| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jordan | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | John Starr buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | John Starr clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Stark (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 4-9 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala is whistled for a carry | 4-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it in | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) James Levin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Seth Watkins | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Robert Manus is called for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) Robert Manus, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it home | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Manus steps in front of the Steven Silver pass | 8-12 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Robert Manus can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Raymond Grove swats the layup by William Phan | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Steven Silver steals the ball from Robert Manus | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is hacked by Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Habimana Arai, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG) Walter Stark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Seth Watkins (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Steven Silver, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the dunk | 8-12 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is hacked by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Seth Watkins is called for the reach on James Levin - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Levin (fresh) SF - Robert Manus (fresh) PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | John Starr picks off the pass by Walter Stark | 8-12 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Harvey Newell, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Robert Jordan, Seth Watkins | |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 10-12 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #1 on Randall Hakala, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG) Randall Hakala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, John Starr | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson loses the dribble to Walter Stark | 10-12 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai's fadeaway is rejected by William Phan | 10-12 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Phan | 10-12 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the tip | 10-12 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), James Levin (SG), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Steven Silver, Patrick Rowley | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Randall Hakala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, William Phan | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Habimana Arai | 10-12 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) SG - James Levin (fresh) SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | James Levin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Manus - foul #1 on Robert Manus, team foul #9 | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | James Levin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bryce Brown - foul #2 on Bryce Brown, team foul #10 | 12-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SF) Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | William Phan is hacked by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #11 | 12-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (C) Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (SF) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-17 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Antonio Mitchell swats the short shot by Seth Watkins | 15-17 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell banks in the layup | 17-17 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 17-20 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it in | 19-20 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Silver and he's hacked by Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #12 | 19-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, Seth Watkins, William Phan | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-23 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Walter Stark knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 21-23 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Newell - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #13 | 21-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, James Levin, Robert Manus, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG) Gus Duca | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Kifer | 22-27 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala's pass is intercepted by John Starr | 22-27 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 22-27 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai scores on a floater in the lane set up by Randall Hakala and he's hacked by Robert Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Jordan, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (PF) Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Robert Jordan, Steven Silver | |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-27 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Raymond Grove is called for the reach on Patrick Rowley - foul #3 on Raymond Grove, team foul #14 | 25-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, John Starr | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | William Phan is called for the reach on Randall Hakala - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (PF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF) Seth Watkins | |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Silver | 25-32 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown loses the dribble to William Phan | 25-32 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Newell | 25-32 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai's layup is rejected by Patrick Rowley | 25-32 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley's floater is tipped away by Bryce Brown | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 25-32 |