| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Espinosa blocks the short jumper by Harold Weedman | 26-26 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle jams it on a great pass from Harold Weedman | 28-26 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree is fouled on the floor by Randall Chau - foul #1 on Randall Chau, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa clanks a shot in the paint | 28-26 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Rose | 30-26 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Oscar Figueroa takes the ball from Antonio Griffith | 30-26 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carlos Dupree | 30-26 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree tips it home | 32-26 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Claude Davis (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Antonio Griffith, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #3 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 34-26 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Erik Johnson denies the turnaround by Carlos Dupree | 34-26 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Espinosa | 34-26 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Randall Chau blows the layup but the foul's on Carlos Dupree - foul #1 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Shawn Saxton, Carlos Dupree, Claude Davis, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Randall Chau denies the turnaround by Edward Rose | 34-27 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith tips it home | 36-27 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 36-27 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Hampton | 38-27 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio Griffith - foul #2 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-29 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose connects on the shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Robert Espinosa (C) Randall Chau, Erik Johnson | |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa loses the dribble to Joseph Mickle | 40-32 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Doug Curtis | 40-34 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle is hacked by Oscar Figueroa - foul #1 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Claude Davis (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SG), Erik Johnson (PF) Doug Curtis, Christopher Chien | |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Davis | 42-34 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Griffith is called for the reach on Oscar Figueroa - foul #3 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 42-34 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree double dribbles | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Carlos Dupree, Claude Davis, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien can't throw it down | 42-37 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Griffith | 42-37 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled on the floor by Randall Chau - foul #2 on Randall Chau, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Carlos Dupree (SF) Antonio Griffith, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Robert Espinosa (C) Randall Chau, Erik Johnson | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is hacked by Oscar Figueroa - foul #2 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Rose | 44-37 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hamilton is called for the reach on Carlos Dupree - foul #3 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Claude Davis (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SG) Doug Curtis | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Randall Chau clanks a shot in the lane | 44-40 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Claude Davis grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Randall Chau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Hamilton (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Shawn Saxton, Claude Davis, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG), Erik Johnson (PF) Antonio Hamilton, Christopher Chien | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Randall Chau hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Espinosa | 46-42 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Johnson is called for the reach on Edward Rose - foul #1 on Erik Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joseph Mickle - foul #1 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 46-43 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the shot in the paint | 46-43 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Randall Chau pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Erik Johnson is blocked by Harold Weedman | 46-43 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Antonio Griffith and the foul's on Erik Johnson - foul #2 on Erik Johnson, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa (C) Christopher Chien | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Randall Chau drills a jumper in the lane | 50-45 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Figueroa - foul #3 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #10 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF) Antonio Griffith, Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is hacked by Oscar Figueroa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Harold Weedman steals the ball from Erik Johnson | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is hacked by Doug Curtis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #12 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Figueroa - foul #5 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #13 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 56-48 |