 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale White (fresh) C - James McCarrol (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Cory Murff - foul #1 on Cory Murff, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Cory Murff, Dale White, James McCarrol | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 8-14 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the follow up shot | 10-14 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant can't connect on a shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Spears | 12-14 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Craig Helzer blocks the short jumper by Irvin Mickens | 12-14 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Cory Murff (SF), Dale White (PF), James McCarrol (C) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, Irvin Mickens, Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dale White | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | James McCarrol pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin clanks a jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Dale White tips it in | 12-18 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers loses the ball out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Douglas Lowrey (SF) Anthony Akers, William Spears | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF) Cory Murff, James McCarrol | |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 12-18 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dale White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele clanks a floater from close range | 12-18 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Dale White takes the ball from Darell Carneal | 12-18 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is denied on a layup by Dale White | 12-18 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal tips it but misses | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Dale White pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Gregory Coronel denies the turnaround by Hans Karczewski | 12-18 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Andrew Eisele, Douglas Lowrey, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Hans Karczewski, Dale White | |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 12-18 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Spears | 15-18 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't throw it down | 15-18 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer tips it but misses | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 15-18 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Hawkins | 15-18 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | James McCarrol can't connect on a shot from the left side | 15-18 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Cory Murff tips it in | 15-20 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Posey | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins misses the tip | 18-20 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | William Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Spears | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett Hawkins (fresh) SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford is fouled on the floor by Gregory Coronel - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Kenneth Posey, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, James McCarrol, Carlton Wilford | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Darell Carneal - foul #1 on Darell Carneal, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits a shot in the lane set up by Douglas Lowrey and he's fouled by Scott McPhie - foul #2 on Scott McPhie, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Scott McPhie, Cory Murff | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darell Carneal | 23-21 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Hans Karczewski steals the ball from William Spears | 23-21 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Lowrey | 23-21 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski tips it in | 23-23 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carlton Wilford - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Craig Helzer (PF) Anthony Akers, William Spears | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG), Dale White (C) Joseph Bryant, Carlton Wilford | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Douglas Lowrey - foul #1 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Lowrey | 25-25 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Eisele | 29-28 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Dale White is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lowrey - foul #2 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SG), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Cory Murff (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Brett Hawkins, Irvin Mickens, Hans Karczewski | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Dale White makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Dale White misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | David Young gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | David Young misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 29-29 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dale White | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Cory Murff can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Darell Carneal - foul #2 on Darell Carneal, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (PF) Dale White | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 31-31 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | James McCarrol tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | William Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Cory Murff steals the ball from William Spears | 31-31 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Akers | 33-31 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | David Young picks off the pass by Cory Murff | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Young hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Carlton Wilford - foul #2 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Douglas Lowrey (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF) Joseph Bryant, Scott McPhie, James McCarrol, Carlton Wilford | |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Spears | 37-31 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | David Young misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Lowrey | 37-31 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Andrew Eisele | 39-31 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #9 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) David Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (SG), Dale White (C) Brett Hawkins, Irvin Mickens | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-32 |